A day out train and tram riding in the West Midlands took friend Peter Rose and myself into pastures new recently when the transport delights of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Bromwich were explored.
As we have done before, we have combined all the images we gathered on the day.
The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.
My first comment about the area is: why does a major operator in the part of the country known as ‘The Black Country’ paint many of its buses in a very dark shade of grey.
If any part of the country could do with brightening up, it’s the West Midlands.
Most buses are named using people’s forenames which reflect the ethnic diversity of the area.
The choice of names are suggestions put forward by employees of ‘national express West Midlands’ together with some from the general public.
I think that is a nice touch because people of all ages will be happy to ride on ‘their’ bus.
BX21 DDZ ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’, No. H1019, national express West Midlands PLATINUM, Mel, relax extra legroom.
Wright Streetdeck Hydroliner / Wright Gemini 3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SK19 EPF ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’, No. 6974, ‘national express West Midlands PLATINUM’ Samaira Thapa, Platinum 82 87.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SN67 WXH ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’ No. 6868, ‘national express West Midlands PLATINUM’, Rachel, Harborne 23 24.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SN15 LFF ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’ No. 6740, ‘national express West Midlands PLATINUM’, Sherish, FAST & FREQUENT to Birmingham.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Note the highlighting in green surrounding the destination display.
SK19 EUL ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’ No. 7519, ‘national express West Midlands PLATINUM’, Carly, relax extra legroom.
Alexander Dennis Ltd. E40D / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400MMC
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
LF20 XOS ‘WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD’ No. E016, ‘national express West Midlands PLATINUM’, Samirah, ELECTRIC 6.
BYD DD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400City
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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