Photographs of the Bus

Vehicle specifications

Registration: JRR 404
Commissioned and operated by Barton Transport Ltd of Chilwell, Nottingham
Engine: Leyland E181, 7.4 litre 6 cylinder diesel, 100 bhp at 1,800 rpm; bore: 111 mm; stroke: 127 mm
Gearbox: crash
Weight: 7 tons 15 cwt
Chassis no. 47011
Length: 26 ft
Width: 7 ft 6 in
Height: low bridge 13ft 6in
55-seater
Front entrance

After the journey was over

In the spring of 1975 I sold the bus to a group of train-spotters from Glossop: the Tameside Railway Society. They wanted a bus so that they could take their families along every time they had 'a bit of a set-off'; while the locomotive enthusiasts were indulging their interest, the others could go shopping or sightseeing. The society also joined in with vintage vehicle rallies and parades and created some merchandise to raise funds. An enamel badge, a tea towel and some of their postcards are included in the Daniel Meadows Archive in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

In 1982 JRR 404 was acquired by the Transport Museum Wythall, Worcestershire where it is on display.