Baxter's bus, Deedes Street, Airdrie ? 1970
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The photograph on this page of Baxter's bus, Deedes Street, Airdrie ? 1970 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Baxter's bus, Deedes Street, Airdrie ? 1970
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 2 Jan 1971
A grey day in what was at the time a pretty grey area of Scotland's industrial belt. The area has since been improved with tree planting along the street. Baxter's buses of Airdrie ran local services in the Airdrie and Coatbridge area, and were an independent family firm until 1962 when they were bought by major operator Eastern Scottish. After an initial period of integration, Eastern Scottish reverted to the Baxter's identity, which clearly had significant local goodwill. No.66 is a Leyland PD2 with Massey bodywork, new in 1957. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761
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