Midland Red 4928, West Bromwich, 1969
This might look like a colourisation of a B&W image, but it is in fact the recovery of a terribly under exposed Kodak colour transparency. It is also unusual to see a picture of a Midland Red bus in West Bromwich's Paradise Street as it is no more. Paradise Street ran from High Street at its junction with Bull Street through to St Michael's Street, but today is long lost under the development of the Kings Square Shopping centre and current bus station.
Working the 268 - Princess End - West Bromwich - Wolverhampton service is 4928; a 1961 built BMMO D9. This was one of the many Midland Red buses that were transferred to West Midlands PTE in December 1973. 4928 was at the time of this picture allocated to Midland Red's Wolverhampton garage, but in 1971 it was allocated to Dudley Garage, hence its transfer to WMPTE in 1973. 4928 was withdrawn by WMPTE in January 1976, and was sold in March 1976 to Birds Commercial Motors at Stratford-on-Avon for scrap.
Midland Red 4928, West Bromwich, 1969
This might look like a colourisation of a B&W image, but it is in fact the recovery of a terribly under exposed Kodak colour transparency. It is also unusual to see a picture of a Midland Red bus in West Bromwich's Paradise Street as it is no more. Paradise Street ran from High Street at its junction with Bull Street through to St Michael's Street, but today is long lost under the development of the Kings Square Shopping centre and current bus station.
Working the 268 - Princess End - West Bromwich - Wolverhampton service is 4928; a 1961 built BMMO D9. This was one of the many Midland Red buses that were transferred to West Midlands PTE in December 1973. 4928 was at the time of this picture allocated to Midland Red's Wolverhampton garage, but in 1971 it was allocated to Dudley Garage, hence its transfer to WMPTE in 1973. 4928 was withdrawn by WMPTE in January 1976, and was sold in March 1976 to Birds Commercial Motors at Stratford-on-Avon for scrap.