Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Leeds corporation receives the first of a new fleet of buses whose controls are so simple that a one-legged man can drive them.
GV. Bus depot with double decker busses lined up. CU. Lord Brabazon and other dignitaries watching bus arriving. LS. Bus arriving. BW. Lord Brabazon. BCU. AEC badge on the front of bus. CU. Lord Brabazon looking into driver's cabins. CU. Engine compartment. LS. Disabled bus driver with crutch climbs into bus cabin. CU. Gear change MS. Lord Brabazon looking into driver's cabin. CU. Brake and accelerator. LS. Tram. CU. Lord Brabazon on platform of bus welcoming passengers, & CU. Pan, Lord Brabazon enters bus. CU. Gear change. MS. Through windscreen as driver starts to pull away. CU. Driver's foot on accelerator pedal. LS. Bus full of passengers driving out of depot SV. Inside of crowded bus.
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FILM ID:561.09
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