Leyland Tiger Coaches

22017 - HUA607Y

This coach did not start life in either the Midland Red West or Midland Red Coaches fleets. The vehicle was transferred to First Midland Red in June 1998 from Yorkshire Rider where it had been operating in their Calderline fleet. The vehicle entered service at Evesham still in full Calderline livery but by July 1998 it had been repainted into the them standard red and cream livery. The vehicle has operated from Evesham garage for virtually the whole time with the Company, though it has had brief periods at Worcester as the latter Garage was responsible for the servicing of the vehicle. HUA607Y was withdrawn from service during January 2003 and is currently in store in the car park of the former dairy at rear of Evesham Garage The vehicle was been extensively vandalised so never re-entered service. Even though the vehicle was withdrawn well before the introduction of the new fleet numbering system it has been renumbered 22017 (The vehicle never actually carried the number). The vehicle was finally sold to PVS Carlton for scrap during August 2004.

Registration Number	Fleet Number	Old Fleet Number	Vehicle Type	Body type	Seating Capacity	Date into Service	Allocation	Livery
HUA607Y	22017	867	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C49F	June-1998	Sold to PVS Carlton for scrap 8-04	Red & Cream (7/98)

22000 - B100XTW

B100XTW was new to Southend Transport in August 1984. It was originally registered A251SYM and was numbered 251 in their fleet. The vehicle was acquired in August 2003 by First Midland Red from the vehicle dealer Stephenson of Rochford and it arrived in a dealer white livery. The vehicle entered service at Kidderminster Garage in September 2003 as a replacement for the withdrawn 1012 (A896KCL) and is normally used on the 827 school service. The vehicle was traded in for Q553UOC which was sold to Stephenson of Rochford in exchange Over the 2003 Christmas period 1000 moved to Evesham Garage. The vehicle was fitted with a ticket machine but unlike the other coaches converted for bus work it was not any cash trays for the driver or a cab door.

Registration Number	Fleet Number	Old Fleet Number	Vehicle Type	Body type	Seating Capacity	Date into Service	Current Allocation
B100XTW	22000	1000	Leyland Tiger	Duple	C57F	Sept 2003	Withdrawn - sold to James Tamworth 4/06

22018/5/1012 - EAH890Y,A895/6KCL

These three coaches came into the Midland Red West fleet with the purchase of Midland Red Coaches in 1986. The three vehicles were new to Eastern Counties as LT890,895/6 and were sold to Ambassador in September 1984 who initially loaned them to Midland Red Coaches before they were purchased shortly afterwards. In 1986 Midland Red West renumbered the vehicles 1010-2. At this time 1010 was in standard National Express livery whereas 1011 and 1012 were in Rapide version of the livery. By 1991 all three were in the Midland Red Coaches all over red livery. They were fitted for one person operation in the early 1990's.  1010 and 1011 are in store at Redditch Garage. 1012 was the last of the batch to be withdrawn in September 2003. The vehicle had seen service at Kidderminster Garage and was replaced by 1000 (B100XTW). 1012 was sold to First Berkshire in August 2003 for use as a driver trainer. First Berkshire withdrew the vehicle in March 2004 and sold it back to First Midland where it re-entered passenger service at Evesham. The vehicle has yet to be allocated a national fleet number (22016 ??). Even though vehicles 1010/1  were withdrawn well before the introduction of the new fleet numbering system it has been renumbered 22018 and 22015 respectively.

Registration Number	Fleet Number	Old Fleet Number	Vehicle Type	Body type	Seating Capacity	Date into Service	Allocation
EAH890Y	22018	1010	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C49F	Dec-1986	Sold to PVS Carlton for scrap 8-04
A895KCL	22015	1011	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C49F	Dec-1986	Sold to PVS Carlton for scrap 8-04
A896KCL	1012	N/A	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C49F	Dec-1986	Withdrawn 6/04 - sold to James Tamworth 6/05 to Wellington, Kingsbridge 8/08

22003/5/6 - B103/5/6JAB

In 1985 Midland Red West took delivery of six Leyland Tiger coaches B102-107JAB (1002-7) for their new Midwest coaching unit. With the purchase of Midland Red Coaches in 1986 the vehicles were transferred into the new coaching unit which used the Midland Red Coaches brand name. Like all the other coaches  in the coaching unit they ended up in and all over red livery. When the coaching unit was closed in January 1997 coaches 1005-7 were modified so they could be used on bus services (1005 was converted in May 1997). Vehicles 1002/4 were sold but 1003 had been stolen from Redditch Garage on 6th January 1996 and was finally recovered from Southern Ireland in a silver/red/black livery with Coast Liner fleet names and TJI 9009 registration plates. It rejoined the fleet for use on bus services after repainting into red and cream and the return of it's proper registration mark of B103JAB in June 1999. B107JAB (1007) was unfortunately written off after a fire whist running back to Evesham Garage after working a school service and has been sold for scrap.

Registration Number	Fleet Number	Old Fleet Number	Vehicle Type	Body type	Seating Capacity	Date into Service	Allocation
B102JAB	1002	N/A	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C50Ft	March-1985	Withdrawn sold to Sim Metals, Plymouth for scrap 1/03
B103JAB	22003	1003	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C50Ft	March-1985	Withdrawn 4/06 - sold to James Tamworth 4/06
B105JAB	22005	1005	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C50Ft	April-1985	Withdrawn 9/05 - sold to James Tamworth 4/06
B106JAB	22006	1006	Leyland Tiger	Plaxton	C50Ft	April-1985	Withdrawn 4/06 - sold to James Tamworth 4/06