Showbus 30 September 2019 Pt. five.

Discussions about the Bus and Coach Preservation scene for Midland "Red" Motor Services and related companies.
Post Reply
TimBrown
Posts: 1280
Joined: 05:59 Monday 4th July 2016
Location: Worcester

Showbus 30 September 2019 Pt. five.

Post by TimBrown » 12:10 Monday 8th October 2018

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 SFD338BR chassis with Transbus H45/28F bodywork new 10/04 to West Midlands as 4601.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 094.JPG
D957 NDA an MCW Metrobus DR102/59 chassis with MCW CH43/26F bodywork new 11/86 to West Midlands as 2957. WDA 835T an MCW Metrobus DR102/1 chassis MCW H43/30F bodywork new 10/78 to West Midlands PTE as 6835.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 089.JPG
BL53 EDF a Transbus Trident SFD338BR chassis with Transbus H45/28F bodywork new 01/04 to West Midlands as 4535. This bus carries Wolverhampton heritage livery.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 091.JPG
BJ03 EVC Dennis Trident SFD338BR chassis with Transbus H45/28F bodywork new 06/03 to West Midlands as 4453. This bus carries Coventry heritage livery.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 093.JPG
BX61 LNZ an Alexander Dennis E40D chassis with Alexander Dennis H45/32F bodywork new 12/11 to West Midlands as 4879.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 090.JPG
KLB 596 an AEC Regent 3RT chassis with Weymann H30/26R bodywork new 04/50 to London Transport as RT1347. It carries Brown's Blue, Markfield livery. Similar buses were a familiar sight at St Margaret's bus station Leicester in the 1960s.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 072.JPG
BAZ 6527 a Volvo B10M chassis with Van Hool C48F bodywork new in 1993 to an unnamed operator - now with Eagles Coaches. D601 GHY a Volvo B10M chassis with Van Hool C57F bodywork new in 1987 to Badgerline, Bristol as 2601.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 124.JPG
L126 LRA a Volvo B10B-58 chassis with Northern Counties B49F bodywork new 01/94 to Trent as 126.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 084.JPG
N600 ABC a DAF SB220 chassis with Northern Counties B49F bodywork new 04/96 to Garnett (ABC Travel), Ainsdale as 600.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 050.JPG
N767 CKY a Volvo B10M-55 chassis with Alexander B49F bodywork new 04/96 to Mainline, Sheffield as 767.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 052.JPG
Y483 VRH a Dennid Dart SLF chassis with Plaxton B29F bodywork new 04/01 to East Yorkshire as 483.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 099.JPG
AF52 VMD a Scania L94UB chassis with Wright B43F bodywork new 09/02 to Whippet, Fenstanton.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 064.JPG
8201 VC a Van Hool Altano TD921 chassis with Van hool CH52/5FT bodywork new 05/08 as YJ08 EAG with Eavesway, Bryn. Now operated by Orion Travel.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 125.JPG
OR10 NTX a Van Hool Altano chassis with Van Hool C70F bodywork new in 2013, presumably with Orion Travel? OR10 NTC is a MOBI Express chassis with MOBI C74F bodywork new in 2008 again presumed with Orion, but may have been new to another operator. Until reading the entry details for this coach I plead ignorance of MOBI; can anyone fill in information of engine and specifications please?
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 126.JPG
REP 916 a DAF/Van Hool T916 Astron with Van Hool C49FT or C34FT bodywork new 11/08 to Reptons, Little Bookham.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 044.JPG
HEK 965 a Mercedes Benz engined Setra S416GT-HD chassis with Setra C52F bodywork new in 2010 with unnamed operator, now with Elgar Coaches, Worcester. Note the immaculate engine bay.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 013.JPG
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 012.JPG
J100 STB a Van Hool T917 Acron chassis with Van Hool Ambulance bodywork new in 2011 to Across Charity, Inverary. This special vehicle is used to take the sick and wheelchair-bound people to sacred sites such as Lourdes for relief of suffering.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 107.JPG
V735 FAE a Dennis Dart SLF chassis with Alexander B35F bodywork new 02/00 to First Bristol as 1735.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 042.JPG
M202 LHP a Volvo B10M-55 chassis with Alexander DP48F bodywork new 05/95 to Midland Red (South) as 202.
30 September 2018 Showbus Donington 150.JPG

Post Reply

Return to “Preservation”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests