Baghdad Iraq Real Photo Postcard Nairn Transport Pullman Bus 1930's Eldorado
An unused Eldorado Photo Real Photo Postcard. Baghdad Iraq Real Photo Postcard The Nairn Transport Pullman Bus. Circa late 1930's From Bayrouth Damascus to Baghdad.
Nairn Transport History
New, larger vehicles were tried, first Safeway six-wheelers from the United States in 1925 then A.C.F.s (American Car and Foundry). In 1934 the Nairns introduced two Marmon-Herrington buses specially adapted for them which had 18 tyres and two passenger levels. The Nairn's archetypal vehicle was the "Pullman" bus, introduced in 1937, and built using different companies' components to their design. The Pullmans were single level but air-conditioned with refreshment facilities. They were articulated, ran on 10 instead of 18 tyres and cost £12,000 each. The time taken for each run was reduced from 24 to 18 hours. During WW2, New Zealand troops occupying Syria were free to use Nairn’s bus service between Damascus and Bagdad. It ran twice a week at the cost of £18 Sterling for the return trip.[4] Each bus could carry 18 passengers and by 1958 had travelled 2 million miles.[2] The Nairns had a well equipped workshop at their headquarters in Damascus where they employed 85 people near the end.[2]
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