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.
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.
Barton Buses in 1975
Tony Griffin's Bus, Lorry & Railway Archive @ fotopic.net
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