whilst taking my avoiding v festive route home from work along the A518 yesterday noted as well as many nxwm E400,s were ex stagecoach devon scania decker J826HMC and ex arriva shires Scania/EL saloon 3160 N710EUR still in interurban livery both full of what i assume were farm workers. Tony
Quote from: tphi12000 on August 18, 2012, 11:46:08 PM
whilst taking my avoiding v festive route home from work along the A518 yesterday noted as well as many nxwm E400,s were ex stagecoach devon scania decker J826HMC and ex arriva shires Scania/EL saloon 3160 N710EUR still in interurban livery both full of what i assume were farm workers. Tony
While I have been at Stafford this weekend, as well as those two, there are two ex Arriva North West B10Bs, L510TKA & M535 WHF and an ex Forces midicoach
Working for A. T. Brown Coaches I usually see a few buses bringing people to the farms! Usually around Tiberton near Newport.
There's a farm complex north of Lichfield which has a mobile home park for itinerent workers and runs two Dennis/Alexander s/ds in an all-over green livery.
M20WAL ex Wilts & Dorset noted on the A518 ferrying farm workers.
This season I have seen that, J826JMC, an Arriva liveried DD, the "preserved" WM metrobus and an ex-veolia DD.
Quote from: mikestone on August 16, 2013, 10:03:03 PM
This season I have seen that, J826JMC, an Arriva liveried DD, the "preserved" WM metrobus and an ex-veolia DD.
Friday it was the ex Millitary Renault/Wadham Stringer, today the two ex Arriva Merseyside B10Bs
Where can I find EX-West Midlands Leyland Lynxs.
If there still around.
Another vehicle in use on the Stafford run is this ex Walls / Wilts & Dorset DAF/Northern Counties decker
http://wmbusphotos.com/otherstaffs/non-PSVM20WAL.html
Seen today outside Stafford station was G114ENV a Duple 300 bodied B10M new to Northampton Transport on farm transport. Not seen that one before.
2449 having another season - now has some bare metal patches on the front dome.
The ex-Walls Spectra also noted.
Quote from: lynx1103 on August 21, 2013, 04:49:49 AM
Where can I find EX-West Midlands Leyland Lynxs.
If there still around.
1103 was sold to highland country in August 2001 I believe and renumbered 504.
1104 I think went to south glos (patchway) in January 2002, 1105 went to stanstead airport (spares) in December 2000. 1106 was sold to Highland country in August 2001 re-numbered 506 and sold on in January 2002 1109 went to dunn line (nottingham) in June 2002 and sold on in February 2005. 1111 was sold to highland country in May 2001 and re-numbered 508 The vast majority of Lynx were sold to Eire (bus eireann) between 2001 and 2003. and most, if not all were re-registered. two examples are... 1125 sold Aug 2001 re-reg to 89-D -52169 and 1270 sold Dec 2003 was later re regd as 90-D-55842 in April 2004. I expect most of these will have been scrapped by now but there must be some still running. Hope this helps.
Quote from: windy miller on March 16, 2014, 02:34:11 PM
Quote from: lynx1103 on August 21, 2013, 04:49:49 AM
Where can I find EX-West Midlands Leyland Lynxs.
If there still around.
1103 was sold to highland country in August 2001 I believe and renumbered 504.
1104 I think went to south glos (patchway) in January 2002, 1105 went to stanstead airport (spares) in December 2000. 1106 was sold to Highland country in August 2001 re-numbered 506 and sold on in January 2002 1109 went to dunn line (nottingham) in June 2002 and sold on in February 2005. 1111 was sold to highland country in May 2001 and re-numbered 508 The vast majority of Lynx were sold to Eire (bus eireann) between 2001 and 2003. and most, if not all were re-registered. two examples are... 1125 sold Aug 2001 re-reg to 89-D -52169 and 1270 sold Dec 2003 was later re regd as 90-D-55842 in April 2004. I expect most of these will have been scrapped by now but there must be some still running. Hope this helps.
What the excellent refurbished one in DeCourcey's Coventry yard?
LS .. what No is that one?
Quote from: windy miller on March 16, 2014, 05:23:25 PM
LS .. what No is that one?
Can't remember for the life of me... 1128? That was just a wild stab in the dark to be honest.
I think it was in WMBuses silver and thin blue&red stripe livery. Excellent standard, mind.
Just seen the former 2449 on the farm transport bus by Stafford station, now registered MUY517X and looking awful with bits of rear bumper missing. Saw Veolia liveried ex Dublin Olympian J823CEV on there yesterday, along with similarly liveried NC Olympian, guessing L209SKD as that has been on it before.
I have a photo that I took of the metrobus ;)
Just noted in Stafford ex Rigbys of Accrington Alexander PS type B10M M423RRN on presumably farm transport, still in Rigbys orange livery. This was with Whittles before Rigbys I believe.
@Cheese that is with select!
Quote from: the trainbasher on January 29, 2015, 05:59:22 PM
@Cheese that is with select!
Aha, sorry 'bout that! One of the few vehicles I hadn't seen before in Stafford, and as it was passing the station just assumed it was a farm bus. Whoops
definately with select. usually on 877/878 route hence reason why its in stafford.
Is 2449 still with us? Or has the farm workers shredded her?
Saw an SPD outside Stafford railway station at 1640 yesterday, didn't get an ID but definitely wasn't the one that Select have as there were no padded handrails, sorry its abit vague and sorry if I'm wrong
V509NOF was on the 15.30 877, I didn't see the D&G turns, but I did catch a glimpse of a red DD going down Newport Road which I thought may have been a new farmers bus, but may have been Select's decker.
Quote from: mikestone on March 21, 2015, 08:40:58 PM
V509NOF was on the 15.30 877, I didn't see the D&G turns, but I did catch a glimpse of a red DD going down Newport Road which I thought may have been a new farmers bus, but may have been Select's decker.
Id of had to run into the road to ID it lol but from a distance it didn't look like V598NOF, maybe I'm just talking rubbish
Ex ANW 6599 B10B noted just outside Lichfield today painted all over dark green....
Quote from: tphi12000 on August 03, 2015, 07:27:59 PM
Ex ANW 6599 B10B noted just outside Lichfield today painted all over dark green....
N599CKA - that's one of the New Farm, Elmhurst fleet and it's been with them for around 3 years. The OC is just off the A515 Sudbury road. They've got 3 B--F's, I think, K801HWW is fleetnumbered 1 and S306SHB is fleetnumbered 3 ......
I do like that livery .... plain but very smart! :D
Volvo Olympian R143EVX is another one noted recently in Stafford, ex Stagecoach East Midland. Still in Stagecoach livery although with light blue instead of red/orange I believe.
Ex Cardiff Bus MPD W171EAX noted outside Stafford station today on the farm bus.
5 buses noted on farm transport in Stafford earlier, MPD W171EAX, Veolia liveried Olympians J823CEV and L209SKD, and new ones on me, ex Stephensons of Easingwold Olympians R285/6LGH, both allover white and grey. Never seen that many vehicles all at once!
is w171eax still in Cardiff livery. There was a blue and white Dart turning outside the station last Saturday afternoon.
Quote from: mikestone on May 28, 2016, 10:59:42 AM
is w171eax still in Cardiff livery. There was a blue and white Dart turning outside the station last Saturday afternoon.
Yes it is, so the blue and white Dart must have been something else.
Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown V532GDS seen on the farm workers transport today. Was in a plain purple livery and is former Go North East.
Quick question: can I see these farm buses at certain times or are they random?
Quote from: Dylanbusboy45 on August 20, 2016, 05:52:52 PM
Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown V532GDS seen on the farm workers transport today. Was in a plain purple livery and is former Go North East.
Quick question: can I see these farm buses at certain times or are they random?
Often seems to be a couple of Olympians parked in Tesco car park around half 4, there was at least one day last week when I was going home on the train but doesn't seem to be every day. Probably have to be in the right place at the right time, sometimes see one when walking back to the station, sometimes don't.
Quote from: Cheese on August 21, 2016, 08:00:33 AM
Often seems to be a couple of Olympians parked in Tesco car park around half 4, there was at least one day last week when I was going home on the train but doesn't seem to be every day. Probably have to be in the right place at the right time, sometimes see one when walking back to the station, sometimes don't.
Ok thanks
@Cheese Think I saw the 2 Olympians in the car park yesterday. Wondered what they were doing!
Quote from: Dylanbusboy45 on August 21, 2016, 06:37:22 PM
Ok thanks @Cheese Think I saw the 2 Olympians in the car park yesterday. Wondered what they were doing!
The Veolia liveried one J823CEV is a bit of a regular, the Arriva liveried one M915MKM has become a regular one of late. Haven't seen former TWM Metrobus 2449 (now registered MUY517X) for a good while now, although judging by the state of it last time I saw it perhaps that isn't too much of a surprise. Haven't seen the Wilts & Dorset liveried DAF M20WAL recently either.
Quote from: Cheese on August 21, 2016, 08:02:26 PM
The Veolia liveried one J823CEV is a bit of a regular, the Arriva liveried one M915MKM has become a regular one of late. Haven't seen former TWM Metrobus 2449 (now registered MUY517X) for a good while now, although judging by the state of it last time I saw it perhaps that isn't too much of a surprise. Haven't seen the Wilts & Dorset liveried DAF M20WAL recently either.
They definitely have a good variety of buses just to take people to the farm!
Quote from: Dylanbusboy45 on August 21, 2016, 08:03:47 PM
They definitely have a good variety of buses just to take people to the farm!
Probably more a case of run it until it breaks then buy something else, everything they have looks in a right state.
Quote from: Cheese on August 21, 2016, 08:04:44 PM
Probably more a case of run it until it breaks then buy something else, everything they have looks in a right state.
Yes when I saw the B10BLE yesterday I thought it was in a horrible state. The good side is some of these older buses are types that are pretty rare to see in other places
Two London double decks noted heading along Newport Road today, which reminds me that a couple of weeks ago I saw what looked like an ex-TWM single decker doing the same thing.
B10BLE V532GDS noted heading empty back down Newport Road, and 2 deckers noted parked in Tesco car park just now, one appeared to be a dark red ALX400, couldn't see if it was a London one, other vehicle was an East Lancs bodied decker, possibly a Citybus but couldn't easily identify it. Haven't seen either of the two deckers on farm transport before.
Another DD noted heading down Newport Road in a white and mauve livery.
The white / mauve DD sounds like H681GPF, and the ALX400 is Y475UGC, both of which were running for Littywood Farm on 13th May when noted at Tesco.
Thanks - from the latest phote of H681GPF I would say you are right.
Ex arriva Y351uon is another addition still in arriva liverey but with fleet names painted over
Saw H681GPF and Y516UGC in Penkridge today
2449 was in use yesterday.
Ex Stagecoach 16694 R694DNH an Alexander RL Volvo Olympian noted in use in Stafford today
Two red ex-London dual door DDs noted today - first I have seeb this season.
Y475UGC & Y516UGC possibly
Quote from: Busman Jamie on May 18, 2018, 08:01:00 PM
Y475UGC & Y516UGC possibly
Y475UGC was at Newport Road Tesco earlier on today
Think they have a tanat valley bus too, saw it in Stafford yesterday
They have had it for some time but it seems to have escaped mention in this thread.
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V532GDS was seen yesterday - I belive there are at least two different farms are involved, one parks up at Tesco and the other goes back to the farm and returns to pick up opposite the station as GDS did.
Quote from: Cheese on May 23, 2018, 01:18:54 PM
Y475UGC was at Newport Road Tesco earlier on today
Both ex DW Coaches of Clay Cross.
Quite often see metrobus 2449 in penkridge
Quote from: mikestone on May 24, 2018, 10:58:34 AM
They have had it for some time but it seems to have escaped mention in this thread.
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V532GDS was seen yesterday - I belive there are at least two different farms are involved, one parks up at Tesco and the other goes back to the farm and returns to pick up opposite the station as GDS did.
There are 4 soft fruit farms to the west of Stafford, all of which farm some land remote from their base and use buses to transport workers.
The farm which parks its vehicles at Tesco whilst the workers shop is Littywood, which is also the only one of the four farms to show the farm identity on the vehicles
What was 2449 just went past Stafford station, think it is now registered MUY517X. Looks a right state but at least its still going, haven't seen it for a couple of years now.
Ex Go Ahead London Volvo B7TL LX05EZS was at Tesco in Stafford last Tuesday, newest bus I have seen on here before.
They have 2 of them
Quote from: Cheese on June 17, 2018, 01:23:38 PM
Ex Go Ahead London Volvo B7TL LX05EZS was at Tesco in Stafford last Tuesday, newest bus I have seen on here before.
The farm workers transport is getting newer than most of the Public Buses in Stafford!
There was appeared to be a Metrobus EL bodied decker going down Newport Road yesterday.
I saw a two tone blue decker going out of town along Newport Road around 1.25 yesterday, but am not sure that it was a farm worker bus. I was waiting on Station Road a bit down from the Newport Road traffic lights for the former Tanat Valley ultra to do the 1.30 pick up, so not close enough to positively identify the decker, but I can say that it didn't come from Tesco.
The former Metrobus Omnidekka is YV03 RBU, and despite my doubts it is a farm worker bus seen running today on the same timings that R986SSA the Tanat Valley Ultra ran on last week
Confirmed by todays Ensign list as with Dearnsdale Fruit.
Noted Wright Commuter BP54WYH in Gnosall this morning I assume on Farm workers duties .
Quote from: tphi12000 on March 17, 2020, 09:27:11 PM
Noted Wright Commuter BP54WYH in Gnosall this morning I assume on Farm workers duties .
There is a photo on good old Flickr showing the bus parked on a farm in Staffordshire. It appears to have been a prototype vehicle as only a few of this specification were manufactured.
There is a photo on this very site with University of Wolverhampton.
Quote from: mikestone on March 18, 2020, 12:09:06 PM
There is a photo on this very site with University of Wolverhampton.
I was unaware that it was used by the University , interesting to note that some records have it as a C for coach and some as a B for bus. In days gone by it would have qualified as a DP !!
Ex Go-Ahead London WVL 159 LX53BAO noted on the A518 this morning just outside stafford
Noted Ex Arriva 3860 KE54HHF Scania/Wright turning into Elmhurst this evening.