It was my first visit since the announcement that ‘Rotala’ group’s ‘Diamond Buses’ (DB) had taken over the majority operator in the town,
‘Midland Classic of Burton’ (MC).
What was ‘MC’ has now become ‘Diamond Buses (East Midlands) Ltd’.
All the ‘MC’ buses I saw in service were in full livery with the ‘MC’ legal details still on display.
For me this is another twist in a story that started when I visited the town in the 1960s when ‘Burton Corporation Transport’ ruled the roost.
They were replaced by ‘Stevensons’ of originally Spath, then Uttoxeter and finally Burton who eventually became part of ‘Arriva Midlands’.
The up and coming ‘MC’ taking over what was left of ‘Arriva’s operation in 2016.
So, we come to ‘DB’.
I shall watch future developments with interest.
A quick call at ‘MC’s Wetmore Road depot produced the following.
FOR 35T ‘Diamond Buses’ No. 40100.
Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New registered KV02 USN to ‘Connex Bus’ No. TA96.
Rebuilt to part open top in 2016 for ‘London City Tour’.
It looked quite at home in a line up of ‘MC’ veterans.
MX20 HVK ‘Diamond Bus Ltd’. No. 40726.
Wright Streetdeck /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The star of the day!
It arrived, entered the depot, turned round and was gone in five minutes.
New to ‘Diamond (North West)’.
MX20 HVK ‘Diamond Bus Ltd’. No. 40726.
Wright Streetdeck /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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