Old Bill Aka Historic Transport (1960)

Point of view M/S from the carriage of a horse-drawn tram moving along a line by the sea front on the Isle of Man; another tram carrying lots of children passes us going in the opposite direction. M/S from further back in the tram so we see the driver and some passengers paying the conductor their fare. M/S of an electric tram at the British Transport Commission in Clapham, London; a sign on the top reads ’Douglas Southern Electric Tramways Ltd’; commentator tells us this one was built in 1896 and operated until the outbreak of war in 1939. M/Ss and C/Us of two men who are painting the stairs and frame of the tram. M/S and C/U of B/W archive film of ’Old Bill’; a double-decker bus that served as a troop carrier in France during World War One. Cut to M/S of a modern day double-decker bus pulling out from a bus stop in a London street, to be followed by Old Bill. Commentator says it is now looked after by the Auxiliary Omnibus Companies Association and is one of the few remaining B type buses introd