From Jeremy Binley (added 7 March 2010): Trent Preserved Leyland Titan 1054, has been moved from Belper Depot, to Meadow Road, in the light of another TM Travel Vehicle, being Parked in Belper Depot Overnight. SEE HERE on archived nostalgia page.

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From Martin Arrand (Added to website 7 March 2010): Chesterfield Transport Lynx 64 at Barrowhill (6 March 2010)

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Richard Lomas says (4 March 2010): Here is a nostalgia picture of one of Northern Buses ex-Crosville REs taken in 1992.

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Tony Wilson says (4 March 2010): Herewith we see Chesterfield Daimler 123 in Elder Way at the time of the mini bus war with Peakbus (January 1995).

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Accident!

Pete Watson says (3 March 2010):

I’d like to thank John Hargreaves and Andrew Bagshaw (see further down page) for their info and photos of the Fleetline Demonstrator. It was great to see the bus in colour, and to fill the gap in my list with the date the vehicle was in Chesterfield.

I hope I’m not being a nuisance (most definitely not!), but below are another couple of photos I have in my possession of an accident at the Trebor works on Brimington Road. Does anybody know what exactly happened and when, and which vehicle was involved?

Paul Smith replies (5 March 2010):

I've just seen the photos and request for info on the website regarding the CCT Daimler bus crash at the Brimington Road Trebor Works and can provide details - I have a copy of the Derbyshire Times report of the incident in which one of the photos appears.

The accident took place at lunchtime on Tuesday 6th June 1967 when the bus, working a 37 service, careered out of control, narrowly missing a passing truck and became embedded in the wall of the Trebor Works. Ten passengers were taken to hospital with minor cuts and bruises, mostly from pieces of glass broken in the impact but none were serious and detained. The remaining passengers were taken into the works' canteen by Trebor staff, given refreshments and tended by the company nurse.

The road was closed while fire 'men' (!) dealt with escaping fuel and Transport Department staff attempted to recover the bus. Neither the driver nor conductress were injured.

I hope this helps. I also have a copies of Derbyshire Times reports telling of an East Midland double decker which struck the low railway bridge in Storforth Lane while attempting to take a short cut when working off route in September 1961 and of the destruction by fire of EMMS Leyland Tiger Cub coach C254 on Bolsover Hill in July 1967 when it was taking the Staveley Works Brass Band to an evening engagement near Mansfield.

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Another fleet list request

Michael Cregeen from Nottingham asks (2 March 2010): I know this is a long shot, as it concerns the Manchester area. Does anyone know, or can get photocopies of Manchester Corporation Transport fleetlist/allocation lists for years 1946-1950, 1953, and 1961. Also SELNEC/GMT lists from 1971 upwards. Would only be able to take a couple of lists at a time, but been trying for over 30 years to obtain the above, with no joy. The museum at Manchester cannot help they say. Living in hope! (Messages will be passed on to Michael from the CONTACT page.)

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