Molly with a line up of buses at the Aston Manor Transport Museum end of winter event.

Molly and Leyland National2 FWA475V, new to South Yorkshire PTE.

TWM MCW Metrorider 685 is preserved at the Aston Manor Transport Museum.

Photographed at Aston Manor Museum Daimler CLG5 LOG302. This bus was built as a light weight prototype.

Preserved Leyland National2 B155DHL in Bakewell.

One of my favourite buses at the Basingstoke bus depot open day was former Hants & Dorset Bristol RELH/ECW 1651, now in National Bus Company poppy red and white dual purpose livery.

Former Stagecoach Hants & Surrey Leyland National 1180 parked outside Basingstoke bus depot.

A fine line up at Basingstoke bus depot. From the left: Wilts & Dorset 4455 KRU855W, Southdown 603 TPN103S, Wilts & Dorset 4448 KRU848W, Timetrak FDV818V, Alder Valley LFS296F, Southdown 276 JWV976W and Southern National 1075 BFJ175L.

The last of the Routemasters, RML2760, at the 2004 Basingstoke depot open day. At the time it was part of the Stagecoach London fleet and was kept in a 1960's style livery.

Newnham Coaches sent former Southern Vectis Bristol VRT's 671 and 674 to the 2004 Basingstoke open day.

This Leyland National2, Provincial no1 is now in preservation in First group Provincial livery.

Southdown 465 is an unusual dual purpose Northern Counties bodied Leyland Leopard. New in 1966 it has been preserved in 1970's National Bus Company leaf green and white.

Stagecoach Hampshire Bus Bristol VRT 15 762 at Basingstoke bus depot before leaving on a local tour.

Stagecoach Bristol VRT3 15 763 in new Stagecoach livery spent the entire afternoon of the Basingstoke depot open day going backwards and forwards through the bus wash at Basingstoke depot.

Stagecoach Volvo B10M 52 298 was one of a number of buses from the Basingstoke depot allocation at their open day event. It was painted in megabus.com colours as a relief bus for the south coast megabus services.

Up from the island for the Basingstoke bus depot open day was Southern Vectis Bristol Lodekka FS 570 parked outside the Basingstoke depot.

South Yorkshire PTE Dennis Dominator 2214 at the Totally Transport 2008 event in Blackpool. It is painted in the Doncaster Corporation Tramways livery it carried in the early 1980s.

Fishwicks Leyland Atlantean 23 at the Totally Transport 2008 event.

To accompany the launch of Stagecoach Cheltenham's new Scania N230UD buses on 12th September 2009 a number of preserved buses appeared on routes in the town. This is Bristol Lodekka 6037 from the Wythall Transport Museum on Montpellier Walk, Cheltenham.

ABus Bristol RELL OAE954M, new to Bristol Omnibus and now fully renovated at Montpellier Gardens on route97 from Cheltenham to Gloucester.

Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection's superb Bristol Lodekka 969EHW in Bath Services livery at Montpellier Gardens on 12th September 2009.

Stroud RE group's Bristol RELH 2062 WHW374H restored in National Bus Company livery of the early 1980s at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham on route98.

Stagecoach East Bristol Lodekka 19 953 is a well known special events vehicle. Seen here at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham on route94 to Gloucester.

Restored to mid 1980s National Bus Company appearance is Cheltenham District Leyland National2 3531 seen here at Cheltenham Racecourse. Electronic destination was working correctly despite photo.

Roe bodied Leyland Olympian A954SAE restored to original condition on Cheltenham Promenade. Three years previously buses like this were regular members of the Stagecoach West fleet.

Cheltenham District Bristol RELL 1003 on the Promenade, Cheltenham now painted in overall maroon.

Chester City Transport Massey bodied Guy Arab number1 at Chester Bus Exchange. On June 30th 2007 it covered the Chester City route network to note the sale of the Council owned bus company to First Group.

Rear view of Guy Arab number1 at the Bus Exchange.

The Massey bodied Guy Arab number1 leaving Chester with bus enthusiasts to cover route2.

Part of the day involved a trip to Huntington, where there is an original Chester City Transport bus shelter. Guy Arab number1 is seen there.

City of Chester Guy Arab number1 at Huntington turning circle alongside the original bus shelter.

The Red Indian motif on Chester's Guy Arab number1.

Fishwicks Leyland National2 number7 arriving at Bristol Centre shortly after passing into private ownership.

Fishwicks Leyland National2 number7 at Bristol Parkway railway station.

Bristol VRT3 AFJ766T arriving at the 2008 Gosport Rally, Stokes Bay.

Bristol VRT3 EWS751W preserved in Stagecoach livery.

Three Portsmouth buses at the 2008 Gosport Rally. At the left Leyland PD2 112, central Leyland Atlantean 236 and on the right Leyland PD2 4.

Provincial Leyland Nationals 330 and 76 at the 2008 Gosport Rally. 330 is in red/cream livery introduced after First Group takeover whilst 76 is in dual purpose livery of the employee ownership days.

People's Provincial Buses fleetname from Leyland National1 76.

Provincial Leyland National1 13 and Leyland National2 number1. 13 is in National Bus Company livery whilst number1 is in the dark green and cream used for a short time in the 1990s.

People's Provincial unique number3, the Wadham Stringer Portsdown bodied ACE Cougar at the 2008 Gosport Rally.

Bristol VRT3 UFX858S in open top condition at the 2008 Gosport Rally.

Southdown Bristol VRT3 272 at the 2008 King Alfred bus rally.

OJD95R, former London Transport BL95, an ECW bodied Bristol LHS preserved in Hillingdon Local Service livery at Badger Farm Sainsburys, Winchester.

You can't beat a Bristol Lodekka FLF. This is Hants & Dorset 1540 at Winchester bus station.

Parked at Winchester bus station during the King Alfred 2008 running day is Bristol VRT AFJ766T, preserved in Southern National livery.

Former Hants & Dorset Bristol VRT3 3377 UFX858S swings out of Winchester bus station.

Former City of Portsmouth Leyland Atlantean 236 at the 2008 King Alfred running day.

The statue of King Alfred forms a backdrop to the rescued King Alfred Dennis Lance.

Former City of Portsmouth Leyland Atlantean 306 outside Winchester Guildhall, New Year's Day 2008.

Bristol VRT2 NDL637M restored as Solent Blue Line 37 photographed leaving Winchester bus station.

Photographed on the Broadway, Winchester is Yellow Buses Bournemouth Daimler Fleetline 174.

Parked at Winchester bus station are Bristol VRTs JOU160P, which is in Stagecoach South's special vehicles fleet and KRU848W, which is part of Wilts & Dorset and allocated to Lymington depot.

Former Provincial Leyland National2 432 at the 2009 King Alfred Rally, Winchester.

Two AEC Routemasters at the Newport bus museum. On the left RM1363 is shining, on the right RM912 a work in progress.

Former Southern Vectis Bristol RELL 863 at the Newport bus museum.

Brighton & Hove's AEC Routemaster RML2317 painted in Thomas Tilling livery in Newport town centre.

Former Southern Vectis Bristol VRT1 628 at the Newport bus station.

Paris 3267, one of the Renault TN4Fs owned by Robert Jowitt.

Southern Vectis Bristol VRT1 628 at Downend.