Birmingham Central Garage

[Ronnoc]

Would be great. What's the likely-hood of any Geminis ever coming to BC @Tony ?

After all, we have the Hybrid Geminis and the single deck version.

One thing is, they vibrate like hell.

[B.C Driver]

One thing is, they vibrate like hell.

That could be a good or bad thing, depending where you're sat  ;D

Cue the Beach Boys.......

[BU07 LGO]

That's true, I would have thought that they would have geminis then. But then they don't have any b7tl president, alx400 or Gemini.

They used to have b7 alx though

[2206]

They used to have b7 alx though

and they used to have Presidents.

[BU07 LGO]

and they used to have Presidents.

So they did but I bet theres not many current BC drivers that drove them?

[GeminiFan1991]

So they did but I bet theres not many current BC drivers that drove them?

Probably some of the long term drivers may have done so I would surmise and they did go on quite a few routes I'm led to believe

[BU07 LGO]

Probably some of the long term drivers may have done so I would surmise and they did go on quite a few routes I'm led to believe

Off topic but after driving both b7 alx Gemini and president the b7 alx feels older to drive than the president! the president's feel much smoother

[John]

Probably some of the long term drivers may have done so I would surmise and they did go on quite a few routes I'm led to believe

They were used on all Central routes (as BC was a D/D only garage at the time before Lea Hall's closure, apart from B6LEs on the 636 for a short time just before), Bristol Road, Pershore Road, Hagley Road, Coventry Road (no so much on the 900 though), Harbornes. Some even made it onto the ex Lea Hall routes before the Presidents were transferred out

[GeminiFan1991]

Off topic but after driving both b7 alx Gemini and president the b7 alx feels older to drive than the president! the president's feel much smoother

From the passenger perspective they feel that way as well ! I've been past BC many time and I've never seen the Bus Yard as full of this

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpegjuice/14398839334/in/photolist-bm4mGr-nWnPhA-97KTYH-53qax6-cF2qGu-7zVkkE-97NP2j-a9r2V5-a9oefM-49n5R1-a9r2TC-a9oeot-eegHhz-dT3bws-dVVoey-97NwNW-emPKDq-dSWziZ-5gLodB-5CX5gq-a8sj3P-dSWzTx-cGdpdj-epMS8p-dT3bi1-cF2fUE-8ZRijf-qCkp5i-dnWiSi-ppmhCE-jDw8J5-3vEzYj-5K8wXZ-dqNYQH-bCwSJD-7uMByU-dqP9RG-dqNYZX-dqP9D7-dWZ2mU-4bNyG9-q947Bd-aavjLU-6hYZcp-2TxkXz-paFhLf-r9AsKL-4N2q2k-5sEukt-y2ha1y

BC seem to have had their fair share of Presidents although they seem to getting good batches newer buses,

[BU07 LGO]

From the passenger perspective they feel that way as well ! I've been past BC many time and I've never seen the Bus Yard as full of this

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpegjuice/14398839334/in/photolist-bm4mGr-nWnPhA-97KTYH-53qax6-cF2qGu-7zVkkE-97NP2j-a9r2V5-a9oefM-49n5R1-a9r2TC-a9oeot-eegHhz-dT3bws-dVVoey-97NwNW-emPKDq-dSWziZ-5gLodB-5CX5gq-a8sj3P-dSWzTx-cGdpdj-epMS8p-dT3bi1-cF2fUE-8ZRijf-qCkp5i-dnWiSi-ppmhCE-jDw8J5-3vEzYj-5K8wXZ-dqNYQH-bCwSJD-7uMByU-dqP9RG-dqNYZX-dqP9D7-dWZ2mU-4bNyG9-q947Bd-aavjLU-6hYZcp-2TxkXz-paFhLf-r9AsKL-4N2q2k-5sEukt-y2ha1y

BC seem to have had their fair share of Presidents although they seem to getting good batches newer buses,

the good old days!

[B.C Driver]

So they did but I bet theres not many current BC drivers that drove them?

I drove plenty of them, we had over 70 at BC at one point.

My first one to drive was 4032 when it was a couple of months old.

Much prefered them to the Volvo 42xxs

[Mike K]

So they did but I bet theres not many current BC drivers that drove them?

Wasn't it as recent as 2012 that the last Presidents left BC? Up until 2010 there were a huge amount of B7TLs there so would imagine that many current BC drivers have driven them. Much as I'd like to see it I can't see BC getting any Geminis though.

[Liverpool Street]

Wasn't it as recent as 2012 that the last Presidents left BC? Up until 2010 there were a huge amount of B7TLs there so would imagine that many current BC drivers have driven them. Much as I'd like to see it I can't see BC getting any Geminis though.

November 2012 the last presidents left BC. The last stragglers were on the Pershore Road I remember vividly, after driving it myself!!

[B.C Driver]

I'm guessing 4606 is out today, due to it's position in garage last night...

[BU07 LGO]

I saw a b7rle on the 55 today! Was this on loan @Tony ?