823 DNN, Barton 'BTD2' outside "The White Lion" in Melton Mowbray on Sat. 1 March 1975

GAL 19 J, Willowbrook bodied Bedford YRQ, No. 1186, seen in Long Eaton depot yard on Sun. 16 March 1975. These buses were the last to be bought before standardisation on the huge intake of bus grant coaches, which totally changed the Barton fleet forever in the mid to late 1970's.

903LRR is a classic Barton BTD2, a Northern Counties lowbridge 30 foot body married to a chassis heavily rebuilt from elderly singledeckers in Barton's own workshops in the late 1950's. A great shame that none of these survived. This was one of the last and ended its days on schoolwork with Lloyds of Nuneaton

823 DNN heads out towards the station, past the parish church. There is an excellent pork pie shop to the left! Melton is of course famous for its pies and Stilton cheeses.