Scottish General Omnibus Company bus. (Tillings Stevens)

Maker
A C Brown
Production date
Circa 1927
 Description
The bus has an opening windscreen, a high floor requiring steep steps to board and electric headlamps. Its destination is Falkirk. There are 'No Smoking' signs in the bus and another sign on the chassis indicating its maximum speed of 12 mph. Its fleet number is 78.
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Production date
Circa 1927
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This Tilling-Stevens bus was petrol-electric - a petrol engine powered a generator which fed an electric motor. The Company which was a subsidiary of Falkirk Tramways served routes not covered by the trams. It was later taken over by SMT's Alexanders subsidiary.
Accession number
P00251

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