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Burr's of Tongue History Project - Buses
Burr’s bought their buses from Don O’Brien and ran a bus to Thurso every day except Sunday. An extra bus was run on a Tuesday for the sheep sales. The Picture Bus left Tongue at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and left Thurso at 10.30 pm after the film show had ended.
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Burr’s was contracted to take the mail from Tongue to Thurso and pupils to and from Farr School. They owned three buses, one as a spare.
The “Luxury Coach”, with comfortable upholstered seats, was the pride of the fleet. It was hired out for school trips, shopping trips as far away as Glasgow, trips to Inverness when the circus came to town and transported guests to and from weddings. Sadly it ended its life as a farm storage unit.
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