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Independent Transport Videos - Malta

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Bristol LH on Malta

Bristol LH on Malta


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The Bristol LH has now become well established on the Mediterranean island of Malta. The majority of examples have come in the main from the erstwhile National Bus Company subsidiaries in England and Wales. Building on our previous video programme independent transport videos return to Malta to focus on the activities of the Bristol LH.


We start at the busy bus station in Valletta, the island’s capital. We concentrate on the LH as it goes about its business often with full passenger loadings. Our cameras then take a ride on DBY 360, former Western National 1596 (NFJ 596M), on a circular service from Valletta to San Gwann. Here we savour the delights of a Bristol LH in public service on this busy local route.


After another spell at Valletta bus station we board EBY 523, former Hants & Dorset 3557 (GLJ 489N), on the long journey to the now disused airfield at Hal Far. We enjoy some spectacular scenery as we film from both the passenger and drivers’ viewpoint. We also enjoy the interior of the vehicle which still bears the memories of its NBC days whilst reflecting the new life it now has in Malta.


Former Crosville SLL626 (OCA 626P), now EBY 520 was captured by our still camera when just delivered to Sealand Road in Chester from the coach builders, ECW in 1976. Twenty-nine years later we take a ride on the former SLL626 on a busy service from Sliema to Valletta.


To conclude we present a Photo Gallery of the current Maltese Bristol LH scene. If you are a Bristol fan you are guaranteed to enjoy the final bastion of LH operation!



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First published on DVD: 2005
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 66-mins (1hr 6min) , Colour
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Maltese Buses Revisited

Maltese Buses Revisited


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We invite you to join us for another feature of buses on the popular island of Malta, as we showcase the wide variety of vehicles operating throughout Malta and Gozo.


We open our programme at the busy Valletta bus station and sample the sights and sounds of this bustling arena where newer vehicles mix with more traditional types of Maltese bus. We then move to explore the activities of buses in the Mellieha area where we enjoy some spectacular scenes of buses crawling up hillsides from the coast. After Mellieha we head towards the city of Rabat where our cameras focus upon the action at the busy bus station.


We then voyage to visit the beautiful island of Gozo whereupon we start with a look at the centre of the island’s bus activities in Victoria. After enjoying the tranquil atmosphere of the bus station we move to the picturesque coastal resort of Xlendi before focussing upon buses and coaches returning tourists to the busy ferry terminal of Mgarr.


After Gozo we return to Malta where we highlight the activities of buses operating throughout the towns surrounding Valletta. Starting at Floriana we move along the coast to St Julians where bus services are at their most frequent. We gradually move back towards Valletta stopping for some spectacular evening scenes in the scenic streets of Sliema, followed by some fast paced action in the suburb of Pieta.


We travel on a number of vehicles which range from AEC Swifts to modern BMC Falcons. So please take a seat and join us for a ride and see what the Maltese bus scene can offer!



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Cover photo: Colour
First published on DVD: 2005
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 120-mins (2hr 0min)

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Malta's Green Buses - Then & Now

Malta's Green Buses - Then & Now


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There has always been a fascination in Malta’s buses for many bus enthusiasts. In recent years this has possibly waned as the fleet has been modernised and standardised. However, after the period when the buses were operated by Arriva that finished at the beginning of 2014 the bus network was nationalised as ‘Malta Public Transport’.


In January 2015 Malta Public Transport was re-privatised and sold to Autobuses Urbanos de Leon (ALESA), a subsidiary of National Express – retaining the ‘Malta Public Transport’ fleet name. At around that time a new livery of white and bright green was introduced, recalling memories of a bygone era. The ‘spray-green’ livery as it was called was introduced to all route buses in the mid-1970s and was superseded by the final yellow, white and orange colours in the mid-1990s.


This brings us nicely to the subject of this special double disc DVD programme. It features Malta’s green buses. Part one goes back to the late 1970s when respected transport photographer Malcolm King made a number of trips to Malta to film on 8mm cine film the green buses of Malta that were operating at the time. Many ‘normal-control’ buses are seen in service in the capital Valletta and at various locations throughout the island. There are also shots of vehicles in the ‘Private Hire’ fleet in their white and cream livery. We have also included some scenic shots that Malcolm took showing what the island looked like all those years ago!


We then feature the green Maltese buses in service in 1989, when photographer Joe Ward made a visit to the island. Joe concentrates his scenes at the busy bus station in Valletta and along the coast at Sliema.


Part two of our Malta’s green buses programme was filmed in October 2019. We see the current fleet in operation all over the island. Our locations include Valletta, Rabat/Mdina, Mosta, Mellieha and Cirkewwa that is the ferry port for the boats sailing to the neighbouring island of Gozo.


Our cameras sail across to Gozo where we catch up with the buses on this lovely island. They carry the same livery and fleet names as the buses on Malta. Our locations for action include Marsalforn, Victoria, Xlendi, Munxar and the ferry port at Mgarr, before joining the ferry for the journey back to Malta. Back in Malta our cameras then film at Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk and Bugibba before a return visit to Rabat where we see former London Metroline Enviro400 double-deckers, recently converted to open-top - still in their London red livery, with one still carrying it’s London fleet number!


Final locations include Valletta bus station when daytime turns into night-time and finally scenes at night as the buses run along the promenade at Sliema. The current Malta Public Transport fleet is made up of some former Arriva King Long 9 and 12-metre single-deckers, some Optare Solos which are now confined to taking the drivers to and from the depot and bus station in Valletta and the remains of a fleet of Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0530 (2–axle) buses exported from the UK in 2015. These buses formally operated at Heathrow Airport with three doors, new in 2007 – and are now used as driver trainers or as peak hour specials. The mainstay of the fleet at the time of our visit were 243 Otokar 9.6 and 12-metre single-deckers. The 142 9.6-metre buses are the ‘Otokar Vectio C’ model (BUS 601 - 743) delivered in July 2015. There are two batches of 12-metre buses (BUS 801 – 861) and a further third batch delivered in July 2019 (BUS 862 – 901) these are the ‘Otokar Kent C’ model.



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Filmed by/when: 1970s, 1989 and 2019
First published on DVD: 2020
Screen aspect ratio: 16:9 SD
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Number of discs: 2x DVD-R

Running Time: 120-mins (2hr 0min) , Colour
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The Maltese Bus

The Maltese Bus


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Malta has always appealed to the UK bus enthusiast due to the vast variety of vehicles operated on this beautiful Mediterranean island. From the early 1980's large numbers of secondhand British vehicles have been bought. These were AEC Swifts from London Transport, of which many are still in service today, some having been converted to underfloor engine! Leyland Tiger Cubs and many Duple and Plaxton bodied coaches. A number of ECW bodied Bristol LH's also arrived from many former National Bus Company fleets - most of which still operate today, and can be seen on this video programme.

1995 saw the change to the present livery, and 1996 the change to the present registration system. 1997 was the year that introduced low floor service buses in the shape of Dennis Darts and Optare Excel's, as you will see these are outnumbered by the traditional Bedfords and Thames vehicles, but could the new order for the future.

Gozo, Malta's smaller sister island also runs immaculate vehicles, similar to the ones on Malta, of which we make a brief visit on this video.

Most of the vehicles on both islands are individually owned, and all share the same livery - yellow, orange and white on Malta, and grey, maroon and white on Gozo. The route system is however controlled centrally by the Passenger Transport Authority.

This video shows the vehicles operating out of Valletta bus station, and on many other locations on the island. You can also share the experience of a number of 'bus rides', all of which will make you want to pack your bags and try The Maltese Bus for yourself!



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Filmed by/when: 2000
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Number of discs: 1 DVD-R

Running Time: 70-mins (1hr 10min)

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