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Operator: 
 		 Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO—Midland “Red”), Bearwood depot
New (5/35) to Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO—Midland “Red”) at Bearwood depot.  Withdrawn (?/40).  Re‐instated (?/41) after being rebuilt with under floor engine.  Moved to Southgate Street depot, Leicester (?/42).  Moved to Bearwood depot (?/43).  Withdrawn (?/56).
Vehicle: 
 		 BMMO S1
B40F Carlyle.  Bodywork re‐built and re‐styled in 1941 and again in 1952.
New as SOS REC (“Rear Engined Coach”) with BRR 5.580 litre petrol engine.
Re‐built in 1941 with six‐cylinder BMMO K‐type 8.028 litre diesel engine mounted under the floor.
Classified as type code S1 in 1945.
Number: 
 		 1591 (BHA 1)
New with ‘A’ number A1591, not displayed on the vehicle.  Fleet number 1591 shown on vehicle from 1944.
  Description: 
 		  
Location: 
 		 Unknown
Date: 
 		 c. late 1940s
Source: 
 		 Kindly sent to MidlandRed.net by John Bird
   

Midland Red: BMMO S1 — Photographs