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Post by siy2010 on Dec 21, 2008 16:03:18 GMT
Just found a nice photo gallery of old barnsley independent bus operator and was wondering if anybody could shed any light on the following companies. michaelanthonyquinney.fotopic.net/c1177348_61.htmlPride of the road globe Headlight I'm interested in pride of the road mainly as i think there depot used to be in royston (where i used to live when i was younger) and im sure i can remember catching there service's. so can anybody shine any light on things like routes and buses used by the companies mentioned. Thanks in advance Reason for Editing: more added
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Post by traction22 on Dec 28, 2008 22:56:02 GMT
Pride of the Road operated mainly Nationals from their garage at Royston. This was last used by Headlight. Services operated were the Royston's and possibly services from out Cudworth way. I remember their services departing Midland St. in tarn.
Headlight - National's and at one time three ex/loaned Mainline MetroRiders (D6**MDB rings a bell .. will confirm if know one else does first). Ohh and some Ikarus (or is that Ikarii ? ) . And one Solo. There operated 325's mainly but also on other popular routes and also in to Donny at one time.
Globe operated all other with a mixed bag of buses. IIRC (and I may need correcting on this), Headlight (or Jowitt/Ambermile) started running the day/week after Globe stopped their stage carriage work.
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Post by Luke on Jan 1, 2009 18:37:41 GMT
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Post by wbc on Jan 1, 2009 19:23:31 GMT
Headlight also operated on the following routes:
36/38? Barnsley to Grimethorpe 108 & 109 Rotherham to Rawmarsh 230 Barnsley to Meadowhall 54 Barnsley to Royston
Also didn't Headlight/ Ambermile/ Jowitts compete on either the 265/X10 for a while? I think this was before the days of the 230 & X11.
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Post by siy2010 on Jan 1, 2009 20:09:58 GMT
I remember the 54 Royston-Barnsley but when tracky operated it with townlink branded mini buses.
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Post by wilkos1259 on Jan 2, 2009 22:23:41 GMT
Headlight also operated 212 (now 219) Barnsley-Doncaster using LN mk1 's for a while before tracky started running their 212 approx 5 min in front of headlight's.
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Post by wbc on Jan 2, 2009 22:32:45 GMT
Did Headlight also run on the 211 for a while as well?
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Post by wilkos1259 on Jan 2, 2009 22:45:07 GMT
can't remember that, possibly, definately 212 though. remember that cos fares were about 5p cheaper than tracky. lol
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Post by wilkos1259 on Jan 2, 2009 23:48:49 GMT
come to think of it wbc you may well be right. possibly the 211 rather than 212.
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