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Washington's Motor Bus c.1922, Littleport

City Road, Littleport

History of City Road

William Washington set up as a carrier in City Road in 1842. He would travel to and from Ely at least once every day.

His grandson, Bert, succeeded to the business in 1922 and bought a motor bus known as ‘Old Grey’, supposedly the fist bus in the areas with pneumatic tyres.

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