Geograph - photograph every grid square

Although the modern Transport Interchange is on much the same site, the whole area has been developed out of recognition as a result of the construction of the modern A179, and the house in the background no longer exists.

Trimdon Motor Services was one of many independent operators serving the Durham coalfields with quite a substantial network of services, and one of the few to survive potential takeover by United Automobile service and the immediate aftermath of deregulation in 1986. The bus is a Leyland Leopard with Plaxton bodywork.

This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Link