December 26, 1946
Willowbrae Road
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Photo taken December 26,1964
Willowbrae Road |
Accident
Above is a photograph of a bus that hit a
concrete lamp post in April 1964. Is that an inspector from the bus
company in the background?
UPDATE: Probably not. See reply 2 below. |
Another Photo
Here is another photograph of the same
accident, with a small group of onlookers in the foreground:
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Another Accident
Thank you to Steven Oliver, Duns, Borders,
Scotland, for telling me about the photo at the top of this page.
This subject came up in the discussion of an accident involving a
lamp post at North Bridge, Edinburgh.
North Bridge
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Reply
1.
Ronny Elder
Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Thank you to Ronny Elder who wrote:
Accidents
"In the Inverleith Row accident, the lamp post might seem to have
demolished the bus.
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"In the Willowbrae Road accident, the bus might seem to have demolished
the lamp post."
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Ronny Elder: Kandy, Sri Lanka: January 13, 2011 |
Fair comment! I agree.
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: January 18, 2011 |
Reply
2.
Gus Coutts
Duddingston, Edinburgh |
Thank you to Ronny Elder who wrote:
The Accident
"It looks as if the accident
happened opposite the foot of Paisley Drive where the roads at the end of
Northfield Broadway form a small triangle."
The Van
"The van in the background is of
the type used by the police at the time, so it looks as if the individual
in the photo is a police officer and not a bus inspector. My
recollection is that the bus inspectors' caps were all black."
Gus Coutts, Duddingston, Edinburgh: January 19, 2011 |
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