A further selection of Bristol VRT's in Peterborough taken between 1997 and 1999 which was after the sale of Cambus Holdings and its Viscount Bus & Coach subsidiary to Stagecoach

Another trawl of the archive images has unearthed a collection of images of Viscount's Bristol VRTs.

ADL Enviro400 19007 (MX06 XAG) with Stagecoach East Midlands is stored pending a charity donation., It was new to Stagecoach Manchester in 2006 moving to East Midlands in 2013. A little known fact is that it was 'borrowed' by Stagecoach East in June 2006 for a Media event.

West Midlands Travel MCW Metrorider D605 NOE pictured in Peterborough in mid-1990s while on hire to Cambus Holdings-owned Viscount operation. One of several that were hired. Pictured as it leaves Queensgate Bus Station with a service 9 for Park Farm

The Tees & District livery was certainly eye catching. Our photos at Whitby from 1996 show DP-seated Optare Vectra 1512 (K512 BHN), Bristol LH 1703 (LPT 703T) and Leyland Tiger/Plaxton Paramount 1313 (E273KEF), although the coach looks overdue some TLC!

June 2006 and Stagecoach East in Peterborough borrowed an open top Metro's Mk2 from Stagecoach East Midlands for East of England Show shuttles. Still in RoadCar livery was 741 (WOI 3001) which in closed top form was new to West Midlands PTE as its 2571 (POG 571Y).

Surely when the design proof was signed off for the Stagecoach East Midlands InterConnect branding someone would have noticed that when an advert was fitted it would result in the words 'with places' becoming meaningless - the 'Connecting people' part of the phrase is obscured

A quick calculation at the end of February showed that 83 buses with Stagecoach East Midlands now carry the 'Steel Blue' livery - exactly the same number that carry the obsolete 'Beachball' livery (although three others are in the Aspire-derived 'Beachball' scheme

Stagecoach East Midlands' Enviro400 19208 is part of the Reserve Fleet and based at Lincoln as an operational spare vehicle (not included in the PVR spares calculation). It carries unbranded Interconnect livery.

It is unusual for the roof of Stagecoach buses to be painted when vehicles are repainted these days, which gives Enviro300 27788 of Stagecoach East Midlands an unusual appearance after having the roof fully painted when it received the new 'Steel Blue' livery

Just three Stagecoach East Midlands Enviro200MMCs (26265/68/71) now carry the light blue TwoFifty livery and branding. Pictured in Lincoln earlier this week working a 53 service to Grimsby was 26268.

A couple of archive Yorkshire Coastliner images from June 1996 in Whitby. Then operated by single deck vehicles, Volvo B10M/Wright 452 (N452 HNY) is ready to work the 840 Leeds service while on an X40, which avoided Goathland, was Volvo Olympian/Alexander Royale 422 (M922 UYG)

July 18 2007 and Stagecoach Peterborough's Volvo B10M/Alexander PS 20848 (P848 GND) departs Queensgate Bus Station with an X8 service to Thorney. The bus was new to Stagecoach's Manchester operation

East Yorkshire (Scarborough & District) in Pickering in June 1991 and heading for Helmsley with a 128 service is Mercedes-Benz 709D/Reeve Burgess minibus 439 (F439 GAT) while Scarborough-bound is East Lancs-rebody Leyland Leopard 235 (DDZ 236)

When the destination program was updated at Stagecoach in Peterborough in April 2004, there was an interesting version for the Summer Sunday X98 Seaside service. The display outward from Peterborough was 'Hunstanton X98' but for the return 'back home X98'

July 11 2002 at Penzance and Virgin Trains Class 47/8 47829 in its distinctive 'Police' livery is at the head of the 1M56 08:46 departure to Manchester Piccadilly.

There was an interesting selection of Departmental and stored units at Strawberry Hill depot on March 7 1996. They were photographed during a visit arranged by Eversholt Leasing ahead of the closure of the Research & Development facility at the depot, which closed on March 31 1996

Views from Apex House, overlooking Town Bridge in Peterborough in the mid-1990s. Viscount's all-Leyland Olympian B5 (H475 CEG) is working a 355 service to Chatteris with Morley's NSJ 21R, a Seddon Pennine/Alexander Y Type new to Western SMT with a 701 service to Coates

With Cambridgeshire-based A2B Travel is an Enviro400 registered BU05 JOK. Originally registered MX07 HNF. New to Stagecoach Manchester as its 19164 at mid-life it was transferred to Stagecoach East in Cambridge before moving to Stagecoach East Scotland. Now back in Cambridge.

Took a ride on the Cambridge Busway yesterday - first time since speed limit was reduced. While understanding reasons for the fencing work, bus operators have lost hundreds of passengers to other travel modes as the perception of 30mph limit is that buses are crawling along.

A couple from Cambridge yesterday. A touch of sun with Daffodils and a Busway Volvo B5L add a splash of colour against the bare trees, while still looking good almost 18 months after repaint is retro-Cambus liveried ADL Enviro400MMC 10802

Strange symbols, resembling an oversize QR-style code have recently appeared on a number of Stagecoach vehicles in Cambridge. I didn't scan for fear of finding I'd bought the bus! Seriously, its a trial to look at alternatives to the physical transponders that are fitted to activate traffic signals

March 1978 and a new West Midlands PTE East Lancs-bodied Fleetline, 6759 (SDA 759S) was 'borrowed' a few days after delivery for a Sunday afternoon photo session which took it from Coventry into Nuneaton. The bus has a West Midlands PTE-specified body design

The West Midlands PTE had a Leyland Total demonstrator (FHG 592S) on loan during part of 1978 for evaluation prior to delivery of their five prototype vehicles. Issue with production delays saw the PTE cancel its main order for the type. Pictured operating Motor Show shuttles at Birmingham's NEC

Following its transfer to Tyseley depot in January 1993, NSE-liveried Class 119 Power Twin DMU T575 51060+51088 had the red stripe repainted light blue to give it a Regional Railways appearance, although the makeover stopped short of adding a Regional Railways logo. It was pictured at Nuneaton.

This was the only photograph I took of the the the Camp Hill Flyover in Bordesley, Birmingham. It was a temporary traffic solution, becoming a temporary structure that lasted well over 20 years

More from Derby on May 10th 1979.. A pair of Class 45s 45001 and 45123 head south on an unidentified train. Class 20 20152 hauling a mixed rake of wagons while more Class 20s are stabled on the curve at the south of the station along with a prototype HST (Class 252) power car

Visible through the arch from the car park at Etches Park depot in Derby on May 10 1979 is former Southern Region Class 74 74010. Withdrawn at the end of 1977 it was despatched to Derby on August 18 the following year for a potential departmental use. That didn't happen

The first ten Daimler Fleetlines bought by Birmingham City Transport were unsuitable for conversion during to Driver Operation. However, they provided useful as crew-operated vehicles to alleviate vehicle shortages at other garages. 3245 (245 DOC) is pictured in Sutton Coldfield in the mid-1970s.

A typical Birmingham City Centre scene in 1976. Midland Red 2226 (LRF 993F), provides a touch of red within a sea of blue and cream WMPTE buses. A Leyland PD2 with Northern Counties bodywork, it was new to Harper Bros of Heath Hayes March 1969 acquired by Midland Red Sept 1974 and withdrawn Jan 1977

West Midlands PTE (former Birmingham City Transport) Park Royal-bodied Dainler Fleetline CRG6LX 3743 (KOX 743F) was the first bus with the WMPTE to receive a wrap-round advert between decks. If I recall it was marketed as 'Unibus' by British Transport Advertising.

A typical 1976 scene at West Midlands PTE's Dufley garage with a pair of BMMO D9s 4900 and 4902 (900KHA, 902KHA) parked up on the rather oily and muddy parking area. Note the slight variation of the cream livery application around the cab and bonnet between vehicles

Here it is my photo of East Yorkshire Evoseti 816 that is currently on hire to METROBUS which is seen earlier this week.

In the process of scanning some old negatives, many dating from the 70s and 80s,, and it reminded me what a tough job it was being a railway journalist!

Trident wishes all his followers a great Christmas and says he will be back in January. He really liked the special sandwiches he was sent but says he hopes that it is not all he will be getting for Christmas Dinner

With F1 in the news this week it reminded me that in June 2009 I worked on a joint Virgin Trains/Alston PR event to promote 'Pit-Stop'-style Pendolino train maintenance and was delighted that F1 driver Rubens Barrichello agreed to take part in the event. Photos Virgin Trains

We cannot identify the exact date of these images taken in Nuneaton after heavy snowfall but believe around 1979 so at least 45 years ago. Midland Red S28 Marshall-bodied Leyland Leopard 325 (PHA 325M) pictured working town services - in Grove Farm (N40) and Camp Hill (N50)

It was 20 years ago in December 2005 that Bristol FLF JAH 552D (19952), then part of the Stagecoach East Heritage Fleet, was made available to Virgin Trains for a Christmas Lights Tour around London.

The best thing about Chipping Norton at Christmas is the Henry nativity scene.

Trident has been experimenting with AI - totally changing the look of some of his favourite bus photos. For this one, a member of the Delaine Heritage Trust fleet, AI has added a snowy winter scene and turned a daytime image into a night time view. He will post more images soon

Trident was asked to go and decorate the Christmas Tree to keep him a busy bear...... we didn't expect him to do this with his friend Fred

It looks like Trident is getting ready for Christmas already and has created his own outdoor Winter Wonderland

Stagecoach has created two full size bus driver training simulators using MAN/Enviro300s. 22789 is with West Scotland at Kilmarnock, and 24185 is with South Wales Taff Wells.

Trident hears that Enviro400s 19633/35 are being transferred from Stagecoach South Scotland at Aberhill to East Midlands at Hull. Enviro300 27205 is transferred Hull-Grimsby and MAN/Enviro300 22615 is being delicensed having been replaced at Hull by 24135

@tridentthebear.bsky.social Stagecoach East 10013 AE12 CKF in all over advert for Sky Broadband photograph taken at Peterborough Queensgate Bus on 8th November 2025.

5 November 1979 & the new winter timetable for British Rail's East Coast Main Line between Scotland, NE England & York & not long fully operated by the HST 125 train sets. #railways #transport @doublearrow64.bsky.social ↘️ flic.kr/p/2kguRbg

All that space outside #Cardiff Central station. Could've been used for a bus station...

An unplanned shot south of Chesterfield as Class 20s 20214 and 20210 haul a failed DMU with a Nottingham-Sheffield service on August 2nd 1990. Notes suggest that the DMU had failed after leaving Nottingham and the Class 20s were called to assist

October 16 1990 and rail blue-liveried Class 47 47222 named 'Appleby-Frodingham' has charge of a train of tank wagons at Melton Ross. It was named in June 1982, the nameplate also featuring the British Steel logo. The name was removed six months later in April 1991