We might not all miss National Express...

......but quite a number of us will miss their tuneful elderly MCW Metrobuses, in my mind as symbolic to Birmingham as an icon as the Routemaster is to London. However National Express Group or not, already well passed their sell by date their days these faithful stalwarts are coming to an end anyway. This bus was off it's usual beat in Walsall as it was working the rail shuttle contract from Stafford to the Weston Park Rock Festival last Summer. Personally I would be rather sad to see the end of National Express and especially as it's biggest predator is the rather grey and uninspiring First Group which in my opinion is too big and remote already. Variety is the spice of life but should First get West Midlands Buses maybe they would be forced to sell what was formerly Midland Red West to increase competition across the West Midlands and Worcestershire boders.