| Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the withdrawal of the famous Midland Red D9 from regular service, four preserved vehicles took to the roads around Leicestershire including a stop at Quorn station on the Great Central Railway on Sunday 22nd November 2009. A DVD recording the days events including interviews is available from DAVideo (see links). Six cameramen captured some evocative moments of the day. |
Ex Leicester Metropolitan No. 301 in Space Centre coach park 1417x1074 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
The first to arrive BAMMOT's D9 BHA 399C 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Midland Red D9 line-up in preparation for the morning run to Quorn. 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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Leyland PD2 of Leicester City transport No 154 with Metrobus 301 behind arriving at Mountsorrel 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Leyland PD2 at Mountsorrel 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Midland Red D9 BHA 399C at Mountsorrel 1190x884 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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Roger Burdett's lovely D9 at Mountsorrel 1164x920 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Green Goddess fire engine at Quorn Station on the Great Central Railway 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Unloading at Quorn with steam train entering station. Only the modern fashions give the game away. In the foreground is ex Midland Red employee Graham Stone with grandson Luke 1220x940 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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A steamy scene at Quorn station 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Diesel Locomotive at Quorn 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Could so easily be a scene from 1960's Britain. D9's and Morris 1000 at Quorn Station 1280x960 2009-11-22 13:23:33 Buy Print |
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Reflected elegance 1188x888 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Quiet reflection at Quorn 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
On reflection these buses were ahead of their time 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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The Red in reflection 1174x880 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
More red in reflection 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
D9 5399 and reflected 5424 at Quorn 1165x897 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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Leicester City Transport Leyland PD2 FJF 193 with Metro bus at Quorn 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
FJF 193 at Quorn Railway station car park 1248x1664 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Metropolitan GJF 301N of Leicester City Transport at Quorn 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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Preparing for departure from Quorn 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
First time these four have ever been photographed together. D9's 5415, 5424,5399 and 5342 at National Space Centre 1261x889 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Scraptoft was where the final D9 service set out from on 31st December 1979 and it was fitting that BHA 399C, driven by Mike Greenwood led the convoy. Mike photographed the final D9 entering the garage all those years ago. 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
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At the end of the day D9's 5399 and 5424 with Metropolitan at the National Space Centre coach park 1280x960 2009-11-23 00:00:00 Buy Print |
