Yelloway 100 event (July 4/5 2015)

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Evoking many memories of Yelloway whose coaches carried this unusual style of fleetname

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Three preserved Yelloway AEC Reliance coaches parked at Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event and staff reunion. Left to right are WDK 562T (1979 Plaxton Supreme); NNC 855P (1976 Duple Dominant – now the home of the Yelloway Museum) and CDK 172L (1973 Plaxton Panorama Elite). The fourth coach is YDK 590 (1961 Harrington Cavalier) just visible through the windows of CDK 172L.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Superbly preserved former Yelloway WDK 562T, a 1979 Plaxton Supreme bodied AEC Reliance, parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Another well turned out preserved former Yelloway coach seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event. CDK 172L, is a 1971 Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied AEC Reliance. A much smaller preservation item of Yelloway heritage is the model standing on the front dashboard. It represents Trans-United bodied AEC Regal bodied HDK 803 - although in model terms it is quite big measuring about 60cm (2 feet) in length. (See close up photos later in the set).

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Another well turned out preserved former Yelloway coach seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event. CDK 172L, is a 1971 Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied AEC Reliance. A much smaller preservation item of Yelloway heritage is the model standing on the front dashboard. It represents Trans-United bodied AEC Regal bodied HDK 803 - although in model terms it is quite big measuring about 60cm (2 feet) in length. (See close up photos later in the set).

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Another well turned out preserved former Yelloway coach seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event. CDK 172L, is a 1971 Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied AEC Reliance.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Former Yelloway Harrington Cavalier bodied AEC Reliance YDK 590, bought by Yelloway in 1961 has been resident in the Manchester Museum of Transport for some years. It is seen here outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Former Yelloway Harrington Cavalier bodied AEC Reliance YDK 590, bought by Yelloway in 1961, has been resident in the Manchester Museum of Transport for some years. It is seen here outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Another well turned out preserved former Yelloway coach seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event. CDK 172L, a 1971 Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied AEC Reliance, carries the centenary logo in the rear window which is based upon the garter scroll featured on the rear boot doors.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Former Yelloway NNC 855P has been the home of the Yelloway Museum for a number of years. Yelloway was a Plaxton customer following the demise of Harrington but in 1976 bought two Duple Dominant bodied AEC Reliances. Seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Former Yelloway NNC 855P has been the home of the Yelloway Museum for a number of years. Yelloway was a Plaxton customer following the demise of Harrington but in 1976 bought two Duple Dominant bodied AEC Reliances. Seen parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event. The centenary logo in the rear window which is based upon the garter scroll featured on the rear boot doors.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Superbly preserved former Yelloway WDK 562T, a 1979 Plaxton Supreme bodied AEC Reliance, parked outside Rochdale Town Hall as part of the 'Yelloway 100' event.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - A display of coaches outside Rochdale Town Hall forming part of the 'Yelloway 100' event and staff reunion. Four preserved former Yelloway coaches are flanked by a coach from the 'new' Yelloway (Jonckheere bodied Volvo BO55 YEL on the right) and preserved Red and White Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol RE (OAX 9F on the left). The four preserved Yelloway AEC Reliance coaches are left to right: WDK 562T (1979 Plaxton Supreme); NNC 855P (1976 Duple Dominant – now the home of the Yelloway Museum); CDK 172L (1973 Plaxton Panorama Elite); YDK 590 (1961 Harrington Cavalier).

Saturday 4 July 2015 - A display of coaches outside Rochdale Town Hall forming part of the 'Yelloway 100' event and staff reunion. Four preserved former Yelloway coaches are flanked by a coach from the 'new' Yelloway (Jonckheere bodied Volvo BO55 YEL on the right) and preserved Red and White Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol RE (OAX 9F on the left). The four preserved Yelloway AEC Reliance coaches are left to right: WDK 562T (1979 Plaxton Supreme); NNC 855P (1976 Duple Dominant – now the home of the Yelloway Museum); CDK 172L (1973 Plaxton Panorama Elite); YDK 590 (1961 Harrington Cavalier).

Saturday 4 July 2015 - Legal lettering for Yelloway Motor Services Limited. The full company name was displayed within the famous sunrise fleetname. This was found acceptable for many years but the full title was also placed on the lower panels in later years. This was carried by former Yelloway Harrington Cavalier bodied AEC Reliance YDK 590, bought by Yelloway in 1961, which is a resident in the Manchester Museum of Transport.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - A much smaller preservation item of Yelloway heritage is a model representing Trans-United bodied HDK 803 - although in model terms it is quite big measuring about 60cm (2 feet) in length. For many years it was on display in the front window of the Yelloway Travel Bureau at Weir Street and as a boy I recall coveting it numerous times with nose pressed up to the window! The real thing was an AEC Regal new in 1951.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - A much smaller preservation item of Yelloway heritage is a model representing Trans-United bodied HDK 803 - although in model terms it is quite big measuring about 60cm (2 feet) in length. For many years it was on display in the front window of the Yelloway Travel Bureau at Weir Street and as a boy I recall coveting it numerous times with nose pressed up to the window! The real thing was an AEC Regal new in 1951.

Saturday 4 July 2015 - A much smaller preservation item of Yelloway heritage is a model representing Trans-United bodied HDK 803 - although in model terms it is quite big measuring about 60cm (2 feet) in length. For many years it was on display in the front window of the Yelloway Travel Bureau at Weir Street and as a boy I recall coveting it numerous times with nose pressed up to the window! The real thing was an AEC Regal new in 1951.