Entry Type | Corporate |
Corporate Name | Barton Transport |
Also Known As | Bartons Gliders |
Place | Chilwell, Nottinghamshire |
Long Eaton |
Place | Chilwell, Nottinghamshire |
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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