Bus Take-over Plan at Nottingham
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ARTON TRANSPORT, LTD.. of 1--P Nottingham. are negotiating for the purchase of Robin Hood (Coaches). Ltd., Nottingham. Negotiations are expected to be completed within the next few weeks.
Mr. F. Broomfield, company secretary of Barton Transport, said 19 coaches were involved in the proposed deal and it was envisaged that they would eventually be transferred to Barton's garages.
A spokesman for Robin Hood (Coaches), Ltd., said: "All our employees will keep their jobs and there will he no redundancy." The Robin Hood Road Haulage section would continue as a separate company and would not be affected in the deal, he added.
Robin Hood run three regular services from Nottingham to Blackpool, Southport and Morecambe. They also run a joint service between Corby and Glasgow with Barton's.