Leylands at the ready
The tadRed Step Entrance Bus Running Day, organised by Mortons Travel, takes place tomorrow (Saturday 31st December 2016) and will utilise around 12 buses of varying ages on a number of routes running into Reading from Baughurst (TR1), Mortimer (142,143) and Riseley (112).
Buses being used include recently acquired former Preston Bus Leyland Lynx G215KRN and former Alder Valley Leyland National 218 KPA369P seen here at the Mortons depot the day before the event.
The running day marks the end of step entrance buses in normal service in the UK and Mortons are running the event in aid of St. Michael's Hospice in Basingstoke.
Full details of the running day can be found here:
and here:
www.facebook.com/TadRed-Step-Entrance-Day-1620232931611845/
For information, the latest facebook post reads:
We can now confirm the following vehicles will be in use will be from the Mortons main and heritage fleets supplemented by a small number of visiting vehicles.
Mortons vehicles is use:
Former Alder Valley Leyland National KPA 369P
Former Preston Bus Leyland Lynx G215 KRN
Former Preston Bus Leyland Olympian J107 KCW
Former West Yorkshire Leyland Olympian/ECW A686 MWX
Former Stagecoach Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL H654 VVV
Former Stagecoach Volvo Olympian/Alexander RL S778 RVU
Former China Light and Power tri-axle Leyland Olympian/Alexander RH J28 KHT
Former Reading Transport and Optare demonstrator MAN/Optare Vecta M957 VWY
Former Stagecoach Volvo B10M/Alexander PS SJI 1960 (L338 KCK) - This will act as the spare bus but we hope to use it on one service late in the afternoon
Visiting vehicles:
Stagecoach Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL F601 MSL (courtesy of Stagecoach South)
Former London Transport MCW Metrobus B69 WUL (courtesy of Lee Simmonds and Claire Barrett)
Former Reading Transport AEC Regent III/Park Royal MRD 146 (courtesy of Tim Wale)
We are sure most will appreciate a half-cab back on the streets of Reading!
Many departures will be duplicated enabling transfer between vehicles. The two former Preston Buses will run together as will the 'Stagecoach stripes' liveried Olympians, providing some excellent photographic opportunities.
See you there!
Leylands at the ready
The tadRed Step Entrance Bus Running Day, organised by Mortons Travel, takes place tomorrow (Saturday 31st December 2016) and will utilise around 12 buses of varying ages on a number of routes running into Reading from Baughurst (TR1), Mortimer (142,143) and Riseley (112).
Buses being used include recently acquired former Preston Bus Leyland Lynx G215KRN and former Alder Valley Leyland National 218 KPA369P seen here at the Mortons depot the day before the event.
The running day marks the end of step entrance buses in normal service in the UK and Mortons are running the event in aid of St. Michael's Hospice in Basingstoke.
Full details of the running day can be found here:
and here:
www.facebook.com/TadRed-Step-Entrance-Day-1620232931611845/
For information, the latest facebook post reads:
We can now confirm the following vehicles will be in use will be from the Mortons main and heritage fleets supplemented by a small number of visiting vehicles.
Mortons vehicles is use:
Former Alder Valley Leyland National KPA 369P
Former Preston Bus Leyland Lynx G215 KRN
Former Preston Bus Leyland Olympian J107 KCW
Former West Yorkshire Leyland Olympian/ECW A686 MWX
Former Stagecoach Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL H654 VVV
Former Stagecoach Volvo Olympian/Alexander RL S778 RVU
Former China Light and Power tri-axle Leyland Olympian/Alexander RH J28 KHT
Former Reading Transport and Optare demonstrator MAN/Optare Vecta M957 VWY
Former Stagecoach Volvo B10M/Alexander PS SJI 1960 (L338 KCK) - This will act as the spare bus but we hope to use it on one service late in the afternoon
Visiting vehicles:
Stagecoach Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL F601 MSL (courtesy of Stagecoach South)
Former London Transport MCW Metrobus B69 WUL (courtesy of Lee Simmonds and Claire Barrett)
Former Reading Transport AEC Regent III/Park Royal MRD 146 (courtesy of Tim Wale)
We are sure most will appreciate a half-cab back on the streets of Reading!
Many departures will be duplicated enabling transfer between vehicles. The two former Preston Buses will run together as will the 'Stagecoach stripes' liveried Olympians, providing some excellent photographic opportunities.
See you there!