Wetmore Road, for those who don’t know, is where the fleet of ‘midland classic of Burton’ (mc) is garaged.
Over the weekend of 28/29th August 2021 ‘mc’ held a ‘Heritage Weekend’ to celebrate two anniversaries.
On the Saturday to celebrate 15 years of ‘mc’ operating in Burton.
On the Sunday to celebrate the 95th. anniversary of John Stevenson setting up in business to run buses between Burton and Uttoxeter via Tutbury.
A route that ‘mc’ still operates today.
As well as buses in ‘ ‘midland classic of Burton’ and ‘Stevensons’There was a selection of both current and preserved vehicles in attendance.
Many were operating journeys on ‘mc’s service No. 401 which is the current route number for the original service dating back to 1926.
Readers/viewers of my blog might be forgiven for thinking that public transport in ‘BoT’ has always been provided by either ‘Arriva Midlands’, ’midland classic’ or Stevensons’.
There was a time when ‘Burton Corporation’ was the main operator.
Fortunately, two of the companies former vehicles still survive.
TFA 987 ‘Burton Corporation’ No. 87.
Daimler CC5GDD / Massey /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1964.
It is hard to believe that traditional, front engined, half cab buses were still being built a full five years after the introduction of the revolutionary, rear engined, Leyland Atlantean.
Another image of this bus also appeared in my blog dated 19/10/2021at an event in Chatsworth park.
TFA 987 ‘Burton Corporation’ No. 87.
Daimler CC5GDD / Massey /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
MFA 703G ‘Burton Corporation’ No. 103.
Daimler Fleetline / Willowbrook /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
How fortunate it was that the company elected to buy a single deck version of the hugely successful double decker rather than having gone for the hugely unsuccessful Daimler Roadliner.
MFA 703G ‘Burton Corporation’ No. 103.
Daimler Fleetline / Willowbrook /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
