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Guy Arab III / Park Royal #67
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: Another bus which has not travelled far from its original operating area is this 1949 open top Guy Arab 3 originally with Southampton City Transport. Once numbered 167, it was given the number 67 when the roof was removed at some time in the 1960s.
Guy Arab I / Reading #55
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: With correct destination showing, this wartime `utility` Guy Arab 1 is in the same town as it always operated in service, being the first ever Guy bought by the Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Company. Guy was one of only a few builders authorised by the Government to supply new buses at this time, as raw materials were very scarce and nearly all were required to make weapons of war. Bus bodies were therefore very basic in construction and the materials used were very poor - like most utility vehicles, this one didn`t have a long life and was completely rebodied in 1955.
Dennis Loline III / MCW #503
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: One of the finest buses ever built in the UK, a Dennis Loline 3 with Weymann body operated by the Aldershot and District Traction Company. The Loline was built under licence from the Bristol factory, who developed the Lodekka in the 1950s, the first modern bus with a step-free floor but only available for purchase by Tilling Group bus companies. The Loline 3 was a magnificent bus, but quite expensive and so not many were sold, the A&D company being the main user.
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AEC Reliance / Weymann Fanfare #370
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: I once lived in the area served by the Aldershot and District Traction Company to the southwest of London and their buses were a daily sight. Along with the same operator`s very distinctive Dennis Loline double deckers, these AEC Reliance saloons are still regarded by many enthusiasts as some of the finest buses in the country. This particular Reliance was #370 in the fleet and eventually passed into preservation.
Leyland Atlantean / East Lancs #WOW 529 J
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: This Leyland Atlantean PDR/1A was new to Southampton in 1968 and later passed to Guide Friday, who removed the roof and employed it on Bournemouth tours. The Guide Friday company operated in a number of historic towns and cities in Great Britain, often using quite elderly vehicles. The Leyland Atlantean caused a major impact when first introduced in the mid-1950s, offering a practical rear-engine layout suitable for one person operation at a time when staffing costs were making separate conductors too expensive for many routes. The design wasn`t entirely successful to begin with, however, having major mechanical `teething problems` for the first few years - it was only in the early 1960s that the previous front-engine, rear entrance layout was finally abandoned.
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Bristol KSW #447
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: Seen at a large bus rally in Hampshire, this well-loaded Bristol KSW from 1955 was originally with the Brighton, Hove and District company - one of three serving this seaside town. BH&D was a Tilling Group company, so was restricted to buying only Bristol buses, whereas the other two Brighton operators (Southdown and Brighton Corporation) could buy on the open market and had much more varied fleets. All the operators seemed to get along with each other, though, and even shared in working several routes.
Leyland Titan PD2 / MCW #4
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: This Leyland PD2/12 joined the Portsmouth city bus fleet in 1956 as their #106 and led an unremarkable life carrying passengers around the city until, at some time in the 1980s, it was converted to this open-top style and renumbered #4 for a route along the south coast to Hayling Island, a popular holiday area.
Bristol MW #2278
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport,UK - Stokes Bay: Royal Blue was a national long distance coach company which served many areas of the UK with a distinctive fleet of Bristol vehicles, often the MW6G model as shown by this 1963 model shown here, which was #2278 in the fleet. Until car ownership became widespread from the 1960s onwards, coaches (and trains) were the main way to get around the country and long distance coaches did very good business.
Leyland Tiger PS2 / Burlingham #44
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: The seaside holiday town of Bournemouth in Southern England has always had some distinctive public service vehicles, including one of the last remaining trolleybus systems in the UK, which even had some open top double-deck trolleys (think about that!). Here is a 1949 Leyland Tiger PS2/3 with an unusual full-fronted Burlingham body, a style not often seen, although it was quite popular here and also in Blackpool. It was #44 in the Bournemouth fleet.
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Bristol KSW #748
2 sierpnia 2018 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: Upstairs on the Thames Valley KSW5B bus shown in my last photo, look at the very unusual seat layout, specially designed to let people come and go in the very restricted top deck.
Bristol KSW #748
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: This 1955 Bristol KSW5B lowbridge double deck bus is one of many supplied to the huge Thames Valley company, but just look at the unusual layout upstairs - see my next photos!
AEC Regent / Park Royal #35
2 sierpnia 2009 - Gosport, UK - Stokes Bay: The Gosport and Fareham company was a long-established bus operator in the Hampshire area, trading as `Provincial`. It was noteable for running several very old and interesting buses, including this AEC Regent 1 double deck with a Park Royal body, new to the company in 1936 as their #35. This was not taken out of use until 1967, when it was probably the last Regent 1 still in passenger service anywhere in the country.
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