Thursday, 9 May 2013

Sheffield 100yrs of motor buses

First South Yorkshire will be hosting a bus rally at its
Olive Grove depot on Sunday 12th May 2013.

Volvo B9 Wrightbus Gemini sporting 1960's livery
Vehicle Attendance, Timetables, Vehicle Allocations - Sunday 12th May

The following vehicles are expected to be on display. Vehicles marked with a letter after the details should be used on one of the free heritage services. Cross reference the letter with the timetable to see which service will be operated.

Sheffield/SYPTE/etc.
RWE101 Leyland Comet lorry/Sheffield Transport Department 1953
1156 3156WE Leyland PD2/30/Roe 1958  E
M10  OWJ357A  Leyland PD3/1/Roe  1959  (converted to recovery vehicle – originally 3913WE)
904 3904WE Leyland PD3/1/Roe 1959  B
874 7874WJ A.E.C. Regent V 2D3RA/Alexander 1960  A
M3 OWJ353A Leyland PD3/4/Roe 1962 (converted to recovery vehicle - originally 475HDT)
1357 657BWB  Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 1962 Park Royal 1968 (original body destroyed by fire)  H
M18 BWW654B Leyland PD3/4/Roe 1964 (converted to recovery vehicle)
748  BWB148H  Leyland Atlantean PDR2/1/Park Royal  1969 (converted to publicity vehcle)
271 OWE271K Bristol VRT/SL6G/East Lancs 1972  F
312 UWA312L Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R/East Lancs 1973  C
2120 KKU120W  Dennis Dominator/Alexander  1981  G
2214 NKU214X Dennis Dominator/Alexander 1982
150 D150RAK Dodge S56/Reeve Burgess 1987  D
767 N767CKY Volvo B10M-55/Alexander PS 1996

In addition First South Yorkshire 1, (37528) YN58ETX and 229, (37229) YN08LCJ, Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini, painted in historic liveries will be on display, along with Wright StreetLite demonstrator LK62FUJ, wearing First livery and numbered 47402.
Also on display will be the UNITE Learner Bus. RL02FYX. Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall  2002

Other Operators
Chesterfield Transport
48 JRA635 Leyland Tiger PS1/Crossley 1947  T
225 225LRB Leyland Titan PD2/30/Weymann 1960  M
123 NNU123M Daimler Fleetline CRL6-30/Roe (C.C.T. rebuild after fire) 1973  I
124 NNU124M Daimler Fleetline CRL6-30/Roe  S
306 PRA109R Leyland Leopard PSU3C/4R/Alexander AT 1976  W
3 283URB Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3R/Plaxton Supreme VI 1982  X
64 E64WDT Leyland Lynx/Leyland 1987  N

Doncaster Corporation
122 KDT393 A.E.C. Regent III/Roe 1951  R
22   MDT222  A.E.C. Regal III 9621A/Roe  1953

East Midland
C7 NNN7M Bristol RELH6L/E.C.W. 1974  Z

Halifax Corporation
PJX35 Leyland Leopard/Weymann 1962  Q

Huddersfield Corporation
472 HVH472D Daimler CVG6LX30/East Lancs 1966  K

Hull Corporation
180 GAT180D Leyland Panther PSUR1/1R/Roe 1966

Lincolnshire Road Car
Bristol MW, Bristol LH or Bristol VR.  Y

London Transport
RM1449 449CLT A.E.C. Routemaster/Park Royal 1963  J

North Western
796 LDB796 Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1/Willowbrook 1960  P

South Notts
RAU804M (originally OTO555M) Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R 1974 East Lancs Sprint 1993

South Yorkshire Transport Museum
NIB5232  Leyland Titan TN15/Leyland  1984  Converted to open top. Originally B100WUV  V

Stagecoach
34400 FY02VCJ Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander Pointer 2 2002 in early East Midland livery
34720 YN05XNZ Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander Pointer 2 2005 in East Midland 1956-1972 livery

Sheffield United Tours
374 KWE374D A.E.C. Reliance 2U3RA/Plaxton Panorama  1966

Wallace Arnold
VUB396H  Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R/Plaxton  1970

West Riding Automobile Co
733 EHL344 Leyland Tiger PS2/14/Roe 1952
995 UCX275 Guy Wulfrunian/Roe 1960 (Believed to be the only operational Wulfrunian in the world!)L

West Yorkshire P.T.E.
6294  PUA294W  Leyland Atlantean AN68C/1R/Roe  1981
1807  C807KBT  Leyland Cub/Optare  1986  O

Yorkshire Traction
245 NKU245X Leyland National 2/Leyland 1981  U


Yorkshire Woollen District
622 HD7905 Leyland Tiger PS1/Brush 1948
893 Leyland Titan PD3A/1/Metro-Cammell 1962

Circular Service via Manor Top

                                             I          J         K       C + D   Z        W       J
Charlotte Road depart        1110   1130   1150   1210  1510  1520  1530
Olive Grove Road arrive     1140   1200   1220   1240  1540  1550  1600


City Centre Circular Tour
This service will be operated by an open top vehicle. Operation subject to weather conditions.

                                              V        V        V
Olive Grove Road depart   1300   1400   1500

Service 51

                                          A        B      C+D    E        F        G       H        A       B
Charlotte Road depart     1230  1230  1250  1310  1330  1350  1410  1430  1450
Lodge Moor arrive           1305  1305  1325  1345  1405  1425  1445  1505  1525


Lodge Moor depart          1310  1330  1350  1410  1430  1450  1510  1530  1530
Olive Grove Road arrive  1340  1400  1420  1440  1500  1520  1540  1600  1600



Service to South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Aldwarke, Rotherham.
Please note that if visiting the Museum admission charges apply. Adult £3.50, Concession £2.00, Family (2 adult + 3 children) £8.00

                                            L        M       N+O  P+Q    R       K        S       T+U
Olive Grove Road depart   1115  1145  1215  1245  1315  1345  1415  1445
SYTM arrive                       1150  1220  1250  1320  1350  1420  1450  1520

SYTM depart                      1205  1235  1305  1335  1405  1435  1505  1525
Olive Grove Road arrive     1240  1310  1340  1410  1440  1510  1540  1600


Vehicles X and Y are spare with no particular work allocated.


Tours through the bus wash will depart from the service road in front of the garage, near entrance to depot Reception at 1130,  1230,  1330, 1430,  1530


Engineering Walking Tours will leave Reception at 1200, 1300, 1400,  1500. Numbers restricted and controlled. Bookings to be made at the counter within the office block, in exchange for a timed ticket.



Departures in time order with vehicle allocations

1110  to Manor Top. Back at 1140.  I  Chesterfield 123
1115  to SYTM. Back at 1240  L  West Riding 995
1130  to Manor Top. Back at 1200  J  London Transport RM1449
1145  to SYTM. Back at 1310  M  Chesterfield 225
1150  to Manor Top. Back at 1220  K  Huddersfield 472
1210  to Manor Top. Back at 1240  C+D  STD 312 + SYT 150
1215  to SYTM. Back at 1340.  N+O  Chesterfield 64 + West Yorkshire 1807
1230  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1340 (A) or 1400 (B)  A+B  STD 874 + STD 904
1245  to SYTM. Back at 1410.  P+Q  North Western 796 + Halifax 35
1250  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1420 (or 1400 by returning  on B)  C+D  STD 312 +          SYT 150
1300  City Tour. Back at 1330  V  SYTM NIB5232
1310  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1440 (or 1420 by returning on C or D)  E  SJOC 1156
1315  to SYTM. Back at 1440.  R  Doncaster 122
1330  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1500 (or 1440 by returning on E) F  STD 271
1345  to SYTM. Back at 1510.  K  Huddersfield 472
1350  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1520 (or 1500 by returning on F) G  First 2120
1400  City Tour. Back at 1430. V  SYTM NIB5232
1410  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1540 (or 1520 by returning on G) H  SJOC 1357
1415  to SYTM. Back at 1540.  S  Chesterfield 124
1430  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1600 (or 1540 by returning on H)  A  STD 874
1445  to SYTM. Back at 1600  T+U  Chesterfield 48 + Yorkshire Traction 245
1450  to Lodge Moor. Back at 1600)B  STD 904
1500  City Tour. Back at 1530  V  SYTM NIB5232
1510 to Manor Top. Back at 1540.  Z  East Midland  C7
1520 to Manor Top. Back at 1550.  W  Chesterfield 306
1530 to Manor Top.  Back at 1600  J  London Transport  RM1449
   
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