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Corporation bus No.56 (EF *%%*), was the first of nine double-deck buses with a rear entrance and was exhibited at the Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition in London in November 1948. Non-standard features comprised gold lining, red mudguards and a chromium-plated radiator shell, although by 1964 when this photograph was taken in Church Square, only the last-mentioned survived.
Date (of image) : 1964
Donor : Mr. John Watson
Creator : unknown
Part of the "D.D. Kirk" collection
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BusesImages relating to buses, coaches and other passenger vehicles in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
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