B/W print; Leyland Cub C-type on its last day of service, by Colin Tait, 1950

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Reference number	1998/89472
Description	Three-quarter rear nearside view of C-type (Leyland Cub) Inter-Station one-and-a-half deck bus on the last night of operation, 21 November 1950; this was the last petrol bus to run in London. A conductor helps a passenger to alight from the bus.
Photographer	Colin Tait
Dates	21 Nov 1950
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	1883
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Bus Buses
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

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  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Bus stop: Buses Stop Paddington Euston Kings Cross St Pancras Waterloo On bus: UW 4 18 0 Speed 30 MPH

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Colin Tait, 21 Nov 1950

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Westminister, 1950