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The redevelopment of Halifax Bus Station has led to the creation of bus stops around the town centre. Well travelled YJ07JVM loads for a 502 Keighley service in Albion Street. Previously Flying Tiger branded for the Yorkshire Tiger airport shuttles, it retains its base colour scheme. It was new to K Line, Honley, and for a time carried the short lived Tiger Blue branding introduced shortly after the Yorkshire Tiger launch in 2013. Tiger Blue was a brand for the former K Line Huddersfield network. The vehicle came to Yorkshire Tiger via Arriva/Centrebus joint venture which took over the former Stagecoach depot at Waterloo, renaming the business Huddersfield Bus Co, before buying K Line from its independent ownership. The vehicle spent a few months on loan to Arriva Tees (in full FlyingTiger livery), returning to Yorkshire Tiger not long before the closure of the business in July 2021.
YJ07JVL, SB120/Cadet new to K Line, latterly in Tiger Blue livery for work in Huddersfield, given the full Tiger treatment and now at work in Halifax. Yorkshire Tiger is to be sold to Transdev later in 2021.
Northern Express Sprinter 158871 calls at Halifax on 1B20 11.18 York - Preston as 158754 departs on 2E09 11.38 Manchester Oxford Road - Leeds.
28th March 2018
I'm guessing that opinions will be polarised on this - First has repainted YJ06XLY into a 'fantasy' Halifax livery - is this what Halifax buses would have looked like today if they had escaped WYPTE's verona green & buttermilk? What would Geoffrey Hilditch make of it? Personally, I like it, and think First are to be congratulated on their sense of fun. Unfortunately, this picture depicts a scene of distress. YJ06XLY set off smartly from the bus station up Broad Street, only to come to a halt at the Town Hall traffic lights. It was still there over two hours later...
"On the Buses", with Andrew Stopford as cheeky driver Stan Butler, and Kelvyn Waites as hapless Inspector Cyril Blake. Stan: "Phwooar, look at that tasty bird over there Blakey!" Blakey: "I 'ate you Butler. Get that bus aht!" The End.
PJX35 at rest outside All Saints Parish Hall having brought a party of Halifax Gilbert & Sullivan Society members back from an afternoon out at (a very wet) Bolton Abbey to celebrate my 60th birthday. Thanks once again to Kelvyn for allowing me to drive this magnificent machine. I used to go to school on this bus, my brother, who worked as a fitter for Halifax Passenger Transport, used to maintain it, and Kelvyn drove it in service for Halifax Passenger Transport. It is part owned by Dave Sayer, who also used to work for Halifax Passenger Transport.
Made a visit up to the crash site of Halifax DK 116 on Glendhu Hill yesterday after a failed attempt last year with my brother, with it being in a very remote area of Keilder forest I decided on accessing via Kershope forest this time.
Parking at the Cuddy's Hall picnic area and biking up to Glendhu which is about 6 hard miles then I stashed the bike before heading across the boggy moor, I went into the forest at "Robinson's Gears" were I was hoping it would be easier walking however this was short-lived and was no easier. It felt like I was walking for an age before I came across the crashsite at Marven's Cleugh (about a 1.5mile hike from the bike)
I thought the trees around the site might have been harvested since I was last here 6 years back but no still as it was .
A new more substantial cross has been erected and still lots of wreckage surrounds the area thanks to the remoteness.
After paying my respects I trudged back over the moor to my bike and thankfully it was mostly downhill back to the car.
This in my opinion is the easiest and quickest way to access but no easier due to still having to cross the moor.
On Sunday 15th/Monday 16th October 1944, (N1870) at 22.00 During a cross country exercise from RAF Sandtoft ,Lincs Halifax V DK116/GG-Z of 1667HCU suffered a fire on the inner port engine at 12000 ft. Three of the crew managed to bail out, but four crew stayed with the aircraft to assist the rear gunner who had difficulty in escaping from his turret. The aircraft crashed into Glendhu Hill, Kielder, Northumberland killing the four remaining crewmen.
The crew were:
Pilot: P/O H.G. Haddrell - Killed
Navigator: Sgt J Mahoney - Survived
F/E: Sgt J Neilson - Killed
W/Op: Sgt Reid - Survived
W/Op: Sgt M.F. James - Killed
A/G: Sgt Hammond - Survived
R/G: W/O G Symmonds - Killed
This site is protected by Military Remains Act 1986
DX12OWC, new to Minsterley Motors, then Rossendale Transport, now with Team Pennine. Seen here arriving back in Halifax from Keighley, passing along Waterhouse Street with Crossley Street and Halifax Town Hall to the right.
TJ Walsh Plaxton Primo seen passing through Halifax on 20/10/2010. This example joined the fleet from Francis Drake.
TJ Walsh were well known for their fleet of small and often unusual buses, unfortunately they ceased trading in 2020.
An independent that for a while added some colour to the Halifax bus scene - the colour in question being the livery of the former Halifax Corportation Transport. If you were lucky you might find their preserved 1950 Halifax Regent III in service, as here at Hebden Bridge in June 1996.
On my latest outing, I set out to capture a time blend shot of the Halifax cityscape. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to pull it off, it takes a lot of patience, especially when working with just one camera body (like me). The process requires locking in your composition and not moving the camera at all through sunset (or sunrise), then capturing the city lights as night falls. By keeping the camera position and focal length exactly the same, the two shots align perfectly, allowing you to merge the best of both worlds: the warmth of sunset and the glow of the city at night.
Originally, I thought I’d only come away with that one blended image. But as I continued shooting throughout the evening and into dusk, taking about 30 photos in total. I experimented with shutter speeds and added an ND filter for some variety on that same composition.
This particular shot was my first of the night, and I have to say, I really like it. The sun was still up (just), casting beautiful light on the buildings, while the 25-second long exposure smoothed out the water and softened the sky, creating a surreal, almost dreamlike effect.
TJ Walsh's yard viewed from Beacon Hill. TJ Walsh was an early casualty of the 2020 pandemic, closing immediately on the imposition of lockdown in March. The majority of the fleet remains in the secured yard, awaiting disposal. Also visible, in secure storage, is ex Halifax Corporation Leopard UJX920M, and, parked at the rear of the Three Pigeons pub, GRZ4711, new as W431WGJ, ex Arriva DB250/ALX400 latterly with Bassi Travel, Huddersfield, and given a rudimentary conversion to non-pcv work, possibly a mobile restaurant.
Undated early 1970s (?)
This great view of the area around Halifax station is undated. A lot of track relaying is taking place and the platforms have track removed. A Class 03 shunter is the only locomotive visible. Halifax Parish Church is just off centre and Square Chapel Spire is clearly visible. The gas works have not yet gone. Probably mid to late 60s / early 1970s. Today the National Children's Museum Eureka! takes up the yard area.
Courtesy late David Green
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - July 5, 2008 : The iconic Halifax Town Clock from the top of the Citadel Hill. In the background can be seen the Halifax Harbour and the nearby city of Dartmouth.
Camera: Olympus E500 & Zukko 14-45 lens
ISO 100, 17mm, f/5.6, 1/125
Another ex Rossendale vehicle, PO59MLL, placed with Team Pennine in Halifax. This was the last bus I photographed in Rossendale Transport ownership on the day of the changeover to Transdev - minutes before the changeover took effect.
Ex York Park & Ride B7RLE YJ08XYN proceeds along King Cross, Halifax. King Cross has seen some rapid changes in recent years, perhaps one of the most significant being the conversion of the Junction pub to a solicitor's offices. The Junction was originally a Whitaker's house. Richard Whitaker & Sons Ltd had its brewery in Corporation Street, near Dean Clough, and closed in the late 1960s after being taken over by Whitbread. The Junction had a chequered existence under a number of subsequent owners, but its pub days are now over.
On my morning photowalk, I explored some of the downtown, but also their wonderful wonderful waterfront. It's quite extensive, and I wasn't able to explore the entirety of it. Oddly, even though there are many world-class attractions there, I was QUITE taken by the little village of sea cans that were converted to shops.