National Express Services at Skegness in 1999

Below are details of some of the many vehicles which visited Skegness working National Express services. As is illustrated, vehicles come from far and wide with duplicates running at peak demand times. The observations were made at the Coach Park on Richmond Drive, a short distance from the railway and bus stations and well worth a visit for anyone interested in coaches. As well as National Express, on Saturdays several other operators run express services such as Glowbelle (West Bromwich) , Skills (Nottingham & Sheffield), Yorks (Northampton), Gordon's (Rotherham), to name but a few.

The National Express services in 1999 were as follows :

449 Mablethorpe - London
660

Butlin's - Bradford
661 Butlin's - Birmingham
662 Butlin's - Liverpool
663 Butlin's - Newcastle upon Tyne
664 Butlin's - Preston
665 Butlin's - London
681 Mablethorpe (Haven) - Bradford
682 Mablethorpe (Haven) - Birmingham

 

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A busy scene at Skegness Coach Park on a summer Saturday in 1999

 

August 7th, 1999

449 S456 BCE Viscount (Peterborough)
449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft (Mablethorpe)
660 TXI 6342 Hobson (Sheffield)
660 H348 JFX Angloblue (Leeds)
660 F269 UDX TM Travel (Old Tapton)
661 G100 CVC Yardley's (Birmingham)
661 RJI 1657 Sunshine Tours (Radford)
662 MIL 2654 Bennett's (Warrington)
662 N333 EST Ellen Smith (Rochdale)
663 961 KVK Go Northern (Gateshead)
663 CU 7661 Go Northern (Gateshead)
663 M1 WNJ David Urquhart Travel (Hexham)
663 HIL 5837 Don Smith (Durham)
664 N596 DWY Cosgroves (Preston)
664 RJI 8273 Ellen Smith
664 RIL 1215 Haytons (Burnage)
665 M407 BLC Impact Tours (Ealing)
665 P382 ARY Excalibur (Battersea)
681 A4 FTG Flights (Birmingham)
682 687 PTO Tetley (Leeds)
682 TJI 1678 Grayscroft (Mablethorpe)

 

Go Northern CU7661 on the 663 with Urquhart M1 WNJ on 07.08.99

 

Angloeblue (since ceased trading) were regularly seen on the 660

 

August 14th, 1999

449 S457 BCE Viscount
449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft
660 BPH 77H Ross Executive (Featherstone)
660 H348 JFX Angloblue
660 TXI 6342 Hobson
660 M230 XWG Galaxy Tours (Rochdale)
661 JIL 8813 Dunn Line (Nottingham)
661 N294 OYE Yardley Travel (Birmingham)
661 J267 NNC Ascott (Dunn Line)
662 M93 HSU Clynnog & Trefor Motor Co. (Caernarfon)
662 MIL 7104 P & O Lloyd (Bagillt, Flint)
662 MIL 2654 Bennett's
663 961 KVK Go Northern
663 K2 VOY Go Northern
663 M574 JBC Don Smith (Sunderland)
663 ALZ 6247 Abbott's (Leeming)
664 SSU 632 Clynnog & Trefor Motor Co.
664 N596 DWY Cosgroves (Preston)
665 M407 BLC Impact Tours
665 L95 GAX Glen's Luxury Travel (Greenock)
681 A4 FTG Flights
682 YSU 914 Tetley
682 J48 SNY TM Trave

 

Flights R772 WOB whilst working the 681 on 11.09.99

 

Impact J47 NJT working the 665 on 11.09.99

 

August 21st, 1999

449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft
449 ACZ 7492 Viscount
660 BPJ 77H Ross Executive
660 H348 JFX Angloblue
660 J214 XKY Hobsons
661 C196 CYO Yardley
662 OIW 1608 Grayscroft
662 MIL 2654 Bennett's
662 TJI 1676 Grayscroft
663 K3 VOY Go Northern
663 961 KVK Go Northern
663 M574 JBC Don Smith
664 M827 RCP Coscroves
664 K59 BAX Wingate Tours (Melling)
665 P904 FWD Impact Tours
681 S364 OOB Flights
681 P252 AUT Dunn Line
681 B529 GNV D Way Travel (Bungay)
682 784 URT Tetley
682 G53 RGG TM Travel

 
A rare example of a Welsh operator in Skegness on the 662 on 11.09.99

 

Glen's of Greenock operating the 665 on 14.08.99

 

August 28th, 1999

449 S457 BCE Viscount
449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft
660 J214 XKY Hobson
660 A160 NKE Black & White (Scunthorpe)
660 UNJ 367 Angloblue
661 MJI 2365 De Courcey (Coventry)
661 YOI 5914 Yardley
661 MJI 3407 De Coucey
662 J918 LEM Bennett's
662 F269 LDX TM Travel
662 B160 WRN TM Travel
663 HIL 5386 Don Smith
663 JCN 822 Go Northern
663 961 KVK Go Northern
664 T99 HAY Haytons (Wingate)
664 K59 BAY Haytons
664 M827 RCB Cosgroves
665 GSU 382 Impact Tours
681 FTG 5 Flights
681 MJI 7861 De Courcey
681 PSU 606 De Courcey
681 L8 BUS Williamsons (Knockin Heath)
682 687 PTO Tetley

 

Haytons T99 HAY operating the 664 on 28.08.99

 

Happy Days S361 SET operating the 681 on 11.09.99

 

September 4th, 1999

449 S457 BCE Viscount
449 DSU 457 Collier (Earith)
449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft
660 NIB 4906 Angloblue
660 H348 JFX Angloblue
660 NIB 4906 Angloblue
661 N294 OYE Yardleys
661 PSU 606 De Courcey
661 E360 CHS Three Ways Travel (Chasetown)
662 M366 AMA Selwyn's Travel (Weston, Runcorn)
662 MIL 7104 P & O Lloyd
662 J918 LEM Bennett's
663 K2 VOY Go Northern
663 BLZ 5449 Black & White
664 M827 RCP Cosgroves
665 P162 RWR North Kent Express (Northfleet)
665 P905 FMO Impact Tours
681 A4 FTG Flights
681 SSU 836 First Leicester
681 G166 LWN Hills (Newbridge, Wolverhampton)
682 687 PTO Tetley
682 F269 UDX TM Travel

 

Clynnog & Trefor SSU 632 operated the 664 on 14.08.1999

 

TM Travel's JIL 3966 working the 664 on 11.09.99

 

Saturday, September 11th, 1999

449 S458 BCE Viscount
449 TJI 1677 Grayscroft
660 H348 JFX Angloblue
660 BUI 7652 Burgin (Sheffield)
661 K707 RNR Yardley
661 F161 DET Birmingham Coach Company
662 MIL 2654 Bennett's
662 6709 PO P & O Lloyd
662 FSU 802 Barratt's (Nantwich)
663 961 KVK Go Northern
664 JIL 3966 TM Travel
664 G225 HCP Cosgroves
665 J47 NJT Impact Tours
681 R772 WOB Flights
681 S361 SET Happy Days (Woodseaves)
681 RJI 1655 Grayscroft
682 XOK 933 Tetley
682 J46 SNY TM Travel

 

 

National Express Services

Summer Saturdays 2000

SKEGNESS

Richmond Drive Coach Park

Service departs

Skegness

 from to Operates

until
049 1105 Mablethorpe London 27/05 - 23/09
682 1205 Bradford Mablethorpe 27/05 - 23/09
681 1205 Birmingham Butlin's 22/07 - 09/09
680 1205

Liverpool

Mablethorpe

 27/05 - 23/09
660 1225 Bradford Butlin's 22/07 - 09/09
661 1240 Birmingham Mablethorpe 27/05 - 23/09
662 1245 Liverpool Butlin's 22/07 - 09/09
663 1305 Newcastle UT Butlin's 22/07 - 09/09
661 1320 Butlin's Birmingham 22/07 - 09/09
664 1325 Preston Butlin's 22/07 - 09/09
660 1340 Butlin's Bradford 22/07 - 09/09
662 1400 Butlin's Liverpool 22/07 - 09/09
663 1420 Butlin's Newcastle UT 22/07 - 09/09
664 1440 Butlin's Preston 22/07 - 09/09
682 1500 Mablethorpe Bradford 27/05 - 23/09
680

1500

 Mablethorpe Liverpool

27/05 - 23/09
681 1530 Mablethorpe Birmingham 27/05 - 23/09
449 1635 London Mablethorpe 27/05 - 23/09

NOTES

Service 449 operated daily 22/05 - 24/09

Services 661, 662, 663 & 664 also operated Monday & Friday from 28/04 - 24/07 and 08/09 - 25/09

Service 660 also operated Monday & Friday 18/02 - 14/04 and 28/04 - 24/07 and 08/09 - 30/10

 

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