Tracline 65

Tracline 65 was a bus route in Birmingham, England which included the first guided busway in the United Kingdom.

A 600-metre section of concrete-edged guideway was installed on Streetly Road in the Short Heath area, a few miles from Erdington village, at the northern terminal of the route.

[1][2] Fourteen MCW Metrobus Mark II buses were acquired and fitted with guide wheels, which ran along the guideway's concrete edges.

The vehicles were painted in a distinct livery, unique to Tracline 65, being silver with black and red detailing.

[2][3] The trial ended in 1987 and all buses had their guide wheels removed and returned to normal services; the last withdrawn on 26 April 2008.