1. 265HNU ... Trent/Midland General 265HNU, a Bristol MW6G with ECW DP43F body, new to Midland General as 267. Behind is Trent 687, 526 VRB, a Bristol FLF6B with ECW H38/32F body, new in 1962 as Mansfield District 511. (April 1973, Midland General/Mansfield District depot, Mansfield)

2. ... Midland General (Sun 16/6/13, Peak Rail Rally)

3. ERA914 ... Malta Y-0647, an A E C Regal I built 1938, rebodied by Debono, in Malta, B40F in 1960. This had been new as Midland General 126,ERA914, with Weymann DP35F bodywork and seems to have arrived in Malta ca 1955. (ca 1993?, Valletta bus station)

4. FRB714 ... Midland General single decker 149, FRB714, in Market Place, Heanor under the wires of Notts and Derby Traction's Nottingham to Ripley route. 149 was a Leyland TS8 with Weymann DP35F body, new in 1939 and clocked up a very creditable twenty years service, being withdrawn in 1959. (March 1951, Heanor Market Place)

5. HRA417 ... Midland General HRA417, new in 1942, a Leyland TD7 with Leyland H30/26R body with a Barton Leyland TD5 in the background. (1946, Mount Street, Nottingham)

6. JNU680 ... Midland General JNU680, a Guy Arab II with Roe 55 seat body, originally fleet number 205 renumbered 405, rebodied by ECW in 1955 and renumbered 102 then 324 in 1966. (Fri 29/6/62, Celanese Car Park, Spondon, Derby)

7. JNU684 ... Seen here as Midland General 106, JNU684 was a Guy Arab II (6LW) which had been new in 1946 as number 209, with a Roe L27/28R body. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

8. JRB127 ... A fine line up of Midland General vehicles, AEC & Leyland, with on the left 41, JRB127, an AEC Regal with Duple DP35F body new in late 1946. (early 1950s, Bakewell Show, Derbyshire)

9. KRB71 ... Midland General Omnibus Co 121, KRB71, an AEC Regent II with Weymann H56R bodywork, new 1947. (Sun 12/7/64, Underwood Depot)

10. KRB71 ... Midland General 121, KRB71, was the first of fifteen A.E.C. Regent IIs new in 1947. It had a Weymann H30/26R body along with the next nine, whilst the last five had L27/26R bodies also by Weymann. (Sat 6/10/62, Mount Street, Nottingham)

11. KRB71 ... Midland General 121, KRB71, was the first of ten A.E.C. O661 Regent IIs with Weymann H30/26R bodies new in 1947. (Sun 12/7/64, Underwood)

12. KRB80 ... Midland General 168, KRB80, was one of fifteen A.E.C. Regent IIs new in 1947. It had a Weymann H30/26R body along with the previous nine, whilst the last five, KRB 81-85, had L27/26R bodies also by Weymann. (Sat 6/10/62, Mount Street, Nottingham)

13. KRB86 ... Midland General Omnibus Co 200, KRB86, a Leyland PS1 with Saunders B35F bodywork, new 1948 (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

14. KRB86 ... Seen at Langley Mill Garage is Midland General 200, KRB86, which was the first of twenty-five Leyland PS1/1s with Saunders DP bodies new in 1948. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

15. KRB88 ... Midland General 202, KRB88, was a Leyland PS1/1 with a Saunders DP32F body which was seen in the Chorlton Street coach park in Manchester which backed on to Portland Street in the background, the building on the left still being in existence. (Sat 31/5/58, Chorlton Street Coach Park, Manchester)

16. KRB89 ... Seen in Matlock Bus Station on a wet day with the remains of the snow still visible was Midland General 203, KRB89, a Saunders DP35F bodied Leyland PS1/1 Tiger built in 1948. (Sat 20/2/60, Matlock Bus Station)

17. KRB92 ... Seen at Langley Mill Garage is Midland General 206, KRB92, a Leyland PS1/1 with a Saunders DP32F body which was one of twenty-five new in 1948, with a mixture of DP32F and DP35F bodies. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

18. MRB29 ... Midland General 27, MRB29, an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Weymann H30/26R body, new in November 1948, is seen in Broad Marsh Bus Station in Nottingham. (Sat 6/10/62, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Nottingham)

19. MRB33 ... Midland General 88, MRB33, seen at the Langley Mill Garage, was an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Weymann H30/26R body, one of fifteen new in 1948 (MRB 29-43, numbered 27, 28, 86-91, 108, 109, 116-120). (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

20. MRB36 ... Midland General 91, MRB36, an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Weymann H30/26R body is seen in Broad Marsh Bus Station in Nottingham. (Sat 27/3/65, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Nottingham)

21. KRR255 ... Preserved Midland General 175, KRR255, an AEC Regal III with Weymann DP35F body, new in 1949 to Mansfield District. (Sun 27/5/12, Newark Showground)

22. KRR255 ... Midland General were owned prior to 1948 by the Balfour-Beaty Group and one of the vehicles bought by them prior to coming under BTC (later THC) ownership was this AEC Regal III with Weymann body dating from 1949, 175, KRR255. (Sun 21/6/09, Chatsworth)

23. KRR266 ... Midland General 178, KRR266, seen at the Mansfield Garage, was an A.E.C. 9621E Regal III with a Weymann DP35F body which had been new in 1949 as Mansfield District 20. (Sun 12/7/64, Mansfield Garage)

24. ONU635 ... Midland General 426, ONU635, an AEC Regent III with Weymann L27/26R body seen on a wet day in Chesterfield Bus Station. (Sat 24/8/63, Chesterfield Bus Station)

25. ONU636 ... Seen at the Mansfield Garage is Midland General 427, ONU636, which was one of ten A.E.C. 9612E Regent IIIs with Weymann L27/26R bodies new in 1950. (Sun 12/7/64, Mansfield Garage)

26. VRB522 ... Midland General 436, VRB522, a Bristol LD6G new in 1955 with an ECW H33/25RD body is seen here in Chesterfield Bus Station. (Tue 29/9/59, Chesterfield Bus Station)

27. VRB524 ... Midland General 438, VRB524, was a Bristol LD6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD body, new in 1955 and seen in Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham. (Sun 25/8/63, Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham)

28. XNU419 ... Midland General 238, XNU419, was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coachworks DP43F body, one of ten new in 1955. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

29. XNU421 ... Midland General 240, XNU421, seen at Langley Mill Garage, was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coachworks DP43F body, one of ten new in 1955. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

30. XNU424 ... West Riding 401, XNU424, was an ex-Midland General Bristol Lodekka LD6G/ECW from 1955. (1969, Leeds Central Bus Station)

31. XNU426 ... West Riding 403, XNU426, a 1955 Bristol Lodekka LD6G with original long radiator bought in 1969 from Midland General to replace Guy Wulrunians. (1969, Leeds Central Bus Station)

32. 956ARA ... Twelve Bristol LS6Gs with Eastern Coachworks DP43F bodies were delivered to Midland General in 1956 and the first of them 242, 956ARA, which had been converted to B43F in 1968, is seen at the Mansfield garage. (Sun 17/8/69, Mansfield Garage)

33. 961ARA ... Midland General 247, 961ARA, was one of twelve Bristol LS6G with ECW B43F bodywork, which had been new (as DP43F until 1968) in May and July 1956. (Sun 29/3/70, Alfreton Depot)

34. 962ARA ... Midland General 248, 962ARA, seen in Matlock Bus Station was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coach Works DP43F body new in 1956. It was later reseated to B43F in 1968 and, after withdrawal in 1970, became Thames Valley 156 in November 1970. (Sat 20/2/60, Matlock Bus Station)

35. 966ARA ... Seen at the Mansfield Garage is Midland General 252, 966ARA, which was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coachworks DP43F body new in 1956. (Sun 12/7/64, Mansfield Garage)

36. 969ARA ... This Bristol LD6G had formerly been Midland General 450, 969ARA. It is seen here in August 1973 in use as a mobile outside broadcast studio by CH1N Radio which is a radio station based in Toronto, Canada. (Mon 27/8/73, Canada)

37. 972ARA ... Midland General 453, 972ARA, was one of ten Bristol LD6G with ECW H33/25RD bodywork which had been new between August and December 1956. (Sun 29/3/70, Langley Mill Depot)

38. 976ARA ... West Riding 461, 976ARA, was ex-Midland General 457, a Wulfrunian replacement Bristol LD6G from 1956. (1971, Wakefield Bus Station)

39. 976ARA ... Midland General 457, 976ARA, was one of ten Bristol LD6G with ECW H33/25RD bodywork which had been new between August and December 1956. (Sun 29/3/70, Langley Mill Depot)

40. 11DRB ... West Riding 418, 11DRB, was one of the Lodekkas brought in to help replace the Wulfrunians and is seen outside Savile Street depot in Wakefield in June 1972. It had originally been 462 in the Midland General fleet and was a Bristol Lodekka LD6G with ECW H33/25RD body featuring power doors instead of the more familiar manual ones. (Tue 13/6/72, outside Savile Street Garage, Wakefield)

41. 9DRB ... Midland General received five Bristol LD6Gs with Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD bodies in 1957. All passed to West Riding in 1970 and 9DRB which had become West Riding 414 is seen in the parking area at the side of Saville Street garage in Wakefield. (Tue 18/4/72, Saville Street Garage, Wakefield)

42. 9DRB ... Midland General received five Bristol LD6Gs with Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD bodies in 1957. All passed to West Riding in 1970 and 9DRB which had become West Riding 414 is seen in the parking area at the side of Saville Street garage in Wakefield. (Tue 18/4/72, Saville Street Garage, Wakefield)

43. 24DRB ... Midland General 255, 24DRB, was one of ten Bristol MW6G with ECW DP43F bodywork, which had been new between February and August 1958. (Sun 29/3/70, Alfreton Bus Station)

44. 261HNU ... 261HNU was new in 1958 as Midland General 476. It was a Bristol LD6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD body and is seen at the garage in Mansfield. (Sun 17/8/69, Mansfield Garage)

45. 26DRB ... Midland General 257, 26DRB, seen at the Langley Mill Garage, was a Bristol MW6G with an Eastern Coachworks DP43F body, one of ten new in 1958. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

46. 29DRB ... Midland General 260, 29DRB, was one of ten Bristol MW6G with ECW DP43F bodywork which had been new between February and August 1958. (Sun 29/3/70, Mansfield Depot)

47. 262HNU ... Midland General/Mansfield District 264, 262HNU, a Bristol MW6G with E.C.W. DP41F body. (Sat 19/9/70, Lawn Motor Park, Skegness)

48. 264HNU ... The Crich Tramway Museum was increasing the number of visitors by 1968, causing jams on the surrounding country roads. A policeman directs visitors to the entrance holding up Midland General 266, 264HNU, at Crich Town End on the service between Alfreton and Matlock. This Bristol MW6G carried both Mansfield District and Midland General fleet names. Crich Parish Church is in the background. (April 1968, Crich Town End)

49. 518JRA ... Matlock Bus Station where Midland General met North Western, witness this immaculate Lodekka 518JRA on the E3 service with the BET owned North Western LDB739, AEC Reliance with Weymann DP43F, by now converted to pay as you enter. (Sat 2/9/67, Matlock Bus Station)

50. 518JRA ... Midland General 480, 518JRA, was a Bristol LD6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD body new in 1959, and was seen in Chesterfield Bus Station. (Sun 14/8/66, Chesterfield Bus Station)

51. 526JRA ... Midland General 488, 526JRA, a Bristol Lodekka LD6G with ECW H33/25RD body, new in 1959. (1972, Midland General Langley Mill Depot)

52. 527JRA ... Midland General 489, 527JRA, seen at the Langley Mill Garage. was a Bristol LD6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD body, new in 1959. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

53. 914MRB ... Midland General 499, 914MRB, a Bristol FS6G with ECW H60RD body, new 1960. (c.1963, Derby Bus Station)

54. 441SNU ... Seen at Underwood is Midland General 501, 441SNU, a Bristol FSF6G with an Eastern Coachworks H34/26F body, one of five new in 1961. (Sun 12/7/64, Underwood)

55. 442SNU ... Midland General 502, 442SNU, a 1961 Bristol FSF6G wearing the then new NBC poppy red livery in Nottingham. (c.1973, Mount Street Bus Station, Nottingham)

56. 442SNU ... Midland General 602, 442SNU, was one of five Bristol FSF6G with ECW H34/26F bodywork new in November 1961. (Fri 27/3/70, Mount Street Bus Station, Nottingham)

57. 51JAL ... Midland General Omnibus Co. (left to right) 53/57/56/59/51JAL, Bristol FSF6Gs with E.C.W. H34/26F bodies. From a batch of ten (51-60 JAL) new to Mansfield District in 1961, they passed to Midland General in 1968 in exchange for an equal number of FSs. (July 1972, Midland General's Alfreton Depot)

58. 911MRB ... 911MRB, new in 1961, was a Bristol FS6G with an Eastern Coachworks H33/27RD body, and was Midland General 496, seen in Mount Street, Nottingham. (Sun 12/7/64, Mount Street, Nottingham)

59. 446SNU ... On the left, Trent 682, 446SNU, a Bristol Lodekka FSF6G with ECW H34/26F body, new in 1962 as Midland General 506: on the right, Mansfield District 325, FRB214H, a Bristol VRT/SL6G with ECW H39/31F body, new in 1970. (April 1973, Mansfield Station Forecourt)

60. 528VRB ... 528VRB, a Bristol FLF6B with an Eastern Coachworks H38/32F body was new in 1962 as Midland General 513, seen in Mount Street, Nottingham. (Sun 12/7/64, Mount Street, Nottingham)

61. 529VRB ... Midland General 514, 529VRB, a 1962 Britol FLF6B gleams in the sun at Crich Tramway Museum. (August 1987, Crich Tramway Museum)

62. 534VRB ... Ex Midland General 519, 534VRB, a Bristol FLF6B with ECW body new in 1962 (Sat 30/8/03, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada)

63. 55JAL ... Midland General 539, 55JAL, was one of ten Bristol FSF6G with ECW H34/26F bodywork which had been new to Mansfield District between February and June 1962. (Sun 29/3/70, Alfreton Bus Station)

64. 1378R ... Midland General 281, 1378R, a Bristol MW6G with an Eastern Coachworks C39F body, was the first of six new in 1963. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

65. 1383R ... Midland General 133, 132 & 131, 370RNN, 1383R & 1382R, Bristol MW6Gs with ECW C39F bodies new in 1963. (April 1973, Midland General/Mansfield District depot, Sutton Road, Mansfield)

66. 1383R ... Midland General 286, 1383R, was one of six Bristol MW6G with ECW C39F bodies which were new in May and June 1963. (Sun 29/3/70, Alfreton Bus Station)

67. 1387R ... Midland General 626, 1387R, was a Bristol FLF6B with ECW H38/32F bodywork, the first of six new between November 1963 and February 1964. (Sun 15/6/69, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham)

68. 449SNU ... Former Midland General 509, 449SNU, was an FSF6G, one of many Bristol Lodekkas which found their way overseas in the 1980s. (Tue 26/9/89, Powell Street, San Francisco, USA)

69. 1386R ... Midland General 32. 1386R, was the last of three Bristol RELH6Gs with Eastern Coachworks C51F bodies which were new in 1964. (Sun 12/7/64, Langley Mill Garage)

70. 1392R ... 1392R was Midland General 631, and was a Bristol FLF6B with an Eastern Coachworks H38/32F body new in 1964, seen at Mount Street Bus Station, Nottingham. (Sun 12/7/64, Mount Street Bus Station, Nottingham)

71. BRB493B ... Premier Services, Stainforth, BRB493B, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G built in 1964 with ECW H38/32F bodywork. This had been new as Midland General 634. (late 1970s, Premier Services depot, Stainforth.)

72. DNU13C ... Midland General 140, DNU13C, and 136, BNN102C, Bristol MW6Gs with ECW DP43F bodies, new in 1965. (April 1973, Midland General/Mansfield District depot, Sutton Road, Mansfield)

73. DNU20C ... Midland General 296, DNU20C, a 1965 Bristol MW6G with ECW dual purpose bodywork The attractive Midland General blue and cream livery is carried. (Sun 14/9/08, Meadowhall, Sheffield)

74. DNU20C ... Midland General 296, DNU20C, a Bristol MW6G with ECW dual purpose bodywork new in 1965 (Sun 18/7/10, Beaumanor Hall)

75. DNU20C ... DNU20C Bristol MW6G / ECW new to Mansfield & District Traction in 1965 and now carrying the classic MGO livery. recently repainted by Lynn Pestall the owner. (Sun 2/7/17, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Wirksworth, Classic Bus Rally)

76. JNU989D ... United AS 106, JNU989D, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G built in 1966 with ECW H38/32F bodywork. (early 1980s, Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough)

77. SRB69F ... Midland General 671, SRB69F, was one of thirteen Bristol FLF6G with ECW H38/32F bodies which had been new between September and November 1967. (Sun 29/3/70, Mansfield)

78. SRB72F ... Midland General 674, SRB72F, was one of thirteen ECW H38/32F bodied Bristol FLF6G new between September and November 1967. (Sat 28/3/70, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham)

79. SRB76F ... Trent 735, SRB76F, was new as Midland General 678 in October 1967. It was a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G (LX) with 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and ECW H38/32F bodywork. (1979, Edward Street, Leeds)

80. BNU673G ... Trent 401, BNU673G, is a Bristol LH6L with ECW B45F bodywork delivered new to Midland General. Seen at the bus stop at the junction of Plaistow Green Road and Cromford Road close to the entrance to Crich Tramway Museum on the occasion of the 1977 Grand Transport Extravaganza. (Mon 29/8/77, Plaistow Green Road, Crich, Derbyshire)

81. DRB303H ... Midland General 136, DRB303H, was one of five Bristol RELL6G with ECW B44D bodywork which had been new in August and September 1969. (Sun 29/3/70, Bath Street, Ilkeston)

82. TRB576F ... Former Midland General 309, TRB576F, is a Bristol FLF6G with an ECW H38/32F body, dating from 1968. (Sun 27/8/95, Kilnsey Show, near Skipton)

83. TRB576F ... One time Midland General semi-automatic Bristol FLF 309, TRB576F, spent over 30 years as a mobile pizza parlour in the north of England before moving across the water to Dublin in 2014. Now owned by Bryce Odgers and trading as the ‘Eco Bus Café’, it provided me with a welcome place for a food break and reminded me of student days during the late 1970s in Nottingham, where it was a regular sight. (Sat 26/9/15, Second Dublin Port Rally)

84. YNU351G ... Midland General 313, YNU351G, a 1968 Bristol FLF6G in Midland Generals non-THC standard blue livery. (Sun 11/9/05)

85. YNU351G ... Midland General YNU351G, new to MGO in September 1968 and withdrawn in August 1979, sold to Arthur Webb in September 1997 and still owned today by Arthur. (Sat 8/9/18, Awsworth Bypass)

86. BNU674G ... Hampson, Oswestry, BNU674G, a Bristol LH6L built in 1969 with ECW B41F bodywork. Loading on the Oswestry Town Service, it was former Midland General 112. (late 1970s?, Salop Road, Oswestry)

87. BNU678G ... Midland General 116, BNU678G, was one of six Bristol LH6L with ECW B45F bodywork new in May 1969. (Sat 28/3/70, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham)

88. BNU679G ... Midland General 315, BNU679G, a 1969 Bristol VRTSL with ECW body, seen in service with British Rail Engineering. It has been preserved. (1989, Leeds City Station)

89. DRB308H ... Midland General 319, DRB308H, a Bristol VRT/SL6G with ECW H39/31F body, new in 1969. (1972, Underwood, Nottinghamshire)

90. DRB308H ... Midland General 319, DRB308H, was one of three ECW H39/31F bodied Bristol VRT/SL/6G new in October and November 1969. (Alfreton Bus Station)

91. ERB343H ... West Yorkshire RC 2101, ERB343H, a Bedford VAM70 built in 1970 with Duple Viceroy C41F bodywork. (May 1979, Exhibition Square, York)

92. FRB208H ... Midland General became part of Trent in the NBC reorganisations of the early seventies. Seen wearing poppy red is 146, FRB208H, a 1970 Bristol RE with a late example of ECW dual door bodywork. (2000, Meadowhall, Sheffield)

93. FRB208H ... Delivered new to Midland General as their 146, FRB208H, in 1970 this Bristol RELL6G became 365 in the Trent fleet when that company absorbed Midland General in 1977. (Sun 19/6/11, Rowsley)

94. FRB209H ... Trent/Midland General 357, FRB209H, a Bristoll RELL6G with ECW B44D body, new to Midland General as 147.

95. FRB211H ... FRB211H is a Bristol VRT/SL2 with Gardner 6LX 10.45 litre diesel engine new in 1970 to Midland General. It has a semi-automatic gearbox and ECW body with 70 seats. (Mon 26/8/13, Wythall Transport Museum)

96. FRB211H ... From left to right, Midland General 761, FRB211H, a Bristol VRT/SL6G with ECW H39/31F body, new in 1970 as 322, then Trent 665, 569ERR, a Bristol Lodekka FS6G with ECW H33/27RD body, new to Mansfield District in 1961 as 533, and similar Mansfield District 8526 & 8531 (562ERR & 567ERR). (March 1973, Mansfield District/Midland General Garage, Sutton Road, Mansfield)

97. JRB770J ... JRB770J was a Bristol LH6L with Eastern Coachworks B45F body, new in 1970. It was numbered 119 in the Midland General fleet but was in the joint Mansfield District/Midland General cream and black fleet livery that had been introduced in 1966. (October 1970, Eastern Way, Lowestoft)

98. LNU344J ... West Yorkshire RC 2103, LNU344J, a Bedford YRQ built in 1971 with Plaxton Panorama Elite II C41F bodywork. (December 1979, Museum Street, York)

99. XRB416L ... Midland General 416, XRB416L, a Leyland National 1151/2R B44D, new in 1972. (March 1973, Alfreton Bus Station)