THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS MUSEUM –
2011 KIRKBY STEPHEN RUNNING DAY
Ex Fife
Bristol Lodekka FS6G, FRD199, BXA 464B, had just passed its Class 6 MoT after
having its engine rebuilt by Jim Methven and Mike Chapman (Workshop Reports). Later in the day
the subject of Kirkby Stephen came up and the owners talked themselves into
giving the bus a decent test run, and that was that. We decided to go down to
Cumbria for just the Saturday Running Day, and spread the word to see if
anybody fancied joining us but very few came forward.
We left about half six and
went via Dunfermline to pick up another passenger then headed towards Glasgow
to collect one more at Hamilton Services on the M74, before heading South. Our
journey passed without any hitches and I would think that Jim and Mike were
rightly proud of themselves when we reached Brough just after half 9.
The rally site was a busy
scene with constant bus movement, static displays and stalls galore. We saw
several familiar vehicles right away, beavering away on the free service to
Kirkby Stephen train station. After a quick bite to eat, I took a few photos
before jumping on an ex Barton Leyland decker for Kirkby Stephen train station.
It took us ages to reach Kirkby, stuck in a very slow-moving traffic queue. It
turned out that a delivery van was blocking Kirkby’s main street, the driver
either oblivious to or ignoring the disruption he was causing but he had gone
by the time we reached the Town Centre and we arrived at the station without
further trouble.
The station area was very busy with buses constantly coming
and going and people changing from bus to bus and to and from trains. I had a
wander round and met a group of Lathalmond stalwarts waiting for a train on the
Settle-Carlisle railway. I then jumped on ex Florence Motors 1948 AEC Regal,
the first of several trips, and whilst waiting for it to leave tried a couple
of photos from inside, of ex Barrow Corporation 1958 Leyland PD2/40 CEO957 and
Ex Alexander 1949 Leyland Tiger PS1/1. I left the Regal in the Town centre, had
a look around, then took some more photos.
The separate row below shows the buses I travelled on,
between taking the other photos. Most of the trips were on buses running
between Kirkby and Brough but an exception was a circular trip on the 1946
Leyland Tiger, CRN80. It headed West along the A66 before turning left into
Warcop. From there it took a winding, circuitous route that brought us back
into Kirkby at its North-end.
At the end of the day there was a Road Run that headed from
Brough to Kirkby, turning right at the same North-end junction. It then
followed an even more winding, circuitous route, eventually coming back into
Kirkby from the South and heading directly back to Brough. FRD199 joined the pack,
and the only comment I would make is, “Thank goodness I wasn’t driving!”
CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO SEE THE ENLARGED IMAGES
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BXA464B 1964
Bristol Lodekka FS6G, ex Fife, On
arrival at Brough |
WAL782 Leyland ex Barton, Brough |
WAL382 & PWS492S Tight Squeeze, Kirkby Stephen Station |
JTB749 1948 AEC Regal, ex Florence Motors, Approaching Kirkby Stephen Station |
TGM214J 1971 Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX ex Central SMT, Kirkby Stephen |
627HFM 1959 Bristol Lodekka ex Crossville Motor Services, Brough |
CRN80 1946 Leyland Tiger PS1 ex Preston Corporation Warcop |
EFJ666 1938 Leyland TS8 Kirkby Stephen |
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SCS335M 1974 Leyland Leopard ex Western SMT, Brough |
EDS288A 1961 AEC Routemaster ex Kelvin Scottish, Brough |
OSK831, 1958
Karrier; HF9126 (ex
SVBM) 1940 TD7, Brough |
KVA209,
Atkinson, Brough |
DLX214 1937 Austin 12.4
Taxi, Brough |
HFR501E 1967 Leyland
PD3A/1, ex Blackpool
Corp., Brough |
VBV921V, GHH149L, RAG353M, R10BTL, Brough |
XXO171V, SHH769X, F389PJF, ASM141K, Brough |
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RSC194Y 1982 Leyland Leopard ex Fife Scottish, Brough |
BXA464B Approaching Kirkby Stephen Station 01 |
BXA464B Approaching Kirkby Stephen Station 02 |
BXA464B Approaching Kirkby Stephen Station 03 |
JTB749 Boarding for Brough at Kirkby Station |
CEO957 1958 Leyland PD2/40 from JTB749 ex Barrow Corp. Kirkby Station |
CWG286 1949 Leyland Tiger PS1/1 ex Alexander |
CWG286 Kirkby Stephen |
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JFT413X 1982 Scania N112DH ex Newcastle PTE, Kirkby Stephen |
SMS120P 1976 Daimler Fleetline ex Alexander Midland, Kirkby Stephen |
UTC672 1955 AEC Regent ex BBMS, Kirkby Stephen |
UVK290T 1978 Atlantean ex Tyne & Wear, Kirkby Stephen |
HFR501E Kirkby Stephen |
NTL574 1959 Commer QX TS3 Scotlee Transport, Irvine Ayrshire, Brough |
TGM214J Brough |
Penny Farthing Brough |
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WLT835 1961 AEC Routemaster ex SBG, Brough |
SMS120P Brough |
JTB749 Brough |
ONW465B Ford
Trader Brough |
PWS492S 1978
Leyland Leopard Brough |
WLT835 Brough |
DLX214 1937 Austin 12.4
Taxi, Brough |
CRN80 Kirkby
Stephen |
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CEO957 Kirkby
Stephen |
PWS492S Kirkby
Stephen |
EDS288A Kirkby
Stephen |
EFJ666 Brough |
KG1123 1932
(Replica) Sentinel DG4
Steam Bus Brough |
VSL515 1953
Seddon Mk5 CEU386 1954
Leyland Comet Brough |
DSY25 1955
Albion Claymore SSY813 1968
Austin FG Brough |
4 of
the Scottish contingent Brough |
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BKN142 Brough |
FSL615W 1980
Bedford YMQ ex
West Coast Motors Returning
to Brough |
UVK290T Returning
to Brough |
JTT724T 1940
Leyland Lynx (ex
SVBM) Brough |
E186BNS 1986
MCW Metririder Ex
Strathtay Brough |
BXA464B Returning
to Brough Almost
ready for the long journey home |
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