Independent Bus/Coach Operators, Lanarkshire. 1/76 scale.
Because of my recent travels, giving me my first opportunity to use the excellent Citylink Air service, I was unable to attend this months meeting of the Model Bus Scotland group, of which I am one of the admins. The meeting theme was “independent operators” and so, to make up for missing the meeting, I had a little photoshoot of some of my independent’s coach models. Featuring a majority of Code 3 (officially manufactured models, altered, repainted etc without the makers knowledge), these pictures include models of; Henderson Travel (Hamilton). Stuarts of Carluke, Hutchison of Overtown. McKindless (Newmains)
Wide shot - in the background are (L-R) Council semi-detached houses, row of small high street shops, block of high rise, multi-storey flats. In front of which are 4 coaches - all of different Lanarkshire independent operators and all depicted operating their respective Glasgow Express services. Leaving the city is a Hutchison of Overtown, Plaxton Premiere in the companies standard coach livery with “Scottish Pullman” branding. It is bound for Cleland via Motherwell & Wishaw. Following it is competitor McKindless of Newmains YIB4528, another Premiere and also in standard coach fleet livery with “McKindless Express” branding. It is bound for West Crindledyke on the X1 route. In the opposite direction: TSV266 a Stuarts of Carluke Van Hool Alizee operating the 240X from Lanark, leads the race to Buchanan Bus Station. Hot on its heels is another Plaxton Premiere, this one in a much simpler livery is from H-A-D of Shotts. The company takes its name from the initials of the owners, Harry-And-Deborah Law.
Independent Bus/Coach Operators, Lanarkshire. 1/76 scale.
Because of my recent travels, giving me my first opportunity to use the excellent Citylink Air service, I was unable to attend this months meeting of the Model Bus Scotland group, of which I am one of the admins. The meeting theme was “independent operators” and so, to make up for missing the meeting, I had a little photoshoot of some of my independent’s coach models. Featuring a majority of Code 3 (officially manufactured models, altered, repainted etc without the makers knowledge), these pictures include models of; Henderson Travel (Hamilton). Stuarts of Carluke, Hutchison of Overtown. McKindless (Newmains)
Wide shot - in the background are (L-R) Council semi-detached houses, row of small high street shops, block of high rise, multi-storey flats. In front of which are 4 coaches - all of different Lanarkshire independent operators and all depicted operating their respective Glasgow Express services. Leaving the city is a Hutchison of Overtown, Plaxton Premiere in the companies standard coach livery with “Scottish Pullman” branding. It is bound for Cleland via Motherwell & Wishaw. Following it is competitor McKindless of Newmains YIB4528, another Premiere and also in standard coach fleet livery with “McKindless Express” branding. It is bound for West Crindledyke on the X1 route. In the opposite direction: TSV266 a Stuarts of Carluke Van Hool Alizee operating the 240X from Lanark, leads the race to Buchanan Bus Station. Hot on its heels is another Plaxton Premiere, this one in a much simpler livery is from H-A-D of Shotts. The company takes its name from the initials of the owners, Harry-And-Deborah Law.