823 DNN by the chippy!

1116 was a very nice renown to ride on and had lovely traditional moquette seats in a deep red pattern, which suited the Barton livery well.

823 DNN at Dorothy Avenue outer terminus of this cross-town route

823 DNN with the crew posing for me

Sun. 1 Dec. 1974 and NCME/AEC Regent Mk. V 959 PRR and Barton BTD2 822 DNN, share the yard at Long Eaton depot, surrounded by gutted shells of bus grant coaches recently destroyed in what I believe was an arson attack

823 DNN heads through town, near the cattle market

Chilwell yard, Sun. 1 Dec. 1974

VVO 734, the Willowbrook rebodied Leyland Tiger PS1 on Syerston Street, Melton Mowbray, Sat. 1 March 1975

Tues. 14 Jan. 1975, 3.41pm. and a rare visitor to Derby Bus Station on the 5B. AEC Renown 212 JUS, fleet No. 1116 was the last Barton 'decker I ever saw on the service, which was changing over to bus grant coaches at this time, Barton disposing of all its remaining double-deckers.

212 JUS, one of Barton's two AEC Renowns, more usually to be seen based at Ilkeston for the Kirk Hallam service, here in Melton Mowbray on town service 119, previously the 19, about to enter Queensway and the outer terminus of the route, Sat. 1 March 1975

XAL 785, Barton's last rearloader decker bought, in 1957 with Northern Counties lowbridge body. After these AEC's the next were the stylish full-fronted curved screen ones in 1960 and 1963. 785 in Long Eaton depot yard, Sun. 16 March 1975. This bus is now preserved and very nice, too!

Barton's much-rebuilt AEC Matador recovery truck, outside one of the main buildings at company HQ , 61 High Road, Chilwell, Sun. 1 Dec. 1974

GAL 14J, Barton 1181, laying over in Melton Bus Station. These Willowbrook D/P-bodied Bedford YRQ's were the last non-standard purchases, prior to the massive influx of Bus-Grant coaches

212 JUS, fleet No. 1116, is one of a pair of AEC Renown '3B3RA's with lowheight Park Royal bodywork, bought from Smiths of Barrhead, part of the Scottish CWS in 1968 and the last 'deckers bought by Barton. The bus is on Syerston Street, Melton Mowbray, Sat. 1 March 1975

Chilwell H.Q. Sun. 1 Dec. 1974 and another recovery truck, this time based on a Leyland chassis, lurks inside the main garage with a backdrop of pallets. There was always a lot of stuff inside the depot!

Seen at the terminus is VVO 734, a lowbridge Willowbrook rebody of a former singledecker Leyland Tiger PS1, fitted with the E181 Leyalnd 7.4 litre diesel, originally developed for the Matilda tank!

Sun. 1 Dec. 1974 in the yard at Chilwell, the former City of Oxford "Queen Mary" AEC Regent Mk. V with dryliner A218 engine, an early 30 footer,now relegated to tree trimming duties. Note the Beford KM truck in the background, a reminder that Barton was also a haulage contractor, often forgotten

VVO 734 seen passing the roadway leading to Melton Mowbray Town Station on the line to St. Pancras. The bus was well past its best by this time, wheezing like a geriatric but what a classic Barton machine!