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Midland Red: BMMO D9 — Preservation
Many people consider the BMMO D9 to be the best class of vehicle that BMMO built, so it’s not surprising that a significant number of the 345 examples built have survived into preservation.
4871 (R/No: 871KHA)
Preserved by BaMMoT
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[ Page Top ]5016 (R/No: 3016HA)
Preserved by BaMMoT
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[ Page Top ]5399 (R/No: BHA399C)
Preserved by BaMMoT
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[ Page Top ]5415 (R/No: EHA415D)
Historic Private Hire with “Wheels” of Coventry
5415 is one of the last BMMO D9 double-deck buses built, having had her bodywork finished by Willowbrook after BMMO stopped building double-deck bodies. She was one of two D9s delivered new to Kidderminster depot in February 1966, and remained there until March 1973, when she moved to Tamworth depot. In September 1977, she was one of several BMMO D9s withdrawn from Tamworth by MROC towards the end of that year, although she was not the last D9 at Tamworth as she was replaced by a similar vehicle from Stafford depot which survived until the spring of 1978.
Shortly after withdrawal, in October 1977, she passed to S. Clarke of Eastbourne for preservation where she remained until the early 1980s. She then changed hands at least three times before passing to Coaching at Wheels, Nuneaton, c. 1992.
Coaching at Wheels specialise in historic vehicle private hire, and with them 5415 was returned to full PSV status and operated on private hire and light PSV duties for about three years in cream and maroon livery. Coaching at Wheels renamed to Wheels in c. 1995 and moved to new premises, and unfortunately they were no longer able to accommodate double-deck vehicles, so at this time she returned to private ownership, passing to P. Mason of Sutton Coldfield for preservation.
In 2004, in time for the Midland Red Centenary, she passed back to Wheels fully restored in overall red BMMO livery, and today continues to operate for the company on private hire work. Wheels now own the trading name “Midland Red Coaches” and 5415 is one of several vehicles used to operate nostalgic private hires with a “Midland Red” theme.
[ Page Top ]5424 (R/No: EHA424D)
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