Red Eagle Buses

Friday 8 September 2023 (1028) - Red Eagle Buses Limited 50108 (YX11 BGU), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new in April 2010 to Centrewest (DML44162), working St. Albans town service S8. The town War Memorial and St. Peter’s Church form the background to this view in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1134) – The town War Memorial and part of St. Peter’s Church form the background to this view in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans. Left is Reg’s Coaches of Welwyn YN07 NUP, a Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B that was new to Andersons, Bermondsey in April 2007. Right is Red Eagle Buses Limited 50113 (YX60 BZO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Dart new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166).

Friday 8 September 2023 (1144) – Red Eagle Buses Limited 50118 (YX10 FFB), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Dart new in June 2010 to Abellio London (8541). Seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans working town service S1. In the distance on the right is the Medieval Clock Tower constructed in the early 1400s said to have been a protest against the power of the nearby abbey to regulate timekeeping in the town. Beyond this is St. Albans Cathedral (officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban).

Friday 8 September 2023 (1027) – Red Eagle Buses Limited 50113 (YX60 BZO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Dart new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166). Seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans prior to working the 1040 service 361 to Bricket Wood.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1145) – Red Eagle Buses Limited Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Darts seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans. Left is 50118 (YX10 FFB) which was new in June 2010 to Abellio London (8541). Working town service S1 to Cell Barnes Estate. Right 50113 (YX60 BZO) new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166). In the background is St. Peter’s Church and the town War Memorial plus Arriva 3939 (LT63 UNN), a Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2013, heading to Luton on service 321

Friday 8 September 2023 (1029) – St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans On the left is Red Eagle Buses Limited 33 (YY15 GDK) on which I had just travelled from Marshalswick as it worked the 1000 trip of St. Albans town service S6. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new to Central Taxis, Felling in May 2015. Standing in front of that is Sullivan Buses E59 (LK08 DXW) taking a break between trips on service 84 which runs to Potters Bar. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 bodied Trident that had been new to Metroline (TE884) in July 2008. On the right is Arriva 3940 (LT63 UNP), a Wright Eclipse Urban 2 bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2013, working the 0845 service 321 from Maple Cross to Luton.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1032) – Red Eagle Buses Limited Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Darts seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans. Left is 50113 (YX60 BZO) new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166). Right is 50118 (YX10 FFB) which was new in June 2010 to Abellio London (8541). Working town service S1 to Cell Barnes Estate. Red Eagle Buses and Red Rose Travel appear to share the same management and operating centre. The two businesses have their own quite distinctive and quite different livery styles. Both however do feature these same characters on the roofline. In my ignorance I cannot say what the characters say and would welcome help on that point.

Friday 8 September 2023 (1131) – Red Eagle Buses Limited 50113 (YX60 BZO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D bodied Dart new in October 2010 to Centrewest (DML44166). Seen in St. Peter’s Street, St. Albans prior to working service 361.

Saturday 13 April 2024 (1342) – High Street, Berkhamsted. The lady with the orange shopping bag was making sure the driver of Red Eagle Buses 50111 (WX08 LNP) saw her as he passed by Arriva The Shires 3914 (BV58 MLK) which was already at the bus stop. Red Eagle 50111 is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to First Somerset and Avon (44904) in May 2008, which was working the 1255 Chesham-Berkhamsted Circular-Chesham service 354. Arriva The Shires 3914 (BV58 MLK), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 new in September 2008, seen in High Street, Berkhamsted when working the 1230 service X5 from Aylesbury to Hemel Hempstead. (In a list dated November 2023 this bus was allocated to Aylesbury garage). The ancient market town of Berkhamsted stands close to the Chiltern Hills. The long straight High Street is on an alignment dating from pre-Roman times. William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Berkhamsted following which a fort and then castle were established. The now ruined castle was a favoured residence of royalty but after its abandonment in 1485 the town fell into decline. In more modern times there was expansion following the construction of the Grand Union Canal and the coming of the main line railway both of which still link London with the Midlands.

Saturday 13 April 2024 (1342) – Red Eagle Buses 50111 (WX08 LNP) seen in the High Street, Berkhamsted working the 1255 Chesham-Berkhamsted Circular-Chesham service 354. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to First Somerset and Avon (44904) in May 2008. The ancient market town of Berkhamsted stands close to the Chiltern Hills. The long straight High Street is on an alignment dating from pre-Roman times. William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Berkhamsted following which a fort and then castle were established. The now ruined castle was a favoured residence of royalty but after its abandonment in 1485 the town fell into decline. In more modern times there was expansion following the construction of the Grand Union Canal and the coming of the main line railway both of which still link London with the Midlands.

Saturday 13 April 2024 (1342) – The ancient market town of Berkhamsted stands close to the Chiltern Hills. The long straight High Street is on an alignment dating from pre-Roman times. William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Berkhamsted following which a fort and then castle were established. The now ruined castle was a favoured residence of royalty but after its abandonment in 1485 the town fell into decline. In more modern times there was expansion following the construction of the Grand Union Canal and the coming of the main line railway both of which still link London with the Midlands. In this view on the High Street Red Eagle Buses 50111 (WX08 LNP), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to First Somerset and Avon (44904) in May 2008, was working the 1255 Chesham-Berkhamsted Circular-Chesham service 354. In the background is Arriva The Shires 3030 (BD12 DHG), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 that was new to the TGM Group in July 2012, working the 1315 service X5 from Hemel Hempstead to Aylesbury. (In these parts Arriva trades as 'Arriva Beds & Bucks' which for my foreign viewers is the abbreviation for the counties of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire).

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen at the top of the High Street in Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This now small triangle where High Street, West Street and Spital Street meet was the place from where local buses departed from the 1920s. The white building directly behind the bus (2 Market Place) became the booking and enquiry office of The Thames Valley Traction Company around 1928. Service 155 is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen at the top of the High Street in Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This now small triangle where High Street, West Street and Spital Street meet was the place from where local buses departed from the 1920s. The white building directly behind the bus (2 Market Place) became the booking and enquiry office of The Thames Valley Traction Company around 1928. Service 155 is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen in Spittal Street, Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This service is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen in High Street, Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This service is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen in High Street, Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This service is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Wednesday 17 April 2024 (1009) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008, seen at the top of the High Street (Market Place) in Marlow working the 0900 Lane End to Maidenhead Wednesday only service 155. This now small triangle where High Street, West Street and Spital Street meet was the place from where local buses departed from the 1920s. The white building directly behind the bus (2 Market Place) became the booking and enquiry office of The Thames Valley Traction Company around 1928. Service This service is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). The working diagram on Wednesdays is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0915 0915 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1003 1005 Marlow (Court Garden)-Maidenhead 1024 1030 Maidenhead- Marlow (Court Garden) 1049 1130 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom- Little Marlow-Maidenhead 1226 1230 Maidenhead- Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1343 1355 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1437 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays a different route pattern operates with the bus serving the same districts but running to High Wycombe. The working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654)

Monday 15 April 2024 (1004) – Red Eagle Buses 50122 (YX08 MFO) seen turning from High Street to Pound Lane in Marlow when working the 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) circular service 160. The background is dominated by All Saints Church and Marlow Bridge The bridge crosses the River Thames, the boundary between Buckinghamshire to Berkshire, and has a width and weight limit which precludes buses from crossing. In the early years when buses were smaller and lighter (1920s/1930s) services did cross the bridge. By the late 1950s Thames Valley Traction operated lightweight Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol SC4LK buses across the bridge. The weight limit on the bridge at that time was 5 tons and those buses had an unladen weight of just under 4 tons so passengers so had to cross the bridge empty. Passengers had to alight and walk over the bridge re-joining the bus on the other side. The bus is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new to London United (SDE1) new in July 2008. This service is one of a set of local services worked by a single bus which provides links from various small communities into Marlow (5 days a week), High Wycombe (4 days a week) and Maidenhead (1 day a week). On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays the working diagram is: 0745 Chinnor Hill-High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School) 0820 (654) 0900 Lane End-Marlow (Court Garden) 0925 (156) 0926 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1005 (160) 1010 Marlow (Court Garden)-Marlow Bottom-High Wycombe 1045 (158) 1125 High Wycombe- Marlow (Court Garden) 1143 (158) 1145 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1223 (160) 1225 Marlow (Court Garden)-Lane End 1249 (156) 1315 High Wycombe-Marlow Bottom- Marlow (Court Garden) 1349 (158) 1400 Marlow (Court Garden)-Little Marlow-Marlow Bottom-Marlow (Court Garden) 1438 (160) 1555 High Wycombe (Royal Grammar School)-Chinnor Hill 1630 (654) On Wednesdays a different route pattern operates with two trips running to Maidenhead rather than those to High Wycombe on service 158.