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’ liveries.
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.
‘midland fox’ has its origins in the old ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Company’ better known as ’Midland Red’.
When ‘BMMO’ was broken up in 1981, ‘Midland Red East’ was formed to operate in Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and east Staffordshire.
Then becoming ‘Midland Fox’, and then ‘Arriva Fox County’, it is now part of ‘Arriva Midlands’.
FJ06 ZSX ’Arriva Midlands No. 4752. ‘midland fox’.
VDL SB250 / Wright Eclipse Gemini
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Arriva Fox County’.
EAP 984V ‘midland fox’ No. 684.
Bristol VR / Eastern Coach Works /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Southdown’ as No. 684.
There is a suggestion that this particular bus never worked for ‘midland fox’ being purchased and preserved to represent other buses that did.
EAP 984V ‘midland fox’ No. 684.
Bristol VR / Eastern Coach Works /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
FD52 GGV ‘midland fox’.
DAF SB200 / Wright Commander /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Arriva Fox County’. as No. 3704.
FD52 GGV ‘midland fox’.
DAF SB200 / Wright Commander /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
