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VehicleLeyland Leopard PSU3C/4R — Midland Red type code: C16
C49F Plaxton Supreme Express
Number1470 (JOX 470P)
New to Midland Red OC Ltd. as fleet number 470
OperatorMidland Red (North) Limited, Shrewsbury depot
New (9/76) to Midland Red OC Ltd., Birmingham. Passed (6/9/81) to Midland Red (North) Ltd., Cannock. Passed (7/90) to PSV Services (dealer), Birmingham
LocationUnknown
Description
DateDecember 1988
SourceUnknown
Rich82 on Sunday 7th March 2021
This is on Barker St Shrewsbury where the old Bus Station was

TimBrown on Monday 8th March 2021
This coach had short periods operating from Worcester garage and ended up with Speck of Ledbury (probably based at Fromes Hill) for over four years. 470 JOX 470P Plaxton U 09/76, TH 10/76, WR 05/77, TH 10/77, WR 09/78, ST 09/79, TH 11/80, Midland Red (North) (470) 09/81, renumbered (1470) 10/87, SY 08/88, WDN 07/90. PSV Services (d), Birmingham 07/90, Tame Valley, Birmingham 10/90, Speck, Ledbury 12/90, WDN 05/95. Loaned to Powell (Newbury Coaches), Ledbury 05/95 - 08/95, Fochriw Mini Paraders Jazz Band by 10/96, Ashall, Heaton Chapel 08/97, Thomas (d), West Ewell 09/97 for spares, scrapped by 08/98.

Rich82 on Tuesday 9th March 2021
I remember this vehicle parked in Newbury Coaches yard on many occasions when it was with John Speck Coaches and was mainly based out of Fromes Hill

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