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Wellington Depot

Mansell Street, Wellington.

• Site rented from the Wellington Transport Company Limited.
• Opened by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) on 9^th July 1926, as an outstation, or “dormy garage,” to Shrewsbury depot.
• Initial allocation of three Tilling-Stevens TS3 single-deck buses.
• Closed in July 1932, with all vehicles and operations passing to new purpose built site at Charlton Street.

Charlton Street, Wellington.

• Opened by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) on 21^st July 1932, with an initial allocation of 11 vehicles previously used at the Mansell Street site.
• Rebuilt in September 1953.
• Company renamed to Midland Red Omnibus Company Limited (MROC) on 29^th March 1974, with a depot allocation of 62 vehicles and approximately 129 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.