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Dover 1943 in the National Geographic
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Image: This bus driver keeps his own schedule on the Dover Road – Nazi bombers are no respecters of timetables.

This bus driver keeps his own schedule on the Dover Road – Nazi bombers are no respecters of timetables.
Keeping buses running in this war-torn corner of England requires an East Kent Transport Column of cooks, riflemen, grenadiers, motor-cyclists, ambulance men and nurses. Many drivers were killed and wounded, buses machine-gunned, and garages blown to bits.

Image: Nazi bombs often change Dover bus routes, so warning and queue signs must be mobile.

 

 

 

 

 

Nazi bombs often change Dover bus routes, so warning and queue signs must be mobile.
During air raids or shelling, people waiting in line for buses often hold their places instead of seeking shelter. No one may take advantage of confusion at such times to “crash” the queue – it is against the law.

 

Image: Dover bus drivers and women conductors enjoy a spot of tea.

Dover bus drivers and women conductors enjoy a spot of tea.
Their mobile canteen, parked on a side street, once was a double-decker bus. Another old bus serves as the bus company’s local office. A Nazi bomb fell in the street outside the original company building, ripped off the front, killed 14 people, and hurt 30 more.

 


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