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80 Years of Tamworth garage and 90 years of Midland Red in Tamworth
2nd August 2008

Tamworth Aldergate Garage

Midland Red opened the new porpose built Tamworth Aldergate garage on the 3 August 1928

The first garage was at Two Gates that garage opened in August 1918


Arriva Midlands held an open day at its Aldergate Depot in Tamworth on Sunday 3 August 2008 to celebrate 80 years of local bus operations from the site.

The depot was built by the erstwhile Birmingham and Midland Omnibus Company Limited – ‘Midland Red’.

Several ex Midland Red buses and ancillary vehicles now in preservation will be attending the open day along with enthusiast stalls selling memorabilia – some of the preserved buses were operating FREE bus services on the day.

A FREE bus services was running from Corporation Street to Stonydelph via Glascote as Route 707, to Hockley via Belgrave as Route 708, to Newton Regis via Polesworth as Route 786 and to Drayton Bassett via Fazeley as Route 788.



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