Australian Screen

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Australia’s First Double-decker Bus and Rail Motor c.1936

The bus-rail hybrid was designed to service minor rail lines in Sydney that did not have enough passengers to justify the larger rail motor.

Length: 55 minutes 50 seconds

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Education Resources:

education content clip 1, 2

Source:

National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 69953