Buses on TV

[Adam 404]

I have seen many NXWM Scania Omnilinks appear during Doctors.
I think the Dest said the 28 but I don't know for sure.

[Tara4352]

I have seen many NXWM Scania Omnilinks appear during Doctors.
I think the Dest said the 28 but I don't know for sure.

Me too

[Stuharris 6360]

WPC 56 in the afternoons is set in the West Midlands in the late 1950s and several episodes have shown a bus, looks like the one that is kept at YW, but may be another preserved one. @Tony. do you have any knowledge?

[Westy]

WPC 56 in the afternoons is set in the West Midlands in the late 1950s and several episodes have shown a bus, looks like the one that is kept at YW, but may be another preserved one. @Tony. do you have any knowledge?

I think Aston Manor provide that bus.

(They did on the previous series!)

[Gareth]

3002 is the regular bus provided, but as a lot of filming is now at the Black Country Museum, you can quite often see their ex West Brom bus as in today's episode.
Especially in the first series, they filmed a lot across the road from where I work in the jewellery quarter. Seeing 3002 drive past was a regular thing. Our place even lent the BBC some items as props! 😃

[John]

I have seen many NXWM Scania Omnilinks appear during Doctors.
I think the Dest said the 28 but I don't know for sure.

It may be more likely the 27 rather than the 28, as the BBC use South Birmingham to film Doctors (Bournville, Harborne, Weoley Castle etc)

[the trainbasher]

@John they also film a bit in the black Country town of Halesowen

[the trainbasher]

A Megabus Coach on The Bill heading to Bournmouth

[trident4370]

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-03-13/west-midlands-biggest-private-sector-employer-to-pay-staff-the-living-wage/
I'm amazed nobody has mentioned this news report (unless of course it's in another thread and I've missed it).

[trident4370]

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-03-13/west-midlands-biggest-private-sector-employer-to-pay-staff-the-living-wage/
I'm amazed nobody has mentioned this news report (unless of course it's in another thread and I've missed it).

It's in another thread and you've missed it

Oh well, I'm officially guilty of posting pointless crap then.

[Tara4352]

Emergency bikers on a NXWM Gemini 4520
2 9's
A trident
A merc
A president
twm livered merc
2 more mercs
Another trident
And an e200
Another Gemini
Merc
Trident

[Stu]

"Britain's Racist Election" - last night on Channel 4: plenty of shots of NXWM Geminis on 82 and 87 in Smethwick.

[bususer12]

On Music TV..............

[D10]

"Britain's Racist Election" - last night on Channel 4: plenty of shots of NXWM Geminis on 82 and 87 in Smethwick.

And a few very brief shots of Midland Red stuff from back in the day!  ;D

[Stu]

"Britain's Racist Election" - last night on Channel 4: plenty of shots of NXWM Geminis on 82 and 87 in Smethwick.

And a few very brief shots of Midland Red stuff from back in the day!  ;D

I remember in one of the clips seeing an old bus with '126' on the back; did the 126 ever go through Smethwick, or was it a different route back then? (I know Bearwood is in Smethwick, but didn't look like the Hagley Road)