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290-1972_01_28 373RNN & 1378R
This picture was taken at Sutton Road, Mansfield on 28 January 1972 to symbolise the National Bus Company's decision to separate Midland General and Mansfield District, which had been implemented on I January 1972. This pair of Bristol MW6G coaches had carried both fleetnames but each had recently had the appropriate one removed.
373RNN was a Mansfield District coach, whilst 1378R belonged to Midland General.
Under the guidance of General Manager John Niblock and Company Secretary Michael John Holmes, the two companies had been progressively integrated during the 1960s to improve efficiency and contain increasing costs. Someone at NBC HQ, however, thought it would be a good idea to place Transport & General Workers Union represented MGO staff under Trent control (also TGWU represented) and National Union of Railwaymen represented MDT staff with similarly represented East Midland Motor Services. Sharing the profitable MGO/MDT organisation between its two NBC neighbours, and the resulting size of the restructured companies, may also have been considerations.
290-1972_01_28 373RNN & 1378R
This picture was taken at Sutton Road, Mansfield on 28 January 1972 to symbolise the National Bus Company's decision to separate Midland General and Mansfield District, which had been implemented on I January 1972. This pair of Bristol MW6G coaches had carried both fleetnames but each had recently had the appropriate one removed.
373RNN was a Mansfield District coach, whilst 1378R belonged to Midland General.
Under the guidance of General Manager John Niblock and Company Secretary Michael John Holmes, the two companies had been progressively integrated during the 1960s to improve efficiency and contain increasing costs. Someone at NBC HQ, however, thought it would be a good idea to place Transport & General Workers Union represented MGO staff under Trent control (also TGWU represented) and National Union of Railwaymen represented MDT staff with similarly represented East Midland Motor Services. Sharing the profitable MGO/MDT organisation between its two NBC neighbours, and the resulting size of the restructured companies, may also have been considerations.