Wales: Album 1

Thursday 28 July 2011 (0752) - Buses passing on the Dee bridge in Llangollen. Heading towards the camera is GHA Coaches T549 HNH, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to Armchair in June 1999. Heading away from the camera is Arriva Cymru 2510 (CX05 AAF), a Wright bodied VDL, working the 0615 Dolgellau to Wrexham service X94.

Thursday 28 July 2011 (0746) - Right: Bryn Melyn (GHA Group) S200 CBC, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in August 1998 to Coakley Bus and Coach, Scotland, bound for Wrexham, Left: Selwyns Coaches of Runcorn 111 (YJ05 PWE), a Van Hool bodied VDL (DAF), working National Express service 418 from Wrexham to London. They are seen in Parade Street, Llangollen.

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0919) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen from our hotel window of the Royal Hotel, Llangollen when working the 0845 service 5 from Wrexham to Corwen. The branded livery is carried by most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Llangollen-Wrexham services. Bryn Melyn was originally based in Llangollen and its garage was located on the site where some apartments have now been built (beyond the railway carriage standing in the railway station siding).

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0801) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen leaving Llangollen bound for Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0750) - GHA Coaches T549 HNH, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to Armchair in June 1999, seen on the Dee bridge in Llangollen. The destination indicator is set for ‘Ruthin X5’ although the bus wasn’t yet in service. I suspect it was running empty to Corwen to work the 0810 service to Ruthin which the timetable shows as service X50 (and the only X50 journey in either direction between Corwen and Ruthin shown in the timetable. The service is covered by the X5 otherwise and the X50 service runs between Ruthin and Denbigh. This was a school holiday day. On school days the timetable shows the trip starting at Llangollen at 0748 as an X5 becoming an X50 at Corwen. The same bus might then run through to Denbigh on the X50 at 0845.

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0750) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen in Castle Street, Llangollen arriving from Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0747) - Bryn Melyn (GHA Group) S200 CBC seen in Llangollen. It is a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in August 1998 to Coakley Bus and Coach, Scotland.

Wednesday 27 July 2011 (0747) - Bryn Melyn (GHA Group) S200 CBC seen in Llangollen. It is a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in August 1998 to Coakley Bus and Coach, Scotland.

Tuesday 26 July 2011 (1554) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen in Parade Street, Llangollen bound for Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Tuesday 26 July 2011 (1554) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen in Parade Street, Llangollen bound for Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services. The Royal Hotel, where we stayed, is the white building above the bus.

Tuesday 26 July 2011 (1334) - GHA Coaches CA04 GHA, a Wright bodied DAF, seen leaving Llangollen on the 1300 service 5 to Wrexham. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services. New in June 2004 to one of the GHA group companies. (Davies of Bettws Gwerfil Goch near Corwen??)

Monday 25 July 2011 (1622) - GHA Coaches CA04 GHA, a Wright bodied DAF, seen in Castle Street, Llangollen. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services. New in June 2004 to one of the GHA group companies. (Davies of Bettws Gwerfil Goch near Corwen??)

Monday 25 July 2011 (1612) - Bryn Melyn (GHA Group) S200 CBC seen in Llangollen. It is a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in August 1998 to Coakley Bus and Coach, Scotland.

Monday 25 July 2011 (1556) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen in Parade Street, Llangollen bound for Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Monday 25 July 2011 (1429) - GHA Coaches SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003, seen turning off the Dee bridge in Llangollen bound for Wrexham on service 5. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Monday 25 July 2011 (0803) - GHA Coaches W677 DDN, an Optare Solo new in July 2000 operated by Optare possibly as a demonstrator, seen leaving Parade Street, Llangollen as the 0800 service 5 to Wrexham. Previously it had worked the 0715 service 5 from Wrexham which arrived at 0747. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Monday 25 July 2011 (0802) - GHA Coaches W677 DDN, an Optare Solo new in July 2000 operated by Optare possibly as a demonstrator, seen in Parade Street, Llangollen about to depart as the 0800 service 5 to Wrexham. Previously it had worked the 0715 service 5 from Wrexham which arrived at 0747. It carries a branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.

Monday 25 July 2011 (0755) - Two buses of GHA Coaches taking a short break in Llangollen. Left is W677 DDN, an Optare Solo new in July 2000 operated by Optare possibly as a demonstrator, which had arrived on the 0715 service 5 from Wrexham. Right is SK52 UTU, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to H-A-D Coaches of Shotts, Scotland in January 2003. Both carry the branded livery which most of the buses GHA, and its associated company Bryn Melyn, operate on the Wrexham-Llangollen services.