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Buses registered in the 1970's owned by Gibson Brothers of Barlestone

Gibson Brothers buses Barlestone / Comfort buses Barlestone

UNR 10H.

Fleet No 72.
Brand New To Gibsons August 1970.
Bedford VAM70 chassis No OT477615.

Willowbrook bodywork No CF2303.
45 seat front loading bus.
Sold to Vagg's Coaches in Knockin Heath March 1976.
Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.

UNR 10H.

Fleet No 72.

Picture taken at the Barton Road, Barlestone garage.

UNR 10H.

Fleet No 72.

Picture taken coming out of Leicester on the Hinckley Road.

UNR 11H.

Fleet No 73.
Brand New To Gibsons August 1970.
Bedford VAM70 chassis No OT477619.

Willowbrook bodywork No CF2304.
45 seat front loading bus.
Sold to Vagg's Coaches in Knockin Heath March 1976.
Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.

UNR 11H.

Fleet No 73.

Picture taken on the Newarke, Leicester.

UNR 11H.

Fleet No 73.

Picture taken on the Newarke, Leicester.

UNR 11H.

Fleet No 73.

Life after Gibsons - now in Richards Brothers livery.

Picture courtesy of wactonbus via Flickr.

UNR 12J.

Fleet No 74.
Brand New To Gibsons December 1970.
Bedford VAM70 chassis No OT477621.

Willowbrook bodywork No CF2305.
45 seat front loading bus.
Sold to Vagg's Coaches in Knockin Heath March 1976.

UNR 12J.

Fleet No 74.

Life after Gibsons.

Pictured at auction looking in a sorry state.
Picture courtesy of wactonbus via flickr.

UNR 12J.

Fleet No 74.

Life after Gibsons.

Pictured after being bought at the auction and restored in an unknown livery.
Picture courtesy of wactonbus via flickr.

YAY 14J.

Fleet No 75.
Brand New To Gibsons May 1971.
Bedford YRQ chassis No 1T486165.

Willowbrook bodywork No 70856.
45 seat front loading bus.
Sold to Machin's Garage in Ashby-De-La-Zouch October 1976.
Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.

YAY 14J.

Fleet No 75.

Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.
The building in the background is "The Magazine"
Picture courtesy of John Law.

YAY 14J.

Fleet No 75.

Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.

YAY 13J.

Fleet No 76.
Brand New To Gibsons May 1971.
Bedford YRQ chassis No 1T483637.

Willowbrook bodywork No 70855.
45 seat front loading bus.
Sold to Reliant Coaches in Ibstock January 1977.
Pictured in Market Boworth park.
Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls (ex Gibsons employee).

YAY 13J.

Fleet No 76.
Pictured in Market Bosworth square.
Picture courtesy of John Law.

CNR 15K.

Fleet No 77.
Brand New To Gibsons March 1972.
Bedford YRQ chasis No 1T490218.

Willowbrook bodywork No 71056.
45 seat front loading coach.
Sold to Reliant Coaches in Ibstock March 1978.

CNR 16K.

Fleet No 78.
Brand New To Gibsons March 1972.
Bedford YRQ chassis No 2T472199.

Willowbrook bodywork No 71057.
45 seat front loading coach.
Sold to J.W J & B Embling in Guyhirn March 1978, then to B.I Pedley in Norton Caines March 1985.
Picture taken at Bosworth park.

Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls (ex Gibsons employee).

CNR 16K.

Fleet No 78.
Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.
Picture courtesy of John Law.

GNR 17L.

Fleet No 79.
Brand New To Gibsons November 1972.
Bedford YRT chassis No CW451361.

Willowbrook bodywork No 72366.
51 seat front loading coach.
Sold November 1978 .
Purchased by Machin's Garage in Ashby-De-La-Zouch January 1979.

Driver - Steve Parkinson.
Pictured in The Newarke, Leicester

GNR 18L.

Fleet No 80.
Brand New To Gibsons November 1972.
Bedford YRT chassis No CW451370.

Willowbrook bodywork No 72367.
51 seat front loading coach.
Sold April 1979 .
Purchased by Machin's Garage in Ashby-De-La-Zouch May 1979.
Picture taken in Market Bosworth park.
Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls (ex Gibsons employee).

GNR 18L.

Fleet No 80.
Picture taken in Market Bosworth square.
Picture courtesy of John Law.

PNR 319M.

Fleet No 81.
Brand New To Gibsons February 1974.
Bedford YRT chassis No DW450148.

Plaxton Elite Express III bodywork No 7411TX521.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.

PNR 320M.
Fleet No 82.
Brand New To Gibsons February 1974.
Bedford YRT chassis No DW450663.

Plaxton Elite Express III bodywork No 7411TX522.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.
Picture taken in Market Bosworth Park.

PNR 320M.

Fleet No 82.

Picture taken on The Newarke, Leiceser.
Picture courtesy of John Law.

PNR 320M.

Fleet No 82.

Picture taken in Market Bosworth Park.

GRY 627N.

Fleet No 83.
Brand New To Gibsons January 1975.
Bedford YRT chassis No EW450329.

Plaxton Elite Express III bodywork No 7511TX506.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.

Picture taken on Horsefair Street, Leicester.

Picture courtesy of Phil Haines, (ex Gibsons employee).

GRY 627N.

Fleet No 83.

GRY 626N.

Fleet No 84.
Brand New To Gibsons January 1975.
Bedford YRT chassis No DW457099.

Plaxton Elite Express III bodywork No 7511TX505.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.
Picture taken at the Barton Road, Barlestone garage.

LNR 85P.

Fleet No 85.
Brand New To Gibsons April 1976.
Bedford YMT chassis No FW453512.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7611TX533.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.
Picture taken in the squre, Market Bosworth.

LNR 85P.

Fleet No 85.

Picture taken on King Richards Road, Leicester.

LNR 86P.

Fleet No 86.
Brand New To Gibsons April 1976.
Bedford YMT chassis No FW453517.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7611TX534.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.
Picture taken on The Newarke, Leicester.
The building in the background is "The Magazine."

LNR 87P.

Fleet No 87.
Brand New To Gibsons April 1976.
Bedford YMT chassis No FW453577.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7611TX535.
53 seat front loading coach.
Transferred to Leicester City Transport October 1982.

LNR 87P.

Fleet No 87.

Picture taken in Kirby Mallory, heading towards Peckleton.

Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls, (ex Gibsons employee).

OFP 88R.

Fleet No 88.
Brand New To Gibsons October 1976.
Bedford YMT chassis No FW455870.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7711TX506.
53 seat front loading coach.
Sold to Yeates (dealer) in Lougborough January 1981.
Then to D.C. & C.G. Abbott in Leeming.

OFP 89R.

Fleet No 89.
Brand New To Gibsons October 1976.
Bedford YMT chassis No FW456538.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7711TX507.
53 seat front loading coach.
Sold to Yeates (dealer) in Lougborough January 1981.
Then to Swaffham Coachways in Swaffham.

WRY 90S.

Fleet No 90.
Brand New To Gibsons April 1978.
Bedford YMT chassis No HW452382.

Plaxton Supreme Express bodywork No 7811TXM511.
53 seat front loading coach.
Sold in May 1981.
Then to Dons Coaches (Hale Brothers) in Dunmow July 1981.

WRY 90S.

Fleet No 90.

WRY 90S.

Fleet No 90.

WRY 90S.

Fleet No 90.

Pictured at the LCT depot in Leicester.

Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls (ex Gibsons employee).

FUT 6V.

Fleet No 6.
Brand New To Gibsons (then a subsiduary of Leicester City Transprt) January 1979.
Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R chassis No 7902572.

Plaxton Supreme IV Express bodywork No 7911LX652.
53 seat front loading coach.
Picture taken on Horsefair Street, Leicester,
courtesy of Phil Haines, (ex-Gibsons employee ).

FUT 5V.

Fleet No 5.
Brand New To Gibsons (then a subsiduary of Leicester City Transprt) January 1979.
Leyland PSU3E/4R chassis No 7902745.

Plaxton Supreme IV Express bodywork No 7911LX651.
53 seat front loading coach.