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- 17:19 Saturday 4th May 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: Bristol RE Buses
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Bristol RE Buses
During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s Midland Red West had two flat screen Bristol RE buses stored at the rear top end of the Redditch Plymouth Road Bus depot behind the depot building so were not visible from the road. One was definitely UHY634H. Both had been converted into exhibition buses with...
- 18:54 Thursday 11th April 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: Engine Upgrades
- Replies: 10
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Re: Engine Upgrades
The West Midlands Combined Authority has received funding from DfT to help operators upgrade their buses to Euro VI standard. The lions share of the money will go to NXWM as the largest operator in the area but other operators will benefit. First Midland Red will get funding from this pot to upgrade...
- 21:24 Wednesday 23rd January 2019
- Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
- Topic: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
- Replies: 7
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Re: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
Image_00001.jpg This is destination blind list for the Redditch Rediilink Minibuses. It is the second version of the blind and was fitted to the vehicles in 1988 after MRW won the contracts for services 50,63,64, 229 and the free bus to Sainsbury's. The latter very soon became a big bus turn due to...
- 21:04 Wednesday 23rd January 2019
- Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
- Topic: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11836
Re: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
That was very easy via the 420. The vehicles were swapped in Worcester bus station or driven between garages by mechanics or spare drivers.
- 18:59 Tuesday 22nd January 2019
- Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
- Topic: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11836
Re: Midland Red West memorabilia 1995/1997
one of the best running cards Kidderminster had and I wish I still had a copy of it in the days when the Lynx's were first allocated. It started in the morning at around 0630 on the Montgomery outstation (which was a pub car park) worked it way in service to Ludlow and then back to Kidderminster on ...