Stonier's Seddon Midi, XVU 334M, Tunstall.
When the sourcing of buses from Greater Manchester was in vogue within the Berresford Group, one 'oddball' which came along was a Seddon Midi, the first of three within the company. XVU had been in use with GMPTE as a revenue protection vehicle, and as such came with only half it's seats and some un-usual fittings. When trying to acquire some more seats from it's former owner it transpired that the bus should have been 'scrap only' and no one would co-operate. So in order to make usable it gained a non matching style with similar moquette from a GMPTE AEC Swift that was being cannibalised at Cheddleton. It was difficult at the time to find gainful employment for this little oddity until the advent of the Kidsgrove Town Service, therefore at times of need it strayed onto services more suited to something larger. The bus is seen here loading in Greengate Street Tunstall whilst working service 7, Mow Cop to Hanley via Stanfields, it will just about cope with this queue. The Municipal Library and Swimming Baths are to our left, and the 'Little Park' as it's locally known to our right. The not altogether legally parked Granada was mine!
Stonier's Seddon Midi, XVU 334M, Tunstall.
When the sourcing of buses from Greater Manchester was in vogue within the Berresford Group, one 'oddball' which came along was a Seddon Midi, the first of three within the company. XVU had been in use with GMPTE as a revenue protection vehicle, and as such came with only half it's seats and some un-usual fittings. When trying to acquire some more seats from it's former owner it transpired that the bus should have been 'scrap only' and no one would co-operate. So in order to make usable it gained a non matching style with similar moquette from a GMPTE AEC Swift that was being cannibalised at Cheddleton. It was difficult at the time to find gainful employment for this little oddity until the advent of the Kidsgrove Town Service, therefore at times of need it strayed onto services more suited to something larger. The bus is seen here loading in Greengate Street Tunstall whilst working service 7, Mow Cop to Hanley via Stanfields, it will just about cope with this queue. The Municipal Library and Swimming Baths are to our left, and the 'Little Park' as it's locally known to our right. The not altogether legally parked Granada was mine!