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Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 23:48 Monday 2nd December 2019
by Brendan
AdamH wrote: β08:16 Monday 2nd December 2019
Brendan wrote: β23:42 Sunday 1st December 2019
Before this what was the last fleet to have individual names? Hereford Hopper's?
I think you're right. I can't remember MRW/FMR ever using names on buses during the 24-years I was there. Well, not officially anyway... The drivers had a few names for them but I won't go into that now!
Full list of Hereford Hopper names if you are interested...
http://midlandred.net/vehicles/fleetinf ... cellaneous
Yes! I vaguely remember when the Hopper's were introduced, bright yellow and green. I would have been 6 at the time and I was most annoyed we couldn't catch the 7, 5 or 4 anymore. They had turned into the 117, 115 and 114.
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 21:40 Tuesday 3rd December 2019
by lrew120585
AdamH wrote: β16:37 Monday 2nd December 2019
TimBrown wrote: β08:47 Monday 2nd December 2019
I seem to remember at least one of the early Lances having the name of an individual who worked at Digbeth garage over the passenger entrance door; possibly 201.
Ah yes, fleet number 201 was named in memory of a Digbeth Dispatch Clerk who passed away.
The name is visible on this photo...
http://midlandred.net/vehicles/photogra ... 01&image=4 but too small to make it out.
It was called βJim Seeryβ
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 13:15 Wednesday 4th December 2019
by TimBrown
willr7 wrote: β17:50 Sunday 1st December 2019
I can add one more to the list;
69449 - CERES
7 Down - 5 to go!
The following noted this morning;
69453 - NO NAME just the First 'F' logo.
69455 - AURORA
69456 - TELLUS
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 15:47 Wednesday 4th December 2019
by Charliedaffin
Thanks tim, appreciate it
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 05:30 Thursday 5th December 2019
by TimBrown
69449 - CERES and a random selection of vehicles working into Crowngate bus station yesterday morning Wednesday 4 December 2019, between 10-30 AM and 12 noon.
A seasonal destination display on this Streetlite Max;
Finally a couple of well known independent operators working stage carriage services into the City.
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 10:36 Friday 6th December 2019
by ex MRW
Another Digbeth based Lance was named 'Sir Richard Knowles', the then Lord Mayor of Birmingham, but I cannot recall the fleet number.
Also named was the Mercedes 608D which appeared in Worcester Royal Charter Celebration livery. This was called Richard 1st.
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 12:50 Friday 6th December 2019
by AdamH
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 12:02 Saturday 7th December 2019
by TimBrown
Here is another name for the list;
69451 - SALUS.
42892 still at Worcester and it worked my 37 back home from Crowngate at 10-40;
Other operators' vehicles;
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 12:17 Saturday 14th December 2019
by TimBrown
Seen this morning is another name to add to the list;
69450 - VENUS.
The list so far;
69435 - JUNO
69436 - VICTORIA
69449 - CERES
69450 - VENUS
69451 - SALLUS
69452 - VESTA
69453 - NO NAME just First 'F' logo on front panel
69454 - EPONA
69455 - AURORA
69456 - TELLUS
69459 - DIANA
69460 - PROSPERPINA
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Posted: 17:04 Saturday 14th December 2019
by Charliedaffin
Thanks so much tim