Of course with the up and coming air services, like the railways before, some UK airlines decided to run their own airport link buses.
From my 1950s childhood I particularly remember these, usually in BOAC livery although this appears to be in BEA colours, the AEC Regal IV:
This is an example, now preserved at the Cobham Bus Museum. of a 1950s RF BEA bus, reg. no. MLL740 PS Note the destination!!:
.......and a close up of the rear:
This is an historic picture of the bus that linked with the first jet airliner service from 2nd May 1952, for the brand new, hoped to be world beating comet. I just cannot help the macabre thought of wondering how many of this bus's passengers never came back, due to the BOAC Comet disasters of May 2nd 1953 and 10th January 1954!! (NB The crash of 26th October 1952 saw no loss of life, and two other crashes were flying under other airlines colours)
Sorry, could not resist this as my youngest brother had one of these, a Dinky model of the 1950s BOAC blue and white liveried airport bus:
In 1966 this BOAC bus was introduced, a Leyland Atlantian:
Later in the late 1960s BEA ran these Routemaster buses with a luggage trailer in tow, which fascinated me:
........and for you guys on here I thought I would post this picture of 1950s Air Stewardesses, when it was a glamous job to do 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-):
To end I couldn't resist this picture I have found of an airport bus, of goodness knows what type or where (help me guys please!
) with a very interesting and apt livery 8-) 8-):
Author
Topic: Bus nostalgia (Read 271410 times)