Malta Bus Archive Biography of the two gentlemen called Carmelo Barbara form Rabat who built buses. It is not currently known if they were related to each other.
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Malta Bus Archive Biography of Salvatore Mifsud, originally from Cospicua, but later lived in Zebbug and Rabat. Drove and later owned buses from the 1920s until 1952.
"6th generation of bus 230. Chassis - Bedford QL. Original Chassis number - not known. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP102. Body builder - Emanuel Gauci of Rabat. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - Anthony Azzopardi, Rabat. Used By - Paul Vassallo, Rabat. Later Registrations - A-0230, Y-1620, Y-0920"
"4th generation of bus 2329. Chassis - Ford V8 (rebuilt to forward control). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP217. Body builder - A. Mercieca of Marsa. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - A. Mercieca of Marsa . Previous Registration - 1058 (chassis only). Later Registrations - A-2329, Y-1201, Y-0500, EBY 500"
"4th generation of bus 2329. Chassis - Ford V8 (rebuilt to forward control). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP217. Body builder - A. Mercieca of Marsa. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - A. Mercieca of Marsa . Previous Registration - 1058 (chassis only). Later Registrations - A-2329, Y-1201, Y-0500, EBY 500"
"4th generation of bus 2435. Chassis - Bedford SB. Original Chassis number - 5120. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP215. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Cospicua. First Owner - Francesco Farrugia, Tarxien . Later Registrations - A-2435, Y-1223, Y-0522, EBY 522. UK Registration - LRU 6"
"4th generation of bus 2435. Chassis - Bedford SB. Original Chassis number - 5120. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP215. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Cospicua. First Owner - Francesco Farrugia, Tarxien . Later Registrations - A-2435, Y-1223, Y-0522, EBY 522. UK Registration - LRU 6"
"4th generation of bus 2458. Chassis - assembled in Malta by Lawrence Zammit of Zebbug. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP220. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Zebbug-Siggiewi. First Owner - Nazzareno Attard, Zebbug. Later Registrations - A-2458, Y-1229, Y-0528, EBY 528, SKR 801G (UK). Olympic Parade 2012 tour bus"
"5th generation of bus 2482. Chassis - Bedford SB. Original Chassis number - 10531. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP163. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - Michael Calleja, Gzira. Later Registrations - A-2482, Y-1562, Y-0862, Y-0804, FBY 804. UK Registrration - NPW 473"
"4th generation of bus 2483. Chassis - Bedford SBG. Original Chassis number - 51186. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Gozo. First Owner - Louis Azzopardi, Victoria-Raabt . Later Registrations - A-2483 (Gozo), Y-1519 (Gozo), Y-0818 (Gozo), FBY 019 (Gozo). UK Military Registrration - 44BS45"
"4th generation of bus 2522. Chassis - Assembled in Malta by Lawrence Zammit of Zebbug. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP230. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa. Route first used on - Zabbar. First Owner - Joseph Mifsud, Birzebbuga. Later Registrations - A-2522, Y-1520 (Gozo), Y-0819 (Gozo), FBY 057 (Gozo)"
"5th generation of bus 2538. Chassis - AEC Reliance. Original Chassis number - MU3RV869. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - Carmelo Zarb, Gzira . Later Registrations - A-2538, Y-1573, Y-0873, Y-0772, FBY 772. UK Registration - OOU 235"
"6th generation of bus 2554 (post rebuild). Chassis - Assembled in Malta. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP210. Body builder - Joseph Zammit of Hamrun. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - Not Listed. Later Registrations - Y-0551, EBY 551"
"6th generation of bus 2554 (post rebuild). Chassis - Assembled in Malta. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP210. Body builder - Joseph Zammit of Hamrun. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - Not Listed. Later Registrations - Y-0551, EBY 551"
"5th generation of bus 2573. Chassis - AEC Reliance. Original Chassis number - MU3RV294. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP241. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - not listed. Later Registrations - A-2573, Y-1571, Y-0871, Y-0767, FBY 767. UK Registration - OWT 940"
"3rd generation of bus 2583. Chassis - Bedford SLD. Original Chassis number - SLD-43280. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Emanuel Gauci of Rabat . Route first used on - Rabat. First Owner - Carmelo Zahra, Rabat. Later Registrations - A-2583, Y-1261, Y-0560, EBY 560. UK Registration - 115 GMY (as a truck)"
"4th generation of bus 2673. Chassis - AEC Reliance (rebuilt to front engine). Original Chassis number - MU3RV783 . Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - not listed. Later Registrations - A-2673, Y-1602, Y-0902, Y-0498, EBY 498. UK Registration - VWE 258"
"3rd generation of bus 2789 (post rebuild). Chassis - Bedford (OY?). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Lawrence Casha of Hamrun. Route first used on - Zebbug-Siggiewi. Owner at tiem of rebuild - Mrs Antonia Caruana, Zebbug . Later Registrations - A-2789, Y-1299, Y-0598, EBY 598. British Military Number - N698"
"4th generation of bus 2799. Chassis - Bedford SB. Original Chassis number - 25291. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - George Schembri of Tarxien. Route first used on - Birkirkara. First Owner - Michael Angelo Camilleri, Birkirkara . Later Registrations - A-2799, Y-1522 (Gozo), Y-0821 (Gozo), Y-0646, FBY 646. UK Registration - OLD 97"
"4th generation of bus 2835. Chassis - AEC Mercury (reassembled in Malta). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa. Route first used on - Sliema. First Owner - Carmelo Fenech, Qormi. Later Registrations - A-2835, Y-1314, Y-0613, EBY 613"