three lorry cabs searching for a trailer ! Crewe railway station August 31st 2009

this "Plaxton Paramount" body on Volvo B10M of Bennetts Travle is actually a unique vehicle bodied by Leciester Carriage Builders. It was new sas L501VRY ot West glamorgan County Council. Seen in Stafford in April 2007

First PMT Leyland Olympian 30033 (A165VDM) seen arriving at Crewe on the main 20 route - this is normally a low floor route

North Birmingham are one of the few operators still running Leyland Atlanteans in normal service. Ex Greater Manchester A757NNA - 77 is seen in Erdington on 22/10/05

I thought Abba first started out when they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest - but obviously not !

"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair" ! An enormous statue of a foot near Flint station in North Wales

Class 47 D1916 heading the stock for the Branch Line Society's "Welbeck Colliery Railtour" at Crewe, July 19th 2009

the river Douro near Pinhao, February 1999. "a date phrased like a vintage"

a drunkard sleeping it off underneath a tree in Riga

the Eagles Alehouse in Caernarfon. Does Don Henly know about this ?

FY52GOP is a Mercedes 811D / Autobus Classigue Nouvelle with Bennetts of Cranberry that was previously with Hiltons of Newton-le-Willows. Seen in Stafford in November 2006

Arriva Leyland Lynx 1747 (G327NUM) seen in service on route 6 in Crewe, covering for a damaged Dart MPD

someone asked me for photos of former Newport vehicles. This is Metropolitan GKG39N with G & G of Leamington, seen parked in Stratford-upon-Avon

this heartfelt plea from a Crewe Alex fan outside their stadium has now been erased, but was there for several weeks. Not sure I agree with the Benitex bit though !

Ok, so I requested this one myself ! A pciture of my two favourite Latvian sisters.

J701NHA was the first East Lancs bodied Dennis Dart with this style of bodywork. Seen at Nantwich Bus Station in July 2007, it has since passed from Arriva to RML Travel in Stoke on Trent

Joogleberries. South Street, Crewe. August 2007

K455FDT is a Plaxton bodied Mercedes 811D that has recently arrived with Banga of Wolverhampton, that has quite a history. It was new as a demonstrator, spent some time in Guernsey, was with BOTH incarnations of South Lancs (where it was K3SLT) inbetween which it was with Arriva. It came to Banga from Bakers of Biddulph.

Solus Coaches Bova Futura M19NVR parked at Crewe whilst on rail replacement duties

Tartanskirt meets a Latvian shirt !

Monty Panesar in Riga ?

On the occasion of the Holloway Garage open day on 1st September, AEC Regal RF486 (MXX463) ran a recreation of route 210. Seen here posed for photos on Hampstead Heath – and causing a traffic jam !

AEC Regal RF486 (MXX463) in Golders Green bus station during the recreation of route 210.

a pink car in Vecriga

one of a number of ex Bristol Omnibus Bristol RE / ECW that were acquired by PMT in the mid 1980s, this one lasted long enough to be repainted in the red / yellow livery. Seen on Gresty Road in Crewe.

this mural at Oldham bus station show two buses. One is an Oldham COrporation Daimler, but the other is a City of Oxford AEC REgent for some reason !

this Leyland National was new at NTC608M with Ribble, and was being operated by R & I in Milton Keynes in 1994. It later became DBY711M with Classic Coaches. The registration RIB7002 is now on a Dart of RML Travel of Stoke-on-Trent ...

Malbank Coaches received 2 of these strange Renault Master / OmniNova 3-axle conversion from Cheshire County Council for use on the Nantwich Town service. Seen departing from outside the Civic Hall at a period when the Bus Station was closed.

some of the ugliest minibuses around were these tri-axle TBP bodied Peugeot Boxers. P106WJO was with Pathfinder of Newark and is seen in Nottingham

this Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton of Arrriva Midlands has an unfortunate description !

A more unusual vehicle on the 435 Shrewsbury – Ludlow route was Dennis Javelin / UVG P32XUY, seen leaving Shresbury in July 2005.

I don't know what this Volvo Olympian / East Lancs of Central Connect was doing heading into Stafford on a Tuesday morning. It was still lettered for the Long Ashton Park & Ride (Bristol)

Staffs County Council Bluebird R516RCH being winched aboard a low-loader after breaking down. Seen in Greyfriars, Stafford in July 2007

RAG578 is a unique Northern Counties full-front bodied Daimler CVG that was new to A1 Services member, Hunter of Crosshouse in 1960. Seen at the garage in 1985, this bus is now preserved. Anyone who has the model of this bus will se that although the livery is 100%, there is an extra bay amidships on the model !!

this iss NOT a spelling mistake - there was only ONE real ale available in this pub (the CRoss Keys in Lydney) - but that matched the number of people in the pub also !

Dennis Dart / Plaxton S253XUY of Whittles seen parked up at Shrewsbury in January 2005.

the Santa Barbara cafe and shop at the far end of Brivibas iela in Riga

Matthews of Heswall used this Cheshire CC liveried Dennis Dart MPD on the Neston - Heswall - Arrowe PArk Hospital service. Seen arriving at Arrowe Park Hospital.

SK02TYS is now operated by Protours, and the route has been extended from Neston to Hootn, but you can't tell either of these from the vehicle ! Seen arriving at Arrow Park Hospital in January 2007

fungi by Broad Eye Windmill in Stafford

this First Optare Solo is lettered for a revice on the Wirral, so I'm not sure what it was doing in Crewe

damage to one of the Dart MPD's normally used meant that several unusual vehicles have appeared on route 6 in Crewe recently. One of 2 Dart MPDs borrowed from Macclesfield briefly was 857 (T527AOB), seen here passing the railway station

a Latvian bloke wearing a tartan skirt in the Runcis pub in Riga

ThatotherGuyBackThere in Latvia : "I really like patio heaters !"

ThatotherGuyBackThere in Latvia : "I really like Latvian sisters"

TUB250R is one of only 2 Foden / NC double deckers still in existence. Now with Aintree Coaches it is seen at the Wirral Bus Show in October 2004. This vehicle was new to West Yorkshire PTE, and I remember riding on it from Huddersfield to Halifax in 1978.

Whittles ran a share of the trunk 435 Ludlow – Shrewsbury route from 2001 (following the failure of Shropshire Link) until late 2007, with the closure of Ludlow depot. Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton V930EWP is seen leaving Shrewsbury Bus Station in June 2001.

so,eone asked me for some photos of former Newport vehicles - this is Metro-Scania VDW443K with Ivy in Huddersfield shortly after deregulation