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Today's photo is of DS94 in the picturesque village of Normanton on Trent, seen here having worked the 1030 39 from Newark - and ready for an on time departure back there at 1110.
The 39 and 77 normally see just two vehicles: OP60 and DS94, both of which are lovely vehicles to drive - with the Solo being the easiest to get out of Newark Bus Station!
Today marked my final regular working on the 39, with me moving to another service rota from next week.
To that end, a commemorative photo was in order, and DS94 is seen here in Normanton on Trent, having terminated on the 39B, having had no requests for Tuxford.
A rare treat for me on New Years Eve was the opportunity to work one of the 39/77 duties - both regular drivers were on holiday, which is generally the only chance to appear on the routes!
DS94 is seen here on Boundary Road, before working the 0901 Newark Hospital/Hawtonville to Newark Bus Station journey. Slightly unusual, in that the vehicles had been allocated the opposite way around to normal - usually, OP60 would've worked this portion of the duty.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Normanton and Hawtonville life for the day - more again soon please?!
The lesser spotted 39B now - Marshalls run a single return trip of the 39B between Tuxford and Newark, every day except Sunday, and it's DS94 which is seen heading out that way on the 1550 journey at Newark Castle.
The route is both a deviation and extension of the normal 39, which runs between Newark, North Muskham, Sutton on Trent, and Normanton on Trent. The 39B also serves Bathley & Norwell, and after Normanton, terminates in Tuxford on request. It starts back from the Newark Magnus School on schooldays, so I imagine it's more of a school run to the 'off the normal route' locations, than anything else.
Friday saw an incredibly rare working occur, when decker DD111 failed on me at Long Bennington whilst working service 22 from the Grantham Schools to Coddington. No other double deckers were immediately available at the time of phoning in, and after checking how many passengers I had on board, it was clear a single decker would suffice.
Lo and behold, some 20 or so minutes later, Dennis Dart DS94 appeared and we sailed off into the sunset... kind of!
Seen here on Sleaford Road, having just terminated, the eagle eyed locals amongst you will have spotted that my bus is facing the wrong way for Coddington! The A1 was backing up before I even left Long Bennington, so a decision was made that I would divert via Valley Lane and Grange Lane to Balderton to avoid it - which was fine and all okay! However, it then transpired there had also been an incident on the A17 near Coddington too, so with all the stacking delays in mind, and the locations of remaining drop-offs collated, another request was made to divert via Balderton village, and operate direct along Coddington Lane to Coddington.
With this being approved, we were on the way... until we got to Coddington and parked cars in the village there were causing utter carnage! Still, we made it eventually!
The use of a single decker on any of the Grantham services (other than the 1655 X22 journey for the few after school club goers) is absolutely unheard of owing to the number of children travelling, so I can't stress how unusual this working actually was - but also how well it shows the resilience of the company after the events of last weekend.
When schools first closed, the vast majority of home to school transport also ceased operating - with a skeletal service provided in most places to allow the children of key workers to attend school as usual.
At the end of June, as lockdown eased, arrangements were made for children to be able to go in for a couple of days a week if they so desired - and so a slightly increased provision of home to school transport was arranged, although much of it carried nothing but fresh air.
Marshalls were asked by Lincolnshire County Council to provide transport from Claypole, Dry Doddington, Westborough and Long Bennington in to Grantham, and for this emergency contract (which was a direct replacement for Marshalls own 22A), the route number MA03 was allocated.
Seen here on one of the final days of the contract is DS94, waiting for time outside a deserted Kesteven and Grantham Girls School.
Today marked my first day flying solo - with a nice shift on 39's and 77's.
The first bus of the morning was DS94, which is seen here posed at Normanton-on-Trent Lane End, whilst working the dead run to the village.
The destination blind was posed - it was re-set to Not in Service after this photo!
Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent - Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Pointer 2 - GX54 AOU is seen on Great North Road, Newark operating service 39 to Newark Bus Station on January 23rd 2019.
Ex Sixty Six Coaches and then later operating with Reays of Wigton
The 37 between Newark and Retford (and the 39 to Normanton too) had a turbulent day on Friday 19th August, when congestion on the A1 and around Newark caused severe delays to everything.
A few swaps took place to keep things moving, including the rare allocation of Dennis Dart DS94 on to the 37. It's not something that happens too often - I can only recall one occasion it's happened previously, with the vehicle normally staying exclusively on the 39 and 77 - but it isn't a bad little runner on the route.
It's seen here at Carlton on Trent Crossroads, working the 1815 37 from Newark to Retford.
One of my favourite routes to drive is the 39B, which deviates from the main 39 route between North Muskham and Cromwell, by going via Bathley and Norwell, and going along several single track country roads in the process! It then extends past Normanton by request to Tuxford, taking in yet more single track roads via the hamlet of Skegby.
On a somewhat rainy day, DS94 is seen here having just left Bathley along Main Street, working the 1550 39B to Tuxford. The rain took nothing away from the photo though, which I was relieved about!
And finally - even on my days off from the 37, I always seem to end up in Tuxford! This time, it was purely by chance though - a passenger made the scenic journey to Tuxford on the 39B, which is request only after Normanton on Trent. Something I was pleased about actually, as I do enjoy the drive via Skegby!
DS94 is seen here at Tuxford fire station, having dropped off on Orchard Crescent. From here, it was home time!
Note that the flag simply states 'All Passing Services' - this is because in Tuxford, services have to operate a one way loop of the village - partially owing to the way the A1 intersects it. A total of five services use the stops every day, plus two shopper buses on certain days. However, one you take into account the fact that services in both directions use the same stops, it's actually eight services plus the two shoppers - thus passengers need to be extra aware of what's on the destination blind!
8/12/14.....this is my first posting for our new group called "Digging in the Archives Tuesday". the idea is to bring out and dust off one picture each tuesday that hasn't gotten a lot of notice. i took this one a few months after i started on flickr and started taking pictures again. the post processing isn't great but i love taking pictures of her!!!
NO expectations for this group. just enjoy digging thru *your* archives ~grin~
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#ds94 Fragility conveys tension. Make a photo today of a person or object in a fragile state.
this was taken just after they broke up.
today i tried my hand at PSE to blur out the distracting background and found that a texture kind of worked. will probably play with this again when i learn more. but for a beginning stab at PSE, i think i did alright.
103/0/5
Crew change time at North Muskham, as DS94 comes in from Newark on a 39, en route to Normanton on Trent.
I took over here - so I wouldn't normally be taking photos - however I needed a photo of a vehicle coming down the slope off the A1 flyover in this location - something which only happens on journeys with a crew change, and something that will shortly be history.
A new depot for the service operations is being prepared in Sutton on Trent, and is rapidly nearing completion. When finished, North Muskham depot will be no more - and neither will the crew change outside the old house.
DS94 (GX54AOU) is the first operational vehicle parked up for the night in our new garage at Poplar Farm. OP103 (S222FJM) sits in the background awaiting final fitting of its extra seats, whilst OP81 (MX54WMK) and OP102 (YJ65ERY) also look on.
And the first upload from the new camera! I've upgraded, as it was about time for something new - and also to try and give me a bit of a kickstart to get myself back out and about this year.
My final Saturday duty at Marshalls consisted of a day on the 39 and 77, sandwiched at either end with my favourite route, the 39B. I've written this all before here, so in brief, running twice a day, the service from Tuxford to Newark goes into the countryside between Cromwell and North Muskham, operating through Norwell and Bathley - whereas the normal 39 goes straight down the A1.
The 39B also provides the remote hamlet of Skegby, located between Tuxford and Normanton on Trent, with its only service a day - and even then, those living there may only see the morning journey, with the afternoon journey only returning there by request.
OP60 is the normal morning vehicle on the service, seen here posed on the edge of Skegby. In the afternoon, DS94 is the usual traction.
Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent have quietly acquired a new vehicle, GX54AOU, from Reays of Wigton, Cumbria. It has been repainted into the smart livery of Marshalls, and put into their fleet as DS94, and is seen here departing Newark Bus Station on the 1030 service 39 to Normanton-on-Trent.
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cc licensed flickr photo by Tom Rydquist: flickr.com/photos/calitomshots/2789088006/
I didn't take the photo but adapted on it. Had this in my head for today's photo assignment but it's not exactly beach weather. Also, I need to use this for teaching teachers about leaving intentional footprints.
This adaptation has been used on the following blog(s):
connectinglibrarian.com/2010/05/16/my-online-reputation/
blogs.forbes.com/ronashkenas/2011/08/09/are-you-responsib...
www.nickmilton.com/2011/12/knowledge-hoarding-protects-re...
Marshall's GX54 AOU is a Dennis Dart SLF with Pointer 2 bodywork built by Alexander. First operated by Handy, Merthyr Tydfil, it came to Marshall's in 2012 after use by Reay, Wigton.
In Carlton on Trent, served by the 39, stands a wonderful building which was formerly a blacksmiths - The Old Smithy.
The inscription above the doors reads:
"Gentlemen as you pass by upon this shoe, pray cast an eye.
If it be too strait I'll make it wider, I'll ease the horse and please the rider.
If lame from shoeing as they often are you may have them eased with The Greatest Care"
I'll return to this location to photograph a 39 in the opposite direction, for a better view of the building.
DS94 passes by, working a 39 to Newark via Cromwell.
Although looks like an ex Arriva on the inside, I'm afraid to say it's not at all despite the Arriva seating. It's actually ex Sixty-Sixty Coaches (60-60) now the 94th bus in the Marshalls fleet.
no. GX54 AOU
dailyshoot 2010/02/17: Fragility conveys tension. Make a photo today of a person or object in a fragile state. #ds94
i tested the fragility of this china figurine when i was about eight years old (notice the chipped skirt) and it did cause tension between my mom and i.
Ex Reays Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart collects passengers at Sutton on Trent.
Recently back on the road with a new engine!
Next up, Marshalls DS94 (GX54AOU) drops off at Newark Hospital, working the 1155 77 to Hawtonville.
Acquired from Reays, I can't really say too much about the bus - it rattled a lot and was generally uncomfortable!
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02/17/10 - Day 48
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Fragility conveys tension. Make a photo today of a person or object in a fragile state. I never really noticed the topography of an egg so much before.