A coach of Pioneer Tours on a Pacific Ocean making a stop on a beach north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia in 1966. The destination board indicates the blue bus is on its way to Mossman and Port Douglas. In 1947 Pioneer Tours, part of the RM Ansett organisation imported a Flxible Clipper from the Flxible Company in Loudonville, Ohio, USA. After evaluation, Ansair Pty Ltd, also part of Ansett, obtained a licence to build the Clipper in Australia. Ansair built 131 right-hand-drive ‘Ansair Flxible Clippers’ between 1950 and 1960, both for the Ansett organisation and other operators.
A coach of Pioneer Tours on a Pacific Ocean making a stop on a beach north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia in 1966. The destination board indicates the blue bus is on its way to Mossman and Port Douglas. In 1947 Pioneer Tours, part of the RM Ansett organisation imported a Flxible Clipper from the Flxible Company in Loudonville, Ohio, USA. After evaluation, Ansair Pty Ltd, also part of Ansett, obtained a licence to build the Clipper in Australia. Ansair built 131 right-hand-drive ‘Ansair Flxible Clippers’ between 1950 and 1960, both for the Ansett organisation and other operators. Most of the coaches built here were 33 feet long, seated 29 or 33 passengers, had full air brakes, large luggage racks, rear luggage compartment, sliding windows, and public address and radio systems. In 1955 Pioneer inaugurated the first express service between Melbourne and Sydney with Leyland-powered Flxible Clippers. In 1962 two elongated and modified Clippers (fitted with air suspension, air-conditioning, a toilet compartment) commenced the Adelaide to Perth express route, which continued until 1966. Australian Flxible Clippers were also exported to New Zealand, with Newman’s Coach Lines Ltd, Nelson, acquiring six vehicles. This image is from an old amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.
Size: 3780px × 2535px
Location: North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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