The oldest bus on the premises is a Guy Arab II, registration CCX 801. Chassis number FD27925, with L27/26R bodywork by Roe. The bus was new in 1945, and received the current body in 1953. It ran in service until 1968. Restoration has progressed rather slowly, but recently some "stocktaking" has been done, and the chassis and framework tested and found to be structurally sound. Work has been restarted during 2010.

At the bottom of this page are some photos of the bus in service. Apologies for the poor quality. The colour photo was taken on 18th July 2010 by Richard Hall (using Andrew Beever's camera) and, as you can see, it is a rather long-term project....

BELOW:

In 1951, after repainting in the new livery.