FRC 956 stands in the old part of Wirksworth Road, Duffield, above Ecclesbourne School, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

FRC 956 outside the old Trent outstation, where a nominal member of the fleet used to reside until the 1970's, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 outside "The Black Swan", Idridgehay, as landlady Heather Ward, herself an enthusiast comes out to join us, accompanied by the late Pete Yeomans, the inspiration behind the rescuing of this fine bus. Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

A typical Belper mill town gritstone house forms a solid backdrop to 1256, on a rather gloomy day outside Belper Bus Station,Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 in lovely Autumnal surrounds at Idridgehay, doing a Wirksworth 37,Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 having reversed at Wirksworth market Place, terminus of the old 37, prepares to run back to Derby, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

With the late pete Yeomans on the platform, 1256 stands in Town Street, Duffield, a stop which I used regularly if I missed the Ecclesbourne school bus!Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 prepares to set off from town Street, Duffield as we prepare to do part of the old 37 to Wirksworth, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

On the way up to Wirksworth, 1256 was posed on the front of the old Trent depot outstation, by now in private ownership, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

On a rather gloomy October day, Trent former 1256, FRC 956, the last bus bodied by Leyland Motors in 1954, waits on the old Heanor 7 stand in Derby Bus Station, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

Trent 1256 poses at the old outer terminus after our run from Derby to Heanor, by the fottlball ground

A classic rear view of FRC 956, with distinctive Leyland Farington H58RD body, on a Leyland titan PD2/12 chassis

Trent 1256 waits on Heanor Market Place, before setting off to Belper across the old 98 route via Bargate & Kilburn, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989.

FRC 956 stands outside Belper trent garage & bus station, closed on Sundays. Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 shows off its lines in classic Ayres Red and Ivory BET group livery at Belper, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 against a backdrop of Trent's Art Deco Belper garage, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 waits at the stop in Town Street, Duffield with the little bridge over the River Ecclesbourne behind it. We have set the destination to 405 School Special, the old route from Herbert Strutt School, Belper to Allestree, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

On the 98 heading into Belper, at Pottery School on Kilburn Road

With blind set for the old Belper - Derby service 2, 1256 stands on the forecourt of Trent's Belper Garage & Bus Station, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 in Wirksworth, as the sun finally comes out! Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

1256 prepares to set off from Wirksworth for Derby on the 37 with some Autumn sunshine after the rain, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989

FRC 956, Trent 1256, about to pull out onto Wirksworth Market Place for the run back to Derby as a 37, Sun. 29 Oct. 1989