SCT '61 Photo Index
Guy Trolleybus
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1. DY4953 ... A very early shot of pioneering trolleybuses in Hastings. The system opened in 1928 using a fleet of Guy trolleybuses. Eight of these were Dodson bodied open top open staircase double deckers which were the only new build open top trolleybuses built. The rest of the fleet were centre entrance saloons with Ransome Sims and Jeffries bodywork. Both vehicles were on Guy BTX chassis The double decker is 1, DY4953, while the saloon is 22, DY5124. (late 1920s, Silverhill, Hastings)
2. DY4965 ... Hastings & District trolleybus 'Happy Harold', DY4965 (June 1953, Silverhill Depot, Hastings)
3. DY4965 ... Hastings & District trolleybus 'Happy Harold', DY4965 (June 1953, Hastings)
4. DY4965 ... Hastings & District trolleybus 'Happy Harold', DY4965 (June 1953, Hastings)
5. DY4965 ... Rear view of Hastings & District trolleybus 'Happy Harold', DY4965 (June 1953, Hastings)
6. DY4965 ... Hastings & District 3A, DY4965 is seen at Hastings. It was a Guy BTX with a Dodson body new in 1928. (Sat 25/8/62, Hastings)
7. DY5113 ... Ransomes bodied Guy BTX trolleybus DY5113 shown in Derby service, new in 1928 to Hastings and one of six to Derby in 1942. (1942, Albert Street, Derby)
8. DY5454 ... A Southdown trolleybus? The Southdown Enquiry Office and Waiting Room at Cosham Post Office started life as Hastings & District 41 DY5454, a Guy BTX60 trolleybus with a Ransomes Sims & Jeffries B32C body new 2/29. (June 1949, Cosham Post Office)
9. DY5458 ... Former Hastings Tramways trolleybus 45, DY5458, a Guy BTX with Ransomes, Sims & Jeffries B32C body, new in 1929. The Hastings trolleybus system was taken over by Maidstone & District in 1935, and was closed down in 1959. 45 was at some point converted to an M&D enquiry and booking office for use in Hastings Bus Station, where it is seen here in 1970. (Tue 14/7/70, Hastings Bus Station)
10. TF2075 ... South Lancashire Transport 4, TF2075, on the one way circuit in Atherton High Street. This was one of the least rebuilt of the original fleet of Guy BTX trolleybuses with Roe L27/26R bodies dating from 1930 and was caught on the last Saturday of trolleybus operation. (Sat 30/8/58, High Street, Atherton)
11. TF2081 ... South Lancashire 10, TF2081, one of ten Guy BTX with Roe L29/26R bodies new in August 1930 is seen at Atherton. (Sat 30/8/58, Howe Bridge Station, Leigh Road, Atherton)
12. TF2081 ... A rear view of South Lancashire 10, TF2081, a Guy BTX with a Roe L29/26R body new in August 1930 seen at Atherton. (Sat 30/8/58, Howe Bridge Station, Leigh Road, Atherton)
13. TF5797 ... South Lancashire 18, TF5797, was a Guy BTX with a Roe L29/26R body new in May 1931 rebuilt by Bond, Wythenshawe in 1950/1 which was seen at Swinton Church. (Sat 30/8/58, Swinton Church)
14. TJ2969 ... South Lancashire Transport 42, TJ2969, dating from 1933 was from the third batch of Guy trolleybuses, in this case a BT with Roe L24/24R bodywork. (Sat 30/8/58, Spinning Jenny Street, Leigh)
15. TJ3332 ... A rear view of South Lancashire 44, TJ3332, one of sixteen Guy BT with Roe L22/26R bodies which were new in September 1933. (Sat 30/8/58, Spinning Jenny Street, Leigh)
16. BJW177 ... Bilston Corporation Trolleybuses! Wolverhampton trolleybuses 277, BJW177, and 280, BJW180, were sold to Bilston Corporation 5/54 for use as polling stations. (Sun 5/4/64, Bilston Depot, Wolverhampton)
17. FZ7893 ... Belfast 108, FZ7893, Guy BTX with Harkness H36/32R body new in 1948. (July 1965, Whitewell Terminus, Belfast)
18. FZ7893 ... Belfast Trolleys 108, FZ7893, and 176 at Whitewell terminus. Both were Guy BTX with Harkness H36/32R bodies, 108 new in 1948 and 176 in 1949. (July 1965, Whitewell Terminus, Belfast)
19. FZ7897 ... After many years of neglect, Belfast trolleybus 112, FZ7897, was fully restored in 1996 to become a static exhibit at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. (Sat 28/3/09, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra)
20. FZ7897 ... Belfast trolleybus 112, FZ7897, is a Harkness-bodied Guy BTX and was fully restored in 1996 to become a static exhibit at the Ulster Transport Museum. (Wed 21/8/24, Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra)
21. GZ8508 ... Belfast 144, GZ8508, Guy BTX with Harkness H36/32R body new in 1948/9 (July 1965, Royal Avenue, Belfast)
22. GZ8532 ... A recent visit to the Keighley Bus Museum revealed a number of buses which, until now, have not featured on our site. Belfast 168, GZ8532, a Guy BTX with a Harkness H36/32R body dating from 1949, is a new arrival pending a long-awaited restoration. (Mon 25/6/18, Keighley Bus Museum, Dalton Lane)
23. GZ8532 ... Belfast 168, GZ8532, a Guy BTX with a Harkness H36/32R body dating from 1949. (Fri 30/8/19, Keighley Bus Museum)
24. FJW650 ... Wolverhampton 650, FJW650, was a Guy BT with a Park Royal H28/26R body new in 1950. (Sat 28/9/63, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall)
25. FJW653 ... Wolverhampton 653, FJW653, a Guy BT with Park Royal H28/26R body, new in 1950. (circa 1961, Tettenhall A41 Wergs Road/Wrottesley Road)