SCT '61 Photo Index
Guy
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1. FTD727
Lancaster CT 727, FTD727, a Guy Arab II (5LW) with Guy (on Park Royal frames) H30/26R body.
2. DFE383
Lincoln City Transport 23, DFE383, a 1948 Guy Arab III carries body built by Guy on Park Royal frames. Originally fitted with a Meadows engine this was replaced by a Leyland unit in 1953. In 1961 the bus was fitted with an air cooled Ruston & Hornby engine and acquired its non standard radiator at the same time.
Photo taken 1996, Heart of the Pennines Rally, Halifax
3. DFE383
Lincoln City Transport 23, DFE383, a 1948 Guy Arab III with a body built by Guy on Park Royal frames. Originally fitted with a Meadows engine this was replaced by a Leyland unit in 1953 and then in 1961, it was fitted with an air cooled Ruston & Hornby engine and acquired its non standard radiator at the same time.
Photo taken Sunday 4 November 2012, Whisby Road, Lincoln
4. DFE385
Lincoln Corporation 2, DFE385, a Guy Arab III with Guy H30/26R body, new in 1948.
Photo taken Monday 29 August 1960, Oxford Street, Lincoln
5. DFE445
Lincoln Corporation 36, DFE445, a Guy Arab III 6LW with Guy H30/26R body, new in 1948
Photo taken c. 1960, Broadgate, Lincoln
6. DFE447
Seen in St. Mark Street, Lincoln, outside the Corporation garage is Lincoln 37, DFE447, which was one of nine Guy Arab III 6LWs with Guy H30/26R bodies new in 1948.
Photo taken Sunday 13 August 1967, St. Mark Street, Lincoln
7. DVD708
Guy B33R bodywork was carried by Central S.M.T. K8, DVD708, a Guy Arab III new in 1948.
Photo taken Wednesday 29 July 1959, Quarry Street, Hamilton
8. FA9292
Seen at the garage is Burton 64, FA9292, the last of four Guy Arab IIIs with Guy B35R bodies and 5LW engines new in 1948/9 which had special low height bodies to negotiate Moor Street bridge.
Photo taken Sunday 14 July 1963, Garage, Burton
9. FED584
Warrington 97, FED584, a Guy Arab III with a Guy B35F body is seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sunday 12 September 1965, Warrington Depot
10. FA9291
Burton Corporation 63, FA9291, a 1949 Guy B35R bodied Guy Arab III 5LW at the 1971 St. Leger Rally in Doncaster. This was about the time it was withdrawn by Burton and as far as I can find out it was bought with a view to preservation but only the chassis had survived by 2001 when that was scrapped.
Photo taken June 1971, Doncaster
11. FA9291
Burton 63, FA9291, seen in the Gynn Square car park in Blackpool was a Guy Arab III with a Guy B35R body, one of four new in 1949.
Photo taken Sunday 16 April 1972, Gynn Square Car Park, Blackpool
12. FDW44
Newport Corporation 10, FDW44, was a Guy Arab III (Meadows 6DC) with a Guy H30/26R body new in February 1949.
Photo taken Monday 5 June 1967, Dock Street, Newport
13. HCG41
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 6, HCG41, was the first of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Garage, Hoeford
14. HCG42
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 7, HCG42, was the second of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
15. KGK981
London Transport G436, KGK981, was a speculative venture in 1949 by Guy, who wanted to keep bus production going after the war, with London orders if possible. It had a Guy H30/26R body on Park Royal frames.
Photo taken Monday 28 April 1952, opposite Ivydale Road School, Nunhead
16. KTC615
Accrington 10, KTC615, Guy Arab III with Guy B33R body, one of two new in 1949. Withdrawn from service in 1963, it was in use as the tow wagon from 1965.
Photo taken Saturday 11 September 1965, Accrington Garage
17. KTC615
New in 1949 as Accrington 10, KTC615, this Guy Arab III with a 33 seat rear entrance body was for many years the Accrington break down vehicle.
Photo taken Sunday 15 October 2017, Cattle Market Street Car Park, Otley
18. XS6561
Western S.M.T. 2299, XS6561, seen in Gauze Street, Paisley Cross, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body which had been new to Paisley & District, Paisley in 1949 as number 299.
Photo taken Wednesday 19 June 1963, Gauze Street, Paisley Cross
19. EVA324
Central Scottish K24, EVA324, a Guy Arab III built in 1950 with Guy B33R bodywork.
Photo taken June 1990, High Street, Stockton
20. EVA324
EVA324, a Guy Arab III 5LW with Guy B33R body, new to Central SMT (fleet number K24) in 1950, withdrawn 1962 and sold to a Dundee fruit farmer. In preservation since 1978, acquired by present owners in 2010 and moved to Northern Ireland.
Photo taken Saturday 28 April 2012, Cultra
21. FDW848
Newport Corporation 24, FDW848, a Guy Arab III (6LW), had a Guy H30/26R body, was new in May 1950, and was withdrawn in June 1968.
Photo taken Monday 5 June 1967, Dock Street, Newport
22. FDW849
Newport Corporation 25, FDW849, was a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Guy H30/26R body new in June 1950.
Photo taken Monday 5 June 1967, Dock Street, Newport
23. GUY3
Samuel Ledgard GUY3 was the ex-demonstrator Arab UF with a Guy (Park Royal frame) B40F body dating from 1950. It was exhibited at the 1950 Earls Court Show.
Photo taken 1965, Yeadon Depot
24. HOR792
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 5, HOR792, was the solitary Guy Arab III new in 1950 with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
25. FVH1
Huddersfield 1, FVH1, was the first of two Guy Arab UFs with Guy B43F bodies new in 1951, seen in Huddersfield.
Photo taken Sunday 14 July 1957, Byram Street, Huddersfield
26. GUY3
Samuel Ledgard GUY3, an ex-Guy demonstrator, was a Guy Arab UF fitted from new with a preselector gearbox and carried a Guy B40F body. New in 1951 it arrived with Ledgard in 1957 when the stage service of Kitchin, Pudsey was taken over in April.
Photo taken Saturday 15 June 1957, Samuel Ledgard Armley Depot, Leeds
27. JHO129
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 4, JHO129, new in 1951, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
28. JOT288
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 3, JOT288, a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body was new in 1951.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
29. FVD755
FVD755, Central SMT H55, was a Guy Arab III with Guy L27/26R body dating from 1952.
Photo taken Saturday 19 March 1966, Stewarton Street, East Cross, Wishaw
30. FVD756
Seen in Cupar is Alexander Fife, Kirkcaldy FRO608, FVD756, a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Guy L27/26R body.
Photo taken Tuesday 28 July 1970, Cupar
31. GVD26
Central S.M.T. K26, GVD26, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy B37R body new in 1952 which was withdrawn in 1963 and sold for scrap.
Photo taken Wednesday 29 July 1959, Quarry St, Hamilton
32. KOR462
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 20, KOR462, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
33. KOR463
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 21, KOR463, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 15 June 1958, Gosport Ferry Terminus
34. LWR337
Store, Stainforth was the operator of this Guy Arab III, LWR337, with Guy H30/26R body on Park Royal frames, new in 1952.
Photo taken Sunday 2 June 1957, Thorne Road, Doncaster
35. XRE978
Guy Arab IV, XRE978, number 22 in the Green Bus, Rugeley fleet, had a Guy B35F body and had been new in July 1952.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1964, Elmore Lane Depot, Rugeley
36. GVH796
Green Bus Company, Rugeley 25, GVH796, a Guy Arab UF with a Guy B43F body on Park Royal frames, new to Huddersfield J.O.C. in 1954.
Photo taken late 1970, Rugeley Garage
37. GVH796
Huddersfield 6, GVH796, was a Guy Arab UF with a Guy B43F body new in 1954.
Photo taken Friday 16 April 1965, Manchester Street Bus Station, Huddersfield
38. GVH797
Huddersfield JOC 7, GVH797, was a Guy Arab UF with a Guy B43F body dating from 1954.
Photo taken 1966, Manchester Street Bus Station, Huddersfield
39. MWW691
Wilson's (Premier) of Stainforth MWW891, a Guy Arab IV (6LW) with Guy H35/26R body (on Park Royal frame), new in 1954.
Photo taken 1971, LVVS Museum, Whisby Road, Lincoln