shadowrichards
proper brummie kid
Midland Red was a large bus/coach operator based in Birmingham and built its own vehicles in Edgbaston. When the M1 motorway opened 55 years ago (2[SUP]nd[/SUP] November 1959), it was known as the Birmingham-London motorway. Midland Red had designed and built an 80 mph coach which was available on day one of the opening of the motorway to operate between Digbeth and Victoria. The photograph shows the first two departures from Digbeth at 2pm Monday 2nd November 1959. For more see www.midlandred-motorwaycoaches.co.uk