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30 (106 CUF) When
the National Bus Company first took over Provincial, it was decided to replace
many of the oddities with surplus vehicles from other fleets. This ex
Southdown Leyland Leopard seen at Gosport in 1974 was an example of this
policy. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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70 (SCG 622) A Guy Arab IV
with Reading Bodywork dating from 1958 seen at Hoeford. This bus is in the
later livery with more cream introduced in the last year of the old company
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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10 (FHO 602) 1947 AEC Regent
II seen at Hoeford in 1965 (Photo Cliff Essex)
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68 (976 CWL) Ex City of
Oxford 976, A 1958 AEC Regent V. Another of the vehicles drafted in to replace
native vehicles in 1970.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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58 (OTT 33) Ex Western
National Bristol LS6G acquired in 1969, and seen at Hoeford in March 1973. This
coach was new in 1953. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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19 (FCR 442) Ex Southampton
Park Royal Guy Arab (SCT Number 141)
seen at Hoeford in March
1970. This bus was from the second batch of Arabs acquired in 1965 and lasted
until 1971. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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9 (HWO 344) Taken in Hoeford
depot yard March 1970 (so technically an NBC Bus).
Ex Red & White Duple lowbridge bodied Guy Arab. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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27 (CG 9612) Heavily rebuilt
1930s AEC Regal seen at Gosport Ferry. A number of these vehicles were
rebuilt in the 1950s with new Reading bodies for OPO. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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36 (HAA 771E) was the
last of the Guy Arab double deck rebuilds with a Deutz air cooled engine.
Taken at Gosport Ferry terminal when almost new in 1967.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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50 (MHO 197F) A
Seddon Pennine IV with Strachans body delivered in 1967. Taken in Hoeford
depot in March 1970, in original condition.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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50 (MHO 197F) Another
view of 50 in the later livery style at Gosport Ferry during the
reconstruction of the bus station in 1973. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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77 (EWO 467) One of the
acquisitions from Red & White.
77 is a BBW (Brislington Bus Works) lowbridge bodied Guy Arab II.
Unusually, for Provincial, fitted with platform doors.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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1 (883 HHO) At Gosport Ferry
Terminal a Guy Arab II seen after rebuilding and fitting with a Deutz
air-cooled engine. (Photo Cliff Essex)
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20 (KOR 462) At Gosport Ferry
Terminal in 1967 Guy Arab III No.20 was fitted with a Guy Motors Body
constructed from a Park Royal kit.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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26 (CG 9611)
Provincial No.26 is another AEC Regal
dating from 1934 and rebodied for one person operation as late as 1961.
It is Seen in West Street Fareham in 1967.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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49 (RAA 18G)
Seen in 1973 and minus fleetnames is one of the second batch of Seddon Pennine
IV's with Seddon's own bodywork.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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55 (EHO 228)
Now preserved, 55 is a Wartime Guy Arab I rebuilt and rebodied in 1955. Seen at Fareham in 1970 near the end of it’s life. (Photo Cliff
Essex)
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57 (EHO 869)
Also preserved, 57 is
another Wartime Guy Arab II rebuilt in 1953 as the famous
"coach bus".
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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76 (941 EOR)
Seen at Hoeford 1964 when almost new.
76 is a Guy Arab II with Reading bodywork and Deutz air cooled engine.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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56 (AAW 326B)
Ex County Motors of Brentwood Bedford SB5/Duple acquired in 1967.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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8 (ECG 108K) Another
RE of the same 1972 batch wearing the livery it was delivered in. This batch
differed from the previous (1-6) by having red seating as opposed to green,
the story goes that they were diverted from Northern General.
(Photo Cliff Essex)
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T1 (HWO 344) The former number 9 in
trainer yellow at the Hants & Dorset garage in Grosvenor Square,
Southampton sometime in 1975. (Photo
Malcolm Audsley)
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6 (HCG 41) & 16 (FCR 441) Two Park
Royal Arabs. No 6 was new to Provincial and 16 came via Southampton
Corporation.
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48 (JML 784) a Weymann bodied Regent I was
acquired from the manufacturers AEC in 1939. It was an ex demonstrator and was
new in 1938. 48 was originally painted red, and was on hire to Provincial from
May 1939 to September 1939, and then purchased. (Photo N. Hamshere)
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62 (DAU 462) (centre) An ex Nottingham AEC
Regent I new to Nottingham in 1954 and acquired by Provincial in 1961. It is
flanked on the left by another AEC demonstrator 49 (KMD 306) and rebuilt Guy
Arab 32 (EOR 878) on the right.
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67 (OTT 74) Another ex Western
National Bristol LS6G acquired in 1969, seen at Hoeford. This
coach was new in 1953.
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32 (EOR 878) New in 1945 a Guy Arab with a
Utility body, 32 was was rebodied by reading in 1957 and withdrawn in 1971.
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67 (970 CWL) Weymann bodied ex City
of Oxford AEC Regent V acquired in 1970.
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34 (XNU 421) An ex Midland General Bristol
LS6G seen at Gosport Ferry. It was originally numbered 4.
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54 (ECG 622) A rare shot of the once sole
Bristol in the Provincial fleet in closed top form. It was a K5G which was
delivered with a utility body in 1942.
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42 (DAA 848) and 38 (CAA 700) two
AEC Regents lined up at Gosport Ferry.
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T1 (HWO 344) The ex Red and White Guy Arab
training bus. (Photo Pete Staples)
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T1 (HWO 344) A rear view. (Photo Pete
Staples)
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