​Gibson Brothers buses of Barlestone -
​Comfort buses
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Bill dated 25th of January 1954 for the art deco bodywork to fleet No 35 for the princely sum of £2700. The following two pages highlight all the extra details for the finish on the coach. Courtesy of Mike Greenwood.
Courtesy of Mike Greenwood.
Courtesy of Mike Greenwood.
Ariel view of the garage taken around 1969/70. The field behind, with the cows in is Barlestone St Giles Football pitch.
Reliable come any weather. Pictured is either fleet No 77 or 78 coming out of Market Bosworth, just past the park, in about 1972? Picture courtesy of Phil Haines.
Taken around 1969
Taken around 1975
Taken around 1980 after the sale to Leicester City Transport in August 1979 as you can see their cream buses in the background. Picture courtesy of Andrew Tucker.
Gibsons/LCT fleet picture of the 6 buses purchased by LCT for the Gibsons subsiduary. Picture taken at the Barton Road, Barlestone garage around 1982. Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls.
Gibsons/LCT fleet picture of the 6 buses purchased by LCT for the Gibsons subsiduary plus 5 double deckers on loan from LCT depot used on the local routes. Picture taken at the Barton Road, Barlestone garage around 1982. Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls.
Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls.
Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls.
- Taken on rear of bus.
-Taken on side of bus.
- unknown date.
Fleet No 90. Pictured next to the first double decker LCT tried at GIbsons, it was a Scania prototype, used on the Leicester to Bosworth service. It was a Commercial Motor Show Exhibit in 1980 which LCT had and Gibson's were using it hence Barlestone shown on the destination board. Picture courtesy of Phil Haines (ex Gibsons employee).
Picture taken at the LCT bus depot on 21st of February 1983. Courtesy Mike Grenwood.
LCT fleet No 32 with Gibson on front. Picture taken at the Barton Rad, Barlestone gaage. Picture courtesy of Ian Nicholls.
A Metro Scania fleet number 177 on the 156 Barton in the Beans service, only operated on a Wednesday, just leaving St Margaret's bus station. Picture courtesy of Phil Haines.
LCT fleet No 96 a Dennis Falcon, on loan from Leicester depot on the 123 Desford run, being driven by Phil Haines and in his words "the worst bus I have ever driven!" Picture courtesy of Phil Haines.
Picture is of a bus stop sign from the LCT era! Courtesy Andrew Tucker.
Graham Storer's drivers badge.
Graham Storer's conductors badge.
This is a PSV licence for a Morris taxi that Gibsons owned in 1932. Picture courtesy of the PSV circle.
Picture courtesy of the PSV circle
Fleet details of Gibsons buses 1922 -1935 Picture courtesy of the PSV circle
Fleet details of Gibsons buses 1936 -1945 Picture courtesy of the PSV circle
Fleet details of Gibsons buses 1946 -1955 Picture courtesy of the PSV circle