Bradley McMullan
- Jan 22, 2019
- 1 min
Website Updated
You'll find more interesting snippets of Black Prince history in the Company History section of the website, updated today with plenty of new 1990's/2000's flashbacks. http://www.blackprincebuses.co.uk/2000s Also, check out the Route Rambling section, which is slowly building in to a route by route history of all services operated by Black Prince over the years. The 4A, 100, 205, 424 & 760/770/771 sections have seen the most input so far. If anyone can provide detailed inform
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Bradley McMullan
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
Low-Rider On Loan!.
Good Morning! Today, it is with great excitement that thanks to the kindness and co-operation of Richard Huxham/4738 Group, we can announce the long term loan of unique low height Volvo Ailsa, TRR814R, which will be heading to Yorkshire in the coming weeks to participate in our Black Prince 50th celebrations!. The 42 year old Volvo, which was new to Derby Corporation Transport in February 1977, registered RTO1R, carries a fantastic version of the Black Prince livery. In the F
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Bradley McMullan
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
A Wash 'N' Brush-up for 73!
In the biting West Yorkshire winter weather, Stephen Whiteley removes several months worth of grime accumulated on the roof of his Optare "Vecta" M73WYG. The bus has recently passed an MOT test with flying colours, so today the opportunity was taken to join up with Steve for a ride out!. The chosen destination was Skipton, where we enjoyed a rather spiffing Wetherspoon traditional breakfast before returning to the depot, where the clean was undertaken. 73 was then shunted bac
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Bradley McMullan
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
A 25 year flashback-LWB377P
Making a most welcome return to Morley for the 50th anniversary of Black Prince, will be Gareth Atherton's fantastic Van-Hool McArdle bodied Volvo Ailsa B55, LWB377P. Had time travel been made possible, by dialling in "1994" and heading for Morley, you'd stumble across a certain bus & coach family celebrating 25 years of public service!. This silver jubilee was celebrated in style, with the adornment of LWB377P in a very fetching green and cream commemorative livery of such h
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Bradley McMullan
- Jan 9, 2019
- 1 min
"Route Rambling" Route History Progress
Good Evening All, The opportunity to spend some time editing the website has arisen this evening, so I have chosen to make a start on the "Route Rambling" section, which is perhaps equally as interesting as the history of the vehicle fleet of Black Prince. To collate route information and history for all former Black Prince bus routes is a huge task, but the task is now in hand, with information coming from the 'treasure' collection built up over many years by former employee
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