Sheffield 2017

First 60704 (MV02VAA), Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

A brief trip to Woodseats on 4th August allowed me to get a few shots on Chesterfield Road. First Wright bodied Volvo B7L 60704 (MV02VAA) turning from Chesterfield Road onto Scarsdale Road,

First 37122 (YK07AYX), Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

First Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 37122 (YK07AYX) on Chesterfield Road on 4th August.

Stagecoach 36722 (YN62BLX), Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Getting shots of buses on Chesterfield Road was not easy due to the almost continuous slow flow of traffic. I managed this not fantastic shot of Stagecoach Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 36722 (YN62BLX) before heading back to the city centre.

Stagecoach 12168 (YN62BVR), Leopold Street, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Stagecoach 12168 (YN62BVR) is an Enviro 400 bodied Alexander Dennis E40H which surprised me by being in the standard Stagecoach livery rather than the green electric hybrid version. It was seen on Leopold Street on 4th AUgust

TM Travel 835 (YD63VDX), Leopold Street, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Loading on Leopold Street on 4th August was TM Travel Optare Versa 835 (YD63VDX).

First 60886 (YJ51PZX), Leopold Street, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

First Wright bodied Volvo B7L 60886 (YJ51PZX) on Leopold Street, 4th August 2017

First 63011 (SM13NEF), Leopold Street, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Also photographed on Leopold Street was First Wright StreetLite 63011 (SM13NEF)

First 69051 (SF55UBM), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

First Volvo B7RLE 69051 (SF55UBM) on Arundel Gate on 4th August 2017.

First 69054 (SF55UBP), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

69051 was being followed by similar bus 69054 (SF55UBP)

Stagecoach 36994 (YX63LGX), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Stagecoach Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 bodied E20D 36994 (YX63LGX) at the end of Arundel Gate, 4th August 2017.

First 67142 (YY16YLO), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

First Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC bodied E20D 67142 (YY16YLO) heading along Arundel Gate on 4th August 2017.

Stagecoach 36457 (YN61FXV), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Stagecoach Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 36457 (YN61FXV), one of the Supertram Link liveried buses was working on route 86 when seen passing First 63003 on Arundel Gate on 4th August

Stagecoach 36457 (YN61FXV), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

Another shot of Stagecoach 36457 (YN61FXV) on Arundel Gate.

Stagecoach 28675 (YN62FXR), Arundel Gate, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

I rarely seem to see the Scania K230UBs in the Stagecoach Yorkshire fleet. This is 28675 (YN62FXR) on Arundel Gate on 4th August.

First 35123 (SM65EFK), Pinstone Street, Sheffield, 4th August 2017

First Wright StreetDeck 35123 (SM65EFK) on Pinstone Street. A rather smarter bus than the usual fare on route 51, having a high specification for the X78 route when new. The temptation to try out a StreetDeck was too much and so plans were changed and I took this bus back to my Sheffield base rather than spending more time bus watching.

Stagecoach 15708 (YN60CKA), Townhead Street, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

First shot on 5th August was of Stagecoach Scania N230UD 15708 (YN60CKA) at the top of Townhead Street. I only just got there in time before the First Volvo B9TL got in the way!

First 32220 (LT52WUD), Townhead Street, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

Heading away from Townhead Street onto Leopold Street on 5th August was FIrst Plaxton bodied Volvo B7TL 32220 (LT52WUD)

First 30937 (X358VWT), Sheffield, 5th August 2017

And in the same place was First 30937 (X58VWT), another Volvo B7TL but this time with Alexander ALX400 bodywork

Stagecoach 19042 (SN56AWP), Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

Stagecoach Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Trident 19042 (SN56AWP) on Ecclesall Road on 5th August 2017.

First 63139 (SN14DWO), Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

First Wright Streetlite 63139 (SN14DWO) going the other way on Ecclesall Road on 5th August 2017.

Hulleys 12 (YJ62JZT), Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

Also heading out of the city along Ecclesall Road was Hulleys 12 (YJ62JZT), a Wright Pulsar bodied VDL SB200, a bus I photographed several times when it worked for Reays in my home city of Carlisle: https://madannie.smugmug.com/search?q=reays&c=photos&scope=node&scopeValue=t2R4r#q=YJ62JZT&s=recent

First 60707 (MV02VAF), Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

And also photographed on Ecclesall Road was First Volvo B7L 60707 (MV02VAF)

First 32264 (LT52WWK) , Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

First Volvo B7TL/Alexander 32264 (LT52WWK) heading along Ecclesall ROad, 5th August 2017.

First 31129 (YU52VYE), Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, 5th August 2017

Heading towards the Hunters Bar roundabout on 5th August was First Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL 31129 (YU52VYE).