Not much head clearance there, woe betide the fitter who fitted larger tyres.
Optical illusion, I reckon! The bus has to clear the overhead lighting and that joist is above the lights. Also, I reckon the joist is behind, not above, the bus 
Either that or there is another tilt plate in front and the fitter drives it backwards like that, heart in mouth. 
In the 1st pic I think that is a monkey on the spare sheets who has to throw a pebble onto the cab roof if the impending bridge is too low. The pings are counted and he gets a peanut for every one at the next stop. This is true.
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Spot on there Spardo. Every Thames Trader had one. I believe the practice was imported from India, where monkeys abound on the Grand Trunk Road. And to think they said we learnt nothing from the Raj! What rot.
Well spotted !
I think that grey and brown monkeys are everywhere in India including the main roads and city centres. Lots of vegetarians and very much a ālive and let liveā sort of philosophy. (With a few exceptions)
Its rolls of carpet underlay
Gotta keep the monkey comfy.
Trader is from Dundee. The load could be jute??
One wearing braceānābib overalls and another wearing a (old) three piece suit.
I remember as a little kid my old Granda who worked in a factory, used to wear for work what used to be his good clothes, a suit jacket and trousers, polished boots and the obligatory flat cloth capā¦itās what old guys did in those days.
Even as a young driver I remember some old drivers wearing well worn suit ādressā jackets behind the wheel.
The Dustbinmen (it was on the telly).
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Hard working men, h umping those galvanised bins all day was not for the faint hearted.
Also I couldnāt really see but that crew didnāt seem to have one of those thick leather shoulder pads to stop the metal rim of the bin separating arm from socket. All fairly elderly too, or is that how the job aged them.
Cheese & Egg and Bloody Delilla. 