Tag: Guy
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Cardiff Corporation – Guy Arab V – ABO 434B – 434
Cardiff Corporation1964Guy Arab V 6LWNeepsend H37/28R – O37/28R (1976) This vehicle was new to City of Cardiff Transport in 1964 and is now owned by Cardiff Transport Preservation Group having been donated to them in 2008 by the National Museum of Wales. One of 12 Guy Arab V’s fitted with Neepsend rear entrance body it…
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Cardiff Corporation – Guy Arab V – ABO 434B – 434
Cardiff Corporation1964Guy Arab V 6LW Neepsend H37/28R Cardiff took delivery of this Guy Arab V in 1964. The Neepsend H37/28R body was built on frames supplied by the associated East Lancs andABO 434B was originally closed top but as can be seen has since been converted to open-top for tours of Cardiff City and special events.…
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Verwood Transport – Guy Arab V – WTE 159D
Verwood Transport1966Guy Arab V 6LWNorthern Counties H41/32F WTE159D is a Guy Arab V with Northern Counties H73F body (well, she did start her life with Lancashire United!) in service with Verwood Transport. The indicator display has been altered to suit a more rural operation, and we see her in the yard at Mallard Road during…
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Huddersfield Corporation – Guy Arab IV – PVH 991 – 191
Huddersfield Corporation1959Guy Arab IVEast Lancs H37/28R This bus looked very dated for its actual age if you think about it most Arab IVs had the “Birmingham tin fronts” as they were called which looked more modern. The Leyland Titan on the other hand could get away with the exposed radiator look probably because there was…
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Maidstone & District – Guy Arab IV – RKK 996 – DH 456
Copyright Ray Soper Maidstone & District1953Guy Arab IVWeymann H32/26R Seeing the pictures of Guy Arabs submitted by Andrew Charles and Chris Youhill reminded me of my own experience of these wonderful vehicles. This picture of Maidstone & District Guy Arab IV, (originally Chatham & District), is another fine example. It has much nostalgic value for…
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Tynemouth and District – Guy Arab – FT 9412 – 212
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1956Guy Arab IVPark Royal H35/28 Tynemouth and District had eight of these – FT 9408/15 – 208/15, but I’m not sure if they were in addition to, or part of the 28 ordered by Northern General Transport. Unlike the…
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Tynemouth and District – Guy Arab – FT 9005 – 205
Tynemouth and District1955Guy Arab IVWeymann H33/28R I’m not sure if these 1954, H33/28R Weymann Guy Arab IV’s were Aurora’s or Orion’s. Tynemouth and District had four; FT 7893/6 193/6; and when I started at Percy Main in 1967, they were the oldest D/D vehicles in service. This livery style was current when the vehicle was…
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Oldham Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – NBU 508 – 408
Oldham Corporation1957Leyland Titan PD2/20Crossley H33/28R This picture shows Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Transport XTC 855 and Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport NBU 508 in Oldham’s Wallshaw Street Depot. The photograph shows the cast fleet number plate that was a feature of the Oldham fleet at that time.In this view 408s Coat of Arms is on the lower deck…
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PMT – Guy Arab IV – SVT 942 – H542
Potteries Motor Traction1953Guy Arab IVWeymann H32/26R These vehicles were ordered by Northern General and diverted to PMT. The destination blind boxes were quickly converted to PMT spec. A very poor bus in performance and ride quality having a Gardener 5cyl engine. Best part about them was light steering and in the summer you could drive…
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LUT – Guy Arab IV – 534 RTB – 43
Lancashire United Transport1961Guy Arab IV MCCW H41/32R 534 RTB is a Guy Arab IV from the Lancashire United fleet, once considered by many to be the biggest of the Independents. Regular contributor to this site Neville Mercer, among others, disagrees. It has a Metropolitan Cammell body, to the H73R layout, and was new in 1961. We…