"5th generation of bus 117 . Chassis - AEC Mercury (reassembled in Malta). Original Chassis number - not known. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP199. Body builder - Emanuel Gauci of Rabat . Route first used on - Rabat. First Owner - Joseph Camilleri, Rabat. Later Registrations - A-0117, Y-1009, Y-0308, DBY 308, '117', MHY 017"
Transport
333 Archival description results for Transport
"5th generation of bus 2018. Chassis - AEC Mercury (reassembled in Malta). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - unknown. Body builder - John Mary Farrugia of Zejtun. Route first used on - Cospicua. First Owner - Frances Grech, Mqabba. Later Registrations - A-2018, Y-1139, Y-0438, DBY 438"
"5th generation of bus 218. Chassis - Leyland Comet. Original Chassis number - 493659. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP70. Body builder - Carmel Sammut of Mosta. Route first used on - Birkirkara. First Owner - Mrs Magdalen Camilleri, Birkirkara . Later Registrations - A-0218, Y-1016, Y-0315, DBY 315. UK Registration - DTY 594 (as a lorry)"
"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"
"5th generation of bus 2543. Chassis - Commer Avenger IV. Original Chassis number - 94A/0407. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP114. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Sliema. First Owner - Emmanuele Schembri, Birkirkara . User - Antonio Bugeja, (Buckingham Garage) Floriana . Later Registrations - A-2543, Y-1248, Y-0547, EBY 547"
"5th generation of bus 2681. Chassis - Bedford SB1. Original Chassis number - 71776. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP110. Body builder - George Schembri of Tarxien. Route first used on - Zejtun. First Owner - Josephine Zammit, Zejtun . Later Registrations - A-2681, Y-1533, Y-0853, Y-0386, DBY 386"
"5th generation of bus 3184. Chassis - Leyland Comet 13C/6RP. Original Chassis number - L30655. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP224. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Gozo. First Owner - Francis Grech, Victoria. Later Registrations - A-3184 (Gozo), Y-1531 (Gozo), Y-0830 (Gozo), FBY 022 (Gozo)"
"4th generation of bus 3290. Chassis - AEC Mercury. Original Chassis number - GM4RH947. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa. Route first used on - Gudja-Ghaxaq. First Owner - Angelo Zammit, Zejtun. Later Registrations - A-3290, Y-1426, Y-0725, FBY 725"
"4th generation of bus 3320. Chassis - AEC Mercury. Original Chassis number - 2GM4RA1930 . Malta Police Chassis Number - MP172. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Cospicua. First Owner - Mrs Teresa Vella, Zabbar. Later Registrations - A-3320, Y-1450, Y-0749, FBY 749"
"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"
"1st generation of bus Y-1603. Chassis - AEC Reliance. Original Chassis number - 2MU3RA3251. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP277. Body builder - Spiteri of Luqa. Route first used on - Unscheduled Coach (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - Spiteri of Luqa. Later Registrations - Y-0903, Y-0369, DBY 369"
"4th generation of bus 1793. Chassis - Bedford QLR. Original Chassis number - QLR.22747. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP72 . Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug . Route first used on - Sliema. First Owner - Antonio Zammit, Qormi . Later Registrations - A-1793, Y-1097, Y-0396, DBY 396"
"3rd generation of bus 1764 (post rebuild). Chassis - Bedford SBG. Original Chassis number - SBG.51533. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa. Route first used on - Zebbug-Siggiewi. Owner at time of rebuild - Joseph Zerafa, Marsa. Later Registrations - A-1764, Y-1093, Y-0392, DBY 392"
"3rd generation of bus 634. Chassis - Bedford SL (reassembled in Malta). Original Chassis number - not known. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP247. Body builder - John Mary Farrugia of Zejtun. Route first used on - Private Hire. First Owner - Not Listed. Later Registrations - A-0634, Y-1590, Y-0890, Y-0455, DBY 455"
This section consists of basic biographies of individuals or families with connections to the bus industry (owners, drivers, conductors, bus builders etc.).
These photographs were taken by members of the Griscti family of Sliema and mostly cover the period 1910s to 1930s. The collection falls into two parts. Most of the earlier photos are from around 1916 to the early to mid-1920s, and show cars of the period (the family appear to have run the Gzira garage of the E.T. Agius group during WW1 whilst members of the Muscat family who normally ran the site were away at war). The other part of the collection shows buses of the 1920s and 1930s, the bodies of which were built by the family. During the 1920s they owned and operated a number of buses from their Red Wheel Garage site in Sliema (alongside a car hire and maintenance business). During the 1930s, whilst they no longer owned and ran buses, they continued to build bodies of new buses for other owners.
Griscti BrothersThis section holds several hundred black and white photographs taken by Malta Police in the 1960s and early 1970s when buses were brand new and undergoing their Initial Exam before entry into service. These photographs acted as reference material so that the Police and the Traffic Control Board could see if a bus had undergone alterations without permission.
"2nd generation of bus 2851 (post rebody). Chassis - Bedford WTL (Bedford OB front). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Zurrieq. Owner at time of rebuild - Mrs Felecia Galea, Qrendi . Later Registrations - A-2851, Y-1324"
"2nd generation of bus 2851 (post rebody). Chassis - Bedford WTL (Bedford OB front). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Zurrieq. Owner at time of rebuild - Mrs Felecia Galea, Qrendi . Later Registrations - A-2851, Y-1324"
"2nd generation of bus 2851 (post rebody). Chassis - Bedford WTL (Bedford OB front). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Frank Aquilina of Paola. Route first used on - Zurrieq. Owner at time of rebuild - Mrs Felecia Galea, Qrendi . Later Registrations - A-2851, Y-1324"