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Operator: Reading Buses
Make/Model: Scania CN270UD/OmniCity DD (Double Deck) - (H47/30F)
Registration Number: YN08 MMF
Fleet Number: 1110
Operator: Greenline - (Reading Buses)
Make/Model: ADL E40D/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 - (H45/22F)
Registration Number: DU61 FVY
Fleet Number: 1212
History: Go Goodwins (GO60 ODY) & Lloyds Coaches (LC61 WYN - DDC61)
Operator: Coast Mountain Bus Company
Route: 340 22nd Street Station
Manufacturer: New Flyer Industries
Model: XN40
Date Taken: 2/1/2019
Operator- Arriva Midlands Telford
Operating Area- Shropshire, Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Make- Wright Bus
Model- Pulsar 2
Chassie- SB200 VDL
Fleet No- 3780
Reg- FL63DXM
Location Seen- School Rd Donnington with Service 5A
Info- New to Arriva Midlands Telford Garage
Seen 23/3/22
Operator: Reading Buses
Make/Model: Scania N230UD/East Lancs Olympus (H51/28F)
Registration Number: YN07 LFG
Fleet Number: 840
View: Interior
Operator: Riley and Son E Ltd
Livery: BR Black
No: 44871 & 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'
Service: 1Z42 Chester to Bristol Temple Meads
Tour: The Christmas Cheshireman
Location: Crewe
Operator: Kennections - (Reading Buses)
Make/Model: Scania CN270UD/OmniCity DD (Double Deck) - (H47/30F)
Registration Number: YN08 MKU
Fleet Number: 1104
Operator: Arriva
Livery: Arriva
No: 158824
Service: 1D14 Birmingham International to Holyhead
Location: Penmaenmawr
Operator: Stagecoach
Division: South Wales
Depot: Cwmbran
Fleet Number: 28710
Route: Cardiff X4
Manufacturer: Alexander Dennis
Model: Enviro 300 Scania
Location: Pontypridd Bus Station
Operator- Select Bus Services
Operating Area- Staffordshire, Shropshire & Worcestershire
Make- Wright Bus
Model- Eclipse Urban
Chassie- Volvo B7RLE
Fleet No- 9
Reg- KGZ 6145
Location Seen- Telford Bus Station
Service- Not in Service
Info- New to Lothian Buses as 145. Prev Reg SK07CFZ
Seen- 31/10/25
Operator- Cymru Coaches Swansea
Operating Area- South Wales
Make- Caetano
Model- Levante
Chassie- Volvo B9R
Fleet No- N/A
Reg- BF63ZSX
Location Seen- Shrewsbury Railway Station
Service- Rail Replacement to Newport South Wales
Info- New to Kings Ferry Gillingham
Seen- 23/10/22
Operator: Reading Buses
Make/Model: ADL E40D/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC (H41/35F)
Registration Number: SN16 OHF
Fleet Number: 788
History: Weavaway Travel
Operator: Arriva (The Shires) - (High Wycombe)
Make/Model: Mercedes-Benz Citaro (O530FL) - (B38F)
Registration Number: BD12 DHP
Fleet Number: 3031
Disabled Army veteran, new farmer and owner-operator of Prado Recreation Inc. Ruben Llamas, leases more than 585 acres from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where his family and employees farm more than half of that and maintain the rest as a dog training facility, where the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service NRCS has helped him improve the health of the land and the profitability of the farm with the replacement of six new tractors, a loader, and technical assistance in the basin of the Prado Dam area, in Chino, CA, on Oct. 21, 2022. The facility is 36 miles east of Los Angeles, 11 miles south of Ontario, in what is known as the Inland Empire.
Sergeant Llamas served in the U.S. Army for 13 years as a Combat Engineer and a Scout. He was assigned to the U.S. Army 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the California Army National Guard 18th Calvery Regiment. He and his wife have six children; two are serving in the U.S. Army, one in the U.S. Coast Guard, and one is considering enlisting herself.
The basin’s range of environments and topography supports a wide variety of training grounds for sporting dogs, rescue tracking dogs, obedience training, and the ability to provide kennel facilities and the maintenance of waterfowl habitats and outdoor recreation areas. The farm fields of grasses and natural meadows provide nesting. Their seeds feed migrating birds near a hunting club and the broader wetlands. Hunting dog trainers use the forests, fields, meadows, ponds, and islands to train dogs to find game birds for hunters.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers controls the approximately 4,500-acres Prado Dam area. Their lease is for more than 500 acres near the dam and Highway 71.
They purchased the business 16 years ago. The land ranges from farm fields to wetlands and woodlands. Three counties with about 15 million people surround the area.
The farm produces alfalfa, corn, and other forage crops for silage sold to local dairies. Winter crops are wheat, winter wheat, oats, and ryegrass. In the summer, they grow sorghum, corn, milo, and various types of grass. All the fields at different stages of growth are used for hunting dog training, as it provides cover for waterfowl and challenges to rescue dogs in training.
Ruben Llamas is a new farmer who wants to be as profitable as possible and develop his best practices. To help him, Llamas discovered the USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service online at usda.gov. He called the nearest NRCS Field Office in Redlands, CA. District Conservationist Tomas Aguilar-Campos answered the phone and immediately helped him with the information and ways to begin networking. To better understand Llamas’s farm and conservation needs Campos went to see him at the farm in the Prado Dam basin. Llamas was hesitant to provide information to the government and work with them but decided to try it. He now compares his experience with USDA to be similar to a bank customer and their banker.
The business came with 40-year-old tractors that were unreliable, produced higher emissions, and were expensive to maintain. Thanks to the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQIP and the USDA assistance with the application process, he qualified for the replacement of six tractors and a loader. Now, there is no problem operating any of them at any time. The robust and reliable equipment accomplishes twice the work in half the time and does it with 30 percent less fuel, says Llamas.
NRCS EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved or created wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility.
Equally as old were the irrigation systems. So, next, the pump and mainline, and distribution pipe needed improvement. To test the system Tomas and another specialist came to test the irrigation system. He recommended larger lines and a smaller pump for lower energy costs and better efficiency.
“The field representative, they’re always there, ready to help, says Llamas. With whatever question I have, they will help me.”
During the winter, the lower wetlands and farm fields become flooded with rainwater. The water attracts local and migratory birds. They come to eat, rest and leave the soil richer from their time there.
In the lowest field, seasonal flooding made it difficult to farm. Aguilar-Campos responded by asking a USDA soil specialist to examine the land. Compost was the recommendation, resulting in consistent farming and increased yields.
Because of the varying soils, Aguilar-Campos had a soil analysis performed. It showed that composting would help. The compost revitalized the soil to the point that certain crops needed 30 percent less water, and corn required 18 percent less water. Another result is that weed suppression has improved, so chemical use is down from an already sparing use.
Ruben Llamas says, “It’s been a really great relationship. I mean, I got seven pieces of equipment, so it’s been really, really good.”
For more information about EQIP, go to nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/eqip-environmental-quality-incentives
For more information about NRCS Conservation Practice 533 Pumping Plant please see efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/api/CPSFile/14941/533_NC_CPS_Pumping_Plant_2011
For more information about NRCS Conservation Practice 430, Irrigation Pipe, please see nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/Irrigation_Pipeline_430_Overview_9_2020.pdf
For more information about NRCS Conservation Practice 443 Irrigation System please see nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/Irrigation_System_Surface_And_Subsurface_443_Overview.pdf
USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
Operator: Dublin Bus
Make/Model: Volvo B9TL/TransBus (Alexander Dennis) Enviro 500
Registration Number: 05-D-70019
Fleet Number: VT19
Operator: United States Air Force - USAF
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
Registration: 91-0311
C/n: 1218/E176
Time & Location: 29.05.2023, EFTP, Finland
Remarks: Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023.
Crews from Farrow Concrete smooth the concrete in front of a truss screed, which is used to vibrate and push the mix more evenly. Crews placed about 660 cubic yards of concrete to form the first of 17 base slabs in the SR 520 Pontoon Conctruction Project casting basin. Local contractor Bayview Redi-Mix provided the mix for the July 8, 2011 pour.
A selection of photographs illustrating English Independent bus and coach operators.
Thanks for visiting. Hope of interest.
All photographs copyright belong to Andrew Mann.
Huddersfield Bus 804 a Leyland Olympian NC Palatine (K4YCL) still in Yorkshire Traction livery, K-Line 615 a VDL Wright Cadet (YJ05PVO), Stotts Mercedes Plaxton Beaver (N276JUG) parked up and a Firstbus entering Huddersfield Bus Station on 18th April 2009.
Operator: Reading Buses
Make/Model: Dennis Trident 2/East Lancs Lolyne - (Myllennium)
Registration Number: X399 KBV
Fleet Number: 534
History: Blackpool Transport (349) - (E16 BTS) & Isle of Man Transport (71) - (MAN 93-F)
THE BIG PICTURE
MOON WATCHING
November's full moon is sometimes called "the beaver moon" - a name NASA suggests may allude to the practice of setting beaver traps at this time of year, when beavers are especially active. This year the annual event, November 19th, featured the longest partial lunar eclipse in centuries.
BASIC DETAILS
Bus Company/Operator: VALLACAR TRANSIT, INC.
Bus Name: CERES TOURS
Fleet Number: 874
Classification: Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Franchise Route:
Route:
Seating Configuration: 2x2 seater
Seating Capacity: 49 passengers
BUS BODY
Bus Manufacturer: VTI-TEBBAP (Vallacar Transit, Inc. - Transport Engineering Bus Body Assembly Plant)
Bus Model: VTI-TEBBAP Yanson ViKing 6th Generation
CHASSIS
Chassis Manufacturer: Hino Motors, Ltd.
Chassis Model: Hino RK1JMT
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
ENGINE
Engine Manufacturer: Hino Motors, Ltd.
Engine Model: Hino J08C-TK
TRANSMISSION
Type: Manual Transmission
Gear: 6 speed forward and 1 speed reverse
Location: Cebu North Bus Terminal
M. Logarta Avenue, Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
Date Taken: January 06, 2019
*Specifications are subject to verification and may be changed without any prior notice.
Photographer: Rosenfeld and Sons
Description: 8x10 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on December 7, 1916. Image of female switchboard operator at switchboard. Visible in image: female operator at switchboard, adjusting the toggle on the "Western Electric / COMPANY / 2RES. / FORIEGN BATTERY / 2 VOLT / GROUND / M.D.T. / ROWLER / MAG. / TALK / RING. / REV." box, with gauge above "MADE BY / WESTON / ELECTRICAL / INSTRUMENT / COMPANY / NEWARK / N.J. USA / NO.". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "5663 / 12/7/16 / 458-6 / 3 Rd from left Bottom / in frame / Busyman Story / Tel. Co. Mr. Carroll / Box 458".
Walter Ernest Bauer (1921-1992), tourist-resort developer and operator, was born on 24 February 1921 at Gin Gin, Queensland, third of nine children of Queensland-born parents Ernest Michael Bauer, draper, and his wife Anna Wilhelmine, née Rackemann. In 1928 Wally enrolled at Gooburrum State School. After he and his brother Colin passed the 1934 State scholarship examination, the family moved to a dairy farm at Lindum, near Brisbane, so the boys could attend Brisbane Grammar School. There Wally displayed 'fair industry and ability' (BGS GR) and sat the junior public examination in 1936. The next year the Bauers took over Henry Lamond's lease of the Molle group of islands by exchanging the Lindum farm. With two other families, they started developing South Molle as a tourist resort. Wally soon obtained his master’s ticket so that he could skipper the island’s launch.
Enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 21 June 1941, Bauer qualified as a pilot and flew in the South-West Pacific Area with No. 36 Squadron (1943), No. 5 Communication Unit (1943-44), and No. 4 Communication Unit (1944-45). His superiors appreciated his quiet efficiency and pleasing manner. He was demobilised on 4 September 1945 as a flying officer. On 20 March 1944 at St Paul's Church of England, Proserpine, he had married Frances Alice Beatrice Walmsley, a shop assistant; they were to have a daughter and two sons before being divorced.
After World War II Bauer took over the Kincora Hotel at Lower Tully but by 1950 he was back on South Molle as assistant manager of the resort. Keeping in touch with former guests was an important part of the family’s ethos. They conducted a number of reunions of South Molle holiday-makers at Rockhampton and other cities in the 1950s. An annual ball was held at the Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane, for 'friends of the island,' proceeds of which went to charity.
In 1955, following Ernest Bauer's retirement, the lease was transferred to his sons. Over the following years, family members went their separate ways and Wally became sole manager in December 1959. Under his direction, South Molle gained the reputation as a place of fun, where neckties were not allowed. His outgoing personality was well suited to the hospitality industry. In the 1960s he printed his own currency, the ‘reef,’ for use on the island; it featured his portrait and was a highly successful promotional idea. On 9 August 1967 at the Court House, Bowen, he married Thelma May Martin, née Rackemann, a secretary and divorcee.
Bauer presided over the Great Barrier Reef Promotional Council and instigated the annual Whitsunday Festival and the Coral Queen competition. He fostered a spirit of cooperation with the managers of other Whitsunday resort islands to jointly advance their interests, and he campaigned for the construction of a new jetty and tourist facility at Shute Harbour to service the islands.
In January 1970 the South Molle resort was badly damaged by cyclone Ada. After a challenging year of rebuilding and re-establishment, Bauer sold the business to Peter Vaggelas in November 1971 and moved to Port Macquarie, New South Wales, where he briefly developed the Palm Court Garden sport resort. He then retired to Buderim, Queensland. Survived by his wife and the children of his first marriage, he died on 3 December 1992 at Buderim and was cremated.
Source
adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bauer-walter-ernest-wally-16705
Image source: Queensland State Archives Item ID ITM435811 Islands - Barrier Reef
In today's society it is rare to see one wash their own car, but how about a bus...?
Here we see an operator wiping down the front windows of an MCI D4500 900-series bus. After doing a brake and light pre-trip inspection, this operator took the time to grab a small ladder from the shops, and go around making sure all his windows were clean. This was after power-washing the sides with water!
That is what I call dedication to the job!!
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Operator: National Express West Midlands
Vehicle Type: Transbus Trident 2 / ALX400
Fleet Number: 4596
Registration: BX54 DCV
Name: Najma
Pictured in Wombourne working a 16 service to Wolverhampton.
15/10/2022.
Operator- Coastal Liner Willenhall
Operating Area- West Midlands
Make- Wright Bus
Model- Commander
Chassie- DAF SB200
Fleet No- N/A
Reg- YG52EVY
Location Seen- Telford Central on Rail Replacement
Info- New to John Fishwick & Sons Leyland
Seen 6/3/22
Operator- Arriva Midlands Telford
Operating Area- Shropshire, Staffordshire & West Midlands
Make- Wright Bus
Model- Pulsar 2
Chassie- SB200 VDL
Fleet No- 3783
Reg- FL63DXR
Location Seen- Madeley High St
Service- 100 Sutton Hill - Wellington
Info- New to Arriva Midlands Telford Garage
Seen- 18/10/25