Your favourite former vehicles

[Ashley]

To avoid taking over a garage thread

Your favourite former NXWM/TWM/WMT/WMPTE/Corporations vehicles or types whether you've got many of the same type, not sure if this has been covered in other topics

I grew up on a mix of Metrobuses, B10B's, Excels, Solos and Tridents. Always liked the metros but at that point wasn't sure what i was looking for but I knew Excels and Solos were more common. Got older and discovered much more so here's my best of the last decade at WM

Solos - 292 293 299
Excels - 401 417 418 419 686 687 689 - 698 701 702 708 710 - 718
Darts - only chased ours at the end and 3608 was the only one that stood out
B6LE's - 502 516 517 533 534 544 547 554 555 556 566 568 579 581 584 591 600 606 617 625 626 629 639 642 648 650 655 658 670 673 679 680 683
B10B's - 1317 1326 1333 1334 1336 1337 1338 1339 1343 1383 1389 1393
B10L - 1407 1420 1458 1461 1470 1471 1480 (not a type ive really bothered with but most that I like are still in service)
Mercs - 1517 1524 1525 1540 - 43 1547 1556 1557 1558 1566 1578 1580 1595 1602 1608 1611 1614 1616 1621 1628 1632 1633 1636 1638 1639 1634 1646 1649 1650 1655 1658 1668 1676 1679 1682 1689 1696 1702
Metros - 2550 2665 2729 2732 2744 2769 2779 2789 2790 2801 2830 2836 2849 2862 2907 2971 2976 2978 2996 3005 3007 3013 3042 3047 3058 3072 3075 3078 3080 3083 3084 3088 3091 3108 3113 3114 3116 3117 3122
Spectra - 4007
Presidents - 4115 4116 4117 4121

[Trident 4194]

B6les- 502,508,510,554,555,600,677
Solos- 319,320
B10l- 1419,1420,1471
B10b- all of them really miss them, loved the noise they produced
Mercs- none of them, there all awful in my opinion
Spectra-4002,4022,4010
Metros- all of them, best buses out
Presidents- 4074
Darts- 3605

[Steve3229vp]

Fleetlines that I can remember from Coventry Road garage (used to stand there for hours):

3757, 3760, 4051, 4053, 4055, 4057-60, 6636, 6953
I can remember 6313 (Leyland Engined) at Coventry Road very briefly when a 97 broke down on a Saturday afternoon in Tile Cross Road and 6313 was borrowed from Lea Hall ..... happy days !!!

[trident4370]

1407, it kills me classing it as a "Former" vehicle!

[Trident 4609]

B6les- 502,508,510,554,555,600,677
Solos- 319,320
B10l- 1419,1420,1471
B10b- all of them really miss them, loved the noise they produced
Mercs- none of them, there all awful in my opinion
Spectra-4002,4022,4010
Metros- all of them, best buses out
Presidents- 4074
Darts- 3605

These are all buses currently in the fleet (The ones highlighted in bold). The thread is about 'former' vehicles ;)

[Stuharris 6360]

Got to be Fleetline 6360, although any of the Fleetlines were good.

[jack5512]

For me it has to be
B6S 555 554
solos 277,298,292,293,299
all excels at WN
and all WB Dennis darts
all metros as well

[Rob H]

Solo's - 280, 315, 318
B6LE's - 517, 524, 530, 537, 627, 628
Lynx's - 1138, 1141, 1232, 1233, 1245
B10B's - 1357, 1358, 1367, 1369
B10L's - 1407, 1412, 1415, 1427, 1429, 1430, 1441, 1452, 1467, 1479
Metro's - 2469, 2483, 2554, 2574, 2576, 2627, 2654, 2707, 2713, 2741, 2756, 2783, 2812, 2813, 2826, 2832, 2849, 2869, 2871, 2905, 2933-2936, 2943, 2947, 2954, 2957, 2958, 2967, 2971, 2974, 3000, 3041, 3056, 3073, 3074, 3086, 3087, 3119

[Tara4352]

Solos- 293, 319, 320
B6LE'S 502,508,510,519,524,544,547,555,564,569,572,581,582,583,584,586,598,601,626,662,669,675,677
Enviro 200 DARTS (mini length wb ones )751,753,754,758,759,760
Enviro 200's 801,803,805,807,809,810,813,814,815,822,823,824,830,841,848,860
B10S1419 1464 1448
Mercedes045N1515,1518,1520,1521,1543,1546,1573,1593,1616,1620,1629,1630,1631,1661,1669,1671,1681,1704,1705,1706,
1707,1743
ALL B7RLES,TRIDENTS,SPECTRAS,PRESIDENTS,ENVIRO 400S
and 5401

[Kiewii]

Solos- 293, 319, 320
B6LE'S 502,508,510,519,524,544,547,555,564,569,572,581,582,583,584,586,598,601,626,662,669,675,677
Enviro 200 DARTS (mini length wb ones )751,753,754,758,759,760
Enviro 200's 801,803,805,807,809,810,813,814,815,822,823,824,830,841,848,860
B10S1419 1464 1448
Mercedes045N1515,1518,1520,1521,1543,1546,1573,1593,1616,1620,1629,1630,1631,1661,1669,1671,1681,1704,1705,1706,
1707,1743
ALL B7RLES,TRIDENTS,SPECTRAS,PRESIDENTS,ENVIRO 400S
and 5401

However not all of those vehicles have actually been withdrawn yet have they? Plus I doubt you have been on every single B7RLE, Trident, Spectra, President and Enviro 400 to know that they are all good...

[The Real 4778]

1849, 2112, 4047, 4112, 4368, 4528, 4772, 4853, 5401, 6022, 7026.

[Sh4318]

Any MK1 metrobus

[filbus1]

BCT single deck Fleetline 3472 and Daimler CVG6 2847 because they are ours.

[CL]

Solos: 303; 306; 310; 319; 320

B6LE (Wright Crusader):     640; 643; (Most Ex-BC B6s)
B10B (Wright Endurance):  (Most Ex-PB B10Bs - when allocated for the 46 (for a while))
B10L (Wright Liberator):     (Most Ex-PB B10Ls - when allocated for the 46 (for a while)); Walsall's Remaining Fleet*

O405N (Mercedes): 1661; 1666; (Former Inner Circle Buses)

MCW Metrobus: Metrobuses from PB** or WA**
Leyland Lynx: any that made it into Birmingham City Centre, lol. I was too young to ever get a ride on them. ;) - but they are nice to look at.

And finally, ANY Preserved Vehicle* - (Not used for public use) - does that count? :D

*I know it doesn't count as they're not withdrawn, but i'm listing them anyway. :P

**PB: from services like the 101.
**WA: occasional journeys on the 51/X51

[Ronnoc]

I loved all the Mercs that were at BY. Especially 1696, had that nice tone.