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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Barton Transport
Also Known As	Bartons Gliders
Place	Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Place	Long Eaton
Place	Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Place	Long Eaton
Epithet	bus company
Dates	1908-1989
Key Events	1914-1918: Pioneers of use of town gas to fuel motors 1970s: Barton was Britain’s largest independent bus company 1981: tried to compete with National Express via short lived amalgamation with British Coachways 1989: became part of Wellglade group merging with Trent buses to form Trent Barton
Authorised Form of Name	Chilwell, Nottinghamshire; Barton Transport; 1908-1989; bus company

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