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Vintage Bus Trips for 2012

We now have dates for our vintage bus trips for 2012. Following on from our initial 11-11-11 trip we will be circumnavigating the City of Birmingham on the Outer Circle Bus route twice in 2012 using the same 1953 double … Continue reading

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More press!!

We have had more press coverage and lots of lovely comments (see our comments page here). Our survey indicates that we got most of the day right! Thanks to everyone that responded to the survey, the comments were gratefully received … Continue reading

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And what a wonderful time was had by all……….

It’s been nine months since we started planning our trip around the Outer Circle on 11-11-11. Now it’s all over! It was last February when we came up with the idea of celebrating the date and the bus route. It … Continue reading

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We’re FULL!!!!

Our Outer Circle bus for 11-11-11 is full. Yes we’re sorry to say that our 11 bus on 11-11-11 is full, but if you want to go on our reserve list or if you want to know about plans that … Continue reading

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Tickets on sale now – book early to avoid disappointment

What are you doing on 11-11-11?  Take a trip around Birmingham’s number 11 bus route On Friday the 11th of November the date is 11-11-11 and there is just one opportunity to step back to the 1950s and take a … Continue reading

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So – what’s happening on 11-11-11?

So – what’s happening on 11-11-11? We are taking our 1953 Birmingham City Transport double deck bus around the Outer Circle on 11-11-11 starting at Sarehole Mill at 11 minutes past 11. We will be looking for 20 or 30 … Continue reading

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The Outer Circle is in the news

The Outer Circle has been in the news during the last couple of weeks thanks to the Hidden Europe book by Nicky Gardner which features the bus route as a tourist attraction! The Telegraph ran this item below: Then the … Continue reading

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Our Bus

The Birmingham City transport double deck bus that we have hired for our excursion on 11-11-11 is a Guy Arab VI fleet number 2976, which was bought into service at Acocks Green garage in February 1953. It is based at … Continue reading

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11-11-11

The year is 2011 and towards the end of the year the date of 11-11-11 will be upon us. For those who were bought up, lived or have worked in Birmingham the Number 11 will have a significance. It is the number … Continue reading

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