Guy / Metro Cammell 739
ESG 652 is one of ten Guy 5LW's which were purchased new following the second world war in 1948 and 1949. These stylish single deckers with rear entrances - a new concept for Edinburgh, had Metro-Cammell bodies and a seating capacity for 35 people. They were considered among the best of Edinburgh's single-deckers and the interiors had brown leather seats and ornate alhambrinal ceilings.
The ten Guys were prone to being rather noisy with intense vibrating and the sliding windows would sometimes drop down by themselves! They were perhaps not the fastest beasts around, nor were they quiet, but they had a certain solidity that would reassure the travelling public of the day. Note the very quaint jelly-mould indicator - not the originals which would have been semaphore arrows when new.
Many of these buses survived in service until the early 1960's and then some of them were converted to road gritting machines - a very unfortunate ending to a fine career!
739 is seen on an excursion to the Tron on Service 1
Guy / Metro Cammell 739
ESG 652 is one of ten Guy 5LW's which were purchased new following the second world war in 1948 and 1949. These stylish single deckers with rear entrances - a new concept for Edinburgh, had Metro-Cammell bodies and a seating capacity for 35 people. They were considered among the best of Edinburgh's single-deckers and the interiors had brown leather seats and ornate alhambrinal ceilings.
The ten Guys were prone to being rather noisy with intense vibrating and the sliding windows would sometimes drop down by themselves! They were perhaps not the fastest beasts around, nor were they quiet, but they had a certain solidity that would reassure the travelling public of the day. Note the very quaint jelly-mould indicator - not the originals which would have been semaphore arrows when new.
Many of these buses survived in service until the early 1960's and then some of them were converted to road gritting machines - a very unfortunate ending to a fine career!
739 is seen on an excursion to the Tron on Service 1