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Lancashire United Transport – Guy Arab III – MTJ 84 – 440
Lancashire United Transport1951Guy Arab III 6LWRoe C35F MTJ 84 was originally Lancashire United 440. It is a 1951 Guy Arab III with Roe C35F body. It is owned nowadays by Cumbria Classic Coaches, and is regularly used for private hire work especially weddings. It is seen here at Bowber Head, near Kirkby Stephen, just outside…
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Southampton Corporation – Guy Arab – LOW 217 – 71
Southampton Corporation1954Guy Arab III 6LWPark Royal H30/26R LOW 217 is a Guy Arab III with Park Royal H56R body, new in 1954. It is still owned by Southampton City Council and we see it turning from Portswood Road – this section being known locally as Portswood Broadway – into (Old) St Denys Road. It is…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Guy Arab II – FRU 223 – 16
Copyright Ray Soper Bournemouth Corporation1943Guy Arab II 5LWWeymann OB35F This shot is from the Ray Soper “Gallery” contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Guy Arab II – GKP 4 – 506
Yorkshire Woollen District Transport1943Guy Arab II 6LWRoe H56R Not the best photo but the subject is, this Guy was ex Maidstone & District. From my research there seems to some information that it was re-bodied in 1952 but nine years is not a long time to require a new body unless it was a single…
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County Motors – Guy Arab II – CCX 801 – 70
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. County Motors1945Guy Arab IIRoe L27/26R This photo was taken at the Huddersfield terminus and the bus behind is a Guy Wulfrunian probably owned by West Riding. The Wulfrunian was said to be very advanced for the time, but I have read…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Guy Arab II – HD 7424 – 500
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Yorkshire Woollen District1943Guy Arab II 6LWRoe H56R Here is a a good shot of a Guy Arab II going about its business in the Yorkshire mill town area of Dewsbury. The 6LW after the make and model means that this bus…
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Blue Line – Guy Arab II – FPT 205
Blue Line (Samuel Morgan) Ltd.1943Guy Arab IIRoe H31/25R Yet another Independent bus operator from the Doncaster area, the Samuel Morgan part of the name is from a take over in 1930, Samuel Morgan operated under the name of Gwen Motors.The above bus was not new to Blue Line it was originally owned by Sunderland District…
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Llandudno and Colwyn Bay – Guy Arab II – GUF 159 – 3
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway Co1945Guy Arab II Northern Counties UH30/26R I am, basically, a tram and trolleybus enthusiast, and, unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of sampling the delights of the LCBER. By 1955, money was in short supply, and…
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Edinburgh Corporation – Guy Arab II – JWS 594 – 314
Edinburgh Corporation1943Guy Arab IIDuple/Nudd H31/24R This unusual but nonetheless attractive-looking Guy Arab II was new in 1943 to London Transport as its G77 (GLL 577), and was originally fitted with utility bodywork by Park Royal. A Gardner 5LW engine provided the power. It was withdrawn from London service in 1952 and sold to Edinburgh C.T,…
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London Transport – Guy Arab II – HGC 130 – G351
London Transport1946Guy Arab II 5LWPark Royal H30/26R Here we have a Guy Arab II with a Park Royal H56R body, new to London Transport. This vehicle is part of the London Bus Preservation Trust collection, formerly at Cobham but now at Brooklands. Once more, we have a difference of information between Jenkinson and PSVC2012. Jenkinson…