THE SHOWBUS UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
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 Leading up to privatisation, South Midland was reborn as a "polo mint" operation in much the same way that London Country was separated from the central London bus network, but on a much smaller scale. South Midland was thus a bus company and some Bristols appeared like VRTSL3 492 (EJO492V) in South Midland livery, here seen in Gloucester Green Bus Station. |
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South Midland was privatised early on and sold to Harry Blundred as Thames Transit. A new lime, navy and white colour scheme was adopted as seen here on Bristol VR 426 (YBW606R) on Aylesbury Town Service 262 to Walton Court.
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In an attempt to modernise the fleet, Manchester's early small batch of Leyland Titans was acquired. This one is seen near the Bodlean Library in the centre of Oxford.
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 Former London DMS1538 (THM538M) appeared as an open topper in the South Midland fleet in the early days of Blundred ownership. It was, of course, used on tours of the historic city. Prior to Oxford service the bus had been used on the Original London Sightseeing Tour and left Oxford for City Sightseeing in Seville! |
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 Inevitably the success of Harry Blundred's Devon General operation in Exeter using high frequency minibuses was adopted in Oxford and rapidly the Bristol VR doubledeckers - and the Titans - were replaced by sixteen seat Ford Transits. However a batch of 25 seat Optare City Pacers was purchased, like 32 (D232TBW) seen in the centre of Oxford, followed by a VR in the two tone blue Orbiter livery, transferred up from the Devon General fleet. |
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