Private Coach 1953

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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Various shots show a luxury coach picking up passenger for London in Aylesbury Market Square. Commentator tells us the journey is free, and is the idea of car dealer Raymond Way who wants to show people how a journey can be enjoyed.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43593
Sort Number:
NP 451
Time in/Out:
01:50:30:00 / 01:52:37:00
Canister:
NP 451
Film ID:
1317.30
Issue Date:
04/05/1953

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  • "a luxury coach" - it's a Bedford SB Duple.

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