THE SHOWBUS MIDLANDS BUS IMAGES GALLERY
West Midlands PTE | MCW Metrobuses
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Leaving the Hillingdon Show SHOWBUS 78, with the coveted Premier Operator Award in the front window, is MCW Metrobus 6833 (SDA833S).
Picture ref H477 |
 Fresh off the production line in 1982 Mark 2 Metrobus 2543 (POG543Y) was displayed on the MCW stand at the Commercial Motor Show at the NEC in its home town. The rear of a Metroliner for Go Scottish Citylink can be seen to the right on the stand.
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 A new Tracline Metrobus for the guided busway route 65 was on display alongside London Buses' V1 (A101SUU), one of its three trial Ailsas. The occasion is an open day at Chiswick Works in the mid eighties. |
One of WMPTE's first Metrobuses in the new image livery introduced with the type at Showbus 79.
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Standard MCW Metrobus 2312 (KJW312W) is seen on a Private Hire working.
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 MCW Metrobus 2344 (LOA344X) is alongside MAP branded Mercian Midland Red North 1905 (EEH905Y), a Leyland Olympian with ECW bodywork. |
 At SHOWBUS international 2007 the West Midlands contingent provided a formidable line up in the Land Warfare Hall field. The first four start with Fleetline (SOE913H), Bristol VRTSL6G 4413 (NOB413M), Ailsa 4738 (JOV738P) and a Metrobus. |
 The WMPTE Metrobus in the 2007 line up was fairly typical 6832 (SDA832S). The bus alongside is far from typical. This was the prototype London MCW Metrobus, TOJ592S, built as a double-door demonstrator and painted into London Transport colours. It was acquired by Stevensons and passed with the company to Arriva Midlands North in September 2001. It and was later sold to Andy Gadsby in November 2005 who painted it back into Stevensons colours to commemorate the 80th anniversary of that company. Andy sold it on to Midland Classic who exhibited the bus at SHOWBUS.
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 Arriving for SHOWBUS international 2013 near Stratford-upon-Avon was an early Mark I Metrobus, 6835 (WDA835T). Picture ref 13-5347 |
 Arriving later was an example of WMPTE's next standard, the MCW Metrobus 2 in the shape of 2462 (NOA462X). Picture ref 13-5599 |
 Metrobus 2462 (NOA462X) was seen arriving at the Imperial War Museum for SHOWBUS international 2012. |
 Entering the magnificent grounds of Woburn Abbey, 2462 attended SHOWBUS international 2015.
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 It was at SHOWBUS again the following year for the first of the Donington Park displays.
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 It was at Donington again for SHOWBUS international 2017.
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 It completed the Donington hat-trick in 2018.
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 Joining 2462 in 2018 was Metrobus 6835.
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 Also joining was Mark 2 Metrobus 2764 (A764WVP) preserved in Travelcard advert livery.
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