Bearwood
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Tennant Street Depot
65 Tennant Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Acquired by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO — Midland “Red”) in 1912 from the City of Birmingham Tramways Company Limited and converted for bus use.
- Opened on 25th May 1912, as the company’s headquarters, with an initial allocation of three Tilling-Stevens TTA1 double-deck motor omnibuses (R/Nos: O 8200-8202)
- Allocation of over 70 vehicles by 1914.
- Site and 30 vehicles sold to the Birmingham Corporation in October 1914, wth all staff, remaining vehicles and administration duties moving to Bearwood depot.