Corporate DS/UK/P/2436 Stagecoach East Midlands Stagecoach East Midlands

Mansfield and District Traction Company (MDTC) was founded in 1901 and became part of the Midland General Group in the 1920s. East Midlands Motor Services Ltd (EMMS) began life in 1920, known as W T Underwood Ltd until 1927. Originally based in Clowne, EMMS moved headquarters to Worksop in 1927 and Chesterfield in 1930. Both EMMS and MDTC became part of the state-owned National Bus Company as a result of the Transport Act 1968; the assets of MDTC were transferred to EMMS in 1976. Deregulation of buses began in 1986, and EMMS was acquired by Stagecoarch East Midlands in 1989. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/12/2021 74fa73c9-8633-402b-9cfc-eed35825fab1