Ribble 100th : Two events in Morecambe - 25/26 May 2019

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Participating in the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. UTC 672 is an East Lancs bodied AEC Regent III that was new to Bamber Bridge Motor Service in January 1955. It is now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches and is available for private hire. Bamber Bridge Motor Service was taken over by Ribble in April 1967.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Participating in the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. UTC 672 is an East Lancs bodied AEC Regent III that was new to Bamber Bridge Motor Service in January 1955. It is now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches and is available for private hire. Bamber Bridge Motor Service was taken over by Ribble in April 1967.

Saturday 25 May 2019 – Preserved NRN 586, an MCW bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 that was new to Ribble Motor Services as their 1686 in October 1960. It was seen in Lancaster bus station when running a shuttle service to the Stagecoach North West garage open day at Morecambe. The event, and the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' held in Morecambe the next day, were to celebrate 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. The Atlantean was perhaps one of the most revolutionary designs. The rear engine layout paved the way for the buses we know almost 60 years later. As a schoolboy when these buses were delivered to Ribble they were the epitome of modernity to an impressionable ten year old bus enthusiast! I was successful in securing a ride on the next trip to Morecambe – just had to.

Saturday 25 May 2019 – Preserved NRN 586, an MCW bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 that was new to Ribble Motor Services as their 1686 in October 1960. It was seen outside the Stagecoach North West garage at Morecambe having arrived on a shuttle from Lancaster bus station as part of the garage open day event. This event, and the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' held the next day, were to celebrate 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. The Atlantean was perhaps one of the most revolutionary designs. The rear engine layout paved the way for the buses we know almost 60 years later. As a schoolboy when these buses were delivered to Ribble they were the epitome of modernity to a impressionable ten year old bus enthusiast! I was successful in securing a ride from Lancaster - just had to.

Saturday 25 May 2019 – Preserved NRN 586, an MCW bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 that was new to Ribble Motor Services as their 1686 in October 1960. A lower deck interior view of the bus. The Atlantean was perhaps one of the most revolutionary designs. The rear engine layout paved the way for the buses we know almost 60 years later. As a schoolboy when these buses were delivered to Ribble they were the epitome of modernity to a impressionable ten year old bus enthusiast!

Saturday 25 May 2019 – Preserved NRN 586, an MCW bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 that was new to Ribble Motor Services as their 1686 in October 1960. An upper deck interior view of the bus. The Atlantean was perhaps one of the most revolutionary designs. The rear engine layout paved the way for the buses we know almost 60 years later. As a schoolboy when these buses were delivered to Ribble they were the epitome of modernity to a impressionable ten year old bus enthusiast!

Saturday 25 May 2019 - Stagecoach North West hosted an open day at their Morecambe garage to celebrate 100 years since the formation of Ribble Motor Services. Stagecoach acquired Ribble in May 1989. 16640 (P270 VPN), an Alexander RL bodied Volvo Olympian was new to Stagecoach Ribble in January 1997, is part of the dedicated school contract fleet branded as ‘school runner.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Displayed at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. JTB 749 is a Burlingham bodied AEC Regal III that was new to Florence Coaches of Morecambe in January 1948. It is now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches and is available for private hire.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Displayed at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. JTB 749 is a Burlingham bodied AEC Regal III that was new to Florence Coaches of Morecambe in January 1948. It is now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches and is available for private hire.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Displayed at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. JTB 749 is a Burlingham bodied AEC Regal III that was new to Florence Coaches of Morecambe in January 1948. It is now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches and is available for private hire.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Displayed at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. RN 7824 is a Brush bodied Leyland Cheetah LZ2 coach new to Ribble as their 1568 in 1939.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – Displayed at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. RN 7824 is a Brush bodied Leyland Cheetah LZ2 coach new to Ribble as their 1568 in 1939.

Saturday 25 May 2019 - Stagecoach North West hosted an open day at their Morecambe garage to celebrate 100 years since the formation of Ribble Motor Services. Stagecoach acquired Ribble in May 1989. The event featured visiting preserved buses and coaches in the colours of operators that worked services with Ribble. MTE 635 is a Weymann bodied AEC Regent III that was new to Morecambe and Heysham Corporation Transport in February 1951.

Saturday 25 May 2019 - Stagecoach North West hosted an open day at their Morecambe garage to celebrate 100 years since the formation of Ribble Motor Services. Stagecoach acquired Ribble in May 1989. The event featured visiting preserved buses and coaches in the colours of operators that worked services with Ribble. MTE 635 is a Weymann bodied AEC Regent III that was new to Morecambe and Heysham Corporation Transport in February 1951.

Sunday 26 May 2019 – New to Ribble in 1951, DCK 219 was one of the twenty East Lancs bodied Leyland PD2/3 that carried the coach livery for use on the longer distance limited stop/express services within the North West of England. The livery style gave them the name ‘White Lady’ despite them being more cream than white. This vehicle is licenced to Fife Scottish Omnibuses, one of the Stagecoach subsidiaries in Scotland. Having participated in the open day at the Stagecoach North West garage in Morecambe on the 25th May, it was active here on the next day as part of the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day'. Both events were to celebrate 100 years of Ribble Motor Services.

Saturday 25 May 2019 – New to Ribble in 1951, DCK 219 was one of the twenty East Lancs bodied Leyland PD2/3 that carried the coach livery for use on the longer distance limited stop/express services within the North West of England. The livery style gave them the name ‘White Lady’ despite them being more cream than white. This vehicle is licenced to Fife Scottish Omnibuses, one of the Stagecoach subsidiaries in Scotland. Having participated in the open day at the Stagecoach North West garage in Morecambe on the 25th May, the next day it was active on the road as part of the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day'. Both events were to celebrate 100 years of Ribble Motor Services.

Sunday 26 May 2019 - Preserved Vulcan Duchess on display at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. The bus services of John Fawcett and Sons that traded as Dallam Motor Services, were acquired by Ribble in December 1950 but this lovely vehicle (EC 8852) is from an earlier era. Vulcan launched this model in the very early 1930s.

Sunday 26 May 2019 - Preserved Vulcan Duchess on display at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust 'Morecambe Vintage Bus Day' which celebrated 100 years of Ribble Motor Services. The bus services of John Fawcett and Sons that traded as Dallam Motor Services, were acquired by Ribble in December 1950 but this lovely vehicle (EC 8852) is from an earlier era. Vulcan launched this model in the very early 1930s.