Rick meanwhile was busy finishing off the skylights and refitting the main saloon lights. As is customary, several hours were also spent underneath with wire brush, chipping hammer and tin of red oxide primer!

Mum and Dads Blackpool Trip:-

9-30 am Friday 6th April ......What a glorious sight to see a New Yelloway Motor Services Coach back on the road.  Our  memories of the old Yelloways service came flooding back as A15 YEL arrived in the bright morning sunlight in front of Rochdale Town hall on its First fare paying passenger trip to Blackpool and the Flyde coast.

The updated sun rise logo was displayed with pride along side the Courtesy coach familiar crescents. We could not leave Rochdale without going down memory lane as we drove past Weir Street and the pulled up outside of the old booking office for a photo shoot.

We travelled on via Shaw and Oldham, then towards Preston and via the old route into Blackpool, passing the Black and white Windmill then along the prom towards the tower, heading for Central Blackpool Bus station. Many heads turned and fingers pointing towards the bus along the way. Hey did you see that it's a YELLOWAY was the cry. We dropped off passengers in Blackpool central and then went on through Bispham, Cleveley's then in to Fleetwood. Pulled into the coach park at midday next to a Courtesy Coach.

Return trip back at 5 o'clock. Well done Courtesy Coaches as everybody said what a good trip it was and may the name 'Yelloway Motor Services' continue into the future.

April  13/14/15

With Andy Sharpe making the trip up from Willington an early start was made on Friday afternoon - the target this weekend was for me to get as much of the off side front woodwork done, whilst Andy continued a pace with his wire tracing, testing and complete replacement wherever required.

With the sun beating down and the radio playing, Andy demanding a cup of tea at frequent intervals, and banter by the bucket load we between had:-

Rebuilt all the framework around the header tank

Completed the roof vents

Cut new floor sections for the emergency door area

Corrected Steve's "Cock-up" at the off side front wheel arch

Re-wired the salon heaters and emergency window buzzer

Re-sited the wiring loom at the off side front

Richard as ever continues to work on the cleaning of the chassis - removing the skin off his knuckles as usual..

April 21

With Steve busy at work he could only manage a few hours on the bus today but he still had time to re-hang the emergency door, make the off side front vertical pillar and replace the window pan woodwork.

I mean while sanded the boot doors and finished off the front fibreglass panel ready for refitting.