Scarborough Bus Service vehicle

DESCRIPTION

ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionBlack and white image of a Scarborough bus outside the Mount Hawthorn garage, which was selling Texto petrol for one shilling and fourpence a gallon, photograph taken around 1930. CollectionTransport collectionDate createdc1930Historical details

This was known as a 'Federal Butterbox', which had its roof raised at 'Cattles Coach Building Works'. It worked well as a bus for a while until one day when gathering speed on the quarter mile hill on the Scarborough run, with Harry Cattle the coach builder's son driving, the roof came adrift.

CONNECTIONS

KeywordsCommunity History; Photograph; Bus

IDENTIFIERS

Accession numberP2018.770.3

ADMINISTRATION

Date of acquisition7th February 2018

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