Tag: West Bromwich Transport Dept
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West Bromwich – Leyland Tiger Cub – UEA 213 – 213
West Bromwich (County Borough of) Transport Department1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/4Mulliner B39R This was one of three buses purchased by West Bromwich in 1958, which were unusual for two reasons. Firstly they represent a rare foray by Mulliner into the full size bus market; they were known for their bodies on smaller Bedfords, with substantial numbers…
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West Bromwich – Guy GS – MXX 340 – 252
West Bromwich (County Borough of) Transport Dept1953Guy GSECW B26F This Guy GS Special was attending a West Bromwich running day at the Black Country Museum in September 2014. It was new to London Transport in December 1953 as fleet number GS40 and has an Eastern Coachworks B26F body (number 6386). MXX 340 looks superb and…
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West Bromwich – Daimler CVG6 – GEA 165/159 – 165/159
Copyright John Stringer West Bromwich (County Borough of) Transport Dept1952Daimler CVG6Weymann H30/26R Actually pictured during their final West Midlands P.T.E. days – though there is little here to suggest it – this fine pair of former West Bromwich Corporation Daimler CVG6’s with traditionally shaped Weymann H30/26R bodywork was caught taking an off-peak rest at the…
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West Bromwich – Daimler CVG5 – FEA 156 – 156
West Bromwich (County Borough of) Transport Dept1952Daimler CVG5Metro-Cammell B38R To return to West Bromwich, near contemporaries of the GEA registered Daimler double deckers, a pair of which were posted on site a week or so ago, were a batch of single deckers. The chassis were built in 1948, but due to pressure of work at…