Gillies Coaches HIG2454 and LAZ6576
Gillies Coaches of Aylesham, Kent HIG2454 and LAZ6576.
These vehicles are a Van Hool Volvo B10M-60 aquired in 2009 from Travelmasters Bus and Coach Travel of Sheerness, Kent, that was new to Smith Shearings Coachways of Wigan, Greater Manchester as E632UNE: www.flickr.com/photos/77674002@N03/8192176379, (Thanks to Brian E., Zippy's Revenge and Mdoggett77 for that) and a VanHool DAF aquired in 2008 from P.W. Jones Coach Touring of Burley Gates, Herefordshire that was new to Hallmark Coachlines of Luton, Bedfordshire as L527EHD: www.flickr.com/photos/77674002@N03/8192397905, (Thanks to Mdoggett77, Wigan Airways, Google_Wayne and Terry B. for that). They are regular on Gillies's school routes and serves many Dover area schools.
If anyone is interested here is the previous Gillies Coaches LAZ6576: www.flickr.com/photos/41244661@N02/8540344904/.
If anyone knows anymore about these vehicles do tell us!
As some of you may know I have recently uploaded several pics of some of our local operators here in East Kent as we feel that they are slightly under represented here on Flickr (and you are welcome to disagree with me on this, but you might want to have some pics to back up your disagreement!).
However we have so far failed in our efforts to encourage others (You know who you are!) to try have a go themselves and so we hope that by uploading this shot and maybe a few more like it soon, we will be able to help others who wish to give it a try and give a taster of what Dover has to offer.
There are several places to see schools vehicles if you want to watch the action but they do not come through Dover bus station.
To start with, I would recomend that you visit Tower Hamlets Northbourne Avenue (the Location of this shot) as most of the Dover area school services can be found there and you can see the buses and coaches Before the kids get on.
You can get there on the Stagecoach number 63 "Heart" Bus, but to my knowledge no other Service bus routes run up there in the afternoons.
I would NOT recomend being up there with a camera when kids are around as I'm told by someone at work, that Tower Hamlets Northbourne Avenue is now patrolled by a Kent Police PCSO at school out times as there are schools and playgrounds nearby. While you really DO NOT want to be up there with a camera when the kids come out (I would recomend leaving by about 15:10PM at the latest), it is ok to be up there and shoot the buses and coaches Before the kids come out.
However if you do get in trouble, I will NOT be coming to visit you in prison!!
I would then recomend moving to the Priory Street/York Street roundabout: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7896197948, which I think is the best public place to see the action, as you will see most of the buses and coaches as they come down off Folkestone Road although some go down Astor Avenue and Tower Hamlets Road (the road going to my right in this shot).
The various local operators provide a lot of varity with Eastonways Buses of Thanet (1 bus) and Thomsetts Coaches of Deal (2 coaches) in adition to Gillies Coaches of Aylesham (3/4 coaches), Roberts Coaches of Adisham (3 coaches) and whatever Stagecoach has to offer.
You can also find where the vehicles park up between runs but it varies.
Thomsetts go back to their base in Deal for the day: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6926598197, which is on Golf Road next to the big gas cylinders, which is one of Deal's local landmarks... or eysores depending on which of my friends you speak to!
Gilies and Roberts do go back to their depots: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6648985155 and: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6893051013, but they do also sometimes park up in Dover as some of my uploads show.
Gilies can park up just about anywhere including the Riverside Coach Park and the location of some of the scenic shots I have recently uploaded: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7000960581 and: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6836779834.
Roberts often park a coach in Nursery Lane, Whitfield: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6795848540, which is also near Menzies Road home of the Stagecoach bus depot: www.flickr.com/photos/beerdave1745/5649593815/, the Dover Transport Museum: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7166522184, and the yard of DHR Racing. Until very recently (2011) their yard was home to a white Duple 320 coach, devoid of seating, that i'm sure was the very unusual Duple 320 rebodied Ford R1115 that originally had a Duple Dominant E body (or so I was told), that had been owned by Star Coaches of Deal, Kent who ceased trading in 2005.
Well I hope all this Helps, but do let me know if you want anymore info and i'll see if I can think of any.
I took this while out for a walk.
Gillies Coaches HIG2454 and LAZ6576
Gillies Coaches of Aylesham, Kent HIG2454 and LAZ6576.
These vehicles are a Van Hool Volvo B10M-60 aquired in 2009 from Travelmasters Bus and Coach Travel of Sheerness, Kent, that was new to Smith Shearings Coachways of Wigan, Greater Manchester as E632UNE: www.flickr.com/photos/77674002@N03/8192176379, (Thanks to Brian E., Zippy's Revenge and Mdoggett77 for that) and a VanHool DAF aquired in 2008 from P.W. Jones Coach Touring of Burley Gates, Herefordshire that was new to Hallmark Coachlines of Luton, Bedfordshire as L527EHD: www.flickr.com/photos/77674002@N03/8192397905, (Thanks to Mdoggett77, Wigan Airways, Google_Wayne and Terry B. for that). They are regular on Gillies's school routes and serves many Dover area schools.
If anyone is interested here is the previous Gillies Coaches LAZ6576: www.flickr.com/photos/41244661@N02/8540344904/.
If anyone knows anymore about these vehicles do tell us!
As some of you may know I have recently uploaded several pics of some of our local operators here in East Kent as we feel that they are slightly under represented here on Flickr (and you are welcome to disagree with me on this, but you might want to have some pics to back up your disagreement!).
However we have so far failed in our efforts to encourage others (You know who you are!) to try have a go themselves and so we hope that by uploading this shot and maybe a few more like it soon, we will be able to help others who wish to give it a try and give a taster of what Dover has to offer.
There are several places to see schools vehicles if you want to watch the action but they do not come through Dover bus station.
To start with, I would recomend that you visit Tower Hamlets Northbourne Avenue (the Location of this shot) as most of the Dover area school services can be found there and you can see the buses and coaches Before the kids get on.
You can get there on the Stagecoach number 63 "Heart" Bus, but to my knowledge no other Service bus routes run up there in the afternoons.
I would NOT recomend being up there with a camera when kids are around as I'm told by someone at work, that Tower Hamlets Northbourne Avenue is now patrolled by a Kent Police PCSO at school out times as there are schools and playgrounds nearby. While you really DO NOT want to be up there with a camera when the kids come out (I would recomend leaving by about 15:10PM at the latest), it is ok to be up there and shoot the buses and coaches Before the kids come out.
However if you do get in trouble, I will NOT be coming to visit you in prison!!
I would then recomend moving to the Priory Street/York Street roundabout: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7896197948, which I think is the best public place to see the action, as you will see most of the buses and coaches as they come down off Folkestone Road although some go down Astor Avenue and Tower Hamlets Road (the road going to my right in this shot).
The various local operators provide a lot of varity with Eastonways Buses of Thanet (1 bus) and Thomsetts Coaches of Deal (2 coaches) in adition to Gillies Coaches of Aylesham (3/4 coaches), Roberts Coaches of Adisham (3 coaches) and whatever Stagecoach has to offer.
You can also find where the vehicles park up between runs but it varies.
Thomsetts go back to their base in Deal for the day: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6926598197, which is on Golf Road next to the big gas cylinders, which is one of Deal's local landmarks... or eysores depending on which of my friends you speak to!
Gilies and Roberts do go back to their depots: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6648985155 and: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6893051013, but they do also sometimes park up in Dover as some of my uploads show.
Gilies can park up just about anywhere including the Riverside Coach Park and the location of some of the scenic shots I have recently uploaded: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7000960581 and: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6836779834.
Roberts often park a coach in Nursery Lane, Whitfield: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/6795848540, which is also near Menzies Road home of the Stagecoach bus depot: www.flickr.com/photos/beerdave1745/5649593815/, the Dover Transport Museum: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/7166522184, and the yard of DHR Racing. Until very recently (2011) their yard was home to a white Duple 320 coach, devoid of seating, that i'm sure was the very unusual Duple 320 rebodied Ford R1115 that originally had a Duple Dominant E body (or so I was told), that had been owned by Star Coaches of Deal, Kent who ceased trading in 2005.
Well I hope all this Helps, but do let me know if you want anymore info and i'll see if I can think of any.
I took this while out for a walk.