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Midland Red: BMMO C5, CM5, CM5T, CS5 & C5A — Fleet History

	Fleet#	Reg#	Type / Date New			Dpt	Withdrawal		Further Information
Carlyle - type code: C5 (Prototype)
Built as C37F by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) as a prototype for the type C5 coaches in 1958.  New in red and black BMMO coach livery.
	4722	722 BHA	C5	–	1/5/1958	DH	1/1971		store (9/61). DH (3/62). SH (4/63). TH (7/65). store (9/65). LD (4/66). TH (9/66). store (12/66). SA (3/67). SH (5/67). store (9/67). Repainted (15/3/68) to red and maroon BMMO coach livery. SH (4/68). store (10/68). DH (4/69). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71).
Carlyle - type code: C5
Built as C37F by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) as type code C5 coaches in 1958 and 1959.  New in red and black BMMO coach livery.
	4774	774 GHA	C5	–	2/8/1958	BD	2/1970		Converted to type CS5 (12/61). store (2/62). BD (4/62). OY (5/63). store (12/63). OY (3/64). store (10/65). OY (4/66). store (9/66). OY (3/67). store (10/67). Repainted (18/3/68) with Maroon roof. OY (4/68). store (10/68). OY (4/69). Converted to type C5A (7/69). Withdrawn (2/70).
	4775	775 GHA	C5	–	1/10/1958	SS	10/1970		NN (11/59). SS (4/60). store (2/62). SS (4/62). store (10/62). SA (3/63). SS (4/63). store (12/63). SS (3/64). store (9/65). SS (4/66). store (5/66). Converted to type C5A (25/8/66). NN (8/66). Withdrawn (10/70).
	4776	776 GHA	C5	–	1/11/1958	LN	10/1970		DY (6/60). store (10/60). DY (4/61). store (10/61). DY (4/62). store (10/62). DY (4/63). store (10/63). DY (3/64). store (10/64). DY (4/65). store (10/65). DY (4/66). Converted to type C5A (26/9/66). Fitted one-man operation (1/70). Withdrawn (10/70).
	4777	777 GHA	C5	–	1/12/1958	SH	10/1970		store (10/62). SH (3/63). DH (4/63). Converted to type CM5 (5/63). Converted to type CS5 (?/63). LD (8/65). Converted to type C5A (7/69). SY (7/69). Withdrawn (10/70).
	4778	778 GHA	C5	–	1/12/1958	SA	12/1970		RY (11/59). DH (10/61). store (2/62). NN (4/62). SS (12/63). NN (3/64). store (9/65). OY (4/66). DH (5/66). store (5/66). Converted to type C5A (20/7/66). BD (7/66). MN (9/66). BY (7/67). HY (10/69). Withdrawn (12/70).
	4779	779 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	DH	11/1970		RY (9/60). Converted to type CS5 (12/61). NN (7/62). Converted to type CM5 (3/63). store (11/65). Converted to type C5A (9/2/66). NN (2/66). Fitted for one-man operation (?/70). SS (10/70). Withdrawn (11/70).
	4780	780 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	SN	1/1971	SOLD* *Now Preserved	store (10/60). SN (4/61). store (10/61). SN (3/62). SH (11/62). store (2/63). EM (4/63). store (10/63). EM (1/64). store (9/65). SH (4/66). store (9/66). SH (3/67). store (10/67). HL (4/68). SH (4/68). store (10/68). SH (12/68). store (12/68). HL (4/69). SE (10/69). store (1/70). OY (5/70). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71). Passed to Plevey Motor Services, Dudley (2/71) as a mobile caravan, then to A. Hawthorn, Sutton Coldfield (6/98) for Preservation. Partly restored. Passed to R. Burdett, Long Eaton (10/04) for futher Preservation.
	4781	781 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	WR	1/1971		LN (4/60). WR (4/61). store (2/62). MN (4/62). WR (10/62). MN (4/63). store (9/63). MN (3/64). WR (9/64). store (10/64). MN (4/65). store (9/65). MN (4/66). store (5/66). Converted to type C5A (7/66). WR (7/66). MN (5/67). WR (10/69). MN (11/69). Fitted for one-man operation (4/70). Withdrawn (1/71).
	4782	782 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	BE	1/1971		store (2/62). BE (4/62). BY (7/65). LN (9/65). store (9/66). LN (10/66). store (10/66). HD (3/67). store (10/68). MN (4/69). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71).
	4783	783 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	OY	11/1970		store (10/60). OY (4/61). store (10/61). OY (3/62). BD (5/63). store (12/63). BD (3/64). SD (7/65). store (9/65). BD (4/66). store (7/66). Converted to type C5A (8/66). LN (8/66). BY (10/69). Fitted for one-man operation (1/70). Withdrawn (11/70).
	4784	784 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	DH	1/1971		Converted to type CS5 (5/63). store (9/65). DH (4/66). store (10/67). DH (4/68). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71).
	4785	785 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	DH	1/1971	SOLD	RY (10/61). Converted to type CS5 (12/61). DH (5/62). RH (7/65). BE (9/65). RH (4/66). store (9/66). MN (10/66). store (10/66). RH (3/67). store (9/67). RH (4/68). store (9/68). WR (2/69). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71). Passed to L. Margo (International Coach Lines), London SW16 (5/71).
	4786	786 GHA	C5	–	25/3/1959	DH	1/1971		OY (5/60). BD (6/60). store (10/61). BD (3/62). store (2/63). BD (4/63). Converted to type CS5 (5/63). DH (7/64). BD (8/64). SD (7/65). store (9/65). SD (4/66). store (10/66). SD (3/67). store (9/67). SD (4/68). store (9/68). SD (4/69). store (10/69). SD (5/70). store (9/70). Withdrawn (1/71).
	4787	787 GHA	C5	–	1/5/1959	SA	2/1971		CE (4/63). store (9/65). MD (4/66). Converted to type C5A (9/66). CE (9/66). MD (11/67). CE (7/68). Converted to one-man operation (4/70). Withdrawn (2/71).
	4788	788 GHA	C5	–	15/5/1959	BD	11/1970		OY (6/60). store (2/62). DH (6/62). WL (4/63). store (9/63). WL (3/64). store (9/64). WL (4/65). store (10/65). WL (4/66). store (5/66). Converted to type C5A (7/66). SE (7/66). Converted to one-man operation (1/70). Withdrawn (11/70).
	4789	789 GHA	C5	–	8/5/1959	SS	5/1971	Static Office	store (10/65). SS (4/66). Converted to type C5A (9/66). BY (9/66). RY (5/69). Converted to one-man operation (7/70). Withdrawn (5/71). Used as a static office (5/71-9/73) at SW.
	4790	790 GHA	C5	–	14/5/1959	SA
	4791	791 GHA	C5	–	15/5/1959	WS
	4792	792 GHA	C5	–	15/5/1959	LN
	4793	793 GHA	C5	–	1/7/1959	BD
	4794	794 GHA	C5	–	1/7/1959	DH
	4795	795 GHA	C5	–	1/8/1959	DH
	4796	796 GHA	C5	–	11/4/1960	BD
	4797	797 GHA	C5	–	?/2/1960	store			To service (11/4/60) - DY.
Carlyle - type code: C5, CM5 or CM5T
Built as C37F (type codes: C5 & CM5) or C34Ft (type codes: CM5T) in 1959, 1960 & 1961 by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”).  New in red and black BMMO coach livery.
	4798	798 GHA	C5	–	?/2/1960	store			To service (11/4/60) - SN.
	4799	799 HHA	C5	–	11/4/1960
	4800	800 HHA	CM5	–
	4801	801 HHA	CM5T	–	1/11/1959	BD	8/1971	SOLD	Converted to type CS5 (3/65) - C37F. SA (6/65). DH (6/65). store (10/65). DH (4/66). Converted to type C5A (6/66). WS (4/68). Fitted for one-man operation (5/70). NN (10/70). RY (5/71). Withdrawn (8/71). Passed to Plant, Gnosall (11/71).
	4802	802 HHA	CM5T	–	1/11/1959	BD
	4803	803 HHA	CM5T	–	1/11/1959	BD
	4804	804 HHA	CM5T	–	1/11/1959	BD
	4805	805 HHA	CM5	–	1/11/1959	BD			Converted to type CM5T (1/60) - C34Ft.
	4806	806 HHA	CM5	–	1/11/1959	BD			Converted to type CM5T - C34Ft.
	4807	807 HHA	CM5	–	1/11/1959	BD			Converted to type CM5T - C34Ft.
	4808	808 HHA	CM5	–	1/11/1959	BD			Converted to type CM5T - C34Ft.
	4809	809 HHA	CM5T	–	1/11/1959	BD	1/1971		Fitted with electrically operated rear sliding roof vent (?/64). Converted to type C5A (3/2/66). TH (2/66). Withdrawn (1/71).
	4810	810 HHA	CM5T	–
	4811	811 HHA	CM5T	–
	4812	812 HHA	CM5	–
	4813	813 HHA	CM5	–
	4814	814 HHA	CM5T	–
	4815	815 HHA	CM5T	–
	4816	816 HHA	C5	–
	4817	817 HHA	C5	–	4/196161	BY	11/1971		store (12/61). LN (3/62). BY (4/62). store (10/62). LN (3/63). BY (4/63). EM (11/63). store (11/63). BY (1/64). store (10/64). BY (4/65). store (9/65). Converted to type C5A (1/66). EM (1/66). WR (10/66). Fitted for one-man operation (4/70). MN (5/71). Withdrawn (11/71).
	4818	818 HHA	C5	–	1/4/1961	KR	8/1971	Scrapped
	4819	819 HHA	C5	–
	4820	820 HHA	C5	–
	4821	821 HHA	C5	–
	4822	822 HHA	CM5	–
	4823	823 HHA	C5	–	1/7/1961	CE	91/971		store (10/61). SS (3/62). CE (4/62). store (2/63). Converted to type CM5 (4/63). DH (4/63). Converted to type CS5 (5/65). CY (5/65). store (10/65). CY (4/66). store (5/66). Converted to type C5A (27/5/66) with Inward opening entrance door. CY (5/66). SY (9/66). Withdrawn (9/71). Passed to Plant, Gnosall (?/71) for spares.
	4824	824 HHA	C5	–
	4825	825 HHA	C5	–
	4826	826 HHA	CM5T	–
	4827	827 HHA	C5	–
	4828	828 HHA	C5	–
	4829	829 HHA	C5	–
	4830	830 HHA	CM5T	–	19/5/1961	DH	7/1972	SOLD	Used as BMMO directors coach. store (9/66) - Undersealed and fitted with double floor. DH (5/67). store (9/67). DH (5/68). store (9/68). DH (5/69). store (9/70). DH (5/71). store (9/71). Withdrawn (7/72). Passed to Longbridge Engineering, Bomsgrove (11/72). Passed to McGlone, Michigan, USA (1/73). Passed to ? (late 1990s). Continued exsistence and whereabouts not known.
	4831	831 HHA	C5	–		NN			Converted to type CM5 - C37F (4/63). WR (11/65). Converted to type C5A (3/66). DH (3/66).
	4832	832 HHA	C5	–	4/8/1961	WL			Converted to type CM5 - C37F (4/63). WR (11/65). Converted to type C5A (5/66). RY (5/66).
	4833	833 HHA	C5	–	4/8/1961	WN	5/1971	Scrapped	store (12/61). Converted to type CM5 - C37F (7/62). To service (7/62) - WR. Converted to type C5A (3/5/66). DH (5/66). TH (9/66). LD (3/71). Withdrawn (3/71). Passed to Hudley (9/71) for scrap.
	4834	834 HHA	C5	–	1/9/1961	BE			Converted to type CM5. To service (7/62) - WR.
	4835	835 HHA	C5	–	4/6/1962	store
	4836	836 HHA	C5	–	1/10/1961	DH
	4837	837 HHA	C5	–	1/11/1961	BD	1/1971		store (3/62). Converted to type CM5 (7/62). DH (7/62). RY (1/63). NN (4/65). store (12/65). Converted to type CS5 (3/66). WN (4/66). store (9/66). WN (3/67). store (9/67). Repainted (25/3/68) to red with maroon roof with white centre. WN (4/68). store (9/68). WN (4/69). store (9/70). Wothdrawn (1/71).