Twilight Running Pt. 2 at Wythall 27 October 2018.
Posted: 15:09 Monday 29th October 2018
JOJ 976 a Guy Arab IV with Metro-Cammell H30/25R bodywork new 02/53 to Birmingham City Transport as 2976.
JOJ 245 a Leyland Tiger PS2/1 with Weymann B34F bodywork new 08/50 to Birmingham City Transport as 2245.
JOJ 548 a Guy Arab IV with Metro-Cammell H30/24R new 10/50 to Birmingham City Transport as 2548.
JOJ 707 a Daimler CVD6DD with Metro-Cammell H30/24R bodywork new 09/51 to Birmingham City Transport as 2707. I managed a ride on this bus on its first public outing since being acquired by The Museum - it must be nearly 50 years since I last rode on a Daimler engined bus on the farewell day with Gash's Daimlers working their last trips on the Nottingham to Newark express service. EKV 966 a Daimler CWA6 which was new 08/45 to Coventry City Transport as 366 with a Duple utility body. The attractive Roe H31/25R body was fitted 02/51.
CCX 777 a Daimler CWA6 with Duple L27/28R bodywork new 07/45 to Huddersfield Transport as 217. KOX 780F a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork new 04/68 to Birmingham City Transport as 3780. NOC 600R a Leyland Fleetline FE30AGR with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork new 11/76 to West Midlands PTE as 6600. WDA 986T a Leyland Fleetline FE39AGR with MCW H43/33F bodywork new 12/78 to West Midlands PTE as 6086. PDU 135M a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with East Lancs H44/30F bodywork new 09/73 to Coventry City Transport as 135. E989 VUK a MCW Metrobus DR102/64 with MCW H43/30F bodywork new 08/88 to West Midlands Transport as 2989. It is preserved in Wolverhampton heritage livery.
B811 AOP a MCW Metrobus DR102/27 with MCW H43/30F bodywork new 07/82 to West Midlands PTE as 2811.
NOA 462X a MCW Metrobus with MCW DR102/27 H43/30F bodywork new 07/82 to West Midlands PTE as 2462.
Below are a few shots of preserved Birmingham City Transport buses including; JOJ 245 a Leyland Tiger PS2/1 with Weymann B34F bodywork new 08/50 to Birmingham City Transport as 2245.
JOJ 548 a Guy Arab IV with Metro-Cammell H30/24R new 10/50 to Birmingham City Transport as 2548.
JOJ 707 a Daimler CVD6DD with Metro-Cammell H30/24R bodywork new 09/51 to Birmingham City Transport as 2707. I managed a ride on this bus on its first public outing since being acquired by The Museum - it must be nearly 50 years since I last rode on a Daimler engined bus on the farewell day with Gash's Daimlers working their last trips on the Nottingham to Newark express service. EKV 966 a Daimler CWA6 which was new 08/45 to Coventry City Transport as 366 with a Duple utility body. The attractive Roe H31/25R body was fitted 02/51.
CCX 777 a Daimler CWA6 with Duple L27/28R bodywork new 07/45 to Huddersfield Transport as 217. KOX 780F a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork new 04/68 to Birmingham City Transport as 3780. NOC 600R a Leyland Fleetline FE30AGR with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork new 11/76 to West Midlands PTE as 6600. WDA 986T a Leyland Fleetline FE39AGR with MCW H43/33F bodywork new 12/78 to West Midlands PTE as 6086. PDU 135M a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with East Lancs H44/30F bodywork new 09/73 to Coventry City Transport as 135. E989 VUK a MCW Metrobus DR102/64 with MCW H43/30F bodywork new 08/88 to West Midlands Transport as 2989. It is preserved in Wolverhampton heritage livery.
B811 AOP a MCW Metrobus DR102/27 with MCW H43/30F bodywork new 07/82 to West Midlands PTE as 2811.
NOA 462X a MCW Metrobus with MCW DR102/27 H43/30F bodywork new 07/82 to West Midlands PTE as 2462.