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Digbeth Coach Station.

john knight

john knight

signman
The new Digbeth coach station opens on Monday 7th December.
It should be a far cry from the old one even though it is only a re-clad and roof taken off the vehicle area.
Here's a couple of photos I took off our friends at Skyscraper City.
 
The Coach Station is due to open on the 14,Dec,2009,

https://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/Destinations/Locations/BirminghamCoachStationRe-Opens.cfm


The honour of the first Midland Red Bus to go to the Coach Station goes to the S17 6479HA 5479 it was there today I think that it may have been there for a photo shoot ? I did take a few myself and plan to put them on the interweb soon

john knight said:
The new Digbeth coach station opens on Monday 7th December.
It should be a far cry from the old one even though it is only a re-clad and roof taken off the vehicle area.
Here's a couple of photos I took off our friends at Skyscraper City.
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Bammot,
Many thanks for your update. It's nice that the map on the release shows the Anchor pub, but it doesn't make it clear whether you will be able to walk out of the coach station into Rea Street, or vice versa.
There are still a few nice old Midland Red pics on the wall in the Anchor, and as for the beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter
 
Peter W said:
Bammot,
Many thanks for your update. It's nice that the map on the release shows the Anchor pub, but it doesn't make it clear whether you will be able to walk out of the coach station into Rea Street, or vice versa.
There are still a few nice old Midland Red pics on the wall in the Anchor, and as for the beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter
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The picture on the right is taken from Rea street and i think it shows that you will will be able to walk out that way, agree about the Anchor!.
 
From what I saw today the entrances are the same as the old ones there is an exit/entrance in Mill lane, Rea St on one that will take you onto Digbeth there is now a lot of glass in the new building the new coach entrance looks a bit tight to me I may be wrong

Peter W said:
Bammot,
Many thanks for your update. It's nice that the map on the release shows the Anchor pub, but it doesn't make it clear whether you will be able to walk out of the coach station into Rea Street, or vice versa.
There are still a few nice old Midland Red pics on the wall in the Anchor, and as for the beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter
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I just checked out the history of the building (interested as it's my surname too!!)...

Spencer House in Birmingham (Digbeth Garage):
  • Function:
    Served as the offices for Midland Red, a major bus company in the Midlands.
  • Naming:
    Named in honor of Sir John Spencer Wills, chairman of Midland Red.
  • Reconstruction:
    The Digbeth frontage was reconstructed in 1958, and the building was named Spencer House at that time.
  • Part of Digbeth Garage:
    The building was part of the larger Digbeth Garage complex, which included bus maintenance and storage facilities.
 
This is how I remember it. I used it as a student for coaches back to London Victoria when I couldn't afford the train. But I don't remember any Midland Red buses in the station, it was mostly National Express coaches. Was this the Midland Red terminus before the bus station in Station Street ?

Screenshot_20250624_122715_Google.jpg
 
Vivienne14 said:
This is how I remember it. I used it as a student for coaches back to London Victoria when I couldn't afford the train. But I don't remember any Midland Red buses in the station, it was mostly National Express coaches. Was this the Midland Red terminus before the bus station in Station Street ?

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Im sure it was Midland Red in the 60s when i used it
i might be proved wrong
we have many members on here
who are legends in these matters
 
Vivienne14 said:
This is how I remember it. I used it as a student for coaches back to London Victoria when I couldn't afford the train. But I don't remember any Midland Red buses in the station, it was mostly National Express coaches. Was this the Midland Red terminus before the bus station in Station Street ?

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According to Wikipedia/Google, National Express started in 1972. National bus company in 1969. NBC took the Name NEC in 1972.
 
There is a thread about Midland Red buses at Digbeth, link is below.

motorman-mike

Thread 'Midland Red at Digbeth'

I have enjoyed rabbiting on about working on the Midland Red over on another Thread started by teh and feel that us Digbeth blokes hijacked it! teh wanted info on Sutton as well as other stuff unconnected with buses. For this reason I hope it is OK to start this new Thread. Here is a flying start! Well, it felt like flying in a CM5T!
 
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