The Following is a chronology of vehicle repaints for First Midland Red and Midland Red West vehicles - Vehicles are listed by fleet number with a code notating the livery the bus was repainted into (These are B1 - low floor Barbie Livery, B2 - non low floor Barbie Livery, B3 - is the revised corporate Firstgroup livery for all vehicles which is a modified version of the original Barbie livery,
G - Grey unbranded spare bus livery, GBS - Green School Bus livery, NB - Is the latest First Corporate livery know as First Urban, NBG - Green version of the new bus livery for the bus service 144, NBP - Is the latest First Corporate livery know as First Olympia with a pink front (officially known as Fuchsia) , NBR - Is the latest First Corporate livery know as First Olympia with a red front, NB - New bus livery without a colour front P - All over purple livery for route 35, PR - Purple base livery for the Riversider service, QJ - Special livery for Queen's 70th Jubilee, RC - Red and Cream, Red - All over Red Midland Red livery, SHG - South Hereford Garages advertising livery, HGT - Herefordshire Group Training advertising livery, O Red - 1930's heritage Midland Red livery, R - allover Red WE - Worcester Express Livery & Y - allover Yellow)
Date | Repainted Vehicle by Fleet Number | ||||
May 2024 | 47609 (NB) | 47610 (NB) | 47611 (NB) | ||
January 2024 | 47440 (NBP) | Not a repaint but removal of Green branding to leave a standard Olympia livery | |||
January 2023 | 69453 (NBP) | ||||
October 2022 | 44943 (NBP) | 44944 (NBP) | 69459 (NBP) | 69460 (NBP) | |
August 2002 | 69456 (NBP) | ||||
July 2022 | 69445 (NBP) | ||||
June 2022 | 69454 (NBP) | ||||
May 2022 | 47518 (QJ) | ||||
March 2020 | 53062 (PR) | ||||
October 2019 | 53065 (PR) | ||||
November 2018 | 64012 (NBP) | 64013 (NBP) | 64014 (NBP) | 64015 (NBP) | 64016 (NBP) |
64018 (NBP) | 64021 (P) | ||||
October 2018 | 53207 (NBP) | 64033 (G) | 64035 (G) | 64042 (P) | 64043 (P) |
64044 (P) | 64045 (P) | ||||
September 2018 | 20612 (G) | 66695 (NBP) | 66699 (NBP) | ||
August 2018 | 66691 (NBP) | 66696 (NBP) | 66697 (NBP) | 66698 (NBP) | |
June 2018 | 20611 (G) | ||||
March 2018 | 69459 (NBG) | 69460 (NBG) | |||
February 2018 | 69454 (NBG) | 69455 (NBG) | 69456 (NBG) | ||
January 2018 | 69452 (NBG) | 69453 (NBG) | |||
December 2017 | 69450 (NBG) | 69451 (NBG) | |||
November 2017 | 69449 (NBG) | ||||
October 2017 | 53802 (NBP) | 69435 (NBG) | 69436 (NBG) | ||
June 2017 | 42893 (NBP) | ||||
May 2017 | 67652 (NBP) | ||||
January 2017 | 67657 (NBP) | ||||
December 2016 | 67659 (NBP) | ||||
November 2016 | 67651 (NBP) | ||||
October 2016 | 67650 (NBP) | ||||
September 2016 | 67663 (NBP) | ||||
August 2016 | 67647 (NBP) | ||||
July 2016 | 53049 (NBP) | ||||
June 2016 | 53051 (NBP) | ||||
November 2015 | 53044 (NBP) | 66692 (NBR) | 66692 (NBP) | ||
September 2015 | 66694 (NBP) | ||||
October 2014 | 33405 (O Red) | ||||
September 2014 | 67664 (Red) | ||||
June 2014 | 53058 (NB) | ||||
May 2014 | 53043 (NB) | ||||
April 2013 | 44515 (NB) | ||||
February 2013 | 53046 (NB) | ||||
July 2012 | 44511 (NB) | 44514 (NB) | |||
June 2010 | 66976 (B3) | 66980 (B3) | 66981 (B3) | 66984 (B3) | |
September 2009 | 47001 (B3) | 67253 (B3) | |||
August 2009 | 67248 (B3) | ||||
July 2009 | 67235 (B3) | 67664 (B3) | |||
June 2009 | 67642 (B3) | 67661 (B3) | 67662 (B3) | 67663 (B3) | |
April 2009 | 67659 (B3) | 67660 (B3) | |||
March 2009 | 67657 (B3) | 67658 (B3) | |||
February 2009 | 67640 (B3) | 67654 (B3) | 67655 (B3) | 67656 (B3) | |
January 2009 | 67639 (B3) | ||||
December 2008 | 67208 (B3) | 67637 (B3) | 67641 (B3) | 67648 (B3) | |
November 2008 | 67202 (B3) | 67231 (B3) | 67634 (B3) | 67635 (B3) | 67636 (B3) |
October 2008 | 47006 (B3) | 53501 (B3) | 53504 (B3) | 67647 (B3) | |
September 2008 | 67241 (B3) | 53061 (B3) | 53062 (B3) | ||
August 2008 | 33405 (B3) | 42889 (B3) | 42890 (B3) | 53059 (B3) | 53060 (B3) |
July 2008 | 33401 (B3) | 42892 (B3) | 42893 (B3) | 67632 (B3) | 67633 (B3) |
67645 (B3) | 67646 (B3) | ||||
June 2008 | 67209 (B3) | 67219 (B3) | 67600 (B3) | ||
May 2008 | 42351(B3) | 67246 (B3) | 67247 (B3) | 67251 (B3) | |
April 2008 | 42354 (B3) | 42356 (B3) | 61016 (B3) | 67240 (B3) | |
March 2008 | 42352 (B3) | 42353 (B3) | 46932 (B3) | 67249 (B3) | 67653 (B3) |
February 2008 | 46931(B3) | 67652 (B3) | 67243 (B3) | 67256 (B3) | |
January 2008 | 46930 (B3) | ||||
December 2007 | 46929 (B3) | 67250 (B3) | 67319 (B3) | 67321 (B3) | 67601 (B3) |
67602 (B3) | |||||
November 2007 | 40837(B3) | 40838(B3) | 67604 (B3) | ||
October 2007 | 40805 (B3) | 40833 (B3) | 47013 (B3) | 67603 (B3) | |
October 2007 | 40805 (B3) | 40833 (B3) | 47013 (B3) | 67603 (B3) | |
September 2007 | 42220 (B3) | 47008 (B3) | 67301 (B3) | ||
August 2007 | 67631 (B3) | ||||
July 2007 | 42217 (B3) | 42219 (B3) | 47004 (B3) | 67314 (B3) | 67315 (B3) |
June 2007 | 53063 (B3) | ||||
May 2007 | 53041 (B3) | 67312 (B3) | |||
April 2007 | 50296 (B3) | 53040 (B3) | |||
March 2007 | 53048 (B3) | 53051 (B3) | |||
February 2007 | 53049 (B3) | 53050 (B3) | 53058 (B3) | ||
January 2007 | 53042 (B3) | 53043 (B3) | 53044 (B3) | 67323 (B3) | |
December 2006 | 53045 (B3) | 53046 (B3) | 53047 (B3) | 67242(B3) | 67311 (B3) |
67311 (B3) | 67313 (B3) | ||||
November 2006 | 67237(B3) | ||||
October 2006 | 67245(B3) | ||||
September 2006 | 67215(B3) | ||||
August 2006 | 67213(B3) | 67214(B3) | 67232(B3) | ||
July 2006 | 61013 (B3) | 67201(B3) | 67205(B3) | ||
April 2006 | 38123 (GBS) | 38124 (GBS) | 67241 (GBS) | ||
March 2006 | 67203 (B3) | 67235 (B3) | |||
February 2006 | 67212 (B3) | ||||
January 2006 | 67233 (B3) | 67239 (B3) | 67244 (B3) | ||
December 2005 | 47007 (B3) | 47011 (B3) | 67204 (B3) | 67210 (B3) | 67238 (B3) |
67248 (B3) | |||||
November 2005 | 47003 (B3) | 47005 (B3) | 67207 (B3) | 67211 (B3) | |
October 2005 | 47002 (B3) | 67217 (B3) | |||
September 2005 | 34808 (B3) | 47001 (B3) | 67208 (B3) | 67653 (WE) | |
August 2005 | 1720 (WE) | 67253 (B3) | 67255 (B3) | 67652 (WE) | |
July 2005 | 40092 (B3) | ||||
June 2005 | 40072 (B3) | 67252 (B3) | 67254 (B3) | ||
May 2005 | 40086 (B3) | 67236 (B3) | |||
December 2004 | 47006 (B3) | 67202 (B3) | 62736 (B3) | 62738 (B3) | 67117 (B3) |
November 2004 | 90270 (Red) | 62735 (B3) | 62749 (B3) | 67112 (B3) | |
October 2004 | 62713 (B3) | 67114 (B3) | 67231 (B3) | ||
September 2004 | 46929 (B2) | 62742 (B3) | |||
August 2004 | 46931 (B2) | 46932 (B2) | 62723 (B2) | 67111 (B2) | 67120 (B2) |
July 2004 | 40093 (B2) | 67118 (B2) | 67115 (B2) | ||
June 2004 | 40068 (B2) | 62714 (B2) | |||
May 2004 | 67116 (B2) | ||||
December 2003 | 114 (B2) | ||||
September 2003 | 314 (B2) | ||||
August 2003 | 551 (B2) | ||||
July 2003 | 554 (B2) | 555 (B2) | |||
June 2003 | 209 (B2) | 550 (B2) | 553 (B2) | 556 (B2) | |
April 2003 | 243 (B2) | 249 (B2) | |||
March 2003 | 250 (B2) | 564 (B2) | 1146 (B2) | ||
February 2003 | 1124 (B2) | ||||
January 2003 | 341(B1) | 517(B2) | 519 (B2) | 520 (B2) | 1116 (B2) |
1283 (B2) | 1289 (R)* | * - only part repaint | 1290 (B2) | ||
December 2002 | 261 (B2) | 1125 (B2) | |||
November 2002 | 1133 (B2) | 1144 (B2) | 1150 (B2) | 1162 (B2) | 1163 (B2) |
October 2002 | 1161 (B2) | ||||
September 2002 | 542 (B2) | ||||
August 2002 | 256 (B2) | 501 (B2) | 502 (B2) | 536(B2) | 539(B2) |
July 2002 | 504 (B2) | 533 (B2) | |||
June 2002 | 240 (B2) | 313 (B2) | 529(B2) | 1120(B2) | 1128(B2) |
1830 (B2) | |||||
May 2002 | 220 (B2) | 521(B2) | 524(B2) | 527(B2) | 1141(B2) |
April 2002 | 518(B2) | ||||
March 2002 | 219 (B2) | 512(B2) | 515(B2) | ||
February 2002 | 503 (B2) | 506 (B2) | |||
December 2001 | 218 (B2) | 304(B2) | 1822 (B2) | 1824 (B2) | 1864 (B2) |
November 2001 | 251(B2) | 308(B2) | 1107(B2) | 1873(B2) | |
October 2001 | 246(B2) | 247(B2) | 1131(B2) | 1812(B2) | 1813(B2) |
1815(B2) | 1818(B2) | ||||
September 2001 | 1805(B2) | 1810(B2) | 1811(B2) | 1814(B2) | 1816(B2) |
1817(B2) | 1819(B2) | 1821(B2) | 1840(B2) | 1889(B2) | |
1890(B2) | |||||
July 2001 | 1608(B2) | 1654(B2) | |||
June 2001 | 1648(B2) | 1661(B2) | |||
May 2001 | 216(B2) | 1621(B2) | 1656(B2) | 1660(B2) | 1667(B2) |
1671(B2) | |||||
April 2001 | 1607(B2) | 1615(B2) | |||
March 2001 | 1624(HTG) | ||||
December 2000 | 1662(RC) | 1663(RC) | |||
November 2000 | 1651(SHG) | 908 (RC) | |||
October 2000 | 1435 (RC) | 1606 (RC) | 1614 (RC) | 1617 (RC) | 1618 (RC) |
1659 (RC) | |||||
September 2000 | 1612 (RC) | 1619 (RC) | 1620 (RC) | 1666 (RC) | 1668 (RC) |
1669 (RC) | |||||
August 2000 | 1162 (RC) | 1264 (RC) | 1265 (RC) | 1266 (RC) | 1267 (RC) |
1268 (RC) | 1269 (RC) | 1270 (RC) | 1275 (RC) | 1276 (RC) | |
July 2000 | 249 (RC) | 1161 (RC) | 1163 (RC) | ||
February 2000 | 1005 (RC) | ||||
November 1999 | 905 (RC) | ||||
October 1999 | 908 (RC) | ||||
June 1999 | 1003 (RC) | (This had been stolen and was recovered in a green and silver livery from Southern Ireland) | |||
July 1998 | 867 (RC) | ||||
June 1998 | 1493 (RC) | ||||
May 1998 | 1494 (RC) | ||||
February 1998 | 1473(RC) | 1478(RC) | 1480 (RC) | ||
(All three were only partial repaints - done at Kidderminster garage ) | |||||
April 1997 | 807 (RC) | Remainder of the vehicle painted red and cream | |||
March 1997 | 807 (RC) | Only the front repainted red and cream | |||
November 1996 | 257 (RC) | Only the front repainted red and cream | |||
October 1996 | 1133 | Repainted into blue/orange advertising livery for the Kingfisher Shopping Centre | |||
2062 (Y) | |||||
July 1996 | 1443 | (all over advert for Worcester Evening News) | |||
April 1996 | 1344 | (all over advert for Hylton Toyota) | |||
January 1996 | 1806 (RC) | ||||
December 1995 | 1301 (R) | ||||
November 1995 | 1343 | all over advert for Hylton Toyota) | 1807 (RC) | ||
October 1995 | 1435 | Repainted into blue based advertising livery for Walkers Timber of Kidderminster | 1804 (RC) | ||
May 1995 | 1801 | Repainted plain white before sale to Wessex who added National Express vinyls for use on the Bristol Airport shuttle service | |||
March 1995 | 1366 | Repainted into White/blue/Green advertising livery for Hereford Times |