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20005 was new to Lothian Buses as 20005.
Seen here in Musselburgh.
A prime time location, last year, I caught this bus on the 113, the route had an investment of Wright Eclipse 2s under the Lothian Country Buses name, and a few years later, the route was given Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 allocations, These buses are the usual buses for the Service 124 and commonly used on the 113.
*Dennis Tridents were also used within the Eclipse times.
This bus was part of the doom of Wrightbus and Lothian's partnership with Lothian and its Subsidiaries, although, Every bus in EastCoastBuses is a Wrightbus.
The Wright Eclipse 3's and Wright Eclipse Gemini 3's were ordered within a matter of a year for a modernised fleet. Build Quality in these buses was not like the previous generations of these buses so none of these types was ordered again.
The Wrightbus fall though is mainly because of the failed Wright Streetair EV, which is a Lothian Exclusive, which has already been withdrawn, since 2020. It proved to be the key for bus companies over the nation to look over and when other companies ordered from Wrightbus, most were also met with a disappointing outcome in the build quality.
Since the selling to the new owners, there has been a positive impact, with deals with Ireland's "Translink" and the First Group.
Wrightbus has also happily given Lothian demonstrators without reluctance to try and grab the partnership over ADL again some might speculate.
In March 2023, this bus was renumbered 515!
As the new livery goes across the East Coast Buses fleet, as of the 15th of May 2022, surprisingly the Wright Eclipse Gemini 3's don't have any out of the batch of 8 in the new livery meanwhile, all 15 of the Wright Eclipse 3's have obtained it.
The focus continues to be on the Wright Eclipse Gemini 2's which have a better reputation within an enthusiasts world, although everyone has their own opinions.
out with my OLYMPUS OM-2n as i was 'Tutoring' a New Club Member who has the same model and got him to take 'my ''Test Subjects' These were taken on a 'walkabout' with Club Members around Brentwood. E-Zuiko Auto-T 135mm f3.5
East Coast Buses' Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL, 20005 (SJ18NFV), pictured on Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the 17th January 2019, working service 124 to North Berwick.
20087 (D8087) heads a line up of class 20 locomotives under repair within the BREL Crewe Works complex, behind is early build 20005 (D8005) seen on the occasion of the Crewe Works open day.
D8087 was new to Eastfield 09/61 withdrawn from Bescot 04/95 now preserved
2nd June 1984
Peak Forest 29-10-23 (SUN) 20005+207 stand spare in the siding over the weekend and 66302 is stood behind them in Dove Holes quarry on hoppers. Unless the 20s are in use they are nearly always stood spare in this siding. Sometimes they stand out of sight behind the loading conveyors off-picture to the left.
Class 20007 & 20005 are seen in the sunshine at Britain’s Most Easterly Station, Lowestoft on the “East Anglian Freightliner” Railtour. Class 37403 “Isle of Mull” was on the other end of the consist.
(27/4/2025)
More from my Coach Trip to the Bi-Annual BEDFORD RIVER FESTIVAL , BEDFORDSHIRE , England. CANON 300v, 20005 dated TUDOR 100 ( FUJI) The ROYAL NAVY of King George III
Neat looking UBL WDP-4 20005 starts to accelerate after getting the permission to enter YPR with Basava express in tow .....
Imported WDP-4 20005 homed at UBL DLS heads towards YPR as it pulls the tiny load of Basava express bound to Bagalkot !!
A closer view of some of the locos on Buxton TMD on 12th July 1986. This one features 20302, 20301, 20177 & 20005. The renumbering by BR into the Class 20/3 sequence was short-lived and it was done to indicate the locos were dedicated to working Peak Forest aggregate trains. 20302 was the former 20059 and 20301 was formerly 20023. I assume they reverted to their original numbers once the "experiment" was over.
Edward Thomas & Son's former Stagecoach Hants & Surrey, Plaxton Paladin bodied Volvo B10M, R905XFC, seen here on Chessington Road, West Ewell on the 13th March 2015, working schools service 868 to Worcester Park Station.
Negotiating the famous 180 degree curve of Adarki from right to left on Pune-Miraj section & slicing through the unique rock-cutting, UBL's imported GT46PAC EMD #20005 WDP4 pulls weekly 16532 KSR Bengaluru-Ajmer 'Garib Nawaz Express' towards Pune Jn.
Old & extinct Meter Gauge alignment over the viaduct can be seen just near the locomotive !!!
[60 FPS Full HD video] :- www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3A94lwsQ60
Class 20 No.20005 at Warsop with 20023 on 16th August 1983 running back to Shirebrook depot after depositing a rake of coal hoppers in Mansfield Concentration sidings.20005 was new as D8005 to 1D Devons Road on 14th September 1957 and withdrawn on 27th July 1989 and stored at Stanton Gate until October 1990.She was moved to Glasgow Works from Toton on 14th November 1990 and was scrapped at M.C.Metal Processing next door on 5th December 1990.
The imported WDP-4 20005, still having the original aesthetics even after POH at GOC, in shut down mode takes rest after bringing in the Rameswaram Hubli weekly express well ahead of its schedule. This happened to be the last diesel run of this train !
Messing about with my NIKON F75 and the AF Zoom 70-300mm f4-5.6 G lens on 2005 outdated Fuji Superia 200 rated 80 ASA
If I recall correctly, the Class 20s on show here were being dual-braked: part of a huge program at the time.
It was always worth the journey from Portsmouth to attend Crewe Works Open Days. I just wish I'd taken more photos!
Although my records show at least 20197 and 20166 in shot, the only identifiable one is 20005. The overhaul seemed to make little difference to her life-span. Withdrawn 5 years later in July 1989, she was taken to MC Metals in Glasgow and cut-up during November 1990. RIP.
The wires are down at Wath yard in this shot from May 1982 and there is evidence of track rationalisation as Class 20s nos. 20066 and 20005 depart in the direction of Mexborough with a mixed freight working. My vantage point for this picture is the steps leading down from Moor Road to the loco shed, which is out of shot to the right.
New to East Coast Buses in August 2018, the vehicle was captured in Regent Road inbound from North Berwick on Service 124. The road is built round the southern slopes of Calton Hill. The Nelson Monument in the background is one of a number of landmarks on the hill, which was Edinburgh’s first public park.