205 (HA 1205) pictured at a regular photographic location next to the works, Edgbaston Reservoir [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

2585 (HHA 62) with Warner, Tewkesbury

2585 (HHA 62) with Warner, Tewkesbury

395 (HA 2395) [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

584 (HA 3584) in an official Brush photograph prior to delivery [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

Further comparisons [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

HA 2370 still has acentrally mounted radiator, but HA 3612 has had the radiator moved to the nearside to allow the lower cabaccess alongside the engine. This immeidately gave the designers the opportunity for more revenue-earning seats. [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

HA 2470 and HA 3608, showing how designs had advanced [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

HA 4373, a BMMO IM4, seen with showmen on their permanent ground in Pool Meadow, Gloucester. What a preservation project this would have made!

HA 8047 - the sole remaining REDD - in the Black Country Museum, Dudley, where a lottery bid is being planned

HA 8047 - the sole remaining REDD - in the Black Country Museum, Dudley, where a lottery bid is being planned

HA 8047 - the sole remaining REDD - in the Black Country Museum, Dudley, where a lottery bid is being planned

HA 8047 - the sole remaining REDD - in the Black Country Museum, Dudley, where a lottery bid is being planned

HA 9373, the IM4 - another view of the showmen's living quarters in Gloucester.

Modernisation - 1920s style. Something similar has happened since the Millennium with the launch of low-floor buses revolutionised the bus industry [Alan O. Watkins Colln]

OA 4559 was a Tilling Stevens saloon with a decidedly obstructed front view for its driver. One of the crew is Ern. We know this because the note on the reverse of the car from Mabel and Em asks us "How do you like this of Ern"? [Alan O. Watkins Coll]

Style changes - HA 3612 (right) shows how the traditional high floor had been reduced by Midland Red's design engineers when compared wit HA 2370 alongside [Alan O. Watkins Colln]