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Lichfield Depot

Trent Valley Road, Lichfield.

• Purpose built depot with a large two-story office block at the front, single side entrance and two rear entrances.  Maximum capacity of 30 vehicles indoors, with further parking outside at the rear on un-surfaced land.
• Opened by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) on 17^th September 1954, with an initial allocation of 16 vehicles.
• Allocation peaked at 19 vehicles in 1960.
• Depot closed by BMMO on 28^th May 1971, with operations and vehicles shared between Bearwood depot, Stafford depot, Sutton Coldfield depot, Swadlincote depot and Tamworth depot.
• Now in use as a Staffordshire County Council depot.

Station Road, Lichfield.

• Opened on 1^st April 1986 by Midland Red (North) Limited, houseing a fleet of minibus for new services in the town, and the Mercian coaching unit.
• All Midland Red North minibus operations in Lichfield ended on 13^th April 1987, with services passing to Midland Fox Limited and Stevensons of Uttoxeter.
• Site closed and sold.