Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 27598 360 BLU, a TransBus Enviro300 with a B44F body built 2004 on Parker Street in Manchester by Piccadilly bus station with a Manchester Piccadilly Gardens, Old Trafford, Trafford Park, Old Trafford and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens circular 291 service followed by Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 19453 MX58 VAK, an Alexander Dennis Trident 2 built 2008 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 H47/33F body with the 16:58 The Trafford Centre bus station to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Old Trafford 250 service, Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 19399 MX58 FSP, an Alexander Dennis Trident 2 built 2008 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 H47/33F body with the 17:45 Manchester Piccadilly Gardens to Partington (Oak Road) via Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston and Flixton 255 service and Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 19471 MX58 VBM, an Alexander Dennis Trident 2 built 2009 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 H47/33F body with a Chorlton bus station to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Brooks’s Bar 86 service. Monday 8th July 2013


Note, 360 BLU was originally a TransBus demonstration vehicle and was operated by Go North East Limited as number 4977 with the registration SN04 EGF. It was returned to Alexander Dennis Limited in late September 2005 and acquired by Michael Thomas Gregory Dunstan (a Middleton based operator operating as Bluebird Bus and Coach) in December 2005 as number 61, being re-registered 360 BLU in September 2007. The Bluebird Bus and Coach business was purchased by Greater Manchester Buses South Limited on 3rd March 2013, 360 BLU being renumbered 27598

360 BLU was possibly working the late running 16:40 departure from Manchester Piccadilly Gardens which was due to arrive back at 17:37

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South Yorkshire Supertram Limited 119, a Siemens-Duewag Supertram on High Street in Sheffield with the 12:14 Malin Bridge to Halfway Blue service. Monday 26th February 2024

Note, 119 was built by Duewag at Düsseldorf in Germany for South Yorkshire Supertram Limited as number 19. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited was renamed as South Yorkshire Light Rail Limited on 15th July 1994, South Yorkshire Supertram (No.2) Limited being renamed as South Yorkshire Supertram Limited on the same day. The tram fleet was sold and leased back to South Yorkshire Light Rail Limited in 1997, being sub-leased to South Yorkshire Supertram Limited. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited was acquired by Stagecoach Holdings Plc on 19th December 1997. 19 was renumbered 119 in 1998

119 had passed in the opposite direction earlier working the 11:15 Halfway to Malin Bridge Blue service

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South Yorkshire Supertram Limited 107, a Siemens-Duewag Supertram arrives at the Sheffield Station / Sheffield Hallam University tram stop on Granville Street in Sheffield with the 10:02 Malin Bridge to Halfway Blue service. Monday 26th February 2024

Note, 107 was built by Duewag at Düsseldorf in Germany for South Yorkshire Supertram Limited as number 07. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited was renamed as South Yorkshire Light Rail Limited on 15th July 1994, South Yorkshire Supertram (No.2) Limited being renamed as South Yorkshire Supertram Limited on the same day. The tram fleet was sold and leased back to South Yorkshire Light Rail Limited in 1997, being sub-leased to South Yorkshire Supertram Limited. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited was acquired by Stagecoach Holdings Plc on 19th December 1997. 05 was renumbered 107 in 1998

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Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 19053 MX56 FSC, an Alexander Dennis Trident 2 built 2006 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 H47/33F body on Manchester Road in Bury by Bury Town Hall running empty from Bury Interchange after working a Manchester Metrolink tram replacement service. Saturday 8th January 2011

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Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 19083 MX56 FUA, an Alexander Dennis Trident 2 built 2006 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 H47/33F body on Oldham Street in Manchester by the Church Street and Dale Street junction with an Ashton bus station to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Droylsden and Clayton 216 service. Friday 7th June 2013

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