Malta (Valletta) May 14 1998 EBY-588 Photo 394-03

Thursday 14 May 1998 – EBY 588 this bus has had a chequered history. Despite having a Bedford grille it was actually a Ford V8 that was built in 1945 to normal control (bonneted). It was subsequently modified to forward control and rebodied by Zammit. It was later modified by Brincat layout. It was seen at the main bus terminus in Valletta after working a trip of service 45 from Cirkewwa, a journey of just over the hour and on which we had travelled. It was noisy but performed well on the hills around Mellieha even with a full standing load.