966RVO, a 1963 VAL 14, originally owned by Barton Transport, of Chillwell, Nottingham. 966 carries the only example of Yeates bodywork on a VAL chassis, being one of only seven ever built with dual sliding doors. It worked for Barton until 1973 when it was sold to Connor & Graham, who kept it for two years and sold it on to Phillips Coach Company, of Shiptonthorpe in 1975. It was parked in a yard for seven years. 966 was bought for preservation in November 1984, and is now the oldest VAL in preservation.