After the tour spectacular on the 19th April, I travelled to Launceston and called in on long time transport enthusiast Ken Flood. Ken is now in his mid eighties but still is in fine shape and has a marvellous memory of Tasmanian transport events over the last 70 years. He began his interests with trams (his father was a motorman) which spread to tramway buses and then private buses. He began taking photographs in the late 40s. The afternoon that I spent with him was most enjoyable and I simply could not hear enough of his stories. In addition, Ken allowed me to scan hundreds of his photos and has given me permission to share them with you. I am still working through the scans, cataloging, cropping and editing them, but I thought I'd give you a taste of what is to come. I need to point out that I do not have detailed gen on these vehicles so would welcome additional or clarifying comments from others.
City Body Works was a Hobart body builder which entered into a cooperative arrangement with Comeng in 1949. The designs of early MTT vehicles bodied by CBW bore a strong resemblance to Comeng products, but into the 60s and 70s, the CBW product became quite distinctive:
Here is one of the AEC Regal Mark IVs new in 1955:
This is a very attractive 1968 version of the SB3:
A later CBW design on a VAM chassis:
And a smaller body on a BMC chassis:
Ken has a large file on Redline, including a shot of the rather unique Ansair Bedford SB:
And, of course, many photos of MTT buses over the years. First, one of the last CAC bodies produced, this one in 1979 on Volvo B58 chassis:
And, one of the two MBA bodied Seddons, which were new from stock to the LMT in 1952 and is seen here after the MTT was formed as number 375:
Also the newer number plate gives it away too. 
