Union Bus Service - South Africa?

[andyg]

We think (that is Art, Mal and myself) that this might be from South Africa - does anyone have any documentation on it?

Mal found a reference to a Union Bus Services in South Africa but that's all we have.

[Afrasi]

My search lead me to Jammu and Kashmir in India and also to Kenya. But to be sure I sent additionally a mail about this piece to Allyn Jacobs.

[malj1]

Perhaps we should mention this is the information that I found: (cWW2)

...the United Bus Service (at that stage on the verge of bankcruptcy) which operated between Alexandra and Johannesburg.....

[andyg]

Perhaps we should mention this is the information that I found: (cWW2)

...the United Bus Service (at that stage on the verge of bankcruptcy) which operated between Alexandra and Johannesburg.....

I think you mean Union?

[malj1]

No,  United,  is what I was pointing out.

[andyg]

No,  United,  is what I was pointing out.

token is for "union" though??

[malj1]

Yes we were at cross purposes before.

Although Union ties in with the the former Union of South Africa.

[malj1]

I now have a ticket of The "UNION" Motorbus Co. 10 Mill.

...possibly this one is from Egypt?

[malj1]

The above ticket came with this: Motor Bus Service "Inflexible" 10 Mill

The Egyptian Army Barracks at Abbassia (on the outskirts of Cairo) were used as an Australian hospital from August 1915 until 1919.

[Figleaf]

It is easy to understand mil in Egypt, but the denomination of the token is 6d. Since "Union" is pretty generic, would these not be two different organisations?

Peter

[malj1]

Yes different but I thought I should share 'The "UNION" Motorbus Co.'