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This story was submitted to the People's War site by Nikki Aaron of the Derby Action Desk Team on behalf of Mary Dickin and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

This is a tribute to the bus drivers and conductors of Derby, who worked during World War Two at the bus station.

Derby was home to the Rolls Royce company, which meant that it was a potential target for the enemy to bomb, therefore all buses were blacked out at night, headlights of the buses had to be covered, and there was no street lights to guide the drivers.
Many of the lad's from the Force's, would use the buses and bus station when visiting home on leave, and travelling back. There was always a warm welcome for the lads in the Upperdeck cafe at the bus station when they arrived home. The bus station never let anyone down, and everybody always got to where they wanted to go. At very busy times, only passengers with permits (such as those in the Forces) were allowed on board. The conductor would ring the bell twice to stop, and once to go!

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