SCT '61 Photo Index
West Midlands PTE
West Midlands PTE came in to existence on 1st October 1969 taking over the fleets of Birmingham, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. This index just shows vehicles new to the PTE; those taken over by the PTE at formation are shown under the municipal fleet where they entered service.
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1. SOE891HSOE891H was a Daimler CRG6LX with a Park Royal H47/33D body new in October 1969 as West Midlands P.T.E. 3891.
Photo taken Sunday 14 June 1970
2. SOE922HA vehicle which did not stay long at Hornsby's of Ashby, Scunthorpe was SOE922H, a former West Midlands PTE Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX-33 with Park Royal H47/32D body.
Photo taken Saturday 11 July 1981, Ashby, Scunthorpe
3. SOE950HNew as West Midlands P.T.E. 3950 and seen at Selly Oak Garage, SOE950H was a Daimler CRG6LX with a Park Royal H47/33D body new in December 1969.
Photo taken Sunday 14 June 1970, Selly Oak Garage, Birmingham
4. SOE966HWest Midlands PTE 3966, SOE966H, a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal H47/33D body, new in early 1970.
Photo taken Pershore Road South, Kings Norton
5. SOE967HOsbornes SOE967H, Daimler Fleetline / Park Royal H47/33D, ex-West Midlands, one of a batch of nearly 100 delivered in late 1969, early 1970.
Photo taken October 1980, Colchester Bus Station
6. TOB997HPartridge TOB997H, Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX / Park Royal H47/33D, ex-West Midlands PTE, new in April 1970.
Photo taken 1982, Ranelagh Road, Ipswich
7. YOX83KWest Midlands PTE 4083, YOX83K, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1971 with Park Royal H43/33F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1980, West Midlands
8. EOF275LCoastal Red EOF275L, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX / Park Royal H43/33F, seen here on Clacton Circular route 50, with route adverts on the bus, in competition with Eastern National.
Photo taken July 1987, Pallister Road, Clacton
9. JOV720PCoastal Red JOV720P, Bristol VR / MCW H43/33F, new to West Midlands PTE in December 1975.
Photo taken July 1987, Clacton