Shooting the Past
Midlands
22nd March 2006
<-- Back | Showing 25-48 of 52 pictures | Next -->

2100x1237
Midland Red 4180.4246.4187 Warwick [jh].jpg
2099x1231
Midland Red 4191 London Victoria [jh].jpg
2102x1501
Midland Red 4243 [jh].jpg
 Even today you see unusual place names on destination displays. Here, showing service H14 from Hereford Bus Station to Bobblestock, is Midland Red 4586 [586AHA], a 1957 BMMO S14 with BMMO B43F body
647x462
Midland Red 4586 Hereford.jpg
The ‘C5’ class of coaches were used on local express routes (C5 & CS5) and motorway services (CM5 & CM5T). In the parking area outside Birmingham’s Digbeth Coach Station is Midland Red 4793 [793GHA]. This is a BMMO C5 with BMMO C37F coachwork and was new in 1959
660x475
Midland Red 4793 Birmingham.jpg
2100x1234
Midland Red 4800 Coventry [jh].jpg
 The BMMO D9 began production in 1960, though Midland Red 5028 [3028HA] is of 1963 vintage. It has BMMO built H40/32RD bodywork and is seen in Shrewsbury on local service S19 to Lythwood Hall
661x476
Midland Red 5028 Shrewsbury.jpg
1725x1357
Midland Red 5668 [jh].jpg
Midland Red 5804 [CHA104C] is a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R with Duple Vega C49F coachwork and was new in 1965. The location is, once again, Southport
551x374
Midland Red 5804 Southport.jpg
660x462
Midland Red EHA431D.jpg
 The three views of City of Oxford vehicles were taken at Gloucester Green Bus Station in the City – hardly recognisable today. 318 [318NJO] is an AEC Bridgemaster / PRV 2B3RA with integral Park Royal LD65F body dating from 1962
679x458
Oxford 318.jpg
 City of Oxford Bristol VR (OFC901H)
1840x1232
Oxford.jpg
Bridgemaster / PRV 2B3RA with integral Park Royal LD65F body dating from 1962
665x454
Oxford.jpg
714x453
Oxford.jpg
1840x1232
Oxford.jpg
 Street lights can play havoc with photo’s sometimes (unless it was a test bed for one of the vehicle tracking systems now in place – but why the coat hooks on the side !!!) PMT S4570 [TVT570] is seen on Crewe Bus Station. It is an AEC Reliance with Weymann B44F body dating from 1954
670x467
PMT S4570 Crewe.jpg

665x449
PMT.jpg
551x362
PMT.jpg
 Stratford Blue 35 [JUE351] is a Leyland PS2/3 with Northern Counties H35/28F (1963) bodywork. It was new in 1950 as a single-decker with Willowbrook DP34F body. It is seen at the depot in the centre of Stratford
709x445
Stratford Blue Stratford.jpg
894x609
Trent 203 Preston.jpg

920x606
Trent 525 Derby.jpg
 The Kettering depot of United Counties sees 289 [WBD289H], a Bristol RELH6G with ECW DP49F body in National Express livery.
670x453
United Counties 289 Kettering.jpg
 At Bedford depot of United Counties on 4 April 1969 is 840 [FRP695], a Bristol KSW5G with ECW L55R body which was new in 1951.
665x467
United Counties 840 690404 Bedford.jpg
 Acquired from London Transport in 1959 was Walsall 205 [OLD603], a Leyland 7RT with Park Royal H56R body
533x380
Walsall 205.jpg
© 1998-2009 mj - All copyrights rest with the Author
[ descript.ion | Index ]