Atomic Irrigation Station Tour Bus

Atomic Irrigation Station Tour Bus
Type	Hover bus
Crew	Bus Driver Australian Plant Tour Guide
Appearances	The Mighty Atom The Impostors Thunderbird 6

The Atomic Irrigation Station Tour Bus appeared in The Mighty Atom. It was being used for taking members of the press on a tour of the new Atomic Irrigation Station.

On board were a driver, a tour guide, and several reporters, including two for the Melbourne Herald Newspaper.

Characters On Board the Tour Bus

1. Tour bus driver

Man in khaki uniform with wavy brown hair (2)

Tour Guide (3)

Man in khaki uniform with straight brown hair (4)

1st Reporter (5)

2nd Reporter (6)

Man with red bow tie 7)

Man with moustache (8)

Other Appearances (Isn't That...?)

• 1. The Bus driver: was also seen in 30 Minutes After Noon as Garfield (etc.).
• 2. Man in khaki uniform with wavy brown hair: is Commander Norman.
• 3. Australian Plant Tour Guide
• 4. Man in khaki uniform with straight brown hair: Radar Operator (Operation Crash-Dive)
• 5. Melbourne Herald Reporter
• 6. Eddie Kerr, also seen in City of Fire and The Impostors.
• 7. Man with red bow tie is the Doctor from Trapped in the Sky.
• 8. Man with moustache is Lord Silton from Vault Of Death

Trivia

• The Tour Bus was supposed to be a "Hover Bus", but unfortunately, in some shots its wheels are clearly visible.
• The Tour Bus is one of only a handful of surviving miniature models from the classic series, one other one being the Ocean Pioneer from Danger At Ocean Deep.

The Impostors

The tour bus model in its present state

• A second, even smaller model was also seen in The Mighty Atom.

Ultra-miniature model