Midland General 296, chronicles of a preserved bus.
  • 2017 Updates
  • Midland General 296 including 2016 updates
  • Major repairs to 296 Air Suspension
  • Chronicles of a 1960s bus conductor
  • Chronicles of a 1960s bus conductor (continued)
  • Chronicles of a 1960s bus conductor chapter4
  • Chronicles of a 1960s bus conductor Chapter 3
  • Andreas Busathon 1990
  • Coppice Steam 2018
  • Stapleford Carnival 2018
  • Lincoln Steam Rally 2018
  • Ilkeston Vintage Vehicle Show 2018
  • Cromford Steam Rally 2018
  • .NABS Bus Rally and Running Day
  • Belter Steam & Vintage Show 2018
  • Auto kana & prewar Austin 7 rally
  • AEC Rally 2018
  • Llandudno Festival of Transport 2018
  • Quorn Running Say 2018
  • Treetops Hospice Care Vintage Fair & Dog Show
  • Coppice Steam Rally 2017
  • Staple ford Carnival 2017
  • Inland Festival of Water 2017
  • Lincoln Steam Rally 2017
  • Cromford Steam Rally 2017
  • Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Show 2017
  • Belvoir Castle Steam Event 2017
  • Butterly road transport event 2017
  • Ecclesbourne Bus Rally 2017
  • Llandudno Festival of Transport 2017
  • Kettering Steam & Vintage Rally 2016
  • Barton Heritage Day 2016
  • Coppice Steam & Transport Show 2016
  • Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Running Day 2016
  • Stapleford Carnival 2016
  • Pilsley (Derbyshire) Village Fete2016
  • Lincoln Steam Rally 2016
  • Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Show 2016
  • Cromford Steam Rally 2016
  • NABS Rally 2016
  • Road and Rail Rally at Butterley 2016
  • Autokana 2016 at Wollaton Park
  • Bus and rail Rally at Quorn 2016
  • Llandudno Festival of Transport 2016
  • Steam Engine Pull 2016
  • POPS Bus Rally 2016
  • AEC Rally 2016
  • Wellow Maypole Celebrations 2016
  • Linconshire Vintage Vehicle Society Open Day 2015.
  • N.A.B.S end of season Rally at Ruddington 2015
  • Llandudno Festival of Transport 2015
  • Kettering Steam 2015
  • Nottingham Area Bus Society (NABS) bus rally held on 25th July 2015
  • Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Show 2015
  • Stapleford Carnival 2015
  • Coppice Steam 2015
  • St. Giles Plant and Transport Show 2014.
  • Leicester Bus and Commercial Vehicle show 2014.
  • Road Transport Event at Ruddington.
  • BUS ART!
  • Llandudno Festival of Transport 2014
  • AEC Centenary Rally
  • Trent Buses Centenary Open Day 2013.
  • Wellow Maypole Celebrations 2014
  • AEC Rally 2014.
  • The Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 2012.
  • Ilkeston Heritage and Vintage Show 2014.
  • Some Turkish Buses around Bodrum in 2014.
  • Butterley Transport Rally 2014
  • Nottingham Area Bus Society Bus Gathering & Running Day 2014.
  • Cromford Steam Rally 2014.
  • Restoration of a Tram Saloon circa 1901.
  • Lincoln Steam Rally 2014
  • Coppice Steam and Vintage Rally 2014
  • trent/barton and East Midands Bus Running Day 2013.
  • Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Sow 2013
  • Autokana 2016 at Wollaton Park
  • Gedling Show 2014
  • Stapleford Carnival 2014
  • Kettering Steam and Vintage Show. 2014.
  • End of Season Transport Show at Ruddington 2014.
  • Show bus at Duxford 2012.
  • End of Season Rally at Ruddington.
  • LVVS Running day at Lincoln
  • Barton 854 Restoration Part 1.
  • Steam Engine pull 2014
  • Barton 854 Restoration Part 2
  • Barton 854 Restoration Part 3 May 2012.
  • Barton 854 Restoration Part 4 October 13th 2012
  • Barton 854 after restoration, and Barton 966.
  • Restoration of Barton 735 Part 1
  • Restoration of Barton 735 part 2.
  • Restoration of Barton 735 part 3
  • Restoration of Barton 735 part Four.
  • Restoration of Felix Bus Services 618 KRA
  • Buses Lorries and Trains in Goa
  • Links
  • Contact Lynn
  • Classic Finds
  • The Legals
                             Restoration of Barton 735 part 5.

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Its 2010 it looks better on the outside time to tackle the lower saloon.
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Note the square on the roof this was an escape hatch from the upper saloon when it was kited out as a caravan.
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                                         Updated on August 14th 2013.
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                  Underneath the faded paint work is the original seating capacity.
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On cleaning this panel it was noted that the original seating capacity can just be visiable.
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                                                Updated on September 6th 2013.
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The underside of the bus looks a bit tatty,I wonder who will volunteer to clean and paint it.
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Back end looks tatty as well!
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The shine on the roof is achieved by using Wilkinsons Gloss
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                                              Updated on October 3rd 2013.
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For its age the engine is in pretty good condition.
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The back end of the bus is a bit rough as the next few pics show.
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                                             Updated on October 25th 2013.
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The frame on the offside looks in good condition, and so does those two.
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The engine still looks in good nick.
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Those two seats are the original ones off the bus.
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Now that 854 has arrived work on 735 will slow down.
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Still got its original heater.


                                          Updated on November 19th 2013.



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                                        Painting is now complete on the top deck.
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Painting is now complete on the lower deck, note the only two of the original Barton seats in position.
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Already for transportation to Ruddington.
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Arival at Ruddington............to be continued.
                                                     Updated 14th January 2014.




Sine 735 has been at Ruddington the only work done on it has been purely cosmetic,a quick lick of paint was applied to the best parts to make the bus look presentable when there is a show at Ruddington.
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The next few pictures are of the major jobs that need doing to get the bus back on the road, this will be done as soon as Dave has finished 966 hopefully not to long.
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Loose a few passengers on that platform!
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                                                           Updated on January 30th 2014.
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