Birmingham Bus Bash, September 2017

The Birmingham Bus Bash was held on the 10th September 2017 on the fairground at Cannon Hill Park. Various old and new buses to see from National Express West Midlands and Wythall Transport Museum. Many vintage Birmingham City Transport buses was there at the time. 

Organised by National Express West Midlands, the last Bus Bash was held on Sunday 10th September 2017 (I'm not aware of one being held in 2018, or if they will do one for 2019). It was held on the fairground (to the far end of the park and near the footpaths that run alongside the River Rea route). A collection of buses from the Wythall Transport Museum, some in private hands and of course National Express West Midlands.

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Four old Metrobuses at least one of these was part of the Wythall Transport Museum collection (three in private ownership).

NOA 462X - 2502 / 2462 | 159 to Coventry | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

WDA 835T - 6835 | 52 to Beeches Estate | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

D912 NDA - 2912 | 900 Timesaver | West Midlands Travel

F53 XOF - 3053 | 900 to Birmingham - Airport Link | West Midlands Travel

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Same four buses as above, but from a different view. All former West Midlands Travel buses.

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Now some vintage Birmingham City Transport buses now part of the Transport Museum Wythall collection.

2976 - JOJ 976 | 1 to Acocks Green via Moseley | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

3009 - MOF 9 | 52 to Beeches Estate via Walsall Road | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

1486 - GOE 486 | Outer Circle 11 | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

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Next up a pair of former WM Travel buses.

4613 - JOV 613P | 205 to Blackheath

4413 - NOB 413M | 79 to Wolverhampton

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Not all buses from Birmingham! These examples from out of town.

Leyland Leopard | Bob on Tour | GSO 90V | Bluebird

Leicester City Transport | 18 to Braunstone | 301 | GJF 301N

Magic Bus | 15032 | 1AN to Chorlton | H132 GVM

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Same buses, but from a different angle. Old Midlands buses were further to the left of this view. Better view of the Magic Bus and old Leicester bus from here.

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An old National Express coach and an old Birmingham City Transport bus.

National Express Rapide 400 GT | MCW | MMN-400 G

Vintage Bus Service 48 | MOF 225 | 3225 | West Midlands Travel / Birmingham City Transport

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A collection of modern National Express West Midlands buses you may see on the streets now, or ride yourself. Including this NXWM Platinum bus on the X2 - Solihull to Birmingham via the Coventry Road. 6832. Also visible here 6147 and 4738.

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Not NXWM here but Diamond and Arriva.

Diamond - BK13 NZO - 30938 | Diamond 25

Arriva - Saphhire - YX64 YMA - 4407

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Green and red NXWM buses. The green ones are electric hybrid. That pair I think are based in Wolverhampton and Dudley. The green buses in Birmingham have since been repainted red (such as on the 61 and 63 along the Bristol Road), but are still green and yellow inside.

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Representing the different bus garages with these red NXWM buses. Acocks Green Garage, Perry Barr Garage, Walsall Garage etc. Plenty of people about at the time.

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Differnet styles of double and single decker buses. Movie out in September 2017 was Kingsman: The Golden Circle, filmed right here in Birmingham! (the taxi night car chase opening scenes doubling as London).

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Full album on my Flickr here Birmingham Bus Bash.

Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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