Costly bob's worth
29th December 1978, Page 14
29th December 1978
Page 14
Page 14, 29th December 1978
— Costly bob's worth
Close
Noticed an error?
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
London bus fares seem positively cheap when one remembi that the fare from Paddington to the Bank by Shillibee single-deck, three-horse, 20-seat bus in 1829 was a shillir That would have been a large slice out of the average mai day's pay.
A film being made by London Transport will commemore the 150th anniversary of the first London bus and include sequence in which a 50-year-old replica of Shillibeer's b covered its original route with passengers in period costurr The equivalent present-day fare would probably be at lee £2.50.