Bristol LL5G seen at Birdingbury Country Festival 2008

Arriva's repaint into Midland Red colours to celebrate 90 years of MIdland Red in Tamworth plus 80 years since Tamworth Bus garage opened

Bristol LD 9 litre OHR 919 in Wilts and Dorset livery. Great Dorset Steam Fair 2008

1961 Southdown Leyland Harrington Cavalier gleaming in the rare 2008 summer sunlight! Great Dorset Steam Fair.

Why do people say what they say about the back end of a bus? Southdown Harrington Cavalier 2726 CD surely dispels that theory!

2726 CD Harrington Cavalier in Southdown livery. Memories of childhood holidays in Sussex by the sea

Bristol FS Series 2 OVL 473 at The Great Dorset 2008

AEC Regal IV coach MLL 554. Built in 1952 she served London Transport as a Green Line coach till 1975

OVL 473 Bristol FS in Lincolnshire colours. Great Dorset steam Fair 2008

AEC Reliance bodied by Plaxton restored to original Barton fleet no 1146

1968 Bristol RELH of Midland Red Coaches, ex Royal Blue at Burton upon Trent

Another beautiful rear end! AEC regal 3 with Harrington bodywork at Burton upon Trent June 2008

AEC Regal Mk 3 URE 281. This coach transported Stoke City players through the streets after their League Cup victory at Wembley in 1972

Bedford OB HOT 339

Yet another nice rear end - this time Bedford OB HOT 339

Bedford VAM (Myall's of Bassingbourn) FJE 982D at Barrington Cement Works open day 2007

Van Hool of Lutterworth Coaches

MCW Atlantean in Devon General colours at Burton upon Trent Brewery museum June 2008. Sadly the museum closed at the end of that month - a sad loss to the town's heritage

David Harveys' 1950 Crossley JOJ 489 (Fleet 2489) in Birmingham Corporation colours at Coors Museum of Brewing, Burton upon Trent

Leyland PD2 in Chesterfield colours at Coors Museum, Burton-upon-Trent

Alexander bodied AEC Regent V in Sheffield Corporation colours seen at Burton upon Trent

Leyland Tiger PS1 from 1947 in Chesterfield colours. Served until as late as 1972, the last eight years being used as a driver trainer

Bristol LL5G with Eastern Counties bodywork at Birdingbury Country Festival 2008

Leyland Bendibus (built 1980) It underwent conversion in the early 90's to a mobile, well-woman clinic around the Coventry area. A very unusual vehicle indeed

Bristol RELH OTA645G new to Royal Blue in 1968 in traditional Midland red Red/Black livery Jim Marshall Memorial Transport Gathering 2008

Bristol RELH OTA645G from the rear. A wonderful coach from any angle, it looks resplendent in the mid-October sunlight

Bristol RELH OTA645G Midland Red themselves never had any, but this magnificent vehicle is worthy of carrying such a great livery. I don't think an RE has ever looked smarter.

Bedford VAL14 Duple bodied Vega Major 45 KWD of Fred Marvin and Sons (Rugby) c 1964

Impressive line up of Birmingham Daimler Fleetlines NOV880G (3880), JOV613P(4613) SOE913H

WMPTE Leyland Fleetline SDA 757S leaves Aston Manor bound for Wythall

Evocative Southdown bootlid logo

LJW336 1953 Guy Arab LUF at Aston Manor

Stratford Blue XNX 136H at Aston Manor

AEC TOB 377 with Burlingham seagull body.

Front view of Burlingham Seagull bodied AEC TOB 377

Bristol RELH TFM 267K in Crosville colours