Many of these photos date from a visit to
Guernsey in the summer of 1965. All were taken with a Kodak 'Brownie' camera.
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The Reading bodied Albion Nimbus was the standard new purchase for both the associated fleets
of Guernsey Motors and Guernsey Railway in the sixties. 86 (10486) sported matching fleet and regsitration
numbers in the Motors fleet, but Railway 65 was registered 10488. They are seen together entering
St Peter Port Bus Station.
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Guy Vixens! 12 (4400) dates from 1946 and was acquired from Guernsey Motors, 9 (502) dates
from 1947. Both have Duple 35 seat bodywork. The Guy Vixen chassis is perhaps better known
in teh 84 'Specials' with ECW bodywork built for London Transport as 26 seat country buses,
the GS
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Whereas Guernsey Railway acquired some interesting vehicles in 1963 from Blue Bird, Railway
took over Paragon in 63 and acquired its Commer Comandos, some Victor SPFT3Ls and
this 35 seat 1934 Heaver bodied Leyland Cub SKP3 (one of two).
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Heaver bodied Albion Victor 36 (6436) on route 20 to Vazon Bay in the north of the island. Broadly speaking Railways served the wide sandy beaches to the north and Motors the craggy cove beaches to the south.
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