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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2015, 06:28:34 AM »
Quote from: Pete on January 04, 2015, 11:21:55 AM
A shot of the premises.



My sister lived at the house joined on just off shot to the left in the 1980s/90s
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« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2017, 07:57:45 PM »
This smart Bedford coach of Bransons turned up at Felley Priory, Underwood for a garden open day whilst I was visiting back in the day. Only just joined the forum!
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2017, 08:31:02 PM »
Hi Tony, welcome to chesterfieldonline  (y)
I'm afraid some of the pictures in this thread got 'corrupted' when we moved to a new host.
There's some cracking local facebook groups for old photos etc if you're not already aware  ;)
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« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2017, 11:20:58 PM »
Welcome Tony from another Tony. Always glad to have a new member aboard :)
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2017, 10:19:54 AM »
Welcome to the Forum  :)
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #20 on: May 24, 2017, 03:01:13 PM »
When I was a kid we only ever went on the odd organised day trip to the seaside and if a Bransons coach turned up we thought it was our lucky day as they were always the newest and poshest coaches at that time.
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2017, 08:39:39 PM »
As children we thought we were on holiday if we were taken to the Queens Park   or Matlock :) How times have changed!
Do Bransons still take day trips?
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2017, 12:10:36 AM »
Quote from: Old Cruser on May 28, 2017, 08:39:39 PM
As children we thought we were on holiday if we were taken to the Queens Park   or Matlock :) How times have changed!
Do Bransons still take day trips?
I don't want to make you sound silly but Bransons have been defunct for at least 20 years and more. They were the posh ones I seem to remember as a kid - or I thought they were posh.
Lovely coaches clean and modern or so it seemed at the time to me as a kid.
Sadly missed :(
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2017, 10:06:10 AM »
Quote from: Scimitar on May 29, 2017, 12:10:36 AM
I don't want to make you sound silly but Bransons have been defunct for at least 20 years and more. They were the posh ones I seem to remember as a kid - or I thought they were posh.
Lovely coaches clean and modern or so it seemed at the time to me as a kid.
Sadly missed :(

Not at all scimitar I didn't know they had gone - haven't used coaches for years so well out of touch with who is around or not.
Who if anyone provides the coach trips these days ?
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2017, 01:21:15 PM »
Well Johnson's do as for the first time in many years we went on a bus trip yesterday - very good they were as well with wheelchair friendly bus!
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #25 on: August 06, 2017, 05:14:59 PM »
Hello!  I've just joined this forum as Bransons fans may like to know that an old Bransons coach is currently being restored by Johnsons/Redferns at Mansfield Woodhouse.  I don't know if it will be finished in Bransons colours or if it will become part of their "Dukeries Coaches" heritage fleet.
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« Reply #26 on: August 06, 2017, 06:53:58 PM »
Welcome to the forum wollygobble :)
I assumed that all of Branson's coaches had long since perished, so its good news that one is in preservation at least!
Would love to see some photo's eventually.
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« Reply #27 on: August 06, 2017, 09:35:38 PM »
Welcome to Chesterfieldonline wollygobble  :)

It's nice to know that some people are still prepared to 'take the time'/'spend the money', on restoration projects.
Hope it works out well for them (y)
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #28 on: August 07, 2017, 04:40:43 PM »
Some lovely photo's and descriptions from yesteryear bus history here: If you decide to share any it would be polite to ask the provider first.
http://www.sct61.org.uk/index/operator/ce
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Re: Bransons Coaches
« Reply #29 on: August 07, 2017, 05:26:09 PM »
Welcome to the forum wollygobble  :)
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