BUS BASH 2019 Moseley Rugby Club 8th September 2019 TIMETABLE WELCOME TO THE FREE SHUTTLE BUS BASH A free shuttle bus service will be running between 2019 Kings Heath, Yardley Wood and Moseley Rugby Club. This will link up with the Rail Network. Kings Heath - Yardley Wood Shuttle Sunday 8th September 2019 only This year is the third of what is hoped will become We also want to thank everyone at National an annual event. After the disappointment of having Express West Midlands for all the support that to cancel the 2018 show, we hope you will enjoy has been given to us over the last couple of years this one at our new location! and to all the hard work that has been going on behind the scenes to make this event happen. We would like to take this moment to thank There are a lot of people to thank but hopefully you Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club for giving us the know who you are. chance to put on the bash at their ground. To the stall holders and vehicle entrants who have Kings Heath Alcester Rd/Addison Rd 0945 1015 1045 1115 1145 1215 1245 1315 1345 supported our events over the last few years, another big thank you! Yardley Wood Road/ Moseley Rugby 0950 1020 1050 1120 1150 1220 1250 1320 1350 Yardley Wood Railway Station 0955 1025 1055 1125 1155 1225 1255 1325 1355 And finally, to all the new and regular attendees, without your support there would be no bash! Kings Heath Alcester Rd/Addison Rd 1005 1035 1105 1135 1205 1235 1305 1335 1405 NX HISTORIC SOCIETY Kings Heath Alcester Rd/Addison Rd 1415 1445 1515 Yardley Wood Road/ Moseley Rugby 1420 1450 1520 Yardley Wood Railway Station 1425 1455 1525 Kings Heath Alcester Rd/Addison Rd 1435 1505 1535 Donations will be kindly accepted with all proceeds going to The Midlands Air Ambulance. NX HISTORIC SOCIETY /nxhistoricsociety NX Historic Society was formed in 2014 after a long chat between staff members led to the idea of trying to work on a project to try Metro-Cammell bodied Guy Arab 3035 (MOF and preserve the history of Birmingham City 35) currently being restored at Walsall garage. This Transport,Travel West Midlands, West Midlands vehicle was new to Birmingham City Transport in Travel and National Express West Midlands. We 1953 and did a very commendable 24 years, solid are currently in the early days of the project service with BCT/WMPTE, not being withdrawn until the final Birmingham service was converted to and hope to make it something special. one-person operation in 1977. It was sold to a Mr Mike Wood in 1978 for preservation who owned it We have been working closely with National until he unfortunately passed away in 2017. NXWM Express West Midlands over the last couple of purchased it from his estate in March 2018 and it Park Royal bodied "Jumbo" Daimler Fleetline years which has enabled us to start to build up 3997 (TOB 997H). This was one of a batch of Crossley bodied Daimler CVG6 3225 (MOF 225) is going through a very comprehensive restoration a heritage fleet. vehicles originally ordered by Wolverhampton based at Yardley Wood garage in Birmingham back to an operational vehicle. Corporation with Roe bodies. They were not delivered City Transport livery. This vehicle was new in until Wolverhampton was absorbed into WMPTE so 1954 and has been in continual use with became the first new buses for the newly formed Birmingham City Transport, West Midlands The latest acquisition is a Daimler Fleetline XDH Our Historic fleet consists of the 'West Midlands". WMPTE who changed the order for Passenger Transport Executive and West 519G from Fuzz Townsend of TV programme Car the bodies to Park Royal and to a similar design to a following vehicles:- Midlands Travel for 65 years now. SOS. This was the very last bus delivered new to Walsall Corporation in February 1969 so is quite batch of 99 delivered to Birmingham City Transport an historic vehicle. It ran for Walsall/WMPTE until just before the PTE was formed. It spent its entire September 1982 when it was sold to Ron Edgeley- time with WMPTE based in Wolverhampton being MCW Metrobus 2957 (D957 NDA) based at the next year Wolverhampton garage restored it Cox who was responsible for the unique design of new to Bilston Street garage before transfer to Park Wolverhampton garage in Timesaver livery. to a fully operational vehicle. It is now a valuable these vehicles. Lane garage, the current NXWM Wolverhampton This was from the first batch of buses new to the member of the private hire/show fleet. garage in 5/71. newly formed West Midlands Travel Limited in It was sold to Partridge Coaches, Hadleigh, Suffolk in October 1986. It operated from Birmingham Central, 1982 and survived with them for another nine years. Coventry, Acocks Green and Walsall garages before In October 1991 it was purchased by the "3997 being taken out of service in July 2003 and sold to group" for preservation and restoration, but sadly Ensign Bus in October 2003. the planned work never became a reality and the It then operated for an operator in Hertfordshire, remaining members of the group donated it back to then three years in Kent before being acquired NXWM in December 2018. It is currently receiving a for preservation in February 2007. After passing very comprehensive restoration at Walsall garage back through two other owners the last one donated to full PCV standards so it can be used as a private hire it back to NXWM in September 2017 and over and show vehicle. 50 YEARS October 1st 2019 marks the 50th a coach or bus YOUNG anniversary of the formation of the West a coach or bus Midlands Passenger Transport Executive. To celebrate this milestone, NXWM decided to repaint several vehicles into the old municipal liveries. brand new vehicles or even a brand new vehicles or even a 1950s classic A selection of these vehicles are shown below, brand new vehicles 1950s or even classic a with a few additions that have also been 1950s classic painted. Look out for them on the streets of single deck buses to Birmingham and surrounding areas. single deck luxury buses coaches to single deck luxury buses coaches to luxury coaches corporate business, school trips, private hire corporate business, school trips, private hire you name it we can probably do it! corporate business, you name school it trips,we can private probably hire do it! you name it we can probably do it! hireourbus.com hireourbus.com All images are courtesy of Tony Hunter. NATIONAL EXPRESS Keep up to date with our latest news NEWS /nxwestmidlands Save on days out /nxhistoricsociety Save money on attractions when you travel by bus % Award Winning Bus Accessible Transport o Following the collapse of Ring and Ride, The Historic Society’s latest 2 for 1 25 we are proud to announce that we are admission Heritage Livery Bus 4780 won % admission now the provider of Accessible Transport. o 30 an award at The Buses Festival We’re delighted that we could safeguard admission for Best Modern Vehicle. 600 jobs and vital services as well as providing school transport for students with educational needs and disabilities. Our plan is to invest in NEAT, helping the team achieve even greater things. 2 for 1 As a result of this, we will be paying admission NEAT staff the Real Living Wage and we’ve already started work on plans to invest in better vehicles, state-of-the-art technology, world-class training and more. Kids go FREE Clean Air Zone National Express West Midlands vehicles will 2 for 1 be fully compliant with Birmingham’s Clean admission Air Zone when it springs into action next year. Our Improved App We’ve spent over £90 million on 350 brand-new We have now improved our app. vehicles which are the cleanest and greenest on Buy tickets, plan your journey and track the market. your bus live! Getting to A to B has never been easier. Search ‘National Express Bus’ We’ve also been fitting hundreds of our older in Google Play or the App Store. buses with new exhaust systems that make the and many more! air coming out of the tailpipe cleaner than the air that went in. visit nxbus.co.uk/days-out We carry over 1 million passengers per day, which means we need quite a few buses to A DAY IN help people move around! As a result of this we have 9 garages (10 including Coventry) THE LIFE across the West Midlands and over 5,500 staff making sure operations and everything else bus related run smoothly. Have you ever wondered how the day starts for our buses? At 3am most people are safely tucked up in bed, but not our buses! At this time our first vehicle departs the garage and the rest of our buses follow. Our busiest period is between 5am - 7am, as most of our fleet leaves the garage to start the day and cover the morning rush hour. Once the morning peak is over the day shift jumps into action. Buses that were needed to cover the peak period return to garage. Some vehicles may need small jobs completing - such as repairs or a deep clean - before they are required to serve during the afternoon rush, so we use this time to get this work carried out whilst the majority of our engineering and cleaning teams are on site.