Part of an act?

and Caledon Shipyard workers specials which involved hundreds of passengers every weekday.

“But ‘in-the-hipper-ham’ (overtime) was often on offer for other runs and we gladly stepped in to perform on the cross-country bus number 13, for my money the longest route at the time.

“As a result, I was able to take my caller down memory lane on the No 13 from Shore Terrace, Dock Street, Broughty Ferry Road, Greendykes Road, Kingsway East, Pitkerro Road, Clepington Road, Johnstone Avenue, Loons Road, Lochee Road, Lochee High Street, Coupar Angus Road to the Camperdown Park Gate terminus.

“An estimated seven miles, running time over an hour. In the next few years, the route numbers 7 and 8, in a total of 40 operating from the city centre, circled Dundee between Shore Terrace, Broughty Ferry, Douglas, Hilltown, Dudhope Terrace and Blackness Avenue and in reverse and this probably matched the No13 of old for distance,

“Any further information about the DCT post-war era is welcomed. Fares please!” buildings that can be seen in the photograph is Wallacetown Church,” says Kenneth. “This was designed by George Matthewson and was opened in 1840. Since 1981, the building has been home to Trinity Parish Church, which was formed by the union of Wallacetown with two other churches (Baxter Park and St Matthew’s).

“The building today has some obvious differences from its appearance in this photograph, as its tower was considerably heightened in the 1870s and its famous clock was not added until 1891.”

“I am quite a fan of limericks,” says a Craigie reader. “One of my favourites is a little ditty which goes like this: “I passed by your window

One morning at three.

Please tell me what was it

You emptied on me.

“Does anyone recognise it? It could have been part of the act of some comedian who suddenly introduced such snatches of song into his act to keep the audience on their toes.”