Portsmouth & Southsea 1970/80s running day event
UUF110J, XAP642S, UWV623S, CJH141V, JWV275W, IUI5036
All operated at this event.
Alder Valley NBC red CJH141V.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
UUF110J.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
UWV623S and UUF110J at Hilsea, all of the VRs were used on services from the event area at Southsea to Hilsea to enable visitors to ride from one location to the other and be able to change vehicles at both ends.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
Side view of UUF110J.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
XAP642S.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
Rear of XAP642S.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
JWV275W and UWV623S between duties at Southsea. JWV was previously owned by Morton's Travel and is now preserved, UWV however is owned now by Morton's.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
IUI5036, ex Pike of Andover, preserved now. Previously JWV266W.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
Rear of same bus.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
IUI5036, JWV275W, UWV623S at Southsea.
photo copyright of Shaun C, 27/05/12
UUF110J
743 - 1000 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1130 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1340 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1500 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
UWV623S
367 - 1140 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
367 - 1310 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
367 - 1540 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
XAP642S
743 - 1030 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1240 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1440 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
CJH141V
405 - 1020 Hilsea-Southsea South Parade
405 - 1115 Southsea South Parade-Cosham/ and return
405 - 1545 Southsea South Parade-Cosham/ and return
JWV275W
743 - 1300 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
IUI5036
743 - 1200 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1400 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
743 - 1520 Southsea South Parade-Hilsea/ and return
There was a parade from Southsea to Cosham(?) at 1715 using all vehicles which attended.
Dave Clements' Oxford ultra low height DP Series 2 VR NUD105L suffered a gearbox failure in October, so the winter month weekends have been spent removing the engine and gearbox, sending the gearbox away for overhaul and then putting everything back together again.
Everything was at last finished on Sunday 1st April 2012 so 105 went on a successful road test on Monday evening. The road test picture (below, copyright of Dave Clements) is in the Oxfordshire village of Ambrosden. The photo above shows the gearbox (blue) prior to it being mated up with the flywheel.
More of his photos are on his Flick page (click here) showing the engine/gearbox removal and replacement , together with restoration photos of his other VR, flat front OFC902H.
06/05/12 Roselyn of Par - depot open day
VDV141S - AJH854T - LFJ844W
featured as static exhibits.
Chepstow Classic Buses
BJG672V
This bus, with its Woolacombe Bay days sadly far behind it now, has been operating at/to fruit farms in Kent this year. Photographed below on 31st March 2012 at Goodnestone.
Reported recently was the sighting of blue painted JWV269W on 26th April 2012 in Woolacombe.
Red liveried STW33W is believed to be being exported, if it hasn't been already. After a number of years stored at Winkleigh this bus later worked at the larger events, such as Glastonbury.
photo copyright of David Oborn, 30th March 2012
photo copyright of David Oborn, 30th March 2012
31/03/12 Maidstone & District 60 Event at Detling, Kent
WKO138S, BKE847T, BKE848T, BKE861T, RVB977S, BJG674V
Photos of the buses that attended this event at the end of March;
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
photo copyright of David Oborn
Preserved vehicle on Sunday 29th April 2012
CPU979G worked the 251 10.55 Southend (Seaway) to Walthamstow (Pump House Museum, having diverted off the former route at Blackhorse Road) and 251 16.00 return on Sunday 29th April 2012 as part of a run
involving a number of former Eastern National vehicles. Money from
this is going to a breast cancer charity, Bosom Pals, who would welcome any further donations. The VR is seen heading home through Brentwood.
Photo copyright of Chris Stewart
The additional branding below the lower deck windows for Morton's were positioned only for the day and were later removed.
South West Bus News 2005-2012
