This scene near Arkwright Street station was captured between 1959 and September 1962. Western Region 'Hall' No.6929 Whorlton Hall from Banbury shed definitely visited Leicester in 1962 and had Overhead Line warning flashes by 5th September of that year which suggests that this picture was taken during 1962.

The bus is a Nottingham City Transport Bus No 42 on the 61A Clifton Estate via Clifton Bridge route. It was manufactured in 1958 and acquired by NCT in 1959 Chassis- Leyland PD2/40 Body- MCW Orion Fleet No.42 Reg. No. 42 ATO Engine. 9.8 litre with synchromesh These buses were delivered in the traditional NCT livery of green with three cream bands, but all were repainted in the brighter livery adopted in the early 1960s.