Preserved Buses

[cardew]

The Foden belongs to someone at the NWVT museum at Kirkby. It has never visited Wythall up to now. I rode on it at Kirkby and it sure motors well.

Cheers for the info

[Tony]

Agreement has now been reached between NX and West Midlands Police that the three buses that have been at RAF Cosford are to pass to the ownership of Wythall Transport Museum.

The vehicles are

Metrobuses 3070 & 3091
President 4039

This is the first president into preservation

[Ian Hardy]

Tony,

I assume that you mean the first West Midlands Travel President into preservation as there are lots of ex London Presidents already in preservation.

Ian Hardy

[danny]

Quick question are any Leylend Lynxes in preservation, I know of one in the Silver and Blue WMT livery with coach seating, just just wondered if any others had been persevered, paticularly with Wythall or Aston Manor?? 

[Gareth]

Agreement has now been reached between NX and West Midlands Police that the three buses that have been at RAF Cosford are to pass to the ownership of Wythall Transport Museum.

The vehicles are

Metrobuses 3070 & 3091
President 4039

This is the first president into preservation

As much as I don't like Presidents, it will be nice to see one restored. I'm guessing the metrobuses would be for spares? I do like a metrobus obviously, but there are lot of them already restored. However an as new condition example like 3057 would be most welcome. 

[filbus1]

Quick question are any Leylend Lynxes in preservation, I know of one in the Silver and Blue WMT livery with coach seating, just just wondered if any others had been persevered, paticularly with Wythall or Aston Manor??

1266 and 1292. Nothing at Wythall or Aldridge.

[Ingleboro261F]

Have any B6BLEs been preserved?

[Ronnoc]

Have any B6BLEs been preserved?

669 is preserved.

[Tony]

669 is preserved.

That's a B6LE.

I think there's an Arriva B6BLE preserved

[Ingleboro261F]

That's a B6LE.

What's the difference between the two of you don't mind me asking. Thought they were the same thing.

[Ronnoc]

What's the difference between the two of you don't mind me asking. Thought they were the same thing.

The B6BLE was an update to the B6LE, it came with independent front suspension and an altered chassis frame to give it more floor space.

[Wumpty]

I'm looking for anyone with/or who knows of preserved PMT buses of Stoke/North Staffs.

I'm not on Facebook so thought I'd try the next best thing!

If anyone can help, please DM me.

[cardew]

6849 progressing nicely and in Timesaver spec.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/148610075@N04/

[CL]

6849 progressing nicely and in Timesaver spec.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/148610075@N04/

Happy to be corrected, but that livery predates Timesaver does it not? I thought it was the Dual Purpose livery introduced in the Wumpty era

[Mike K]

Happy to be corrected, but that livery predates Timesaver does it not? I thought it was the Dual Purpose livery introduced in the Wumpty era

Correct, it was a variation on the cream and blue livery that other Leyland Nationals were delivered in, and was used on the dual purpose coach-seated ones from 1977.