Midland Bus Hire

[PM]

Fantastic to see a Wright Crusder bodied Dart preserved, the shade of yellow and logo style look spot on too.

Remember travelling on them in service with Diamond, I remember the bench seat bodied examples such as the YRPs being absolutely showroom inside and very nice to travel on. The EBD and BUD batches also seemed nice and all looked in good condition when withdrawn and all rode very well.

Any idea why more Wright bodied Darts weren't purchased by operators? They seemed better built than the Plaxton bodied ones... And better looking too!

Not many left of the type at all, or even ex Pete's Travel vehicles, just some newer TransBus Darts and T441EBD as a playbus!

[metrocity]

Fantastic to see a Wright Crusder bodied Dart preserved, the shade of yellow and logo style look spot on too.

Remember travelling on them in service with Diamond, I remember the bench seat bodied examples such as the YRPs being absolutely showroom inside and very nice to travel on. The EBD and BUD batches also seemed nice and all looked in good condition when withdrawn and all rode very well.

Any idea why more Wright bodied Darts weren't purchased by operators? They seemed better built than the Plaxton bodied ones... And better looking too!

Not many left of the type at all, or even ex Pete's Travel vehicles, just some newer TransBus Darts and T441EBD as a playbus!

If I recall didn't Dennis and Wright's have a fall out? Which meant the T registered batch were the last Darts build on the Crusader body

[DJ]

I do hope the vehicle was not moving when the picture was taken. Not a good advert for the safety priorities of a bus operator to be carrying a small child on the front ledge like that, irrespective of how tightly the adult is holding them!!

What photo are you referring to?

[winston]

What photo are you referring to?

Tony's:
http://wmbusphotos.com/Central/R123AGC.html

[Michael Bevan]

Ex Blackpool Transport East Lancs Lowlander J70 BTS has been added to Midland Bus Hire's fleet today. It arrived earlier this afternoon.

[Michael Bevan]

R123 AGC was on Rail Replacement duties earlier for the Tame Bridge Parkway to Rugeley Trent Valley line. It was a standby vehicle in Walsall and ended up doing a trip to Rugeley Trent Valley and back.