A nearside view of Travel West Midlands Metrobus No 2811 B811 AOP with an H43/30F Metro-Cammell body seen here at the Wythall Transport Museum car park working the Park and Ride shuttle service. Two weeks earlier - this vehicle had just been purchased for preservation. 11th October 2009.

The two Midland Red vehicles in the scene here are 5545 (6545 HA) on the left which is a BMMO S16 with a B52F BMMO body whereas the vehicle on the right is 5399 BHA 399C which is a BMMO D9 with an H40/32RD BMMO body seen here at Wythall Transport Museum awaiting their next turn of duty. 11th October 2009.

The front and offside view of Midland Rider No 1028 N451 DWJ which is a Volvo B6 with a B38F Wright Crusader body. 11th October 2009.

Converted from a double-decker to a single-decker is West Midlands PTE Daimler Fleetline No 1956 WDA 956T with a B33F Metro-Cammell body seen here at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

A front and offside view of Travel West Midlands Metrobus No 2811 B811 AOP with a H43/30F Metro-Cammell body seen here at Wythall Transport Museum on the Park and Ride shuttle service. 11th October 2009.

Seen here arriving at Wythall Transport Museum is West Midlands PTE Daimler Fleetline No 6971 WDA 971T with an H43/33F Metro-Cammell body. 11th October 2009.

The view of ex-Merseyside PTE Leyland Atlantean No 1070 B926 KWM with an H43/32F Alexander body seen here on arrival at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

An offside view of Birmingham City Transport Leyland PD2 No 1685 HOV 685 which was built in 1948 and has an H30/24R Brush body is seen here pulling away from the vehicle display area at Wythall Transport Museum to work a service to Maypole. 11th October 2009.

A frontal view of Birmingham City Transport Daimler COG5 No 1107 CVP 207 which was built in 1937 and has an H30/24R Metro-Cammell body seen here outside the workshop at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

A rear and offside view of Birmingham City Transport Daimler COG5 No 1107 CVP 207 seen here pulling away from the vehicle display area at Wythall Transport Museum to work a service to Maypole. 11th October 2009.

A regular attendant at local bus rallies across the West Midlands and surrounding areas is Birmingham City Transport No 3225 MOF 225 which is a 1954 Daimler CVG6 with an H30/25R Crossley body and is seen here in front of the workshop at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

Birmingham City Transport No 2976 JOJ 976 is a 1953 Guy Arab IV with an H30/25R Metro-Cammell body seen here awaiting its next turn of duty at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

An offside view of Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV No 2976 JOJ 976 seen here at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

A rear and offside view of Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV No 2976 JOJ 976 seen here at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

ECW-bodied vehicles generally have a Bristol chassis of some description, and this vehicle is Bristol No C8322 UHY 362 which is a 1956 Bristol KSW6B with an H32/28R ECW body seen here at Wythall Transport Museum during the "Wumpty Forty" event. 11th October 2009.

A front and offside view of Cheltenham & District No 6037 (802 MHW) which is a Bristol FSF6G Lodekka with an H34/26F ECW body. Although fitted with a 6LW Gardner 8.4 litre engine, it has a crash gearbox rather than a pre-selector which are normally fitted in a 6LW Gardner engine. The vehicle is seen here at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

The rear and nearside view of West Midlands PTE Leyland Fleetline No 6311 KON 311P with an H43/33F Metro-Cammell body seen here at Wythall Transport Museum awaiting its next turn of duty. 11th October 2009.

In this line-up, the four vehicles nearest the camera were all based within the West Midlands conurbation of which Coventry Corporation No 334 (334 CRW) is a Daimler CVG6 with an H34/29R Metro-Cammell body nearest the camera from right to left. Alongside it is West Bromwich Corporation No 248 (248 NEA) which is also a Daimler CVG6 but has a 30ft body length with an H41/33R Metro-Cammell configuration. Next in the line-up is Walsall Corporation Daimler Fleetline No 116 XDH 516G with an H41/27D Northern Counties body followed by Wolverhampton Corporation No 719 NJW 719E which is a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with a B54D Strachan body seen here outside the workshop at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

A nearside view of Birmingham City Transport No 3002 LOG 302 which is a 1954 Daimler CLG5 with an H30/25R Metro-Cammell body seen here outside the workshop at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

An offside view of West Midlands PTE No 4738 JOV 738P which is a Volvo Ailsa with an H47/32F Alexander body which had just arrived at Wythall Transport Museum for its participation in the WMPTE's 40th anniversary event. 11th October 2009.

A front and nearside view of West Midlands PTE No 4527 TOE 527N which is a Volvo Ailsa with an H47/32F Alexander body seen here on arrival at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

A front and offside view of Travel West Midlands Metrobus No 2743 A743 WVP with an H43/30F Metro-Cammell body seen here on arrival at Wythall Transport Museum. 11th October 2009.

The rear and offside view of Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV No 2976 JOJ 976 seen here on arrival at Wythall Transport Museum after working the second of two round trips to Maypole. 11th October 2009.

A front and offside view of Birmingham City Transport Guy Arab IV No 2976 JOJ 976 seen here on arrival at Wythall Transport Museum after working the second of two round trips to Maypole. 11th October 2009.