THE UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
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With the advent of the National Bus Company, South Midland's parent company was merged with ex BET company, Aldershot & District, to form Alder Valley and South Midland was subsumed into BET's City of Oxford, which then traded as Oxford South Midland. 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. South Midland was thus a bus company and some VRs appeared like 492 (EJO492V) in South Midland livery, here seen in Gloucester Green Bus Station.
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South Midland Bristol VR ECW
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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South Midland Leyland Titan
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.
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South Midland Optare City Pacer
Inevitably the success of Harry Blundred's Devon General operation in Exeter using high frequency minibuses was adopted in Oxford and rapidly VRs - and the Titans - were replaced by 16 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 fleet.
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