Manchester-Cardiff-Birmingham
A picture from 1990, when Smith's of Tysoe (trading as 'Yourbus'), were still an independent bus operator engaged in a fierce bus war with West Midlands Travel, on the 50, Birmingham-Moseley-Maypole-Druids Heath bus service. At the time, Smith's were running a variety of secondhand double decker buses on the route, and like Chase Coaches in Staffordshire, Smith's had adopted the orange and brown livery of Greater Manchester PTE.
Amongst some of the oddities that turned up with Smiths during this period, were a pair of Willowbrook bodied Bristol VR's from Cardiff City Transport (Cardiff 324 and 325). The photograph shows former Cardiff 324 (SWO324S) at the Maypole, having worked its way from City. The bus is still wearing its Cardiff City colours, probably because it was so close to the orange that Smiths were using, that neither bus got repainted. Behind 324 is YNA351M, an ex GMPTE Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline that also belonged to Smiths.
17th March 1990.
Manchester-Cardiff-Birmingham
A picture from 1990, when Smith's of Tysoe (trading as 'Yourbus'), were still an independent bus operator engaged in a fierce bus war with West Midlands Travel, on the 50, Birmingham-Moseley-Maypole-Druids Heath bus service. At the time, Smith's were running a variety of secondhand double decker buses on the route, and like Chase Coaches in Staffordshire, Smith's had adopted the orange and brown livery of Greater Manchester PTE.
Amongst some of the oddities that turned up with Smiths during this period, were a pair of Willowbrook bodied Bristol VR's from Cardiff City Transport (Cardiff 324 and 325). The photograph shows former Cardiff 324 (SWO324S) at the Maypole, having worked its way from City. The bus is still wearing its Cardiff City colours, probably because it was so close to the orange that Smiths were using, that neither bus got repainted. Behind 324 is YNA351M, an ex GMPTE Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline that also belonged to Smiths.
17th March 1990.