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 Part of the West Midlands display in 2008 at SHOWBUS starting with TWM Metrobus 2949, Walsall Fleetlin e116 and WMPTE MCW bodied Fleetline 6311 (KON311P). Around the corner is another Metrobus in WMPTE colours.
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 The previous year the West Midlands contingent produced a formidable line up in the Land Warfare Hall field. The first four start with Fleetline 3913, VR 4413, Ailsa 4738 and a Metrobus. |
 The WMPTE Metrobus in the 2007 line up was fairly typical 6832 (SDA832S). The bus alongside is far from typical. This was the prototype London MCW Metrobus, TOJ592S, built as a double-door demonstrator and painted into London Transport colours. It was acquired by Stevensons and passed with the company to Arriva Midlands North in September 2001. It and was later sold to Andy Gadsby in November 2005 who painted it back into Stevensons colours to commemorate the 80th anniversary of that company. Andy sold it on to Midland Classic who exhibited the bus at SHOWBUS.
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 West Midlands MCW Metrobus 2462 (NOA462X) arriving at SHOWBUS 2012.
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 When WMPTE took over the West Midlands (Greater Birmingham) operations of Midland Red it also acquired a sizeable number of their "home made" fleet, vehicle types which had been unique to Midland Red. These buses were duly painted blue and cream like BMMO D9 5321 (6321HA).
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