Premier Travel Services N451 XVA and Trathens M422 VYD at Digbeth, Birmingham - 8 Sep 1995

Friday 8 September 1995 (approx. 1425) – Two of the coaches leading up to the 1500 interchange are seen in the old National Express coach Station, Digbeth, Birmingham. Bothe had worked services into from Birmingham and were to return to their originating point (unlike many services that pass through on north-south or south-north through services). Left is Premier Travel Services N451 XVA, a Volvo B10M/Plaxton Expressliner 1, which carries the ‘Express Shuttle’ livery for operation on the service between Cambridge and London. It had worked the 1150 service 314 from Cambridge (due in 1425) and returned on the 1500 service 314 due to arrive Cambridge at 1735. Right is Trathens Travel Services M422 VYD, a Van Hool Alizeé bodied Volvo B10M, that had worked the 0920 service 309 from Paignton (due in at 1410) and returned on the 1500 service 309 due to arrive back in Paignton at 1945. This was the view from one of the Rea Street doors (the southern edge of the terminal). These two bays faced the saw edge draw in bays being used by other departures as emphasised by the coach across their fronts. On the far left is a coach parked in a straight through line. Coaches entered the terminal from Rea Street and left via Mill Lane at the northern end. The open exit doors onto Mill Lane are visible on the right.