IT IS more than 50 years since Dilawer Singh worked on Glasgow’s buses, first as a conductor, then as a driver.
first – it was a busy, busy time. It was very different then – people used to smoke on the upper deck.
Dilawer was guest of honour at the recent open day for Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, which is running winter tours at its Bridgeton Bus Garage home on December 10, 28 and 29, with family tours launching on December 29 too.There were dramatic times too, he recalls – particularly the day in 1967 when an unfriendly inspector suspended the young driver for not opening his door to him at traffic lights.
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