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Welcome to West Midlands Buses in photographs.
On this site I try to keep the fleetlists of all featured operators up to date. Some operators provide me with regular updates but any corrections are always welcome via the "leave a message" at the bottom of this column.
On the bottom of the individual photo pages I have now put a "google custom" search engine which should find bus and train related pages ahead of others you get with a general google search
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Metropolitan police photography guidelines,
I have put 6 videos on you tube showing the view from the cab of a metrobus along the 14 route in 1987.
Links below
Tile Cross to Lea Hall,
Lea Hall to Stechford,
Stechford to Alum Rock,
Alum Rock to Saltley,
Saltley to Gosta Green,
Gosta Green to City,
Latest updates
27/1/10
NXWM 3032, 4256,
National Express 8568,
Arriva 3468,
AMPM 800,
Thandi AJI979,
Central Connect 1170,
28/1/10
NXWM 607, 677, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 19??, 4701,
Anyone looking for the picture of the Diamond Scanias, this has been removed at the request of Diamond
29/1/10
NXWM 4440,
Diamond BN09FWS,
30/1/10
NXWM 1414, 1465, 4381,
Midland Glowbelle K578PHU,
Central Connect V152MVX,
31/1/10
Johnsons T936WWY, W162DYG,
NXWM 542, 547, 1445, 1767, 4363, 4578, 4705,
1/2/10
AMPM 729,
Diamond 413,
NXWM 1533, 1661, 4257, 4159, 4525, 4659,
2/2/10
NXWM 1789,
Veolia 0303, C005, C009, TIL2578, XIB3942, PN52KDU, CU51EFA,
3/2/10
Trains 66097, 66617, 158819, 350266,
Stagecoach 31043,
DeCourcey 70, 545, 562,
Arriva 2043,
NXWM 1542, 1568, 1868, 2769, 4409, 4410, 4423, 6002,
4/2/10
NXWM 553, 4707,
Central Connect 1921,
Central Buses KL52LZX,
5/2/10
Central Connect 1457,
Diamond 433,
6/2/10
Central Connect 1166,
Johnsons YJ59GEU,
7/2/10
NXWM 1923,
Former TWM 2364,
8/2/10
Central Connect 1305, 1478,
9/2/10
Central Connect 1304,
NXWM 4388, 4709,
Johnsons YJ59GFA, |
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231,238 trainer-reserve
241 (P241AAP) trainer-reserve
542 reinstated to WA
591,633 WB-reserve
634 WA-reserve
1334,1381 WN-reserve
1414,1465 PE-PB
1480 AG-PB
1515,1522,1541 LH-PE
1673,1674 BY-LH
1848,1849,1850 WB-WA
1851,1852,1853 WB-WA
2668 PB-withdrawn
2721 LH-withdrawn
2729 PB-withdrawn
2769 PB-AG
2905 AG-withdrawn
3034,3070 PB-withdrawn
3080 LH-withdrawn
4171,4172,4174 WN-WA
4176,4178 WN-LH
4234,4240 BC-PB
4326 WN-WA
4378 YW-BC
9074,9165,9311 sold for scrap
C002 SH-SR
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The TWM fleetlists are now correct to 1/2/10, next update expected to be at the beginning of March
(added 13/1/09)
Lastest Arriva changes
2007/13 sold
2016 withdrawn
2043/4/9 withdrawn
2054 THM-CE(Loan)
2064 withdrawn
2065 Sold
2071/98 withdrawn
2117/20/2/4 sold
2275 SY-WL (BH)
2306 withdrawn
2307 SY-WL (BH)
2315 Sold
2324 WL-BN
2721 SY-WL (BH)
2722-5 WL-SY
2726-7 withdrawn
2728-30 SY-WL (BH)
2904 SY-WL (BH)
2982-4 SY-WL (BH)
2996 SY-WL (BH)
3415/9 withdrawn
3421/79 withdrawn
3705-9 WL-BN
3711-2 WL-BN
3742-55 NEW-WL
Midlands classic have two more Volvo B7/Wright Eclipes
82 AE57FXW
83 KX57MTE
replacing darts 53 & 55
(added 16/1/10)
Heartlands fleetlist updated
First Midlands December changes
40261 sold for scrap
52511 sold for scrap
66975 Leicester-WR
added 23/1/10
The following vehicles have all been sold by NXWM
1343 3007 3014 3024 3030 3058 3065 3074 3075 3077 3083 3108
(added 27/1/10)
Central buses have bought two more darts. KG52VAA & KL52LZX.
Just 3 Metrobuses left at PB, 2654,2769 & 3032.
3011,3019,3062,3071,3078 have all left the company
(added 28/1/10)
2790 & 3066 went for scrap today. PBs 3 are still hanging on due to a shirtage of buses at PB
(added 29/1/10)
Final day of Metrobuses at Perry Barr will be Sunday 14/2/10 when 2654 retires. 2654 was new to Perry Barr garage on 11/7/83 and after time at several other garage will retire from Perry Barr garage just over 26 years 7 months service
To save loads more comments under the unregistered Scanias. AG are expecting 22 Scanias to enter service in March on the 37 route. I will delete any more daft speculation.
D&G have aquired Optare Tempo MX06ADV
(added 31/1/10)
From tomorrow D&G will take over the Stage carriage services of RML Travel. The following vehicles will pass to D&G
L190CKH, P490CAL, P41MLE, P556PNE, P510RYM
(added 4/2/10)
More Arriva changes for January
2043, 2044 to CK
2046, 2049 to CK
2071, 2072 to Arriva N.E.
2112 CK-OS
2125 CK-SD
2306 to SD
2342 SY-TH
2343 SY-TF
2726, 2727 to SY
3415, 3421 to WS
3468 WS-TH
4652 WS-withdrawn
9521 to Arriva N.E.
(added 9/2/10)
Green Transport have taken 3 Spectras from Reading.
2654 will be out on Sunday 14/2/10 doing a couple of trips on the 7 route between 11am & 2pm before having a final goodbye photoshoot in Love Lane Aston, and will then be withdrawn leaving just AG with Metros |
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