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I have lost track of the Where is this? numbers, so where is this?

Fair to say, it is usually parked at the other end of the garage out of sight from the pavement outside the garage. It appears at Wythall and Aston Manor Bus Museums on manyof their special opening days as well as going out to other garages for retired driver tow ins. Most private hires are for...

Here is a Co-op milk float somewhere along the outer circle ring road. From it's condition it must have been near the end of it's working life. The horse looks in better condition though.

That's where it lives ladylinda. The last of its kind, inherited from Birmingham City Transport, to be still owned by Travel West Midlands. It is available for hire by contacting the garage.

Thylacine, many thanks for the info on Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and Charles Dance. This provides a nice link between steam coaches and this thread. The Birmingham to Bristol route operated by Mr Dance with his Gurney steam coaches would be covered some 150 years later by Midland Red on behalf of...

ragga, as Lloyd says, the Midland Red bus and Acocks Green routes 170/2/3/4 were in WMPTE hands when your photo was taken. Midland Red crew breaks had always been taken at their Acocks Green terminus and in Freds Cafe. The takeover meant the longest break (20 minutes) in a duty could now be...

Mike, the white man in the old Native American proverb I meant as the new American owners, not Javed Ahmed who is Tate & Lyles present chief executive here in UK who has sold the company off. Mike

Another iconic British company bites the dust. How long before it ends up in Boot Hill? White man often speak with forked tongue.

Whilst talking of coaches and before moving on from the early steam coaches, as an expat Bathonian, I feel I must mention the Gurney 2 Tonner running between Bath and London in 1829 and seen here with a stylish payload en route to the "Great Smoke".

Having returned safely from Karosaland, courtesey of a certain Irish airline with a harp on the tailfin, I have to say the thread has progressed onwards at an amazing pace in the space of a week - indeed steaming along through topics near, far and over my head. To return to the more mundane...

Regret artist not given but another example of his work is this CM5(T?), not a bad likeness if you overlook the drivers cab door! Further pics follow at the end of next week as am off to the land of the Karosa (and Skoda) tomorrow for 7 days.

From the same book as my previous pic comes another D9 and not a bad likeness this time.

The variety of interests and things people on this great Forum come up with never fails to amaze me but my flabber will be absolutely gasted if we have such a collector on here:D. After your post above I edited mine to include more info, so expect you have noticed it. ...and whilst on a lighter...

Thylacine, I got a Western Tobacco Co. home site up but the Midland 'Red' and 'Blue' along with several other of the brands mentioned in your link appear to be no longer produced according to the brands that are listed. I was hoping to find an illustration of their packaging but no such luck...

Definitely in and about to climb Hill Street.

Cracking Leyland PD2 colour shot ragga with Chetwyns Corner and newfangled digital thingy in the background. Thanks for posting it.

What sad photos those are of 4110 which having been taken in 2004 lead me to wonder if this is the D7 originally on display to visitors at the Universal Studios. The one I referred to in blue livery was alongside a studio set of London's "Victoria Station", the name of which can be seen painted...

I don't have any info on the Will's Tobacco connection but it was the Spencer Wills connection to Associated Reddifusion Television that brought about the gift of two Midland Red D7's to Universal Films Inc. in Hollywood (USA). They made several film appearances in different liveries over the...

I like Phil's King Kong Kar Ko. photo for the Kellogs Corn Flakes K's on the sign and King Kong saying "I have for sale below me the biggest Trabant ever built" PS as you can see, there is a way to get a small smiley when the usuals are not available.

Now that's more like it. Thank 'ee kindly John, the Grand is really looking grand again, no doubt about it. Mike.