Heritage Fleet

[B61 ANDREW]

Still survives

As recorded on Busview, now registered  BAS287.

[Ginger66]

Would love to see a trollybuses or a leyland national single decker.

[karl724223]

Would love to see a trollybuses or a leyland national single decker.

go to the Black Country living museum to see a Walsall and Wolverhampton

[cardew]

Talking of Nationals, does anyone know if OOX825R is still extant?

[Squiz1971]

Talking of Nationals, does anyone know if OOX825R is still extant?

It was in storage with Aston Manor's other exhibits like 7000 I believe @cardew

[Dylanbusboy45]

Talking of Nationals, does anyone know if OOX825R is still extant?

I believe 1825 was scrapped a few years ago with its parts being used for the restoration of 1849 TVP849S. The owner purchased 1825 off Aston Manor to make a good bus out of two. I'm not sure how much progress has been made on this but 1849 had a wheelchair lift so that will need removing

[cardew]

I believe 1825 was scrapped a few years ago with its parts being used for the restoration of 1849 TVP849S. The owner purchased 1825 off Aston Manor to make a good bus out of two. I'm not sure how much progress has been made on this but 1849 had a wheelchair lift so that will need removing

Thanks. I'd forgotten about 1849

[Ginger66]

If NX had the contract still for metro it would have been nice to had a old hertiage tram but the gauge is costly to convert to standard gauge.   

[Tony]

3035 was started up and driven for the first time in around 20 years today. There is a video of it on the NX Historic Society Facebook page

[Tony]

Next addition will be Daimler Fleetline 3997

[Wolves256]

Great news, I remember these new at PL, so modern compared to all the half gab Guys
I think this went into preservation early 1990s but not seen for many years

[cardew]

Excellent that it will be restored, according to my notes it was new to Bilston Street and moved to Park Lane in May 1971 with 3980-3996 but if anyone could correct that I'd be grateful. Looking forward to seeing it in action

[don]

Next addition will be Daimler Fleetline 3997

That's great news - I remember these not only in the early days on the 90 (Wolverhampton to West Bromwich along with West Brom's jumbos) later becoming part of the 79, but on the 25/26 Circular from PL - and then on schools services from villages in Suffolk into Ipswich (along with 3913 and one or two others).

These looked incredibly odd in Wolverhampton initially - South Birmingham style dual door Fleetlines - with the to/from City indicator showing blank or Pay As You Enter.

Will be great to see it in its WMPTE guise (like 3913 but in the third version of PTE livery initially - yes there were three or maybe even four across 3896-4004 if the last few started with the larger PTE numerals - plus 3881-3895 were in BCT livery!!)

[2900]

3035 body frame looks  to be solid I assume it's been refurbed in the past to be in such good condition

[Tony]

Latest addition  3997 TOB997H now at Walsall