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Noted parked on Longwood Drive Sutton in Ashfield on 07-10-22 is former Lothian SN08 BYG now with Skills.
Skills.
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謎めいた複雑な本燃えるような心取り返しのつかないルール大理石の星座パーカッシブな線不連続な声現代の闘争自由構文.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Skills N438 BRR in green rather than the usual yellow livery for the ex-Dublin Volvos and other double deckers in the fleet.
I assume this is operating shuttles to the tennis tournament.
University Boulevard, Nottingham
Just a flower pot from my father's house.
I am thinking about taking a course at a nearby University called Theme Photography. I think it sounds rather interesting, but I am just not sure yet. I am not what you would call "artistic," so I am thinking this would be a course that will really challenge me. Here is the description:
"Prepare to be challenged! Theme Photography challenges your imagination and develops your artistic skills by inviting the student to photograph the intangible. Sensations, feelings and perception are all fair game in this course aimed at strengthening the students' ability to introduce artistic depth into their photographic work."
What do you think?
G55 RTO was one of four Volvo B10M-60 Duple 340s supplied new to Skills in 1990. On 26th June 1993, it was enjoying Brighton sunshine.
Taken at night with Nikkor wide-angle 10.5mm Fisheye lens and best viewed at Full Size.
Exposure : 8 minutes
Aperture : f/2.8
ISO : 100
Terrigal, Central Coast, Australia
Skills W752DOE is a Volvo Olympian with East Lancs Pyoneer bodywork. Seen in Bulwell, W752DOE was new as 00-D-64065 to Morton of Dublin.
A little while before I'd been preoccupied while within the hospital grounds, when I suddenly heard a familiar noise from down on the road below, which warranted stopping what I was doing to look. That noise was the roar of a Dennis Trident, which was slowly making its way along the hospital loop road - of course I was pleased that I'd seen it, but disappointed I'd missed photting it.
Disappointment didn't last long though, as the very same Trident (or at least one that looked identical) appeared out on the main road, at just the perfect moment for me to encounter it while walking towards the roundabout. Although I've photted this particular one before, it's nice to see Skills ex-Lothian Plaxton President SIL7028 again. Is this the only one in their fleet, or have Skills got more of these that I need to try and track down?
Derby Road, Nottingham, 14.9.23
24 July 2022
National Express/Skills, Nottingham BX16 CJY
Volvo B11RT/Caetano Levante II
Milton Keynes Coachway
The luck was with me here, as while waiting for the 50 to show up I had the added bonus of a Skills Plaxton President coming along - I was fully expecting it to turn off towards Sneinton when it turned up in the left lane. Didn't get blocked by traffic either!
Unexpectedly, but successfully, spotted 'n photted at the Manvers Street railway overpass is Skills Coaches Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident SIL 7028, previously SN04 AEL at Lothian.
Skills of Nottingham operate a number of ex-Lothian buses including this Volvo B9TL with Wright Gemini bodywork, SN0BYF. Seen in Ambergate, Derbyshire on 13/09/2022.
Saturday 16th April 2022 saw Liverpool play Manchester City in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. With the West Coast Main Line affected by engineering works, it was bound to produce a good selection of coaches with around 250 turning up. I noted 22 different coach body manufacturers to give plenty of variety to the day.
Seen at the UK Coach Rally in Brighton in April 1997 is Skills of Nottingham Kassbohrer Setra S250 Special C48FT 10 P210FRC.
Skills W302MKY Scania N113 East Lancs Cityzen H47/31F in Ripley on Bilborough College service on 7 September 2015.
Ex Veolia, new to Jones Pontypridd.
A chance encounter, I didn't even realise Skills were getting new motors for non-National Express work!!
BV71HZF glistens on Mansfield Road in company colours.
Skills BX16CJJ Volvo B11RT Salvador Caetano Levante C55FLt coach at Derby Bus Station on National Express 440 from London on 11 June 2016.
Another look back at the coaches attending the Championship Play off final that took place at Wembley (24/05/2025) in front of 82,718 Sheffield United and Sunderland fans. Between them they brought down 250 coaches much to the delight of the gathered coach photters! In the end, Sunderland gained promotion after an 8 year absence from the Premier League.
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Its mid morning on the 27th April 2016 and Skills Coaches, Nottingham “school bus” fleet is generally back at the depot waiting the afternoon runs. Here are four of that fleet, left to right is W752 DOE (Volvo Olympian with East Lancs bodywork previously with Morton (Circle Line), Dublin and reregistered 00-D-64065), T438 JJF (Volvo Olympian with Alexander bodywork delivered new in 1999 as Dublin Bus RV524, registered 99-D-524), M659 VRR (Volvo Olympian with Alexander bodywork delivered new in 1995 as Dublin Bus RV228, registered 95-D-228) and M419 UKN (Volvo Olympian with Alexander bodywork delivered new in 1995 as Dublin Bus RV225, registered 95-D-225)
Caetano Enigma bodied Volvo B12B JFZ 8616 (formerly FJ04 SNZ) on Milton Street, Nottingham on 27.3.18
Skills SN53EUZ Transbus Trident SFD ALX400 double decker at Ripley, displaying Unite Students and both route numbers 143 and 144, this was actually on McEwens service 143 to Belper on 31 December 2015.
Ex London United TLA16.
A day in the Smoke today (25/10/2025) and a wander from Waterloo to Victoria via the O2, Stratford, Liverpool St, Marble Arch, Park Lane and Hyde Park Corner. Stotts had their brand spanking new National Express branded Temsa HD13 ST75TTS on the 561 to Bradford, Galloways added a bit of extra colour to Victoria, a German Neoplan Cityliner and a pair of Czech Setras were spotted at the O2 coach park, and a 2008 Van Hool Astron T917 with RG Live logos parked up just where we were standing! Good day.
This was a nice surprise! Following on from the Redfern Levante two days before, spotted in the same place and also looking great in green is this ex-Lothian Gemini that has been finished in the current iteration of Skills livery. I have to say the body styling and livery really do each other justice here, as the original Gemini design still looks fresh today and this dark emerald/black livery does actually make the older deckers look quite sleek.
Unfortunately the bright red and blue interior doesn't exactly sit right with the outside, but I can hardly complain because the roller blinds have been kept. Everything Skills need is probably on it already; Private; School Service; Rail Replacement; Not in Service - what more do you need when it isn't being used for stage carriage work? Will be interesting to see if any random Edinburgh destinations appear at any time.
Having this livery on different double deckers has got me thinking now. I wonder what a Skills old-style E400 would look like? Or an ALX400? I might have to do those as either a drawing or on OMSI in the future. A full on OMSI repaint pack? I'm getting too ahead of myself.
Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 31.1.22