Midland Classic 10 on Rail Replacement
The main attraction on this week's rail replacements, for me at least, was Midland Classic's MCV Evora bodied Volvo B8RLE which was running between Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway, calling at Beeston along the way. A week previous I'd come desperately close to spotting one of their Irizar i3s on the same service, so I was really hoping to get this week's vehicle in the bag.
Unfortunately, it seems I'll have to wait a bit longer to see an i3, since on the two Sundays of rail reps since I took these photos, Midland Classic have only been running replacements to Derby (and with two buses out each time, not just the one that Nottingham got). The engineering works covering the Nottingham to Trent Junction section are complete, so for the past two weeks it's only been Nottingham to Derby trains running with replacement buses. Photos of my adventures with those will follow at some point.
Right here though, the bright red and yellow Midland Classic bus adds a touch of colour to the late October greyness on University Boulevard - the trees had only just started to turn lighter shades of green and it was most certainly damp, even if not actually raining. It's a bit of an unusual place to see a non-native bus and operator, since most visitors to the area come and go via Derby Road and pretty much bypass Beeston, as opposed to going directly into it like this is.
24.10.21
Midland Classic 10 on Rail Replacement
The main attraction on this week's rail replacements, for me at least, was Midland Classic's MCV Evora bodied Volvo B8RLE which was running between Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway, calling at Beeston along the way. A week previous I'd come desperately close to spotting one of their Irizar i3s on the same service, so I was really hoping to get this week's vehicle in the bag.
Unfortunately, it seems I'll have to wait a bit longer to see an i3, since on the two Sundays of rail reps since I took these photos, Midland Classic have only been running replacements to Derby (and with two buses out each time, not just the one that Nottingham got). The engineering works covering the Nottingham to Trent Junction section are complete, so for the past two weeks it's only been Nottingham to Derby trains running with replacement buses. Photos of my adventures with those will follow at some point.
Right here though, the bright red and yellow Midland Classic bus adds a touch of colour to the late October greyness on University Boulevard - the trees had only just started to turn lighter shades of green and it was most certainly damp, even if not actually raining. It's a bit of an unusual place to see a non-native bus and operator, since most visitors to the area come and go via Derby Road and pretty much bypass Beeston, as opposed to going directly into it like this is.
24.10.21