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Showing 4 Derby Infirmary as a destination, North Western Road Car FDB531, a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Weymann B44F new to NWRC as no 531 in 6/53 sits in the layover area of Derby Bus Station on a wet Sunday afternoon between 2.30 and 3.30.
The reason that I can be so specific is that according to a June 1964 timetable that I have, the joint NWRC & Trent service 4 from Buxton to Derby had only one journey per week that was extended to Derby Infirmary. The daily 12.10 from Buxton was due at Derby Bus Station at 2.24, but on Sundays only runs to Derby Royal Infirmary arriving at 2.29. The bus has obviously returned to the Bus Station for the crew to use the cafe before going back to the Infirmary ready to leave at 3.35, giving visitors the best part of an hour visiting time with the patients.

Photographer unknown, original negative from Les Ronan Collection, c.1962-63, Derby Bus Station layover area

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