From trams and trolleybuses, all of the way up to the new low emission buses launched just last year, buses certainly have undergone a transformation over the decades.
Take a stroll down memory lane:
5. 1980s
A cluster of buses are lit by the evening sun during July 1981 from the vantage point of the Hilsea footbridge. You can see the old depot in the background which was later demolished and has now been replaced with flats. Photo: -
7. 2013
These First Buses were lined up in the snowy conditions at Hilsea back in 2013. They were slighter longer versions of the little buses which used to run in the city. Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak Photo: -
8. 1940s/1950s approx
This trolleybus is pictured at the war-torn Hard, Portsea alongside the site of the former Bedford in Chase pub Photo: -
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