| On the 20th anniversary of the first motorway service, Midland Red's preserved C6, 5656 (BHA 656C) and then brand-new 775 (BVP 775V) did a commemorative run from Birmingham Digbeth to London Victoria and back.
Aboard the Leopard was a party of guests including civicleaders, transport bosses, and the press with one of the original motorway drivers at the wheel. The C6 did not have a PSV licence so had to run light. These pictures were taken on that day - 30 years ago today. |
a) 5656 (BHA 656C) and 775 (BVP 775V) at the start of the 20th anniversary re-running of the first motorway express 640x416 069.029S_13-05.jpg 1979-11-02 00:00:00 |
b) 5656 (BHA 656C) takes a breather at Watford Gap 640x401 069.031S_13-01.jpg 1979-11-02 00:00:00 |
c) 5656 (BHA 656C) and 775 (BVP 775V) taking a break 640x305 069.036S_13-10.jpg 1979-11-02 00:00:00 |
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d) 5656 (BHA 656C) and 775 (BVP 775V) after the 20th anniversary re-run of the first motorway express, seen in Victoria Coach Station 640x442 069.033S_13-09.jpg 1979-11-02 00:00:00 |
