I remember well the Traders. Very popular at the time.
My worst memory of them was attending an accident in the divisional accident car.
A Thames Trader had jumped a stop sign at some speed, driver drunk, and hit a Manchester Corporation double decker square on the offside. The conductor, standing on the open platform at the back, was thrown off into the road as the bus keeled over sideways and landed on top off him.
Not a pleasant scene to attend to. Late 60s, I think. Lots of passengers injured.
Driver of truck celebrating Friday payday, probably.
Ted
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