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Holmeswood Group - james solomon - 03/07/2012 21:33
Post in here any news sightings or general information about Holmeswood Coaches, Bostocks Coaches, Walkers Coaches and Aspdens of Blackburn. Heres a fleetlist to get started from my site
http://northwestbus.site11.com/Holmeswood.Html
RE: Holmeswood Group - DVL418 - 04/07/2012 14:15
A couple of coaches still carry 'Flanaghan' names - are these based at the former Walker's yard at Anderton depot near Northwich now rather than Appleton?
Also here is a shot of the newest coach in the fleet PO12 EOC
RE: Holmeswood Group - james solomon - 05/07/2012 09:22
Nice shot what part of Macclesfield was that taken. Holmeswood are also part of the olympics thing with coaches so it will be interesting to see whats going down for the contracts
RE: Holmeswood Group - DVL418 - 05/07/2012 09:43
(05/07/2012 09:22)james solomon Wrote: Nice shot what part of Macclesfield was that taken. Holmeswood are also part of the olympics thing with coaches so it will be interesting to see whats going down for the contracts
Outside St Albans school on Proiry Lane - the bus turning circle has been a regular pick-up/drop-off point for Holmeswood {Bostocks} and McCartheys for donkey's years.
RE: Holmeswood Group - james solomon - 05/07/2012 09:51
Certain schools are fine with you walking in to write things down but as soon as you get the camera out they go nuts but the thing I dont get is Macclesfield College dont care and iv stopped going to All Hallows to grab Bostocks ESK807 after I got attacked verbally from a taxi driver even though my sister goes there.
RE: Holmeswood Group - DVL418 - 05/07/2012 12:45
The turning circle on Priory Lane is outside the school and coaches pick-up/drop-off outside school hours/days anyway so no problem.
My children attend All Hallows - never had a problem but I don't take any photos once pupils let out of class.
HERE
Alternatively ask driver which way he/she turns onto Oxford Road on departure - plenty of spots to get a good shot along there- see HERE
Hope this is helpful
RE: Holmeswood Group - motormayhem - 05/07/2012 13:49
one of there coaches blocked up old swan the other week at the junction where tescos is due to the road works at green lane,it had something like "VIP HOLMESWOOD" on the side.
Really looked the part as its the same as what Eavesway run on the football contracts.
RE: Holmeswood Group - james solomon - 05/07/2012 15:44
Iv gotten a few from All Hallows in the past across the road from the entrance. Iv noticed some Holmeswood group buses and coaches are in the fleet for a while then they dissapear for a while and reapear back in the fleet is this common
RE: Holmeswood Group - DVL418 - 05/07/2012 21:00
(05/07/2012 15:44)james solomon Wrote: Iv gotten a few from All Hallows in the past across the road from the entrance. Iv noticed some Holmeswood group buses and coaches are in the fleet for a while then they dissapear for a while and reapear back in the fleet is this common
Holmeswood also a dealer and has major fleet based up in Lancashire so vehicles can only stay in operational fleet for short periods and/or transferred to other depots
RE: Holmeswood Group - james solomon - 17/07/2012 17:07
Iv noticed quite receintly vehicles without anything on them or the holmeswood logo is this in preparation for the olympic livery to be applied?