The Luxton & District Traction Company is the fictional bus depot setting for the classic British sitcom On the Buses, which aired from 1969 to 1973 on ITV. Created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, the show centers on cheeky bus driver Stan Butler (Reg Varney), his conductor sidekick Jack Harper (Bob Grant), and their ongoing battles with the pompous Inspector Blakey (Stephen Lewis). The depot serves as a backdrop for working-class hijinks, romantic misadventures with “clippies” (female conductors), and slapstick schemes to avoid work. The company’s green Number 11 bus to the cemetery gates became iconic, and the show’s bawdy humor and relatable characters made it one of the most popular British comedies of its era.
