East Yorkshire Motor Services

Thursday 8 November 2012 (approx 1350) - East Yorkshire 745 (YX08 FXG), a Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL new 2008, making the turn from Piccadilly into Coppergate in York. It was working the 1205 service X46 from Hull.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (1250) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 318 (S789 NRV) is a Caetano Compass bodied Dennis Dart which had been new in January 1999 to Frodingham Coaches of Driffield, a company acquired by EYMS in 2001. It was seen at the bottom of Eastborough just after leaving West Pier.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0942) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 476 (W476 UAG), a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in 2000, seen in Westborough, Scarborough. The castle walls can be seen on the cliff top in the background.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0931) – East Yorkshire Motor Services worked the Park & Ride services in Scarborough using Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLE single deckers wearing a blue and white livery. 365 (YX58 DCE), new in February 2009, was seen in Harcourt Place.

Sunday 11 November 2012 (1034) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 355 (YX57 BXC), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart new in 2007, in Westborough, Scarborough.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0926) – East Yorkshire Motor Services worked the Park & Ride services in Scarborough using Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLE single deckers. 363 (YX58 CWD), seen here in Harcourt Place, was new in February 2009.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0926) – East Yorkshire Motor Services worked the Park & Ride services in Scarborough using Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLE single deckers. 363 (YX58 CWD), seen here in Harcourt Place, was new in February 2009.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0944) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 355 (YX57 BXC), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart new in October 2007, turning from Westborough into Valley Bridge Parade, Scarborough. The former Odeon cinema, now the Stephen Joseph Theatre, forms a backcloth. The art deco building was constructed during the 1930s.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0950) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 421 (Y351 DAB) is an Optare Solo M850 which was seen leaving Westborough, the main street in Scarborough, on service 14 to Newby. The Solo isn’t too common in the EYMS fleet and this one was new in 2001 to Go Whittle, a company in the EYMS Group at the time. 356 (YX57 BXD), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart new in 2007, is in front. Judging by the rear end advert the bus had been transferred to Scarborough garage from Hornsea. The advert is for KCOM, the telecommunications company that had its origins as Hull Corporation Telephones. In 1902 Hull Corporation was granted a licence under the Telegraph Act to own and operate its own telephone system as were a number of other municipalities but gradually these were taken over by Post Office Telephones/British Telecom. Hull’s system has remained independent and the advert tells of expansion beyond the city of Kingston-upon-Hull (Hull). The former Odeon cinema, now the Stephen Joseph Theatre, forms a backcloth. The art deco building was constructed during the 1930s.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0950) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 421 (Y351 DAB) is an Optare Solo M850 which was seen leaving Westborough, the main street in Scarborough, on service 14 to Newby. The Solo isn’t too common in the EYMS fleet and this one was new in 2001 to Go Whittle, a company in the EYMS Group at the time.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0929) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 357 (YX57 BXE), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart new in 2007, at the corner of Harcourt Place and St. Nicholas Street, Scarborough. Directly behind the bus is the upper station of the Central Tramway, a funicular tramway opened in 1881 which runs down to Foreshore Road. www.centraltramway.co.uk The Grand Hotel stands beyond that, opened in 1867 the ‘V’ shaped building pays homage to Queen Victoria. The building was designed around the theme of time with 4 towers to represent the seasons (the two of the open ‘V’ almost appear in this photograph although one of them is almost obscured by the leaves on the tree!), 12 floors for the months of the year, 52 chimneys for the weeks. Originally there were 365 bedrooms - one for each day of a non-leap year.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (1128) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 254 (A17 EYC), an Optare Excel L1070 new in 1998, seen in speeding away from a bus stop in Northstead Manor Drive when working service 3.

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0929) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 250 (R250 PRH), an Optare Excel L1070 new in 1998, seen in Harcourt Place, Scarborough followed by 357 (YX57 BXE), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart, new in 2007.

Friday 9 November 2012 (0902) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 355 (YX57 BXC), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodied Dart new in 2007, seen in Westborough, Scarborough. The castle walls can be seen on the cliff top in the background.

Sunday 11 November 2012 (1043) – The East Yorkshire Motor Services (which is also known in these parts as Scarborough & District) parking ground at Westwood, Scarborough. From right to left: 318 (S789 NRV) Caetano Compass/Dennis Dart 333 (T284 PVM) Plaxton Pointer/Dennis Dart 684 (YX53 AOK) Plaxton President/Volvo B7TL 722 (YX57 BWD) ADL Enviro400/Volvo B9TL 354 (YX57 BXB) ADL Enviro200/ADL Dennis Dart 745 (YX08 FXG) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL 723 (YX57 BWE) ADL Enviro400/Volvo B9TL 711 (YX06 CXM) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL 358 (YX57 BXF) ADL Enviro200/ADL Dennis Dart [in between and not visible is 476 (W476 UAG) Plaxton Pointer/Dennis Dart] 360 (YX57 BXH) ADL Enviro200/ADL Dennis Dart 356 (YX57 BXD) ADL Enviro200/ADL Dennis Dart 741 (YX08 FXC) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL [Beyond 741 are five unidentified vehicles]

Friday 21 August 1987 – Valley Bridge bus station in Scarborough. Left: The West Yorkshire Road Car Company services from Leeds to the Yorkshire Coast were branded ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ - a name which went from strength to strength as a registered company name after privatisation. Having worked to Scarborough from its base at Malton 1858 (C480 YWY) was soon to work the 0900 service 843 to Leeds, a journey of about 70 miles taking 2.5 hours. New in October 1985 it was an Eastern Coachworks bodied Leyland Olympian fitted with higher backed semi-coach seating. (Within days of this photograph WYRCC was privatised. Reported in ‘Commercial Motor’ magazine dated 3 September 1987). Right: East Yorkshire Motor Services/Scarborough and District 419 (C419 VVN), a Reeve Burgess bodied Mercedes-Benz L608D that was new to United Automobile Services their 2419 in May 1986, carries the ‘Scarborough Skipper’ branding. (EYMS had been privatised in February 1987).

Sunday 11 November 2012 (1044) – The East Yorkshire Motor Services (which is also known in these parts as Scarborough & District) parking ground at Westwood, Scarborough. Double deckers 711 (YX06 CXM) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL; 723 (YX57 BWE) ADL Enviro400/ Volvo B9TL; and 745 (YX08 FXG) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL. (Flanked by ADL Enviro200/ADL Dennis Dart single deckers which were 358 (YX57 BXF) (left) and 354 (YX57 BXB) (right).

Friday 9 November 2012 (0902) – East Yorkshire Motor Services (trading as Scarborough & District) 471 (W471 UAG), a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in 2000, in Westborough, Scarborough. The castle walls can be seen on the cliff top in the background.