Tag: Guy Arab III
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Colchester Bus Station
In the thread “Massey Bodies with Independents” there is a photograph of an ex-Moores Arab leaving Colchester Bus Station, which seems to be as I remember it from a visit in 1984 – with a multi-storey car-park above. I visited Colchester last month: the bus deposited me at what now passes for Colchester’s bus station…
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Red and White Guy L1749 – Part Three
Not seen Part One click hereor Part Two click here This is the third and final part of my gallery regarding preserved Red & White Guy Arab III L1749. It shows her in the condition she is in today, I have also included a selection of internal shots which depict the lowbridge seating arrangement and…
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Red and White Guy L1749 – Part Two
Not seen Part One click here This is the second part of my gallery regarding preserved Red & White Guy Arab III L1749. It shows photographs of chassis and body restoration ending with a complete respray to the original livery of Red & White pre the BTC Tillings take over. Ken Morgan04/2011 Under Preservation After…
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Red and White Guy L1749 – Part One
My wife and I are the present owners of Red & White Services Duple bodied Guy Arab III double decker HWO 342 Fleet No L1749, which I helped to restore to a roadworthy condition in 2003 in Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean, after nearly 30 years of neglect. In 2004 the owner Andy Mayo,…
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Marshalls – Guy Arab III – PEH 261
Marshalls of Bradford1951Guy Arab IIIWindover C33F This coach first appeared on the do you know page and is from the Paul Haywood collection information supplied by John Kaye provided the history regarding this very nice half canopy Guy Arab III photographed at Blackpool in 1963. This coach was bought new by Scraggs of Cheadle which…
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Red & White – Guy Arab III – HWO 342 – L1749
Photograph by A Charles Red & White Services 1949Guy Arab IIIDuple L27/26RD Sometime ago a comment was sent in by David Wilder for the Eastern Scottish AEC Regent posting regarding Red & White having had very pleasing Duple body Guy Arab IIIs. Above is a great shot contributed by Andrew Charles who took this shot in…
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Tynemouth and District – Guy Arab III – FT 6572 – 172
Photograph by “unknown”if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1949Guy Arab IIIPickering H56R Here’s another odd ball for you, it’s a Guy Arab from Northern General’s Tynemouth and Wakefields subsidiary. I would guess from the registration it’s from about the late 40’s. I don’t know how many were in…
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Provincial – Guy Arab III – HWO 344 – T1
Copyright Pete Davies Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1949Guy Arab IIIDuple L27/26RD HWO 344 was a 1949 Guy Arab III with Duple L53RD body, in the fleet of Provincial, Gosport & Fareham. She’s been relegated to duty as a training vehicle and is seen outside the Hants & Dorset depot in Southampton on the same…
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Tynemouth and District – Guy Arab III – FT 7388 – 188
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1952Guy Arab IIIWeymann H30/26R On the last leg of its journey from Whitley Bay St Mary’s Island to Newcastle Haymarket, this 1952 H30/26R Weymann bodied Guy Arab III was one of ten in the NGT Tynemouth and District fleet;…
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Darlington Corporation – Guy Arab III – THN 357 – 45
County Borough of Darlington Transport Department1953Guy Arab III 5LWRoe B41C The small operation of Darlington Corporation does not seem to be mentioned on the Website.I have only been to the town once back in 1968. I took just one photo probably as it was unusual even in those days to see a passenger ready to…