I have a query that hopefully someone maybe able to answer. With old buses, I can cope with O26/15RO and suchlike, but came across a batch of buses, Guy J's, which were labelled T13, T15 and T20 the other day. What sort of configuration is this? And how are charabancs coded?
Chris Hebbron
Could this refer to the small TOASTRACK bodied Guys built in the mid 1920's and used on the promenades at various seaside resorts? Portsmouth and Bournemouth Corporations were two.
Pat Jennings
Could T be for Toastrack? That would explain the lack of a code for the entrance position, as there were two entrances for every seat!
Peter Williamson
I knew someone would crack it. Well done! When you think about it, Toastrack is a brilliant description for this type of bus.
Chris Hebbron
In the PSV Circle's scheme of things char-a-bancs have seating codes beginning with the prefix "Ch". A pity that a better system was never invented (the prefix "H" for example makes no differentiation between a standard highbridge body and a low-height one on chassis such as the Daimler Fleetline) but this is still the one used by most historians and a significant number of people within the industry. Another absurdity in the PSV Circle system is the "DP" prefix for vehicles with a bus shell but highbacked seating - or a coach shell with service bus seating! Meaningless!
Neville Mercer
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