Entitled 'A Busman's Day', it begins by showing the Social Club Committee sitting around a table having a discussion and includes some close up shots of some of its members.
Passengers catch a bus at a suburban stop (by a public house) and there are shots taken through the window as they drive towards the bus station at Surrey Street. We see the bus arrive here with other buses in view. One bus is started using a starter handle. Another is a self-starter. Mechanics work in the garage and a selection of destination boards are shown.
The next sequence shows the buses and busmen at Thorpe Station, which was a major terminal at the time. There are scenes from Orford Place, showing the busmen outside their social club and buses passing through.
The film ends by showing the large crowds of people waiting to catch a bus at the Surrey Street Bus Station on August Bank Holiday Monday.
A fascinating film to say the least
Roy
Passengers catch a bus at a suburban stop (by a public house) and there are shots taken through the window as they drive towards the bus station at Surrey Street. We see the bus arrive here with other buses in view. One bus is started using a starter handle. Another is a self-starter. Mechanics work in the garage and a selection of destination boards are shown.
The next sequence shows the buses and busmen at Thorpe Station, which was a major terminal at the time. There are scenes from Orford Place, showing the busmen outside their social club and buses passing through.
The film ends by showing the large crowds of people waiting to catch a bus at the Surrey Street Bus Station on August Bank Holiday Monday.
A fascinating film to say the least
Roy
Link please. Would love to watch this.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to clicking on the photo I have also added the link in the test
ReplyDeleteThe chap turning the starting handle is Harry London.
ReplyDeleteIt was my pleasure to work with Harry in 1974-5 just as he was retiring and I was starting out working for eastern counties.
I always remember him telling me this tale that he was being filmed and the bus was in gear,so it jumped when he turned!