[Hebrew Text] [Life in Britain Today - A Typical British Transport Terminus]

whole: the image occupies the majority, held within a narrow black border. The title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in white outlined black. The subtitle and text are separate and placed in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background. image: a depiction of a British transport terminus. Behind a classical-style entrance, buses are parked in a central square, with others in large garages in the background. Crowds of people walk around the terminus, getting on and off buses. text: [Hebrew text] Nickless [Hebrew text] [Life in Britain today. Painted by Nickless. A typical British transport terminus. The roads of Britain are reputed to carry the densest traffic in the world, and the total mileage of all types of roads in Britain - from trunk roads to country lanes - is over 180,000 miles. As each city and town expands in growth, with factories, offices and residential suburbs, the question of transport for the people who live and work in that town and neighbouring districts becomes of greater importance. In the picture above is a typical transport terminus, where all types of road passenger transport meet. The largest type of double-deck bus can carry 96 people. Some of the buses are driven by petrol engines, while others, as seen in the bottom left corner of the picture, are electrically-driven trolley-buses. The vehicles are soundly constructed and well upholstered for the comfort of travellers. At the various passenger shelters the buses line up to start on their routes at set times. These times are given by the chief regulator, whose offices are situated in the centre building and who sees the whole of the depot from his windows. On the right of the picture is the canteen and recreation building for the drivers and conductors, and for the mechanics who are responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the buses. In the background are the petrol pumps, the repair shops and the garage space where the buses remain until it is their time to come into service. From the neighbouring towns and villages, often some considerable distance away, come the single-deck buses used by the people in the country villagers to visit the town for shopping or to see their friends or relations. The day-to-day running of a bus terminus such as this calls for the greatest skill, and the bus schedules are as carefully arranged as a railway time-table so that the workers can travel to and from their factories and offices by the quickest routes and at the hours required. Arrangements in the schedules are also made to cater for the housewives' shopping expeditions. As each town and city expands, with its buildings, factories and houses, so are the transport arrangements expanded to cater for all the people living in or near the town. The compiling of transport schedules so as to meet the needs of all classes of people, the maintenance of the vehicles and the smooth development of such an intricate and vast network of transport, are feats of unparalleled organisation.]

This poster was printed in Great Britain, presumably for distribution abroad. No. 8 in the Life in Britain Today poster series (see PST 16291 to PST 16317 and PST 16322 to PST 16332). A Persian language version (PST 16321), an English language version (PST 16318) and an Arabic language version (PST 16320) were also produced.