Midland 578 (P578 DMS) screened and ready for its anticlockwise loop at the West End Bus Fest on 29/9/25. (c) K. Hay.
New as Midland Bluebird 578 in October 1996, then transferred to Lowland (still numbered 578) 5/97 for use on “FifeFirst” services. Returned to Midland Bluebird (as 578) 7/00. Renumbered 62345 7/03. Withdrawn 10/12. Preserved by the Midland Bluebird Preservation Society from November 2013. Sold on to new owners in 2017 and moved to Cupar in Fife during 2019, then returned to Bridgeton in 2022.
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- Registration
- P578 DMS
- Chassis type
- Scania L113CRL
- Chassis number
- 1828006
- Body type and seating
- Wright Axcess-ultralow DP47F
- Body number
- W126
- Date new
- October 1996
- Original operator
- Midland Bluebird (578)