Founded | July 1905 |
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Ceased operation | 5 September 1981 |
Headquarters | Edgbaston |
Service area | The Midlands |
Service type | Bus operator Bus manufacturer |
Depots | 23 (September 1981) |
Fleet | 838 (September 1981) |
Midland Red[1] was a bus company that operated in The Midlands from 1905 until 1981. It was one of the largest English bus companies, operating over a large area between Gloucester in the south and Derbyshire in the north, and from Northampton to the Welsh border. The company also manufactured buses.