 In 1971 the last buses were delivered in the traditional maroon and cream livery, these were 12 AEC Swifts with Alexander bodywork.Leyland Nationals started to enter the fleet in the 1970s bringing with them the National Bus Company standard livery of Poppy Red and white.In the mid-1970s the Bristol VRT entered the fleet, the first batch having 14'6" ECW bodywork.