
- 146 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A pictorial history of the Midland Red bus company, from its beginnings to its final days, by one of its former bus operators.
Midland Red in Retrospect covers the period during the 1960s when the Midland Red bus company dominated the Midlands, operating the lion's share of the bus services and also the express coach services from the Midlands to London and other locations.
Like London Transport, Midland Red had a very distinctive image and its own fleet of vehicles designed exclusively for its operations. This volume is written by someone who worked for the company during this period and reflects the colour and atmosphere of this much-loved and well-remembered bus operator.
Sadly the author passed away in September 2020, before the book was published and this volume of Midland Red bus pictures is a tribute to him.
Praise for
Midland Red in Retrospect
"The text is well written and easy to absorb while the photos well-reproduced. . . . This book is an excellent read and should appeal to those who model the areas that Midland Red operated in." —
Diesel and Electric Modellers United
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Book title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- THE FORMATIVE YEARS 1904 TO 1923
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOS
- THE POST-WAR SINGLE DECKERS AND DONALD SINCLAIR
- DEVELOPMENT OF DOUBLE DECKERS
- FURTHER SINGLE DECK DEVELOPMENTS
- THE ‘ULTIMATE’ DOUBLE DECKERS, THE D9 AND D10, AND SOME TAKEOVERS
- THE C5 AND THE MOTORWAY COACHES
- THE 1960s, A DECADE OF MIXED FORTUNES
- THE LAST RITES
- MIDLAND RED PRESERVED
- Back Cover