George Pine was a decorated World War 1 veteran. Having been badly injured during the war he struggled to cope at home. He'd tried to return to his old job at a shoe factory but was he was forced to sign on for unemployment pay to supplement his war pension. Having made up his mind to go for a job on the trams, George passed a medical examination and began to work for Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company in late spring 1920. He became a tram conductor on Service No.3, which ran between Eastville, Durdham Downs and Westbury and remembered his experiences very clearly: "When the crowds were about, pass right inside, sit close together, full up inside, top deck only, and it was only three lots of tickets, 1d, 2d,3d. Carry them between the fingers of your left hand and get out what ticket you want with your right hand, put the ticket in the slot and press down to punch a hole in it - bell would ring, and it would register."

George's career with the company lasted for 36 years until he retired. During that time he witnessed the changeover from trams to buses and eventually became a conductor on some of the city's first bus services during World War 2.