"3rd generation of bus 2135 (post-rebuild). Chassis - Bedford SBO (after rebuild). Original Chassis number - 42740. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP28. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa (rebuilt by 'unknown' builder). Route first used on - Zurrieq. First Owner - Joseph Darmanin of ?. Later Registrations - A-2135, Y-1160, Y-0459, Y-0463, DBY 463"
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"3rd generation of bus 2135 (post-rebuild). Chassis - Bedford SBO (after rebuild). Original Chassis number - 42740. Malta Police Chassis Number - MP28. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa (rebuilt by 'unknown' builder). Route first used on - Zurrieq. First Owner - Joseph Darmanin of ?. Later Registrations - A-2135, Y-1160, Y-0459, Y-0463, DBY 463"
"3rd generation of bus 1181 (post rebuild). Chassis - Bedford QLD. Original Chassis number - QLD.39571. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a . Body builder - Carmel Sammut of Mosta (front rebuilt in 1968 by 'unknown' builder). Route first used on - Sliema. Owner at time of rebuild - Joseph Zahra, Mosta . Later Registrations - A-1181, Y-1062, Y-0361, DBY 361, MHY 004"
"3rd generation of bus 1126 (post rebuild). Chassis - International Harvester K. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis. Number - CHMP3187F82. Body builder - Lawrence Casha of Hamrun (rebuilt to forward control by 'unknown' builder). Route first used on - Zebbug-Siggiewi (Gozo from 1973). Owner at time of rebuild - Angelo Agius, Qormi. Later Registrations - A-1126, Y-1511 (Gozo), Y-0810 (Gozo), FBY 027 (Gozo)"
"3rd generation of bus 1126 (post rebuild). Chassis - International Harvester K. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis. Number - CHMP3187F82. Body builder - Lawrence Casha of Hamrun (rebuilt to forward control by 'unknown' builder). Route first used on - Zebbug-Siggiewi (Gozo from 1973). Owner at time of rebuild - Angelo Agius, Qormi. Later Registrations - A-1126, Y-1511 (Gozo), Y-0810 (Gozo), FBY 027 (Gozo)"
"2nd generation of bus 4760 (post rebuild). Chassis - Dodge T110L (forward control). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Private Hire. Owner at time of rebuild - Joseph Calleja, Rabat. User at time of rebuild - Joseph Sultana, Gzira. Later Registrations - A-4760, Y-1597, Y-0897"
"2nd generation of bus 2217 (post rebuild). Chassis - Reo (rebuilt to forward control). Original Chassis number - 3042. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Joseph Zammit of Hamrun. Route first used on - Birkirkara. Owner at time of rebuild - Joseph Darmanin, Zurrieq . Later Registrations - A-2296, Y-1517 (Gozo), Y-0816 (Gozo), FBY 042 (Gozo)"
"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"
"4th generation of bus 3341 (Y-1466) (post rebuild). Chassis - Bedford OX. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Emanuel Muscat of Birzebbuga. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - Emanuel Muscat of Birzebbuga. Later Registrations - Y-0765, FBY 765"
"4th generation of bus 2484 (post rebuild). Chassis - Leyland TS8. Original Chassis number - 305745 (probably). Malta Police Chassis Number - MP73. Body builder - Michael Barbara of Luqa. Route first used on - Zurrieq. First Owner - Joseph Darmanin, Zurrieq . Later Registrations - A-2484, Y-1231, Y-0530, EBY 530. UK Registration - BBE 571 (probably)"
"4th generation of bus 3341 (Y-1466) (post rebuild). Chassis - Bedford OX. Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Emanuel Muscat of Birzebbuga. Route first used on - Route Bus (post 1975). Owner at time of rebuild - Emanuel Muscat of Birzebbuga. Later Registrations - Y-0765, FBY 765"
"4th generation of bus 2992 (post rebuild). Chassis - Dodge T110L (rebuilt to forward control). 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 time of rebuild - Nazzareno Cilia, Qormi. Later Registrations - A-2992, Y-1350, Y-0649, FBY 649"
"2nd generation of bus 4760 (post rebuild). Chassis - Dodge T110L (forward control). Original Chassis number - n/a. Malta Police Chassis Number - n/a. Body builder - Michael Debono of Zebbug. Route first used on - Private Hire. Owner at time of rebuild - Joseph Calleja, Rabat. User at time of rebuild - Joseph Sultana, Gzira. Later Registrations - A-4760, Y-1597, Y-0897"
"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"
This 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.
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 consists of basic biographies of individuals or families with connections to the bus industry (owners, drivers, conductors, bus builders etc.).
"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"