PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| FLEET No | GS 34 |
| REG | MXX 334 |
| MAKE | GUY |
| MODEL | GS |
| YEAR | 1953 |
| BODY | Eastern Coach Works, Lowestoft. |
| OWNER | London Bus Museum |
| HISTORY | At the beginning
of the 1950s, London Transport needed to replace its aging fleet of small
single decker buses. They needed small buses for the sparsely
populated country areas, and only small buses would be allowed to have
one-man operation. AEC and Leyland were not making small vehicles,
so LT turned to the Guy Special . Guy produced 84 chassis with
Perkins P6 diesel engines, and the Eastern Coach Works body seated
26. They were introduced from late 1953. They remained in use
until the 1960s (a few into the 1970s), but were gradually replaced by new
larger vehicles. Large numbers were sold to private operators, and
many have survived into preservation.
GS 34 entered service for London Transport in 1953, operating from Amersham garage. During the 1960s she worked from a number of different garages including Garston, Grays and Hertford. The vehicle transferred to training duties in 1965 and was eventually sold in 1969. She remained in private use until purchased for preservation in 1976. The bus was donated to the London Bus Museum in 1999. |
| Above photos taken at: | London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey |
| Taken: | 26th February 2012 |
Photographs © Mike Smith 2012
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