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| Vehicle | BMMO S10 B40F Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon New with B40F Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon bodywork. Body lengthened (?/53) to B44F layout by Charles H. Roe, Leeds |
| Number | 3680 (NHA 680) |
| Operator | Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (Midland “Red”), Hereford depot New (5/50) to Birmingham & Midland Motor OC Ltd. (Midland “Red”), Smethwick. Withdrawn (7/65). Operator renamed (29/3/74) to Midland Red OC Ltd |
| Location | Unknown, probably Stratford-upon-Avon. |
| Description | Operating a Service X91 to Leicester. |
| Date | c. 1951 |
| Source | Kindly sent to MidlandRed.net by John Bird |
DD12 on Sunday 27th November 2016
AdamH on Sunday 27th November 2016
DD12 on Sunday 27th November 2016
Yes, I think it probably is the Red Lion bus and coach station at Stratford.
I like this photo for the faded "velvety red", and some Midland Red vehicles used to get a "nice patina" like this (just before a repaint).
If Jeremy Corbyn wins the next election, I'm going to suggest he should repaint all buses into middling red.
This photo appears to be slightly "odd" on my laptop, and I'm wondering if it's a print taken from a slide/ transparency (?)
Also, it looks like someone has painted over the (black) wheel arches - (except for a bit under the driver's door).
AdamH on Sunday 27th November 2016
The original photograph was in black and white. The colour was added at a much later date using photoshop by Mr Bird, who then sent it to the website. He also did the colour photo of the BMMO S1 that is on this site.
DD12 on Sunday 27th November 2016
LOL ! -- Well Mr.Bird did a truly excellent job of it !
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Login| X91 | BMMO | July | 1930 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford |
| December | 1930 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| March | 1932 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| April | 1933 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| May | 1938 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| September | 1938 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| July | 1940 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| March | 1947 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • HerefordBest Match | ||
| October | 1955 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| June | 1957 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| May | 1960 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| October | 1964 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| May | 1968 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| October | 1970 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| MROC | May | 1974 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | |
| May | 1977 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| March | 1978 | Leicester • Stratford-upon-Avon • Worcester • Hereford | ||
| August | 1980 | Hereford • Worcester • Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
Service X91 timetable dated 1st March 1947 is the Best Match for this photograph.
The Best Match is selected from the timetable database as being the timetable most likely operated by the vehicle in the photograph, based on the date of the photograph, vehicle operator, and destination route number.