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BC04 - Midland Red - The Transitional Years: Out 12/12/08 |
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Author: Les Simpson Available 12th December |
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Synopsis: This book covers what might best be described as the begining of the end for the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company (BMMO), which was better known by the more prosiac title of Midland Red. From its lofty position of covering a large geographic region in the centre of Britain and producing many of its own range of double- or single-deck buses and coaches, the remaining parts of the organisation are today a far cry from what they were in the 1960s. Les Simpson’s book, The Transitional Years is a picture album depicting the changes encountered by Midland Red from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The 1968 Transport Act saw the formation of the National Bus Company and the introduction of the corporate fleet livery of poppy red. Then followed the formation of West Midlands PTE and the transfer of over 400 vehicles and services with the West Midlands county. The company was then split into 5 smaller operating companies in 1981, North, South, East, West and Express, each taking up their own local identities. De-regulation followed in 1986 and with original period colour pictures, this book charts the story of those eventful 20 years. |
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