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Thread: Birmingham Corporation Bus
13/12/2012 16:06:31
Posted by Jon on 21/08/2012 10:42:33:

Got it for you Wolfie but you would have to join ths forum. http://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13584

The ones where enter and get off back of bus without stopping?

Cant quite recall red seats, maybe maroon or black or brown plastic. Wearrys red seat link piccy was late or West Mids Transport, ceiling and surrounds correct.

It was a special moquette fabric plus leather trim. Had to be hard wearing...

13/12/2012 15:53:15

In case anyone else needs to know I hope the following might be useful:

Birmingham Corporation never used Routemaster buses. They had always developed their own designs and had them made by chassis manufacturers (Daimler, Leyland, AEC, Crossley, Guy) and bodybuilders (Park Royal, Weymann, etc). The style was known as the "Birmingham Standard" after 1953.

There are some excellent surviving examples at the BAMMOT museum in Wythall.

The best commercially available models of the Birmingham Standard are those made by Forward Models (**LINK**). Nobody else to date has produced a decent model of the unique front end / grille.

Hope this helps.

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