Going through one of my external hard drives, I found a large number of photos I thought I had lost when Fotopic met its end. Some of them had really poor quality as they were taken during the first year or so of me taking bus photos (plus having had a camera which had issues. A few of these were of Midland Rider's fleet
JDZ2349 is seen parked up in the depot - https://www.ukbuspics.co.uk/jdz2349/
J636KCU is seen parked up in the depot - https://www.ukbuspics.co.uk/j636kcu/
KDZ5805 is seen in Stourbridge on a 194 service - https://www.ukbuspics.co.uk/kdz5805/
N450DWJ is seen at AMRTM - https://www.ukbuspics.co.uk/N450DWJ/
I have put a full Midland Rider fleetlist on the main site with links to any photos I have so far found in my collection
Fleet list is up to March 2010 when they were taken over by Liyell / Midland
Midland Rider fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com) (http://wmbusphotos.com/ceased/MidRid/fleetlist.html)
Quote from: Tony on August 03, 2023, 06:52:34 PMI have put a full Midland Rider fleetlist on the main site with links to any photos I have so far found in my collection
Fleet list is up to March 2010 when they were taken over by Liyell / Midland
Midland Classic fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com) (http://wmbusphotos.com/ceased/MidRid/fleetlist.html)
N451 DWJ was numbered 1028
Quote from: jc on August 04, 2023, 12:21:23 PMN451 DWJ was numbered 1028
I have it as not running until the take over and gaining 9451. Do you know if it ever carried 1028?
1020 is another mystery
QuoteI have it as not running until the take over and gaining 9451. Do you know if it ever carried 1028?
1020 is another mystery
1028 had seen service with Midland Rider - I've photographed it on the 194 and on a Wythall day 758 car park shuttle as well as at the old Aston Manor
https://www.trainbasher.com/N451DWJ/
Quote from: the trainbasher on August 04, 2023, 02:17:33 PM1028 had seen service with Midland Rider - I've photographed it on the 194 and on a Wythall day 758 car park shuttle as well as at the old Aston Manor
https://www.trainbasher.com/N451DWJ/
as Mr Trainbasher says, it did run as 1028, a number of photos on Flickr back this up too
Unsure on 1020
Quote from: Tony on August 03, 2023, 06:52:34 PMI have put a full Midland Rider fleetlist on the main site with links to any photos I have so far found in my collection
Fleet list is up to March 2010 when they were taken over by Liyell / Midland
Midland Classic fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com) (http://wmbusphotos.com/ceased/MidRid/fleetlist.html)
Why does it say "Midland CLASSIC" on the link instead of "Midland RIDER"?
Quote from: Rachvince53 on August 05, 2023, 08:01:02 PMWhy does it say "Midland CLASSIC" on the link instead of "Midland RIDER"?
Wasn't Midland Rider the pre-cursor to what became Midland Classic after the merger with Liyell/Midland?
I'm sure the RM operated as Rider and then Classic as a start.
Quote from: Rachvince53 on August 05, 2023, 08:01:02 PMWhy does it say "Midland CLASSIC" on the link instead of "Midland RIDER"?
Mistake, I think. Now corrected.
Quote from: Wumpty on August 09, 2023, 10:35:20 AMWasn't Midland Rider the pre-cursor to what became Midland Classic after the merger with Liyell/Midland?
I'm sure the RM operated as Rider and then Classic as a start.
Different company. Midland were eventually acquired by Arriva. Don't think they had anything to do with Midland Classic.