Description

Just Australian Buses 6 features Sydney’s evening peak during the VIVID light show and showcases private bus operators from 1988 to the early 1990s on Disc One. Disc Two highlights State Transit Sydney’s trial of 14.5-metre buses with aerial footage, visits Darwin in 1988 and 2001, and explores horse buses alongside private operators from Hunter Valley and Newcastle in the mid-1970s.

The program includes scenes from Circular Quay, Wynyard, and Town Hall, all filmed at night with VIVID as a backdrop. It also features vintage vehicles from Sydney’s private operators dating back to the 1960s, including Bedfords and British Leyland Atlanteans.

Rare footage of the 14.5-metre bus trials is included, as well as a replica horse bus in service. Although some scenes are of lesser quality, they are preserved for their historical significance. The program combines cine film, analogue and digital video, and still photography, with live sound and informative subtitles.

By Greg Travers, 2017. 115 minutes.