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Yorkshire Woollen District – Guy Arab II – HD 7424 – 500

 Yorkshire Woollen District Guy Arab II
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Yorkshire Woollen District
1943
Guy Arab II 6LW
Roe H56R

Here is a a good shot of a Guy Arab II going about it’s business in the Yorkshire mill town area of Dewsbury. The 6LW after the make and model means that this bus had a Gardner 8.4 litre 6 cylinder diesel engine there was only one alternative at the time a Gardner 5LW 7.0 litre 5 cylinder diesel engine. This bus had a straight forward four speed crash gearbox and a vacuum assisted hydraulic braking system, the original body on this bus would have been of a utility style, all very basic but then it was built during wartime. It was rebodied around 1953 there is more on that subject and an excellent comment for the reason why here.

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12/08/12 – 07:29

Please could anyone tell me what year Central Works Savile town closed as I worked their from 1973 to 1978

Ray

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22/10/12 – 16:56

In answer to Ray’s question, when did YWD Central Works Dewsbury close, the time was August 1983 when the entire operation, including staff was transferred to Belle Isle at Wakefield. The function was then combined with the West Riding central works. A new machine shop and fuel injection-"pump" shop was then established as previously all fuel injection work was carried out at the Dewsbury site. I too worked at YWD, and started work there as an apprentice fitter in July 1963

David Howram


 

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