1. HA2453 ... Midland Red HA2453, an SOS ODD ex S. 1925, rebodied in 1929/30 United B26F. Withdrawn in 1938 as a bus and then used as a tree lopper etc in the Leicester Area. (August 1949, Moira Road, Woodville, near Burton)

2. HA2453 ... Second shot of Midland Red HA2453, an SOS ODD ex S 1925 rebodied by United B26F in 1929/30. Withdrawn from passenger service in 1938 then used as a tree cutter in the Leicester area. (1949, Moira Road, Woodville, Burton)

3. HA2453 ... Rear view of Midland Red HA2453, an SOS ODD ex S 1925 rebodied by United B26F in 1929/30. Withdrawn as bus in 1938 then used as a treecutter in the Leicester area. (1949, Moira Road, Woodville, Burton)

4. HA2480 ... Midland Red HA2480, an SOS Standard from 1925, withdrawn in 1934. Allocated to Swadlincote Garage in 1932. Some of these had new bodies fitted and lasted until 1938. (pre 1934, Swadlincote)

5. HA3726 ... Midland Red HA3726, an SOS QL from 1928 with Brush body. Withdrawn 1938. (1931, Swadlincote)

6. HA7328 ... Midland Red HA7328, an SOS IM6 new in 1931 with Brush B34F body. It was withdrawn in September 1950.

7. HA8016 ... BMMO 1371, HA8016, a SOS DD(RE) built in 1932 with Eastern Counties H26/26R bodywork. (ca.1932, Lowestoft)

8. AHA527 ... Midland Red 1632, AHA527, was new in about 1934/5 and was, I believe, classified as a CON (Converted ON). She was withdrawn in about 1956 and was converted into the form shown here as a Mobile Enquiry Bureau. (Sept 1960, Midland Red Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham)

9. HA9459 ... Midland Red 1509, HA9459, an SOS CON new in 1934 with a Short B38F body and rebuilt December 1949 by Knudd. Withdrawn in 1956. (April 1950, Goseley Estate, Hartshorne, Swadlincote)

10. AHA568 ... Midland Red 1733, AHA568, an SOS DON with Brush B36F body new in 1935 and later rebuilt by Carlyle. Withdrawn in 1953. (November 1951)

11. AHA578 ... Midland Red 1693, AHA578, an SOS DON new in 1935 with a Brush B36F body, seen here before being rebuilt at Hooton in February 1952. Withdrawn in 1957. (October 1951, Leicester Bus Station)

12. AHA586 ... Midland Red 1710, AHA586, a SOS DON from 1935 with Brush B36F body, rebuilt by Nudd and withdrawn in 1955. (November 1951, Leicester Bus Station)

13. BHA303 ... Midland Red FEDD 1742, BHA303, new in 1936 with an Metro-Cammell H30/26F body. Withdrawn in 1954. (1950/1, Leicester Bus Station)

14. FHA418 ... A rare colour photograph of Midland Red type ONC Coach 2286, FHA418 at Central Works in Birmingham. (c.1961, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

15. FHA418 ... I didn't realise it at the time but being employed by Midland Red at Carlyle Road works put me in a fairly privileged position as far as taking photographs was concerned! This is a rare picture of Midland Red type ONC Coach 2286, FHA418, in its final form. (Mon 22/5/61, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

16. ... Found in a box of miscellaneous slides in the collection of the late John Boylett was this shot of GC12195, the registration of which which dates from July/August 1958. The 'SP' plate indicates that the vehicle was plying for hire still in Midland Red livery. It was operated by "Transportes Sardina-Doctoral", owned by J. Dominguez Melian, Sardina Cruce who ran a service from Sardina to Doctoral, its Midland Red identity being unknown according to P.S.V. Circle publication O43R2.

17. CHA551 ... Seen at the rear entrance to Midland Reds' Bearwood Garage in July 1958 is, what is believed to be, one of only two full fronted conversions of a Midland Red SON, No 1927, CHA551. Withdrawn from passenger carrying duties in 1952, 1927 was converted to dual control with the full front shown and was used for driver training purposes based at Bearwood depot. She was withdrawn in 1962. (July 1958, Bearwood Garage)

18. EHA470 ... Midland Red 2172, EHA470, an SOS SON from 1938 with English Electric B38F body. Withdrawn eventually in 1954. (May 1950, Market Street, Ashby de la Zouch)

19. EHA742 ... Midland Red 2174, EHA742, an SOS SON from 1938 with English Electric B38F body. Withdrawn in 1956. (April 1950, Goseley Estate, Hartshorne, near Swadlincote)

20. FHA207 ... Midland Red SOS FEDD 2225, FHA207, from 1938 with a Brush H30/26F body. Withdrawn in 1957. (July 1951, Leicester Bus Station)

21. FHA238 ... Midland Red SOS FEDD FHA238 with a Brush H30/26F body, new in 1939 and withdrawn in 1957. (1951, Swadlincote Bus Station)

22. FHA403 ... Midland Red 2271, FHA403, an ONC type with a Duple C30C body, new in 1939 and withdrawn in 1958. (c. 1956, London Victoria Coach Station)

23. FHA411 ... B.M.M.O. 2279, FHA411, an S.O.S ONC new in 1939 with a Duple C30C body converted to C31C in 1951. (Sat 28/6/58, Newbury Wharf)

24. FHA874 ... In 1960 I was probably in a fairly privileged position as I was working at Midland Red's Carlyle Road Central Works and was therefore able to take photographs 'in parts that others couldn't reach'. By late 1960 all of the FEDDs had been withdrawn with just a few retained for driver training and staff transport purposes. This latter use is illustrated here with four examples retained for transporting workmen from the factory to and from their homes. The lead vehicle is fleet no. 2370, FHA874, and is seen with three others undertaking similar duties. Regrettably none of these fine vehicles survived into preservation. (October 1960, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

25. GHA309 ... Midland Red SOS SON 2390, GHA309, with Brush B38F body, new in 1940 and rebuilt in August 1950 by Nudd, withdrawn in 1957. (Mon 19/12/49, Memorial Square, Coalville)

26. GHA310 ... Midland Red SOS SON 2391, GHA310, with Brush B38F body new in 1940 and rebuilt in February 1950 by Nudd. (Thu 30/6/49, High Street, Woodville)

27. GHA323 ... Malta Y-0429, a BMMO SOS SON built in 1940 with Barbara B40F bodywork from circa 1958. (1990s, Bus Station, Valletta, Malta)

28. GHA326 ... Midland Red SOS SON 2407, GHA326, new in 1940 with a Brush B38F body, withdrawn August 1952. (c.1950, Swadlincote Garage)

29. GHA337 ... Midland Red 2418, GHA337, an SOS SON with Brush B38F body, new in June 1940, seen in service on the A435 near Wythall. (Mon 6/4/15, A435)

30. GHA337 ... Midland Red GHA337 alongside Trent's 1940 BMMO SON 417, RC7927. (Sun 13/10/13, BaMMOT Bus Museum Wythall)

31. GHA925 ... Ex-Midland Red 2501, GHA925, was a Guy Arab new in 1943 with a Weymann H30/26R body. It was withdrawn in 1956 and passed to Warner, Tewkesbury along with two others. This one was not operated by Warner. (Sun 13/7/58, Tewkesbury)

32. GHA968 ... Samuel Ledgard GHA968 was new in 1944 as Midland Red 2533, a Daimler CWA6 with Duple H30/26R body. It arrived with Ledgard in 1957 and was withdrawn in 1960. (Sat 20/4/57, Park Place, Leeds)

33. GHA968 ... Ledgard, Armley GHA968, which was a Daimler CWA6 with a Duple H30/26R body, is seen at the King Street terminus in Leeds. (Sun 3/3/57, King Street, Leeds)

34. HHA26 ... Midland Red 1945 Guy Arab 2574, HHA26. This is being restored and this picture shows its condition in October 2004 at Wythall. (Tue 12/10/04, Wythall Transport Museum)

35. FHA422 ... Midland Red 2290, FHA422 an ONC type with a Duple C30C body, new in 1939 and withdrawn in 1958 and alongside 4226, UHA226, a C3 class with 37 seat Willowbrook body, new in 1954, seen on a busy day at the coach station (c. 1956, London Victoria Coach Station)

36. JHA836 ... Hulleys of Baslow 20, JHA836, a 1946 BMMO S8 with Metro-Cammell body seen at the operator's yard on July 18th 1965. (Sun 18/7/65, Baslow Garage)

37. HHA697 ... Hulley's of Baslow 11, HHA697, a BMMO S6 built 1947 with BMMO/Brush B40F bodywork. New as Midland Red 3096, this was modified by Roe to B44F in 1958. (New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield)

38. JHA24 ... Seen in February 1961 is Midland Red type AD2 no 3123, JHA24, at the Company's Central Works in Carlyle Road Birmingham. 3123 was one of a batch of 100 buses ordered from the AEC company and supplied with Brush bodywork. 3123 was new in July 1948 and was withdrawn in January 1961. It is seen here awaiting its fate after withdrawal, which proved to be to go as a driver training vehicle and staff bus until April 1963. (February 1961, Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham)

39. JHA28 ... Midland Red AEC Regent 3127, JHA28, with Brush H30/26R body from 1948. (October 1951, Leicester Bus Station)

40. JHA820 ... In 1961 the Midland Red bus company were keen to convince the Ministry of Transport and the Metropolitan Police that it was both possible and safe to operate buses longer than 30 feet in and out of London. To demonstrate the point they took an S8 single decker and lengthened it to 45 feet. With a police escort, the vehicle made several clandestine visits to London at weekends. The vehicle converted was 3220, JHA820. (Oct 1960, Midland Red Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham)

41. JHA820 ... This is a picture of the early dismantling of Midland Red S8 3220 prior to being temporarily lengthened to 45' in connection with the Company's bid to convince the Ministry of Transport that vehicles longer than 30' could be safely operated between Birmingham and London. (April 1959, Midland Red Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham)

42. JHA820 ... Enlarged section of Midland Red S8 - 3220 showing detail of the construction and the earlier extension work undertaken by C H Roe of Leeds in 1952 (April 1959)

43. JHA836 ... Seen in New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield is Hulley, Baslow JHA836 which was a BMMO S8 with a Metro Cammell B44F body new in June 1948 as Midland Red 3236. (Sun 14/8/66, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield)

44. JHA860 ... JHA860, Midland Red 3260, seen at Whipsnade Zoo was a B.M.M.O. S8 new in 1948 with a Metro Cammell B40F body. In 1951 it was, along with others extended by Roe to become B44F. The whole batch of 3200-3299 were so treated by Roe in 1951/2. (Sun 17/5/59, Whipsnade Zoo)

45. KHA301 ... Preserved ex-Midland Red 3301, KHA301, a BMMO C1 with Duple centre entrance coach body, new in 1948. (Sun 26/9/04, Duxford)

46. KHA301 ... Preserved Midland Red BMMO C1, KHA301, waits for its passengers. It was new in 1948. (Sun 14/6/09, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)

47. KHA301 ... BMMO C1 KHA301 has been off the road since the beginning of 2013. A small team are working their way through the rebuilding and they put the vehicle on it's wheels recently and it came out to see day light and to make sure it sits correctly - they have still got a long way to go, with the front roof dome now needing to be removed to enable new front near and offside ash pillars to be joined to good wood in the roof structure. (Tue 2/6/15, private site in Coventry)

48. KHA301 ... Preserved Midland Red 3301, KHA301, a B.M.M.O. C1 with a Duple C30C body, seen climbing New Bank on its way out of Halifax, heading for Harrogate on the Trans-Pennine Rally. (Sun 6/8/72, New Bank, Halifax)

49. KHA301 ... Three views of Midland Red 3301, KHA301, a BMMO C1 with Duple centre entrance coach body, new in 1948. (May 1998, Toddington)

50. KHA301 ... Work continues on the total rebuild of Midland Red C1 coach KHA301 - here are two pictures showing the current state of the refurbished interior. (April 2020, private site near Coventry)

51. KHA301 ... BMMO C1 KHA301 has been off the road since the beginning of 2013. So I thought you would like an update. The interior is pretty much complete, other than the cab area requiring attention. (Wed 26/8/20, private site near Coventry)

52. KHA311 ... A rear view of preserved Midland Red C1 coach KHA311, new in 1948 with a Duple C30C body and withdrawn in April 1962 to be used as a training bus. (Tamworth Garage Open Day)

53. KHA352 ... A rare photograph of the all-over stone livery applied to the re-bodied Midland Red coach cruise vehicles for the 1962 season. Seen loading passengers in Digbeth Coach Station is CL2 Scottish Coach Cruise Coach 3352, KHA352. (Mon 4/6/62, Digbeth Coach Station, Birmingham)

54. JHA74 ... Midland Red AEC Regent 3173, JHA74 with Metro Cammell H30/26R body from 1949 (1951, Swadlincote Bus Station)

55. KHA313 ... Midland Red 3313, KHA313, a 1949 BMMO C1 with Duple 30 seat coach body. (Mon 3/8/59, Eastern National Coach Park, Clacton)

56. KHA319 ... Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus 3319, KHA319, was a BMMO C1 with a Duple C30C body new in 1949 and is seen at Ascot. (Sat 21/6/58, Ascot)

57. LHA373 ... Midland Red 3373, LHA373, on a hot sunny June day in 1965, seen in a really beautiful old part of Shrewsbury. (June 1965, Barker Street Bus Station, Shrewsbury)

58. LHA400 ... Former Midland Red 3400, LHA400, a BMMO S9 with Brush body new in 1949, seen here operating for Hulleys of Baslow, Derbyshire. (Sun 14/4/68, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield)

59. MHA457 ... This is a photograph that I took on a sunny day in May 1961 and shows Midland Red D5 3457, MHA457, awaiting its next turn of duty outside Wigston Depot. (May 1961, Wigston Depot)

60. GRY763 ... Midland Red 4844, GRY763, was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body new as Kemp and Shaw, Leicester number 30 in 1950. It was acquired with the business on January 1st 1959 and was the only lowbridge vehicle in the B.M.M.O. fleet. (Sat 9/2/63, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

61. KHA346 ... B.M.M.O., Smethwick 3346, KHA346, seen at Heathrow Airport, was a B.M.M.O. CL2 which had, in April 1962, been rebuilt from a C2 and fitted with a Plaxton Embassy C26C body replacing the previous Duple body carried from new in May 1950. (Sat 12/4/69, London Heathrow Airport)

62. KHA351 ... I hardly ever took pictures of buses / coaches when taking slide films up to 2008 and I certainly never bought any. This one was given to me over 20 years ago but I cannot remember who gave it to me. I found it recently and it shows one of the Midland Red C2 coaches, KHA351, a 26 seater coach new in May 1950. (c.early 1964, High Street, Buckingham)

63. KHA352 ... This is a Midland Red C2 from 1950, C26C, 3352, KHA352.. In April 1962 it was one of three rebodied by Plaxton, still C26C, and painted in current coach livery for that time. (Mon 26/5/25, Wythall Transport Museum)

64. KHA356 ... To aid the development of Midland Red's prestigious Coach Cruises 12 special coaches were introduced in 1950. Based on the C1 the bodywork was again by Duple to a Midland Red design and was of C26C configuration, designated C2. Seating was later increased to 30. This photograph shows 3356, KHA356, in Central Works following a pre-season check prior to return to Bearwood Depot for the 1961 season. (April 1961, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

65. NHA694 ... Photographed in April 1961 Midland Red S13 MkI prototype no. 3694, NHA694, passing Bearwood on Hagley Road West. (April 1961, Hagley Road West, Bearwood)

66. NHA704 ... Midland Red 3704, NHA704, a BMMO/Metro Cammell S10 of 1950 is seen in its final days in the Driver Training fleet. (1965, Hill Street, Birmingham)

67. NHA706 ... Midland Red S10 3706, NHA706, at Banbury, date unknown. (early 1960s, Bridge Street, Banbury)

68. NHA735 ... Midland Red 3735, NHA735, was a B.M.M.O. S12 new in 1950 with a Metro-Cammell B44F body. (Sun 13/7/58, Tewkesbury)

69. NHA737 ... Seen in the morning of a summer's day in 1963 is Midland Red S12 3737, NHA737, parked on the Digbeth Depot bus park awaiting its next turn of duty. She was new to Digbeth in October 1950 and remained at this depot for the whole of her service life, being withdrawn in April 1965. (Wed 12/6/63, Digbeth Depot Bus Park)

70. NHA744 ... Midland Red preserved BMMO S12 3774, NHA744, new in 1950 (Sun 9/10/11, Wythall Transport Museum)

71. NHA744 ... NHA744 is BMMO / Midland Red S12 new in 1950 with Brush 44 seat body to Midland Red design. (Mon 29/8/16, entering Chapel Lane from Wythall Transport Museum)

72. NHA750 ... Midland Red 3750, NHA750, a BMMO S12 built in 1950 with BMMO bodywork. (August 1972, Harrogate)

73. NHA750 ... B.M.M.O. 3750, NHA750, B.M.M.O. S12 was new in November 1950 with a Metro Cammell B44F body and was seen in Brighton on the H.C.V.C. Rally. (Sun 2/5/71, Madeira Drive, Brighton)

74. NHA785 ... Midland Red type D5B 3785, NHA785, awaiting attention in the grounds of the Company's Central Works at Edgbaston, Birmingham. (Wed 31/5/61, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

75. NHA798 ... Midland Red 3798, NHA798, was a Brush-bodied D5B, fitted with platform doors for long-distance service. (1961, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

76. OHA977 ... This is a fairly rare photograph of Midland Red single-decker type LA 3977, OHA977, parked at Central Works in Birmingham. (Mon 22/5/61, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

77. HAW578 ... This was an unusual find for someone used to the standard types operated by BMMO in the 'Black Country'. On a rare trip to Leicester, I spotted this non-standard Sentinel Midland Red single-decker 4846, HAW578. (Sun 18/6/61, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

78. NHA863 ... Midland Red 3863, NHA863, was a BMMO D5B dating from 1951. (Sun 18/6/61, Tamworth Bus Station)

79. OHA877 ... Photographed in October 1960 is one of the two Midland Red S13 MkII prototypes 3877, OHA877, a 44-seat vehicle built entirely at Central Works. 3877 was intended for stage carriage work and was seated accordingly. (October 1960, Central Works, Five Ways, Birmingham)

80. OHA891 ... Operating a town service in Shrewsbury, Midland Red 3891, OHA891, was a Brush DP40F bodied BMMO S13 (Fri 17/9/65, Shrewsbury Bus Station)

81. JBC989 ... Midland Red 4845, JBC989, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland H30/26R body new to Kemp and Shaw, Leicester in 1952, was acquired with the business in January 1959. (Sat 9/2/63, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

82. OHA882 ... Midland Red 3882, OHA882, an S13 with 40 seat body, new in 1952, and seen outside Colwick shed on a RCTS visit. (Sun 4/4/54, Colwick MPD, Netherfield)

83. OHA887 ... Midland Red 3887, OHA887, was a B.M.M.O. S13 new in 1952 with Brush DP40F bodywork. It had been repainted into the red/black coach livery in 1956. (Sun 13/7/58, Tewkesbury)

84. OHA888 ... Midland Red 3888, OHA888, was a B.M.M.O. S13 new in 1952 with a Brush DP40F body. Along with 3879-3887 and 3889-3918, 3920-3975 it was repainted into the red and black coach livery in 1956. (Sun 17/5/59, Whipsnade Zoo)

85. OHA928 ... Most of the Midland Red Digbeth Depot stage carriage vehicles were double deckers as can be seen by the LD8s and D9 surrounding the Dual Purpose S13 3928, OHA928, parked on the Digbeth Depot bus park awaiting its next turn of duty. 3928 was one of the Nudd bodied S13s, new to Digbeth in June 1952 and remaining at this depot for the whole of her service life, being withdrawn in May 1966. (Tue 11/6/63, Digbeth Depot Bus Park)

86. OHA951 ... Seen in April 1961 is Midland Red S13 MkII no 3951, OHA951, fresh from overhaul and repaint at Central Works. The S13s were bodied either by Brush or Nudd and 3951 was built by the latter bodybuilder. They were classified as dual-purpose vehicles and had 40, allegedly more comfortable, seats. (April 1961, Central Works, Five Ways, Birmingham)

87. SHA414 ... The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company’s number 66 was former Midland Red Leyland PD2/12 4014, SHA414, of 1952, one of four bought by ‘the Swilly’ in 1967 (64-67, SHA419/66/14/21). (1968, Pennyburn Depot, Londonderry)

88. SHA421 ... Another of the four all-Leyland PD2/20s bought from Midland Red by Lough Swilly in 1967, 67, SHA421, carries the later grey and dark red livery in this 1968 photo at Bridge End, where Northern Ireland meets the Republic on the road from Londonderry/Derry to Letterkenny. It was withdrawn in 1975 and survived on private property until 1992 as a storeshed. (August 1968, Coshquin Customs Post, Buncrana Road, Bridge End, Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland Border)

89. SHA431 ... Preserved Midland Red 4031, SHA431, an all Leyland PD2/12, new in 1953, looking as new having just been repainted. (Sun 9/10/11, Wythall Transport Museum)

90. SHA431 ... Preserved Midland Red 4031, SHA431, an all Leyland PD2/12, new in 1953, privately owned by a group of people and kept at the Wythall Transport museum. (Sun 4/11/12, Lincoln)

91. SHA446 ... Midland Red 4046, SHA446, one of the batch of 100 Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland H30/26R bodies, new in 1953, which introduced the Leyland concealed radiator design. (Sun 20/10/63, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

92. SHA447 ... Featuring what must be the best looking of the 'tin' fronts on its excellent Leyland body is Midland Red LD8 number 4047, SHA447. New in 1953 it was one of 100 Leyland PD2/12s which had H30/26RD bodies and is seen at Stratford-upon-Avon. (Sat 18/10/58, Stratford-upon-Avon Red Lion Bus Station)

93. SHA477 ... Several black and white prints have been discovered amongst the archives at Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust. Midland Red 4077, SHA477 (Leyland PD2/12) is pictured presumably leaving the Leyland factory. (1953, Leyland Factory)

94. THA95 ... BMMO D7 4095, THA95, a 1953 build with Met-Cam 63 seat body in Fisher Street Bus Station, Dudley, with the Castle in the background. (August 1968, Fisher Street Bus Station, Dudley)

95. THA114 ... Midland Red 4114, THA114, seen in Shrewsbury Bus Station carried a Metro Cammell H37/26RD body. It was a B.M.M.O. D7 new in 1954 when it seated 32/26, being upseated in 1955. (Fri 6/8/71, Shrewsbury Bus Station)

96. THA176 ... Midland Red 4176, THA176, was a BMMO D7 of 1954. (1966, Waterloo Road, Hinckley)

97. UHA190 ... Seen at Weston-super-Mare is Withers, Pontllanfraith UHA190 which was a B.M.M.O. CL3 with a Plaxton Panorama C36F body which was 32' 7½" long. The Plaxton body replaced the original Willowbrook body in 1962 and it was one of sixteen rebodied for Midland Red at the time, this one being Midland Red number 4190. (Tue 27/7/71, Weston-super-Mare)

98. UHA196 ... Midland Red 4196, UHA196, a 1954 BMMO C3 type with Willowbrook C37C coachwork arrives at a soggy Victoria Coach Station in April 1966. (Sat 9/4/66, Victoria Coach Station, London)

99. UHA198 ... Midland Red 4198, UHA198, a C3 class with 37 seat Willowbrook body, new in 1954 (c. 1955, London Victoria Coach Station)

100. UHA207 ... In the summer of 1962 my parents took us for a holiday in North Devon. A short bus ride from our caravan camp was Ilfracombe and it was here that I was able to photograph this Midland Red CL3 in its 'one year only' light stone livery. No 4207, UHA207, was parked on the quay at Ilfracombe whilst on one of the Company's luxury Coach Cruises. (Tue 12/6/62, Ilfracombe)

101. UHA220 ... The saga of the livery for the Midland Red CL2s and CL3s was rather drawn out. When the rebodying of the original 16 C3s took place someone had the bright idea of a completely new livery for the prestigious Coach Cruise fleet. All of the CL3s carried a light stone livery in their first year of operation but this was such a radical departure from the traditional red and black coach livery that it was dropped after this first year and colour scheme shown here substituted for the 1963 season. Even the light stone central band was removed before the livery finally settled down. In this photograph CL3 4220, UHA220, is seen loading in Bearwood Bus Station before setting off on one of the Company's prestigious Coach Cruises. 4220 was new in 1954 and had a BMMO designed centre entrance body by Willowbrook. (Mon 22/7/63, Bearwood Bus Station)

102. UHA220 ... Midland Red C3 4220, UHA220, new in 1954, on route to London passing through St. Albans. (Sat 2/5/59, Lattimore Road junction with London Road, St. Albans)

103. UHA228 ... Midland Red 4228, UHA228, was one of sixty-three Willowbrook C37C bodied B.M.M.O. C3s new in 1954. (Sun 13/7/58, Gloucester)

104. UHA231 ... Parked on Epsom Downs for the Derby, UHA231, of Leonard, London S.E.24, was a B.M.M.O. CL3 with a Plaxton Panorama C36F body acquired from Midland Red. (Wed 5/6/74, Epsom Downs)

105. UHA250 ... To service Midland Red's prestigious Coach Cruise business 12 C32C luxury coaches were built in 1954. The chassis was by BMMO, the bodywork by Alexander and designated C4. All were upseated to C37C in 1959. This photograph shows 4250, UHA250 in Central Works following a pre-season check prior to return to Sandacre Street Depot, Leicester for the 1961 season. (April 1961, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

106. UHA272 ... Midland Red 4272, UHA272, parked in Shrewsbury, not looking at it's best with a dent in the rear panel and presumably diesel spilt on the side. (June 1965, Shrewsbury)

107. UHA324 ... Midland Red 4324, UHA324, was a B.M.M.O. S14 with a Carlyle B44F body, new in 1955. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

108. VHA425 ... Midland Red, 4425, VHA425, was a BMMO D7 with a Metro-Cammell body. (1970, New Street, Birmingham)

109. XHA455 ... Midland Red 4455, XHA455, was a BMMO D7 with a Metro-Cammell body to a BMMO design of 1955. (1966, Nuneaton Bus Station)

110. 561AHA ... Midland Red 4561, 561AHA, was a B.M.M.O. S14 with a Carlyle B44F body, new in 1956. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

111. 573AHA ... The final image of this set of images taken at Midland Red's Carlyle Works in early 1963 is S14 4573, 573AHA, which seems to be at the works for accident repairs incurred whilst in service from Bromsgrove garage. (early 1963, Carlyle Works, Birmingham)

112. XHA482 ... Midland Red 4482, XHA482 was new in 1956, a BMMO D7 with Metro-Cammell 63 seat body (to Midland Red design). (Sat 18/6/22, private site in Coventry)

113. XHA525 ... Midland Red 4525, XHA525, was one of their large fleet of Metro-Cammell bodied D7's. (1960, Regent Street, Hinckley)

114. XHA540 ... Midland Red 4540, XHA540, was a B.M.M.O. D7 with a Metro Cammell H37/26R body, new in 1956. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

115. XHA550 ... Midland Red 4550, XHA550, was one of their large fleet of Metro-Cammell bodied D7's introduced from 1953 until 1957. (1970, Birmingham)

116. 613AHA ... One of the problems of taking photographs of buses 'on the patch' at Midland Red's Digbeth Garage in Birmingham was that the sun was nearly always behind the bus. Very occasionally one was parked differently as was the case in July 1963. In this case one of the first batch of S15s from 1957 (with the black roof livery taken down to the waist rail) posed nicely in the morning sun. (Pity about the litter!) The picture shows Midland Red S15 4613, 613AHA, a Company built vehicle with DP40F bodywork, on 'the patch' awaiting its next turn of duty. (Thu 18/7/63, Digbeth Garage, Birmingham)

117. 626AHA ... Midland Red S15, 4626, 626AHA, taken in about 1961 (c.1961, Smallbrook Ringway, Birmingham)

118. 628AHA ... Midland Red 4628, 628AHA, was a B.M.M.O. S15 with a Carlyle DP40F body, new in 1957. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

119. 641AHA ... Carlyle DP40F bodywork was carried by this Midland Red S15 seen in Shrewsbury. 4641, 641AHA seen operating a local town service in the black/red livery. (Fri 17/9/65, Hills Lane, Shrewsbury)

120. 655BHA ... Midland Red 4655, 655BHA, was a B.M.M.O. S14 with a Carlyle B44F body, new in 1957. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

121. 747BHA ... A Midland Red D7 seen in Shrewsbury bus station. 4747, 747BHA, dating from 1957 had a Metro-Cammell H37/26RD body. (Fri 6/8/71, Shrewsbury Bus Station)

122. 750BHA ... Mid Warwickshire Motors, Balsall Common, 750BHA, a BMMO D7 built in 1957 with Metro-Cammell bodywork converted to towing duties. This had been Midland Red 4750 and subsequently found its way to the Transport Museum at Wythall. (August 1980, Balsall Common)

123. 767BHA ... This is 767BHA, a converted Midland Red / BMMO D7 new in 1957 and which originally had Metro Cammell H37/26RD body before being converted into a tow truck. (Sat 24/2/18)

124. 767BHA ... BMMO 4767, 767BHA, was a BMMO D7 with Metro-Cammell H37/26RD bodywork new in 1957 and which was later cut down as a tow truck, in which condition it was preserved. (Sat 30/8/69, Coalville Depot)

125. ... An unidentified BMMO type C5, built in 1958/9. (c.1962, Watford Gap Services?)

126. 692BHA ... Never the most popular of single deckers amongst the Midland Red crews, the S14 was the culmination of many years development work to lighten vehicles and thereby reduce the running cost. Part of this 'down sizing' included single rear wheels which gave the vehicle a lively ride when lightly loaded. Here we see 4692, 692BHA, in Banbury. (Sun 19/5/63, Market Place, Banbury)

127. 722BHA ... Midland Red 4722, 722BHA, the prototype BMMO C5 with BMMO C37F body which entered service in 1958. On the left is another Midland Red coach, 4186, UHA186, a BMMO C3 coach with Willowbrook C37C body, new in 1954. (Thu 21/5/64, London Victoria Coach Station)

128. 775GHA ... Midland Red 4775, 775GHA, was a BMMO C5 of 1958. (1965, Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed)

129. 789GHA ... 789GHA was number 4789 in the fleet of Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co. and was a B.M.M.O. C5 with a BMMO C37F body new in 1958. (Sat 9/5/59, Eccleston Place, London)

130. 780GHA ... A surprise visitor to the Keighley Bus Museum Open Day was this immaculate Midland Red BMMO C5, 4780, 780GHA dating from 1959. (Sun 28/9/14, Worth Bridge Road, off Dalton Lane, Keighley)

131. 780GHA ... Preserved ex-Midland Red 4780, 780GHA, a BMMO C5 with BMMO body from 1959. (Sun 18/7/10, Alton)

132. 808HHA ... Midland Red CM5 coach 4808, 808HHA, part of a batch of 34 seat coaches specially built for Motorway operations. (April 1960, London Victoria Coach Station)

133. 819HHA ... Midland Red C5 4819, 819HHA, alongside Victoria Coaches of Southend Bedford SB VJN137. (April 1964, Wembley Stadium)

134. 823HHA ... Midland Red C5 4823, 823HHA, with a Carlyle C37F body was used when new, in 1960, on the Motorway services to London. It was later demoted to stage and is seen here in Shrewsbury. (Fri 6/8/71, Shrewsbury)

135. 890KHA ... 890KHA was Midland Red 4890 and was a BMMO D9 with a Carlyle H40/32RD body new in November 1960. (Sat 28/10/67, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

136. 903KHA ... Ex Midland Red 4903, 903KHA, a BMMO D9 in its later guise on sightseeing duties at Piccadilly Circus. (Tue 28/9/82, London Piccadilly Circus/Haymarket)

137. 943KHA ... Midland Red 4943, 943KHA, one of the two D10's built in 1960/1 in their own workshops. These vehicles were intended to be Midland Red's answer to the Atlantean, but their use of underfloor engines proved unsuitable for a double-deck design. (1967, Lichfield)

138. 943KHA ... 943KHA, BMMO D10 ,fleet number 4943 ,seen at Lichfield Bus Station was one of two double deckers designed by the company with an underfloor engine positioned between the axles, believed to be the first of this design in the world. This left room for a unobstructed lower deck which allowed 35 seats downstairs and 43 above. Built in 1960, it was the forerunner of our flat floor vehicles today. (July 1968, Lichfield Bus Station)

139. 1944HA ... This is a photograph taken in the grounds of Carlyle Road Central Works and shows Midland Red D10 Mk II 4944, 1944HA, when brand new and prior to delivery to Sheepcote Street Garage, Birmingham where she joined the other D10, 4943 from May 1961. (Mon 22/5/61, Carlyle Road Works, Birmingham)

140. 1944HA ... In early 1961 I was in the enviable position of working in the Progress Office of Midland Red at the Central Works in Carlyle Road, Birmingham. I was therefore able to take pictures like this one that few other photographers could reach. It shows the D10 MkII (4944 - 1944HA) under construction in the body shop. (Jan 1961, Mdland Red Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham)

141. 1944HA ... Seen in the Bus Station in Cannock is Midland Red 4944, 1944HA, which was the second prototype D10 to be built. It had a twin staircase body and was H37/28D when new in April 1961 with the intention of it being front entrance, rear exit. (early 1971, Bus Station, Cannock)

142. 2959HA ... Obsolete Fleet OM3, 2959HA, a BMMO D9 built 1961 with BMMO O40/30RD bodywork. (July 1981, Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria)

143. 832HHA ... Midland Red 4832, 832HHA, a BMMO C5 introduced in 1961. (Tue 19/5/64, somewhere on M1 Motorway)

144. 836HHA ... In the early 1960s the Midland Red (with a little help from Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport) were rewriting everything that was known about the speed of long distance coach services. The CM5T Motorway Coach became a star performer on the newly opened M1 motorway and regularly attained speeds in the 80s with the magical 'ton' being frequently attained. (Fri 20/7/62, Digbeth Coach Station Bus Park, Birmingham)

145. 929KHA ... The BMMO answer to the London Routemaster was the D9 which started to come off the production lines in significant numbers from 1960 onwards. Seen outside the main office block (behind the photographer) is 4929, 929KHA, fresh out of the factory and awaiting delivery to Kidderminster Depot where she was destined to remain for the next five years. A similar period at Banbury followed with shorter stays at Digbeth and Hereford before withdrawal came in 1973. (Thu 1/6/61, Central Works, Five Ways, Birmingham)

146. 943KHA ... Midland Red 4943, 943KHA, was one of two D10s built by BMMO as prototypes for a possible alternative to the Atlantean and Fleetline. (August 1976, White Cross, Guiseley, Leeds)

147. 3016HA ... 3016HA is a BMMO / Midland Red D9 converted to open top in 1975. This bus originally entered service as Midland Red 5016 at Redditch garage in November 1962. (Mon 31/8/20, Wythall Transport Museum)

148. 3020HA ... Midland Red D9 5020, 3020HA, on route S90 (or 590?) in Stafford?. Another vehicle of the same type is following. (Market Square, Stafford)

149. 5056HA ... Preserved former Midland Red 5056, 5056HA, a BMMO S15, built in 1962, withdrawn from service with BMMO ten years later in October 1972 and into preservation ten years after that in 1982. (Sun 1/4/07, Longcross)

150. 5056HA ... 5056HA is a Midland Red S15 new in 1962 as fleet number 5056. It had one further operator after Midland Red before being purchased for preservation. It is unusually fitted with 10.5 litre engine as against standard 8.0 litre one and is part of the Roger Burdett Collection and probably his fastest vehicle. (Sun 21/11/10, entering Pool Valley Bus Station, Brighton)

151. 5056HA ... Thought I would send in an up to date picture of Midland Red S15 5056, 5056HA, which is no longer in the Roger Burdett collection. (Sun 4/9/16, near Bewdley)

152. 5156HA ... One of a batch of 25 Leyland PSU3/4R Leopards with Weymann B53F bodies new in 1962/3, 5156, 5156HA is seen in Nuneaton. (Sun 13/10/74, Nuneaton)

153. 5168HA ... 5168HA, seen in Coventry, was Midland Red 5168 and was a Leyland PSU3/4R Leopard with a Weymann B53F body new in December 1962 (Sat 28/10/67, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

154. 5169HA ... Midland Red 5169, 5169HA, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1962 with Weymann B53F bodywork. (September 1974, Lichfield Bus Station)

155. 5187HA ... Midland Red 5187, 5187HA a 1962 Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R with Willowbrook body (Sat 22/9/79, Plox Green)

156. 5495HA ... Circa 1964/5 – Midland Red 5295, 5495HA, was seen parked at the Ribble bus station, Euston Road, Morecambe. (Spring 1964/1965, Ribble Bus Station, Euston Road, Morecambe)

157. UHA233 ... Midland Red 4233, UHA233, was one of the BMMO C3 coaches lengthened and rebodied in 1962. The chassis were redesignated C3L and fitted with Plaxton Panorama C36F bodies. (Mon 5/8/63, London Euston Coach Park)

158. 436GAC ... Midland Red 2055, 436GAC, seen in Stratford was a Leyland PSU3/3R Leopard with a Duple Northern Alpine Continental C49F body. (Sat 10/4/71, Stratford-upon-Avon Red Lion Bus Station)

159. 5118HA ... Midland Red 5118, 5118HA, a BMMO S16 built in 1963 with BMMO/Plaxton B52F bodywork (September 1974, Stafford)

160. 5176HA ... Midland Red 5176, 5176HA a 1963 Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R with Willowbrook DP48F body. (Wed 13/7/77, Six Ways Erdington, Birmingham)

161. 5178HA ... Another image from Midland Red's Carlyle Works in early 1963, newly delivered from Willowbrook's coachworks and looking smart in its black topped red livery is the fourth LS18A, 5178, 5178HA, a Leyland PSU3/4R Leopard with Willowbrook DP48F body awaiting preparation for entering service at Shrewsbury 4/63. (early 1963, Carlyle Works, Birmingham)

162. 5185HA ... I was fortunate to be working for Midland Red at Digbeth Coach Station in the early 1960s and so was on hand to photograph anything new that turned up. The acquisition of new DP single deckers from an outside supplier was quite an event and hadn't happened for 10 years at that time. Seen here is LS18A 5185, 5185HA, just after delivery from Central Works, following a quality inspection, and ready to enter service the following day. The LS18As had Leyland PSU3/4R running units with Willowbrook 48 seat dual-purpose bodywork. (Fri 31/5/63)

163. 5185HA ... Former Midland Red 5185, 5185HA, a Leyland PSU3/4R with Willowbrook 48 seat dual-purpose bodywork, now preserved. (Sun 16/6/24, Rowsley)

164. 5186HA ... B.M.M.O. 5186, 5186HA, was a Leyland PSU3/4R Leopard with a Willowbrook DP48F body, new in June 1963. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

165. 5216HA ... Midland Red 5216, 5216HA, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1963 with Willowbrook B53F bodywork. (November 1977, Burton-on-Trent bus station)

166. 5231HA ... Midland Red 5231, 5231HA seen in Coventry was a Leyland PSU3/4R Leopard with a Willowbrook B53F body new in January 1963. (Sat 28/10/67, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

167. 5237HA ... Midland Red 5237, 5237HA, a Class S18 Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1963 with Willowbrook B53F bodywork. (July 1974, Leamington Spa bus station)

168. 5242HA ... Midland Red class LS18 recovery vehicle on tradeplates 374HA, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R built in 1963 and converted to a recovery vehicle in 1975. (July 1978, Charlton Street Garage, Wellington)

169. 5249HA ... Midland Red 5249, 5249HA a 1963 Daimler Fleetline CRG6/Alexander H44/33F. (Tue 20/7/76, Trenton Green, Derby)

170. 5254HA ... Midland Red 5254, 5254HA, was a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H44/33F body and was seen in Leamington Spa. (Sun 13/10/74, Leamington Spa)

171. 5256HA ... Another image taken at Midland Red's Carlyle Works in early 1963, classified as type DD11 by Midland Red, 5256 5256HA was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline/Alexander H44/33F which entered service at Wolverhampton garage 3/63, moving to Harts Hill 2/67. (early 1963, Carlyle Works, Birmingham)

172. 5273HA ... Many of us bus enthusiasts who worked for the Midland Red were rather dismayed when, instead of putting the Company's own design D10 into production, they chose instead to go to the Daimler Company in Coventry for the next batch of double deckers. The economics of the situation and the difficulty of retaining sufficient coachbuilding staff at Carlyle Works would have been lost on a teenager like myself at the time. However the DD11 was the 'writing on the wall' for Company vehicle production. Here we see 5273, 5273HA, parked on Birchall Street awaiting its next turn of duty soon after delivery. 5273 was barely two months old at the date of this picture and was a Daimler Fleetline CRG6 with Alexander 77 seat bodywork. (Sun 14/7/63, Birchall Sreet, Deritend, Birmingham)

173. 5276HA ... Midland Red class D11 5276, 5276HA, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1963 with Alexander A H44/33F bodywork. (July 1974, Leamington Spa Bus Station)

174. 5283HA ... Another image at Midland Red's Carlyle Works in early 1963, this time a rear view of a DD11, 5283 5283HA, a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline / Alexander H44/33F before entering service at Sandacre Street garage, Leicester 4/63. (early 1963, Carlyle Works, Birmingham)

175. 6297HA ... Midland Red intoduced the D9 in 1959 Seen in Leicester's St Margaret's bus station is 5297, 6297HA, a 1963 built bus working a Leicester local service. (June 1975, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

176. 6306HA ... B.M.M.O. 5306, 6306HA, was a BMMO D9 with a BMMO H40/32RD body, which had been new in April 1963, and which was photographed in Hereford. (Sat 17/6/67, St Peter's Square, Hereford)

177. 6311HA ... A short series of images taken at Midland Red's Carlyle Works c62/63 starting with brand new D9, 5311, 6311HA, being prepared for service at Kidderminster depot where it entered service 4/63. (c.1962-63, Carlyle Works, Birmingham)

178. 6312HA ... Midland Red D9 5312, 6312HA on route 825 to Stafford. (Newport Road, Stafford)

179. 6335HA ... Midland Red 5335, 6335HA, BMMO D9 built in 1963 with BMMO H40/32RD bodywork. (September 1974, Stafford)

180. 6341HA ... Obsolete Fleet BM8, 6341HA, a BMMO D9 built in 1963 with BMMO H40/32RD bodywork. (July 1981, Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria)

181. 6475HA ... Midland Red 5475, 6475HA, was a B.M.M.O. S17 with a Willowbrook B52F body. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

182. 6376HA ... Midland Red 5376, 6376HA, a D9 new in 1964 (1966, Nuneaton)

183. 6378HA ... The consequences of the 1968 Transport Act led to some remarkable consequences. Among them, the newly formed Passenger Transport Executives ended up with a motley selection of vehicles from a variety of sources. Among the oddest outcomes was the transfer to West Midland P.T.E. of a large number of Midland Red's home made buses, when the National Bus Company agreed to transfer Midland Red's West Midlands Metropolitan Area based operations to the P.T.E. in December 1973. Initially, vehicles continued to run as acquired, with the P.T.E. fleet name and logo replacing the Midland Red ones, as shown here on 6378HA, a 1964 Midland Red D9 with H40/32R bodywork, which had just left Birmingham's subterranean Bull Ring Bus Station on 31st August 1974. (Sat 31/8/74, Birmingham City Centre)

184. 6480HA ... Willowbrook B52F bodywork was carried by Midland Red S17 number 5480, 6480HA, new in 1964 which was seen in Nuneaton. (Sun 13/10/74, Nuneaton)

185. 6545HA ... 6545HA is a BMMO (Midland Red) S16 with BMMO 8 litre 6-cylinder diesel engine and a crash gearbox with a BMMO 52 seat body. 5545 was the very last manual gearbox bus built by BMMO and entered service in July 1964. (Mon 2/5/16, A435 near Wythall)

186. AAC21B ... Resplendent (?) in all-over red, as Midland Red 2056, is AAC21B, a Leyland L2 Leopard with a Plaxton Panorama C41F body which started life as Stratford Blue 56 and which is seen here in a congested Victoria Coach Station. (Sat 29/7/72, London Victoria Coach Station)

187. AHA153B ... Dudley's Bus Station is where former Midland Red S17 AHA153B with BMMO/Plaxton B52F body could be found in June 1976. (Sat 5/6/76, Fisher Street Bus Station, Dudley)

188. AHA179B ... AHA179B was Midland Red 5579, and was a B.M.M.O. S17 with a Willowbrook B52F body. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

189. AHA380B ... Midland Red D9 5380, AHA380B. (early 1970s, Stratford-upon-Avon)

190. AHA385B ... Midland Red contrasts. (Left) 5385, AHA385B, was an all-BMMO D9 with H40/32RD body of 1964. (Right) 4455, XHA455, was a BMMO D7 with a Metro-Cammell H37/26RD body to BMMO design dating from 1955. (1966, Hinckley Garage)

191. AHA391B ... Midland Red 5391, AHA391B, was a B.M.M.O. D9 with a Carlyle H40/32RD body new in 1964. (Sat 28/10/67, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

192. BHA399C ... Preserved Midland Red D9s, 5399, BHA399C and 5424, EHA424D. (Sun 22/11/09, Leicester)

193. BHA399C ... BHA399C is a preserved BMMO / Midland Red D9 dating from 1965 (Mon 29/8/16, Wythall Transport Museum)

194. BHA402C ... Midland Red D9 5402, BHA402C, with Willowbrook H40/32RD body is seen in Leicester. (Sun 13/10/74, St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

195. BHA619C ... Midland Red 5619, BHA619C seen operating a Town Service in Shrewsbrury was a B.M.M.O. S17 with Willowbrook B52F body. (Fri 6/8/71, Shrewsbury)

196. BHA622C ... Midland Red 5622, BHA622C, was a B.M.M.O. S17 with a Plaxton B52F body. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

197. BHA634C ... Midland Red 5634, BHA634C, had a Plaxton finished B52F body on a BMMO frame on it BMMO S17 chassis and was seen oerating a town service in Shrewsbury. (Fri 17/9/65, Shrewsbury)

198. BHA635C ... Midland Red 5635, BHA635C, a BMMO S17 built in 1965 with BMMO/Plaxton B52F bodywork. (March 1969, Keele University)

199. BHA649C ... Seen in original condition at Victoria Coach Station is Midland Red 5649, BHA649C, a B.M.M.O. CM6T with a C44FT body new in April 1965. (Sat 1/4/72, London Victoria Coach Station)

200. BHA651C ... A pair of BMMO CM6T types, 5651, BHA651C, still red, and 5658, BHA658C, in NBC garb, both new 1965. (1973, Battersea Wharf)

201. BHA651C ... Midland Red 5651, BHA651C, a B.M.M.O. CM6T new in May 1965 with a C44FT body is seen in Victoria Coach Station having operated a journey on service M1. (Sat 1/4/72, London Victoria Coach Station)

202. CHA104C ... Midland Red 5804, CHA104C, a PSU3/4R Leopard with Duple(N) Commander C49F coachwork. (1972, Battersea Wharf)

203. DHA708C ... Midland Red 5708, DHA708C, was a BMMO S17 with a BMMO-designed body finished by Plaxtons in 1965. (1966, Waterloo Road, Hinckley)

204. DHA723C ... Midland Red 5723, DHA723C, a 1965 BMMO S21 with Plaxton finished dual purpose body to Midland Red design. (1975, Coventry Bus Station)

205. DHA724C ... Midland Red 5724, DHA724C, was a B.M.M.O. S21A with a Plaxton B52F body. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

206. EHA415D ... Former Midland Red D9 5415, EHA415D, is now part of the Big Red Bus Company, Liverpool where it is used for weddings, parties and corporate hire. (Sat 29/7/17, Pier Head, Liverpool)

207. EHA415D ... Former Midland Red D9 5415, EHA415D, new in 1966, and former Royal Blue Bristol RELH6G OTA645G, new in 1969, both in the ownership of Midland Red Coaches. (Thu 22/5/14, Mallory Park Circuit, Leicestershire)

208. EHA415D ... Preserved Midland Red D9, EHA415D, seen on a running day in Leicester to commemorate 30 years since the last BMMO D9 doubledeckers were withdrawn from Leicester by Midland Red. (Sun 22/11/09, Leicester)

209. EHA415D ... An interloper amongst the trolleybuses at the Black Country Living Museum was former Midland Red D9, EHA415D, now owned by Wheels of Nuneaton. (Sat 10/6/06, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)

210. EHA417D ... By the end of August 1974, when this photograph was taken just outside Birmingham's Bull Ring Bus Station, former Midland Red D9 EHA417D had been repainted into West Midland P.T.E. livery. (Sat 31/8/74, Birmingham City Centre)

211. EHA424D ... EHA424D, a BMMO D9 with Willowbrook body was new in 1966 with fleet number 5424. Completely restored between 1997 and 2000 it is part of the Roger Burdett collection. (Sat 12/5/12, private property near Coventry)

212. EHA445D ... The last D9 5445 built, EHA445D, parked up at Huyton on an evening trip from Burtonwood to Liverpool. (late 1978, Huyton)

213. EHA672D ... From left to right - Midland Red 4233, UHA233, a BMMO CL3 originally new in 1954 with a Willowbrook C37C body, but lengthened and rebodied with a Plaxton Panorama C36F body in 1962; Midland Red 5672, EHA672D, a BMMO CM6T with BMMO C44Ft body, new in 1966; Black & White, Cheltenham 201, SDF201, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with Willowbrook C37C body, new in 1957. (Summer 1970, Digbeth Coach Station, Birmingham)

214. EHA731D ... Midland Red 5731, EHA731D, a BMMO S17 with Plaxton B44F (originally B52F) body, new in 1966. It was withdrawn in 1978. (July 1969)

215. EHA735D ... B.M.M.O. 5735, EHA735D, seen in Hereford Bus Station, was a BMMO S17 with a Plaxton B52F body which had been new in March 1966. (Sat 17/6/67, Hereford Bus Station)

216. EHA746D ... Midland Red 5746, EHA746D, a BMMO S17 built in 1966 with BMMO/Plaxton B52F bodywork. (March 1977, Mill Street, Bridgnorth)

217. EHA747D ... Midland Red 5747, EHA747D, a BMMO S17 with BMMO/Plaxton B52F bodywork of 1966, here looking very shabby on a wet winter day in Birmingham. (1973, Birmingham, Digbeth (?))

218. EHA756D ... Midland Red S17 5756, EHA756D has arrived on route 812. (early 1970s, Anson Street, Rugeley)

219. GHA325D ... Midland Red 5825, GHA325D, a Leyland Leopard PSU4/4R built in 1966 with Plaxton Panorama C36F bodywork. (May 1972, Westwood, Scarborough)

220. GHA394D ... Midland Red 5994, GHA394D, was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline with an Alexander H44/33F body built in 1966. (Sat 28/10/67, Pool Meadow, Coventry)

221. GHA403D ... Midland Red 6003, GHA403D, a Class D12 Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1966 with Alexander A H44/33F bodywork. (March 1977, Bridgnorth)

222. GHA407D ... GHA407D, B.M.M.O. 6007, was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline with an Alexander 'A' H44/33F body which was new in October 1966, and which is seen in Leamington Spa. (Sun 25/5/69, Leamington Spa)

223. GHA415D ... GHA415D is Midland Red 6015, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H44/33F body. (Mon 28/8/17, Wythall Transport Museum)

224. GHA435D ... GHA435D, a Daimler Fleetline/Alexander H44/33F new to BMMO (Midland Red) in December 1966 seen in March 1983 at St Margarets Bus Station, Leicester, number 6035 in the fleet of Midland Red (East). (March 1983, St Margarets Bus Station, Leicester)

225. JHA73E ... Mercifully, from West Midlands P.T.E.'s point of view, not all the vehicles it received from Midland Red in December 1973 were Midland Red built. JHA73E was a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H44/33F body, new to Midland Red in June 1967. (Sat 31/8/74, Dudley Street, Birmingham City Centre)

226. JHA850E ... West Midlands PTE 5850, JHA850E, a BMMO S21 built in 1967 with BMMO DP49F bodywork. Previously with Midland Red and almost sheepishly displaying new ownership. (August 1974, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham)

227. JHA851E ... The vehicle fleet, which passed to West Midlands P.T.E. from Midland Red in December 1973, included a mixture of double and single deckers. The single deck contingent included several versions of Midland Red's own designed and built vehicles. JHA851E, photographed outside the Bull Ring Bus Station in Birmingham on 31st August 1974, represents Midland Red's S21 49 semi-coach type. (Sat 31/8/74, Birmingham City Centre)

228. JHA865E ... Midland Red 5895 and 5865, MHA895F and JHA865E, seen on Rugby Garage forecourt, were B.M.M.O. S22 and S21 models with B.M.M.O. B45F and DP49F bodies, new in April 1968 and June 1967, respectively. (Sun 25/5/69, Rugby Garage)

229. JHA866E ... Midland Red 5866, JHA866E, a BMMO S21 built in 1967 with BMMO DP49F bodywork. (November 1977, Lichfield Bus Station)

230. JHA87E ... Midland Red 6087, JHA87E, was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline with Alexander ‘A’ H44/33F body new in 1967. (Sat 29/7/67, St. Margaret’s Bus Station, Leicester)

231. LHA615F ... Bristol Omnibus 8606, LHA615F a 1967 Daimler Fleetline/Alexander. A former Midland Red vehicle converted to open top by Bristol Omnibus. (Tue 7/7/81, Beach Road, Weston-super-Mare)

232. LHA625F ... Midland Red had two depots and a considerable presence in Leicester. Seen in the old St Margarets bus station are 6125, LHA625F, a 1967 Daimler Fleetline with Alexander body and 827, EON827V, a 1980 Leyland National. (Fri 19/9/80, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

233. MHA889F ... Negotiating an unusually deserted Hyde Park Corner even for Easter Monday, Midland Red 5889, MHA889F, was a B.M.M.O. S22 with B45F body. (Mon 3/4/72, London Hyde Park Corner)

234. MHA886F ... MHA886F was one of Midland Red's penultimate own build vehicle types. Designated S22, this model had 45 semi-coach seats, and was intended for use on the Company's cross-country X prefixed route number services. The low seating capacity was due to a large luggage pen, which occupied a space at the offside front that would otherwise have been occupied by two double seats. (Sat 5/6/76, Fisher Street Bus Station, Dudley)

235. MHA901F ... Preserved ex-Midland Red 5901, MHA901F, a BMMO S22 B45F new in 1968. (Sun 26/9/04, Duxford)

236. PHA505G ... Midland Red 5905, PHA505G, an S22 45 seat bus new in August 1968. (Sun 7/9/14, Leicester)

237. PHA512G ... Seen languishing at the rear of Midland Red's Nuneaton depot are a trio of BMMO built single deckers and a solitary Alexander bodied Daimler Fleetline. (Sat 18/10/80, Nuneaton Depot)

238. RHA918G ... Midland Red class S23 5918, RHA918G, a BMMO S23 built in 1968 with BMMO B51F bodywork. (September 1974, Lichfield Bus Station)

239. RHA919G ... The last home built buses placed in service by Midland Red were the BMMO S23 saloons which dated from 1968-1970. 5919, RHA919G, is now preserved and is seen in Dorchester. The BMMO designed body was very conservative by the end of the sixties. (Sun 16/8/15, Top O' Town Car Park, Dorchester)

240. RHA928G ... Seen in Leicester, Midland Red S23 5928, RHA928G, carried Carlyle B51F bodywork. (Sun 13/10/74, Sandacre Street, Leicester)

241. RHA935G ... The last in-house single deck vehicle produced by Midland Red was the S23. Seen in Nuneaton in 1980 are 5935, RHA935G, of 1969 and 5987, UHA987, of 1970. (Sat 18/10/80, Nuneaton Bus Station)

242. SHA654G ... Seen on tour at Scarborough was Midland Red 6154, SHA654G, a Leyland PSU4A/4R Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite C36F body new in 1969. (Fri 17/8/73, Westwood, Scarborough)

243. UHA206H ... Midland Red bought substantial numbers of Daimler Fleetlines with Alexander bodywork in both single and dual door format. One of the dual door examples is seen here it is 6206, UHA206H, a 1969 example. When photographed it was working a Leicester local service. (1980, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester)

244. UHA225H ... Midland Red 6225, UHA225H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB with Alexander H45/30D body, new in 1969, providing a service for Spithead Fleet Review. (1977, South Parade, Southsea)

245. UHA225H ... Former Midland Red 6225, UHA225H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB with Alexander H45/30 dual entrance body, new in 1969 has been restored in West Midlands livery (Sun 23/3/14, Shenstone Drive, Aldridge)

246. UHA225H ... Preserved ex-Midland Red 6225, UHA225H, is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB with Alexander H45/30D body, new in 1969 and has been repainted into NBC livery. (Sun 23/5/21, White Street Coach Park, Coventry)

247. UHA953H ... Midland Red 5953, UHA953H, a BMMO S23 with Plaxton B51F body, new in 1969. (Pool Meadow, Coventry)

248. UHA956H ... UHA956H was new to Midland Red in 1969 as 5956, a S23 with a B51F body. (Mon 28/8/17, Chapel Lane, Wythall)

249. UHA963H ... Midland Red 5963, UHA963H, an S23 with Paxton B51F body, new in late 1969. (August 2001)

250. UHA964H ... Midland Red 5964, UHA964H, a BMMO S23 built in 1969 with BMMO/Plaxton B51F bodywork. (September 1972, Elgar's Statue, Worcester)

251. JBF406H ... Midland Red 2230, JBF406H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1970 with Northern Counties H44/33F bodywork, formerly 30 in the fleet of Harper Bros, Heath Hayes. (1977, Delta Way Garage, Cannock)

252. ROG551Y ... Midland Red West 551, ROG551Y, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R built in 1970 with ECW C49F bodywork from 1983. (June 1992, Shrewsbury)

253. UHA964H ... Midland Red 5964, UHA964H, was an S23 vehicle with a BMMO body finished by Plaxton as B51F new in January 1970. (Sat 30/6/79, High Street, Newport (Salop))

254. UHA981H ... BMMO S23 5981, UHA981H, new in 1970. Transferred to West Midland Passenger Transport Executive in 1973 and when photographed, preserved in WMPTE livery. (Mon 7/5/12, Wythall Transport Museum)

255. WHA229H ... Barry Cooper, Warrington, DFM881X, Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R rebuilt in 1981 with Duple Dominant III C53F bodywork. (May 1982, Union Terrace Car Park, York)

256. WHA246H ... Midland Red 6246, WHA246H, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R built in 1970 with Plaxton Panorama I C49F bodywork. (August 1980, Humberstone Gate, Leicester)

257. YHA276J ... Although Midland Red built two prototype successors to the D9, neither went into production. Instead the company bought large numbers of Alexander bodied Daimler Fleetlines. Seen in Nuneaton is 6276, YHA276J, a 1970 dual door example. Loading next to the Fleetline is 348, GJW48N, a 1974 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/2R with Marshall dual purpose 49 seat bodywork. (Sat 18/10/80, Nuneaton Bus Station)

258. YHA320J ... Silver Service (Woolliscroft), Matlock, 56, YHA320J, a Ford R192 built in 1970 with Plaxton Derwent II B45F bodywork. This had been new as Midland Red 6320. (June 1981, Matlock Garage)

259. YHA388J ... YHA388J, a Ford R192 built in 1970/1 with Plaxton Derwent B27F bodywork (shortened in 1978/9). New as Midland Red 6388 (Class M2) but had been sold on when photographed (April 1987, Marton Road, Middlesbrough)

260. BRE311J ... Midland Red 2231, BRE311J, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1971 with Northern Counties H44/31F bodywork. (c.1980, Cannock Depot)

261. CHA423K ... Midland Red 6423, CHA423K, a Class S24 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2R built in 1971 with Willowbrook DP49F bodywork. (March 1977, High Street, Bridgnorth)

262. CHA426K ... Seen in Victoria Coach Station is B.M.M.O., Smethwick 6426 CHA426K, which was a Leyland PSU3A/2R Leopard with a Willowbrook DP49F body, one of twenty-nine new in 1971/2. (Sat 25/9/71, London Victoria Coach Station)

263. YHA309J ... Between October 1970 and March 1971 Midland Red, Smethwick put 100 Ford R192s into service with Plaxton Derwent II B45F bodies and 6309, YHA309J, was seen in Ludlow. (Thu 5/8/71, Ludlow)

264. YHA360J ... Midland Red 6360, YHA360J, a Class F1 Ford R192 built in 1971 with Plaxton Derwent II B45F bodywork. (July 1974, Stratford on Avon)

265. YHA361J ... Former Midland Red 361, YHA361J, a shortened Ford R192 with Plaxton bodywork with an unknown owner when photographed here. (Sun 2/10/05, an industrial estate near Marsh Barton. Exeter)

266. YHA363J ... Midland Red surprisingly bought a large fleet of Plaxton bodied Ford R192 chassis in the early seventies. Seen in Leicester is 6363, YHA363J, a 1971 example. (Fri 15/5/81, Charles Street, Leicester)

267. HHA174L ... Primrose Valley of Filey were running a selection of lightweight buses and coaches in the early eighties. Seen at the depot is former Midland Red Ford R1014, 174, HHA174L with Plaxton Derwent 45 seat body. New to Midland Red in 1972 it was acquired by Primrose Valley some 7 years later. (Tue 26/6/84, Filey)

268. JHA227L ... Preserved ex-Midland Red 227, JHA227L, a Leyland Leopard PSU3B/2R with Marshall DP49F body, new in April 1973 (Sun 18/7/10, Alton)

269. JHA227L ... When Midland Red stopped building their own chassis they switched to Leyland for single deck requirements. 227, JHA227L, is a 1973 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/2R with Marshall bodywork to dual purpose specification. (Sun 19/6/11, Rowsley)

270. JHA234L ... Preserved Midland Red 234, JHA234L, a Leyland Leopard fitted with a dual-purpose body by Marshall, new in 1973, given their classifiication S27. (Sun 17/7/22, Anstey Park, Alton)

271. PHA371M ... Former Midland Red 371, PHA371M, a shortened Ford R192 with Plaxton bodywork with no visible owner (Sun 2/10/05, an industrial estate near Marsh Barton. Exeter)

272. GJW43N ... There was recently a discussion about ME / Midland Fox livery. GJW43N is a Leyland Leopard PSU3B/2R with Marshall DP49F body dating from 1974. (Sun 4/9/16, Bewdley Railway Station Yard)

273. PHA333M ... Delivered in the swansong era of BET Federation single-deckers in July 1974, Midland Red 333, PHA333M, was a Leyland Leopard PSU3B/2R with Marshall DP49F body classed as S28, SDP28 from 1980. It transferred to the new East company in September 1981 which became Midland Fox in 1983. (Wed 20/2/85, Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch)

274. PHA370M ... Preserved Midland Red West PHA370M, a shortened Ford R192 with Plaxton Derwent 23 seat coach body. It was new in May 1974 with a 45 seat bus body. (2005, Wythall Transport Museum)