Smaller companies

The weekly page recently introduced has proved very popular but there is still scope for the quarterly pages.

703 TIL4051 ex Fowler, Holbeach and Kimes as YN51MJE on September 23rd by Mike Penn.

728 HP52BUS fitted to work on the busway, is ex YN54AHG, coming from High Peak, Derbyshire.
It is a Scania CN94UB Omnicity 42 seater which was YN54AHG and ran in Buxton around March 2017.
It had been Nottingham City Transport's 213. Seen here in Luton on September 23rd by Mike Penn.

The company is a family owned business established in 1999. From small beginnings, the business has grown to run a fleet of 33 buses on a network of local bus services and bespoke contracts, serving the communities of Bedfordshire, all run from a modern depot in Flitwick. To see more about the services it runs and further details please use the link above.

BU54WAY is an ex London Central Volvo, WVL236, LX06DZU, seen here in Luton on September 23rd by Mike Penn.

This operator does a lot of school's work but has a nice fleet for private hire as well. It is based at the Arriva Cressex depot where two lines are set aside for the fleet.

A nice modern smaller coach with full size quality is MC65MMC - a nice registration! They can offer from 21 to 70 seats in varying multiples.
The coach pictured is a TMSA 39 seater new in February 2016. Pictured on January 6th by Malcolm Crowe.

On January 20th an older Solo, KX03KYU, used on schools work was pictured and is interesting as it came from Stagecoach.
I believe they ran it around Brackley for Northamptonshire County Connect.

MX10KNR works the 28C at Lane End on November 21st by Malcolm Crowe.
This is a strange route as the bus goes beyond Cadmore End and returns to Wycombe via Stokenchurch New Road and the A40 but I don't think it is in service.
At school time it runs to Ibstone as a 28.

Not a very good picture (sorry) but showing V403UGM working the 28 in Stokenchurch on its way to Ibstone on September 12th by Malcolm Crowe.

Nick Cherry has provided quite a number of interesting pictures and also an allocation list.

Allocation list on March 5th by Nick Cherry. This gives an idea of the fleet at that date.

Red Rose 50510 W402UGM & 50513 W408UGM - These are now some of the few retaining the old livery now replaced by Khan Red
- an attractive metallic red formulated in the USA especially for Taj Khan.

50531 and 50532 at the depot, the former looking resplendent in a fresh coat of Khan red!
These buses were new to Go Ahead London and worked around Canning Town.

Nick Cherry's regular steed on the 275, 50537 again E1RRT, suitably branded and looking very smart in spite of the weather.

50514 YX61FZE, a recent acquisition originally with First London around Leyton and 50527 Y238FJN at the depot in Oxford Road, Dinton near Aylesbury.

50523 Y842TGH works the 352 in Hemel Hempstead on September 1st 2017 by Gavin Francis.
This bus was new to Go Ahead London Central and mainly worked the C10 to Canada Water.

50517 - YX12CGY works the H10 in Hemel Hempstead on September 1st 2017 by Gavin Francis.
This and a sister bus came from County Connect in Banbury. See the OCBP link below for an original picture of the bus in Banbury:
Spottings & Jottings nr. 68 - 9th May 2013

50537 E1RRT with the 275, diverted through Stokenchurch due weather over Bledlow Ridge - its normal route through Chinnor, on December 12th taken by Gavin Francis.

Rotala Wessex 20916-YJ62FHZ works the Bicester Village Shuttle on November 25th seen by Richard Sharman.