Event day Wythall 30 August 2021
Posted: 11:26 Tuesday 31st August 2021
Despite the overcast cloudy weather, the Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 2021 event at the Transport Museum, Wythall was very well attended as can be seen by Leyland National NOE 544R arriving on the shuttle service with a full load of visitors from Beckett's car park. This bus is a 11351/1R with Leyland B49F bodywork new 09/76 to Midland Red (544) Worcester garage.
NJW 719E is a rare Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with a Cummins V6 engine new 06/67 to Wolverhampton Corporation (719) with Strachans B54D bodywork. It was working the shuttle bus to Wythall station.
AEC Matador recovery vehicle LSV 833 was new to the RAF circa 1946 and later used by Wolverhampton Corporation transport in whose livery it is displayed.
NEA101F is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX new 01/68 to West Bromwich Corporation with MCW H42/31F bodywork. FEA156 is a Daimler CVG5SD new 03/52 to West Bromwich Corporation with Metro-Cammell B38R bodywork. MXX 340 is a Perkins P6 powered Guy Special new 12/53 to London Transport (GS40) with ECW B26F bodywork. It was acquired 01/61 by West Bromwich Corporation as transport for handicapped people.
XDH 56G is a rare Daimler Fleetline CRC6-36 with Cummins V6 engine new 12/68 to Walsall Corporation (56) with Northern Counties H51/34D bodywork. XDH 516G is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX new 02/69 To Walsall Corporation (116) with Northern Counties H41/27D bodywork. PDU 135M is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX new 09/73 to Coventry Corporation (135) with East Lancs H44/30F bodywork.
BHA 399C is a BMMO D9 new 07/65 to Midland Red at Cradley Heath garage as (5399) with BMMO H40/32RD bodywork. 3016 HA is a BMMO D9 new 11/62 to Midland Red at Redditch garage with BMMO H40/32RD bodywork. It was acquired by Marshall, London, Obsolete Fleet and converted to open-topped O40/32RD layout in 02/75 and used for London tours as (OM5) in which guise it is preserved.
JOV 613P is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX new 08/75 to West Midlands PTE (4613) with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork.