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Description: This horse bus, licensed to carry 25 passengers, operated in Brisbane. Twelve passengers sat inside the bus, 12 on the open roof seats and one beside the driver. An iron ladder beside the back door was used to reach the roof. A cut-out behind the driver was for payment of fares. This vehicle measures 3.8 m in length and stands 3 m high. It would be pulled by two horses. Colour: Body top is green with beige and black lining; separated from the yellow bottom by a red band and black lining. The undercarriage is pale yellow with red lining. History: The omnibus was a French invention, imported into England in the late 1820s. Built in 1887 in Sydney, this bus was used by Mrs Leak Morton’s Bus Company on the RosalieBrisbane route between 1897 and 1912. It then ran on other Brisbane routes until it was replaced by a motorised bus in 1924. Registration: H8062 |
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