In the days of Julian Peddle, Stevensons was always keen to try something new, which resulted in fleet
number 100 (now 1100 in the combined Midland Red North/Stevensons operation) a continental style
Mercedes Benz O405 with Wright Cityranger coachwork. The bus is seen here rounding the Bull Ring.
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Looking less like a Stevenson Bus is this standard ECW bodied Olympian on the lucrative 112 service
Between Burton and Birmingham, for which the company bought its Optare Spectras (which have been despatched
to Midland Fox). Soon turquoise will wash away the yellow so long associated with the firm.
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Bearing the registration of a former Leicester Titan, once owned by Stevensons, is this Van Hool bodied
B10M in Viking livery. Though the picture was taken when in Arriva ownership at the end of 1999,
Viking coaches of Burton was acquired by Stevensons some years earlier and developed as the major
coach arm of the then Peddle-owned empire in the West Midlands. The coach is seen at a hotel on the
edge of Amsterdam, about twenty minutes tram ride from the Centre.
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Not so far away, this identical vehicle, bearing former Crosville registration 429UFM, is seen leaving
the Millennium Dome early after an exciting day trip.
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After taking over Viking Coaches of Burton, Stevensons concentrated its coaching activities under that
fleet name with the rather somber two tone grey colours. Fleet number 3 (585LON) is a Volvo B10M
with Paramount 3200 coachwork, promoting the company at the 1998 Avon Rally at the Helicopter Museum near
Weston-super-Mare. Alongside is a conventional Spectra of Wilts & Dorset.
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