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Title: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: desmond_tay on October 26, 2014, 04:35:23 PM
Decided to take a ride into Worcester to find the 2 heritage livery buses yesterday. After a short period of camping I managed to catch the single deck version  :)

Entering Worcester after finishing a 144 run from Birmingham
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A close-up nearside view
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Rear view of the bus entering the pick-up berth
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Cheers and enjoy.
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: j789 on October 26, 2014, 07:31:16 PM
Was this about 2.10pm yesterday as I was driving the bus behind 67601 and saw somebody taking photos?
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: desmond_tay on October 29, 2014, 01:03:52 AM
Hi, yup my exif data shows it was snapped at 2.06pm...

I have a photo of you driving the 67601 then. 8)

But, I'm new to this forum and I dont really see many photos posted. where is the proper place that I should post pics on this forum?
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: Tony on October 29, 2014, 10:10:49 AM
Quote from: desmond_tay on October 29, 2014, 01:03:52 AM
Hi, yup my exif data shows it was snapped at 2.06pm...

I have a photo of you driving the 67601 then. 8)

But, I'm new to this forum and I dont really see many photos posted. where is the proper place that I should post pics on this forum?

There's no problem posting small size ones on here. Or links to any website for relevant photos relating to any topic. What I don't like is just lots of Flickr links just to advertise the site

Tony (owner)
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: desmond_tay on October 29, 2014, 02:39:28 PM
Quote from: j789 on October 26, 2014, 07:31:16 PM
Was this about 2.10pm yesterday as I was driving the bus behind 67601 and saw somebody taking photos?

Here you go, driving the Transbus E300 with a Streetlite behind you:

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Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: desmond_tay on October 29, 2014, 02:41:11 PM
Does anybody know the whereabouts of the heritage livery of the Double decker version? Is it permanent on the 144?
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: the trainbasher on October 29, 2014, 02:48:01 PM
Times are on the first wyvern website
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: SEVERNLINK on October 29, 2014, 07:01:04 PM
Saw it entering Bromsgrove bus station this afternoon about right time for it to be on the 14:47 Brum-Worcester as advertized.
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: j789 on October 29, 2014, 07:19:48 PM
Thanks Desmond. Don't have many photos of me driving so its good to be on one. Think I was in one Tony took a few years a go driving a Lance but not 100%.
As for the bus 67601 not the smoothest to drive!!
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: Solo1 on October 31, 2014, 03:32:18 PM
here is the decker in heritage livery  https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanjack/15488250049/
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: mikestone on October 31, 2014, 05:40:57 PM
Seems slightly odd to choose a livery so few can remember.
Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: desmond_tay on October 31, 2014, 07:59:33 PM
Thanks 'trainbasher', wasn't aware of the timings publicised.
Here's my double-decker shots, which rounds up my contribution for these 2 buses  :)

Passing under the Selly Oak Bridge, along Bristol Road. A pity my shutter was too fast for the EDS to show up properly :(
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Running on 144 back to Worcester
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Title: Re: First Midland Red heritage livery
Post by: Bob on March 27, 2015, 10:14:57 PM
The livery the enviro is in was a really short lived one wasnt it? Late 60s to about 1972? Before poppy red came in?