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Tamworth Depot

Watling Street, Twogates

• Site acquired by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) on 1^st February 1918 with the business and operations of the North Warwickshire Motor Omnibus and Traction Company Limited.
  BMMO acquired eight Tilling-Stevens buses with the business, but only six were in working order.
• Site closed in August 1928 with the opening of a new purpose built builting at Aldergate.
• Site owned by BMMO until 1947.

Aldergate, Tamworth.

• Four-bay, steel-framed, red brick garage with an initial capacity for 38 vehicles, purpose built by BMMO.
• Opened by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) on 3^rd August 1928.
• Extension opened February 1957.
• Company renamed to Midland Red Omnibus Company Limited (MROC) on 29^th March 1974, with a depot allocation of 58 vehicles and approximately 156 staff at this time.
• Depot control passed to Midland Red (North) Limited when the Midland Red Omnibus Company Limited split up on 6^th September 1981.
• Midland Red (North) Limited is privatised and sold to Drawlane Transport Group Limited on 27^th January 1988.  Drawlane Transport Group was later acquired by British Bus Group Limited.
• British Bus Group Limited acquired by the Cowie Group plc on 1^st August 1996.
• Cowie Group plc renamed to ARRIVA plc on 6^th November 1997, with the Midland Red North operations becoming ARRIVA Midlands North Limited soon after.