- The Barton Brothers name was later changed to Barton Transport. They were successful bus operators in the 1920s.
- For a short time the company designed and built four-cylinder diesel engines. These were fitted in trucks and barges as well as buses.
- Early chassis convention lengthened various makes, a Daimler Y-type gained 10ft (3m) in length and became a 60 seater single-decker.
- The company's main focus was to convert to six-wheelers.
- A modest small Morris could become a 24 or 26 seat six-wheeler, otherwise known as a Morris Barton.
- A whole fleet of Lancia (many ex-Italian Government war surplus) became 39 or 40 seat six-wheelers otherwise known as Lancia-Bartons.
- Production of complete chassis began in 1929, by 1930 there were 10 Bartons.
- In 1931 four chassis were fitted with Coventry Climax, Leyland petrol, Commer petrol, and Blackstone diesel engines.
- New construction and use regulations on lengths and overhangs brought an end to the Barton lengthening and rebuilding schemes of the 1920s.
Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris