London & North Western Railway Horse Drawn Omnibus

Now just the passenger compartment body on display at the Midland Railway Centre, this was once a horse-drawn omnibus, owned by the London & North Western Railway, based at Birmingham New Street Station and used for onward travel from there. The black and white photograph shows an identical Omnibus based in London for transporting passengers betwen the main railway stations. This Omnibus body was found in a Coventry garden, and is a very rare survivor. It is typical of similar Omnibusses that would have served large railway stations in the late 19th and early 20th Century