Tag: Guy
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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…
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Exeter Corporation – Guy Arab – UFJ 297 – 57
Exeter Corporation1957Guy Arab IVPark Royal H31/26R Until 1956, Exeter Corporation’s only experience of the Gardner engine came with five Bristol GO5G buses of 1935. All had gone by 1948. Exeter did not accept any utility buses until 1944, but these were seven Daimler CWA6, and ten more of the same type followed in 1945. It…
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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;…