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SIGHTINGS / FLEETS: GENERAL
21 July - 18 August 2010
Class 37 leaves Barrowhill for Crewe
Colin Sellers writes (25 July 2010):
On Thursday 22nd July 2010, DRS Class 37 683 was winched onto a trailer of Heanor Heavy Haulage, for transporting to Crewe Heritage
Centre, where it will be used for training engineering apprentices.
Colin Sellers, added to website 29 July 2010
Bus to carry a plane!
Dennis Basford writes (22 July 2010):
I took the three attached photo's last Sunday at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
I am always surprised at the uses elderly buses get put to but being used as a mobile home for a small light aeroplane is a new one on me.
Dennis Basford, added to website 29 July 2010
Branded buses off route
David Gambles writes (27 July 2010):
Just to show that it isn't just Stagecoach buses in Chesterfield that stray off the routes for which they are branded, here's a picture of a
Go North East Mini Pointer Dart on route 74 to Great Whittington in Northumberland.
The bus is branded for the "Kingfisher" services 69, 69A which provide a half hourly Monday to Saturday frequency from Wardley, Leam Lane
Estate, Low Fell, Swalwell to Blaydon Bus Station. Service 69 continues to serve Winlaton Bus Station, whilst 69A serves Crawcrook, High
Spen, Chopwell and Blackhall Mill, all of the routes being south of the River Tyne.
The 74 service, which is a Northumberland County Council contract, runs from Newcastle Eldon Square bus station and travels north to
Ponteland, Darras Hall, Stamfordham and on to Great Whittington.
On Sundays the route number becomes 74A with a slightly revised route. The service is normally served by a selection of Mini Pointer
Darts in all over yellow livery or occasionally a MPD in full Go North East livery will appear.
Kingfisher branded MPD travels along Woodside in Darras Hall on route 74 on 27th July 2010.
Go North East branded MPD's seem rare these days, as most of them have been branded for other routes and here we see one on the Sunday
service 74A in Darras Hall, heading to Ponteland and Newcastle.
David Gambles, added to website 28 July 2010
SIGHTINGS AT RUGELEY by Dan Sellers
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Added to website 27 July 2010
'GENERAL' is somewhat wide ranging! When we know what areas or categories people are going to send in contributions for, then we can be more specific. In the meantime,
here are some random photographs to get you thinking, all taken in summer 2010.
Added to website 21 July 2010
1. Photograph David Boot (mobile phone)
2. Photograph David Boot (mobile phone)
3. Photograph Oliver Foreman
4. Photograph Oliver Foreman
5. Photograph Oliver Foreman
5. Photograph Ian Moorcroft
6. Photograph Ian Moorcroft