Uncle Howard's Album - Road Services
The Federated Malay States Railway didn't just run trains. They also operated motor services along some fairly difficult routes into the heart of Malaysia, connecting remote towns and villages with the main line railway. Both passengers and merchandise were carried in FMSR buses and lorries.
Richard Peskett is a vehicle restoration engineer, and I believe a lover of old buses. I suspect the bus pictures were his main reason for buying this album. Richard has unearthed a short article, from a 1910 issue of Commercial Motor magazine. Click here to read it.
The captions are based on information in Richard's article. If you have any further information, please contact me at TimLight99@Hotmail.com
The images shown have been reduced (to fit most screens) and enhanced. The originals are beautifully detailed scans from high quality prints. To see the original full size scan just click anywhere on the image.
Milnes-Daimler lorry no. R 33 on a 1 : 25 gradient on the Kuala-Kubu road.
30 / 40 h.p. Straker-Squire no. R 25 on the Pahang trunk road.
24 h.p. Albion no. 43 in full flight on the Pahang trunk road
Milnes-Daimler and Albions on the Kuala-Kubu-Raub route.
Albion mail car and Milnes-Daimler lorry on a typical section of the Pahang trunk road.
Two 28 h.p. Milnes-Daimler lorries and a charabanc
Kuala Lumpur workshops, Straker-Squires , Milnes-Daimler and Albion.
A.E.Maeden with one of the early type Milnes-Daimlers.
18 h.p. Albion mail car.
Milnes-Daimler as an Empire Day float at the pageant in Kuala Lumpur 1909.
Straker-Squire and Albion crossing waterfall near the Gap in the Semankok Pass at an altitude of 2750 feet.
French built DeDion Bouton bus , typical of the type operated in competition to the. F.M.S.Rly. buses.
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