35176 and 77 are parked on the patch by the bus wash, and 35153 ( in "frequent fourteens" livery ) is over the pits inside.
I don't know if any of these are permanent transfers, but from what bmmoboy told us, it stands a good chance.
( One of the many reasons in the past for visiting vehicles has included "big" union meetings, I believe - ? )
This feels wonderfully nostalgic / reminiscent etc, to me, as there is a very long tradition that helped create MIDLAND RED enthusiasts --
whereby familiar types of buses ( and batch numbers) are transferred here (WR) from all over the midlands, including Leicester ( whilst acknowledging that the Leicester depots of Midland Red went to a different big group, not to First ).
Also, when I was extremely young, I used to see transfers of two or three buses at a time, rather than than just one, and sometimes exchanges, -- mainly at Newport Street bus station.
Today's quick visit to Padmore Street might be the very last time I see this ( although First Leicester could still have some single-deckers to get rid of, following electrification ).
( Halcyon Days
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