Getting the Sureline Bus to Banbridge

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Getting the Sureline Bus to Banbridge

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Location

Lurgan

Year

1966

Date

Production 02/05/1966

Length

30sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The new Sureline bus service takes off from Lurgan, heading to Banbridge. Lovely shots of Lurgan High Street.  

In 1965 a new private company, Sureline, began to operate a fleet of 16 buses from Lurgan to surrounding towns and villages. The company took over passenger services which were about to be withdrawn by the Ulster Transport Authority. At the head of the new enterprise were Mr Sidney Cairns, company director of an engineering firm, and UTA bus driver Mr Joe English. Services were to operate to Dromore, Banbridge, Donaghcloney, Waringstown, Gilford, Tandragee, Bleary, Blackersmill, Aghagallon, Aghalee and Trummery.  

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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