Showing posts with label BMMO S23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BMMO S23. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 April 2023

‘Scene’ at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’ (SBR) Buses 2 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

For those who do not know the ‘SBR,’ it is located near Tamworth in Staffordshire. 

 

A privately owned, multi gauge railway system which was operating at least seven locomotives and a tram on the day we were there.

 

There is also an extensive museum devoted to narrow gauge railway locomotives and artefacts.

 

Usually holding three running days per year (Spring, Summer and Autumn); buses, cars, Land Rovers, lorries, military vehicles and steam engines also featured.

 

Both friend Peter Rose and I found it to be an excellent day out.

 

NEA 101F ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No.101.

Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline / Metro Cammell Weymann

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

NEA 101F ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No.101. Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline / Metro Cammell Weymann on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

MXX 23 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RF 381.

AEC Regal lV / Metro Cammell

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

MXX 23 ‘LONDON TRANSPORT’ No. RF 381. AEC Regal lV / Metro Cammell on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

RC 4615 ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd.’ No.714.

AEC Regal / Willowbrook 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New in 1937.

 

This is the second Willowbrook body that this bus has carried being re-bodied in1950.

 

RC 4615 ‘Trent Motor Traction Ltd.’ No.714. AEC Regal / Willowbrook  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

KAD 359V ‘NATIONAL EXPRESS’ No. 359, BLACK & WHITE.

Leyland Leopard /  Plaxton Supreme

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New to ‘National Travel (South West)’.

 

KAD 359V ‘NATIONAL EXPRESS’ No. 359, BLACK & WHITE. Leyland Leopard /  Plaxton Supreme on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

UHA 956H ‘Midland Red’ No. 5956, Wendaway.

BMMO S23 / BMMO

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

UHA 956H ‘Midland Red’ No. 5956, Wendaway. BMMO S23 / BMMO on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

CCF 648 ‘MERVYNS COACHES’, Winchester.

Bedford OB / Duple

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New in 1950 to ‘Theobald’, Long Melford.

 

CCF 648 ‘MERVYNS COACHES’, Winchester. Bedford OB / Duple on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Monday, 6 December 2021

‘Scene’ at the GCR’s Bus & Train Spectacular 3 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ Co. (BMMO) was one of the great bus companies which spread right across the midlands both east and west and even into Wales.

 

‘Midland Red’ as it was better known is no longer with us having been broken up when the ‘National Bus Company’ was sold off. 

 

Now long gone, some of the buses that served the company survive.

 

For many years the company built its own buses. 

 

Some of which were:

 

PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905. 

BMMO S22 / BMMO /1 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905.  BMMO S22 / BMMO /1  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905. 

BMMO S22 / BMMO /2 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

RHA 911G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5919.  BMMO S23 / BMMO  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 



RHA 919G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5919. 

BMMO S23 / BMMO 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

PHA 505G ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 5905.  BMMO S22 / BMMO /2  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 




KHA 301 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3301. 

BMMO C1 / Duple 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New in 1948, the first post war coach .

 

Not obvious from the image but a centre door is fitted.

 

Being a sliding door, it must have kept the driver very busy attending to his 30 passengers.

 

KHA 301 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3301.  BMMO C1 / Duple  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

KHA 311 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3311. 

BMMO C1 / Duple 

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

New in 1949.

 

KHA 311 ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ No. 3311.  BMMO C1 / Duple  on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’