Historic buses

Late 1940's



The old town looks the same as I step down from the bus

Colin

I have had links to both photos with bus people: lots of views, but nobody with background knowledge yet.

What is the prime mover of the Berrigan semitrailer bus?

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

How about a Ford Marmmon Herrington




Pure WAG or Dodge

Cya

There was a bit of a discussion on this bus in White semitrailer bus on the forum in 2012 ( photo has disappeared) where I said that it was a Murray Valley Bus lines bus, but Beaver disagreed with that as they never had Fords, I was told that's who's it was. But I am not old enough to no, what I know is only hear say,
Colin

I was going to link the Berrigan back to that White thread. How common was Ford Marmion in Australia? We covered several other semitrailer buses around Australia too.
Mine today is another West Australian Government Railways bus, another modern Guy. There were three with scenicruiser bodies, and four as normal single deck, also with air suspension.

Perth station, Wellington St (WA). WAGR Guy G63. Mon.13.1.69. (Roderick Smith)
From Australian Bus Fleet Lists (which has a copy of the photo already): G63 WUM3257 MBB C34FT
Bus Preservation Society of WA (Whiteman Park) (G63); ex-Private Owner (Welshpool); ex-Symes Brothers Aerial Spraying (Geraldton); ex-XIO365 Kenwick Motors (Kenwick) (dealer); ex-UQD868 / WAG8963 / UAN437 Western Australian Government Railways (G63).
Other posters have disputed the WUM model code.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

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cya

There was an Urana-Oakland-Corowa bus service which operated a similar looking trailer with Ford P/M (with white bonnet, the photo I have of it doesn't show the front of trailer, so can't confirm 100%). Berrigan is in the right area for this service.

Marmmon Herrington was a company that specialised in 4wd conversions of truck chassis, mainly Ford. Not clear from the photos if this was one, but I doubt it considering the use.

Beaver, you could be onto something there it was going to Corowa to play footy around 19 46 or 1947
The only bus around Berrigan at that time was this one




Colin

This isn't mine to upload, so you have to click to see it:
www.flickr.com/photos/tramwayjohn/14499889052

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria

Built in June 1957 for Midland Railway of WA, which was taken over by Western Australian Government Railways ~1964. H Porter body. (Australian Bus Fleet Lists).

Roderick

690124F Perth. AEC Regal IV WAG8975. R Smith.