Telford Bus Group
Gallery - we'll add interesting pictures of vehicles at various events here - see what we get up to!
Greater Manchester Transport Daimler Fleetline 'Mancunian' 2236 (RNA236J) parked in Boyle Street, Manchester on 9th October 2004 after working the 12:00, 12:20 and 12:40 demonstration runs to Vicoria station - making sure everyone heard about the 'BIG ORANGE' event!
Daimler Fleetline 'Mancunian' 2236 seen at Keele on its way to the 'BIG ORANGE' event in Manchester on 9th October 2004 - there's quite a bit of orange!
Greater Manchester Transport Seddon 'Pennine' midibus 1722 (XVU352M) seen outside Victoria station before heading to Piccadilly on 9th October 2004, re-creating a scene which had not been seen for many years!
Greater Manchester Transport Metrobus 5001 (GBU1V) seen parked outside the Museum of Transport, Boyle St., Manchester, on 9th October 2004. This was one of many 'orange' vehicles on display.
West Riding No. 3 (Bedford VAL14 EHL472D) seen in Wakefield on 29 August 2004 - at an event celebrating 100 years of West Riding Transport
Who's the extra little passenger we took to Showbus at Duxford on 28th September 2003? Why, it's Boo from Monsters Inc.!
On 7 June 2003, M Redgate took VAL/Viceroy BHO670J back to its 'homeland' in Hampshire. Here it is standing in the yard of Castle Coaches, Horndean - this was the coach's original home when new in 1971.
You may have seen a similar picture to this in the recent issue of 'Bus & Coach Preservation' magazine - you can read all about 670 in the article by Philip Lamb:
Here's 670 outside the 'only landmark in Horndean' - Gale's brewery! The following day, 670 attended the 'Southsea Spectacular' Bus & Coach Rally:
WWY115G (now owned by TBG member D Greatholder), seen on 22nd September 2002 on it's way to the Showbus event at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. '115' (as we call it) was restored to this condition over a period 1994-2001.
Back in January 2000, this was 115 before going for its repaint. It had been off the road since 1994 whilst we did a lots of work to bodywork and chassis!
In March 2000 we went to collect 115 from the painters - the colours chosen were very similar to the original Abbey Coaches colours, though not metallic. In photographs or in the right light you can hardly tell!
In December 2002, our annual 'Santa Special' took us to Llangollen. FAR724K is seen (complete with Christmas decorations) just after arrival; this scene was repeated on 17th August 2003 (except it was warmer!):
In April 2005, this photo was taken from above the rear axle on 724, looking towards the rear offside corner. Note the extensive corrosion of the 'angle' (!) sitting on top of the chassis rail - both sides were the same! You can just spot the rear road spring at the bottom of the photo:
This is what it looked like a couple of hours later, when it had been removed from the coach; note the angle is welded to two brackets.
A new peice of angle (bolted this time, not welded) was fitted. Notice liberal amounts of sealant and some nice blue Hammerite!
Here's the very first 'Mancunian' - 1001 is a 30' long Leyland Atlantean (compare with 2236 at the top) - 1001 is seen here at the 'Manchester 100' event at Boyle Street on 15 October 2006.
Here's 2236 on the 2006 'Santa Special trip - seen here at Llanfair Caereinion. 17 December 2006.
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In the West Midlands on Boxing Day 2006, Special bus services were paid for by Centro - all services were provided by TWM, including the 156 which is normally Diamond Bus and uses single deckers (Brownhills-Birmingham). 4046 and 4051 operated route 156 hourly. Here's 4051 in Aldridge:
Well, 2236 had to be repainted sometime...(can you spot it?). It was always the intention to return 2236 to 'Greater Manchester PTE' livery as worn in the 1975-82 period. Here's a shot of 2236 at Llandudno on 6 May 2007 (only a bit of it is really repainted - there's a bit of work to do yet!
This is what it really looked like (more up-to-date pictures are on our 'PhotoGallery' page:
On 26 August 2007 we borrowed Bedford VAL VBD310H (thanks to P Emery) - a VAL70 with Plaxton Panorama Elite body work; here it is seen in Telford (shortly before the 08:00 pick-up at the Town Centre): we took this coach to the Stapleford Miniature Railway Open Day.
November 2008 - more photos of the 1971 Bedford VAL currently for Sale:
Above is the steering ram from Fleetline RNA236J after return from Engineering Hydraulic Services, Coseley. Unfortunately the unit was a little too old and they were unable to prevent it leaking...a couple of weeks later one retreived from a 1973 Fleetline in a Barnsley scrapyard was fitted!
On 3 May 2009 we went to Llandudno Festival of Transport. Because 2236 was off the road with no steering ram, we were fortunate to be offered this Midland Red Olympian owned by P Emery for our trip (it was restored by S Riley, D Howdle and others). This was it's first outing showing off the new colours! It is seen here at Telford Centre before heading north!
Sunday 14 June 2009 was the Chasewater Bus Rally - Midland Red type S27 JHA227L, a Marshall-bodied Leyland Leopard, made a rare appearance, seen here en-route near Brownhills.
At the Chasewater Bus Rally a line-up of 5 TBG members' vehicles was arranged late in the afternoon. Bedford KPC204P, Leyland JHA227L, Leyland EEH902Y, Bristol GOG653N, Daimler RNA236J, seen with the reservoir in the background.
Please re-visit soon as we add more photos!
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