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Been making the most of a couple of free weekends to get out and see some decent diesel action with the annual 'leafbusting' trains :lol: Thanks Matt, super shot with the signal box and hills in sunlight as a backdrop. I saw one of the 'Sandite' trains waiting in Shrub Hill yard last Friday morning...

JOJ 976 a Guy Arab IV with Metro-Cammell H30/25R bodywork new 02/53 to Birmingham City Transport as 2976. Wythall Twilight event 27 October 2018 021.JPG Wythall Twilight event 27 October 2018 054.JPG Below are a few shots of preserved Birmingham City Transport buses including; JOJ 245 a Leyland Tige...

The weather was not being kind with a cold wind and plenty of rain, but all the vehicles booked managed to run and the turnout was good too! Not sure if all the details are correct, so apologies in advance. The light levels were very low, there may be some rain splashes on the lens and my camera jus...

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13:04 Wednesday 17th October 2018

ALSO, is each of the batch to feature a different work by Elgar ?

It might prove a little controversial when it comes to these wonderfully penned compositions!;

The Wand of Youth

Organ Sonata

I thought you might wish to see these pictures - I have posted many in the past, but there are new members and contributors to this website since 2014 who haven't, so that is my excuse! 33404 is depicted in Crowngate Bus station on the big day. Oct 15 2014 First Heritage 144 day. 027.jpg The followi...

A trio of 'deckers in post-war Walsall livery; XDH 56G a Daimler Fleetline CRC-36 chassis with Northern Counties H51/34D bodywork new 12/68 to Walsall as 56. XGH 516G a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX chassis with Northern Counties H41/27D bodywork new 02/69 to Walsall as 116. BX54 DDJ a Transbus Trident S...

YJ16 DXU an Optare Versa V1010MC chassis with Optare B35F new 04/16 to Midland Classic, Burton as 5. Alongside is G251 SRG a DAF SB220 chassis with Optare DP48F bodywork new 11/89 to Northumbria as 251; this bus design still looks good despite being 27 years old. 30 September 2018 Showbus Donington ...

HPW 133 a Bristol K5G chassis with ECW H30/26R bodywork new 01/49 to Eastern Counties as LKH133. 30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 135.JPG ONO 59 Bristol K5G chassis with ECW L27/28R bodywork new 11/49 to Eastern National as 4038. 30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 103.JPG OVL 473 Bristol Lodekka...

The layout of the vehicles was much improved over last year's show but the judging methodology left me very puzzled.... It is many years since I was involved in bus preservation, but I seem to remember that the judges did a similar set of checks to modern day 'walk around checks' i.e. lights, horn,...

225 LRB a Leyland Titan PD2/30 chassis with MCW H33/26R bodywork new 01/60 to Chesterfield as 225. 30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 110.JPG WRJ 179 a Leyland Titan PD2/40 chassis with Metro-Cammell H36/28F bodywork new 04/63 as Salford 179. 30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 095.JPG FDB 334C a L...