More Info →Municipal Motor Service Bus and Driver

Description

This photograph is of a bus driver with one of the Municipal Motor Service buses, evidently bound for the Victoria Esplanade.In the late 1950s, several Bedford Omnibuses were purchased by the City Council to complement the public service fleet. Two 8 1/2 ton, 37 seater buses were purchased in 1957. In 1958, two 33 seater, 8 ton buses were purchased. Finally, two 21 seater 5 ton buses were purchased in 1962.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bus 7

Date

1950

Digitisation ID

2010N_Bus7_3227

Held In

"Coolstore"