Glasgow Corporation Guy Arab MkII 6LW – 1943
Catalogue Ref: 03/20C2/1005
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EFE Guy Arab MkII repainted as a Glasgow Corporation Guy Arab wartime utility bus of which ten prototype examples were supplied to the Corporation in 1943. The majority of the Corporation's intake of wartime utility buses used a Daimler chassis and this is the version modelled by Corgi. This EFE based Guy model carries the fleet number '63' and is on Route 9 from George Square to Drumchapel via Argyle St. This bus lasted in service until the mid fifties. Lavishly embellished with the Corporation crest, GCT legal lettering, max. speed/ u.w., fuel oil, emergency exit, reg.nos. front and rear etc. Correct black lining applied below the upper and lower deck windows. Supplied in an EFE box which is in good condition and is re-labelled as appropriate. Compatible with 'OO' gauge model railways.

Glasgow Corporation Leyland Titan PD2/25 (1955)
Catalogue Ref: 03/20A2/1005
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Corgi OOC Leyland Titan PD2 repainted as a Glasgow Corporation PD2/25 of which a batch of 25 prototype examples were supplied to the Corporation by W.Alexander & Sons (Coachbuilders) of Falkirk to a Weymann design in 1955 as the first completely new post-war Leylands, and the first of the 'tin-fronted' design, to enter service with the Corporation. The model carries the fleet number 'L24' (the first of the batch) and is on Route 39 to Broomielaw via Eglinton St., Pollokshaws Rd. and Barrhead Rd. Lavishly embellished with the Corporation crest, GCT legal lettering, max. speed/ u.w., fuel oil, emergency exit, reg.nos. front and rear etc. Striking side adverts are for Black & White Scotch whiskey and Crawford's Cream Crackers. Correct black lining applied below the upper and lower deck windows. Supplied in the original clear plastic Corgi presentation case. Compatible with 'OO' gauge model railways. A unique item for the Scottish die-cast model bus collector recalling the heyday of Glasgow Corporation Transport during a period which saw the twilight of the Glasgow tram and the subsequent dawn of a new public transport era in the City.

Glasgow Corporation Atlantean - 'Reversed' Livery
Catalogue Ref: 03/20A2/0810
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An experimental 'reversed' or 'upside down' livery was applied to 22 Glasgow Corporation buses late in 1964. Three of the buses involved were Alexander bodied Leyland Atlanteans. The objective of this experimental livery scheme was to achieve increased durability of the vehicle's paint finish by applying the darker colour to the lower body panels (exposed to the greatest wear and tear) and the lighter colour to the upper deck i.e a reversal of the then standard livery scheme.

Although not adopted as standard at the time, a 'reversed' scheme formed the basis of the new bus livery adopted by Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive (GGPTE) on acquiring the Corporation's transport undertakings in 1973.

Side Adverts: 'Long John' Scotch Whisky ('The scotch we drink in Scotland') and 'Schweppes'.
Route No.: 4
Destination: Drumoyne
Fleet No.: LA130
Reg.No. SGD 708

Glasgow Corporation Sunbeam 2-Axle Trolleybus
Catalogue Ref: 03/20F2/0510
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Glasgow’s first trolleybuses were introduced in 1949 and were all 3-axle vehicles as used by London Transport. The Glasgow trolleybus system (the 3rd largest in the UK) was the last to be introduced and, by 1959, the fleet numbered 194 vehicles including 21 single-deckers. Relaxation of regulations on maximum vehicle length allowed the introduction of twenty ‘TG’-Class 2-axle 27-foot vehicles in 1953 most of which had Weymann bodywork with a seating capacity of 62. The final configuration of the Glasgow trolleybus was a 2-axle 30-foot design of which 100 were delivered in 1957/58 making the fleet predominantly 2-axle rather than 3-axle. The end of the Glasgow tram led on, sadly, to the end of the Glasgow trolleybus system early in 1967.

Glasgow Corporation Daimler CVG6
Catalogue Ref: 03/20D2/0503
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A batch of 50 ‘tin fronted’ Daimler CVG6 double-deckers was delivered to Glasgow Corporation in 1954/5 one of this batch, D95 (Reg.No. FYS 550) entering service in an almost entirely unpainted condition as an experiment, also conducted by Edinburgh Corporation and London Transport, to assess whether or not the cost of bus painting was really justified. This model is conventionally finished in the Corporation’s later simplified livery style introduced in 1959 following the introduction of spray painting equipment at the Corporation’s Larkfield Bus Works. .

Leyland Titan PD2/12 - Edinburgh Corporation
Catalogue Ref: 03/22A2/0704
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Edinburgh Corporation Transport ran its first motor buses in 1919 to supplement an already substantial existing tramway network. The first batch of Leyland double-deckers was acquired by Edinburgh Corporation in 1952, as part of the tram replacement programme, and comprised 21 PD2/12 Titans with Leyland 59-seat highbridge bodywork. Edinburgh Corporation handed over responsibility for the City’s transport infrastructure to Lothian Regional Transport in 1975.

Finished in the very striking ‘Madder and White’ livery of Edinburgh Corporation Transport which lends itself admirably to the attractive Leyland highbridge bodywork and is embellished with an excellent representation of the Edinburgh Corporation crest.