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.
The bus station in West Bromwich is located across the road from a tram stop on the ‘West Midlands Metro’ (Tramway) and is easily accessible from either Birmingham or Wolverhampton.
In 2016 ‘West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive’ which had controlled transport in the area since 1969 was dissolved following the establishment of the ‘West Midlands Combined Authority’.
In the fullness of time, their transport arm was established under the name of ‘Transport for West Midlands’.
This body introduced its own livery using two shades of red with a cream highlight.
The plan, as I understood it, was to re-paint all the buses into this new livery no matter who the operator might be although allowing different operators to use their own fleet names.
Whilst there are many buses working in this livery, there are also many others working in other liveries.
BX52 FDC ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 30526, 42 43, West Bromwich | Great Bridge | Tipton.
Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Flights Hallmark’ who are a part of ‘Diamond Bus’.
BX52 FDC ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 30526, 42 43, West Bromwich | Great Bridge | Tipton.
Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YJ14 CCE ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 32136, West Midlands Bus.
VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar
on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Claribel Coaches’ whose bus operations became part of ‘Diamond Bus’ in 2022.
BX62 FEU ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 30525, West Midlands Bus.
Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Flights Hallmark’ who are a part of ‘Diamond Bus’.
SK17 HHL ‘Diamond Bus’ No. 32238, West Midlands Bus.
Wright Streetlite D/F
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Wright’s as a demonstrator.
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