Guide Friday

Saturday 11 May 1996 – Guide Friday (Ireland) Limited operated a city sightseeing tour of Dublin although was prevented from using it’s widely recognised green livery which was the prominent colour of Dublin Bus. Consequently a gold and black livery was employed here. 74 KE 509 is unmistakably a former Nottiingham City Transport East Lancs bodied Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R which was seen outside The Gresham Hotel in O’Connell Street. I believe it was NCT’s 571 registered OTO 571M new in March 1974.

Saturday 13 August 1988 – Guide Friday was based in Stratford-upon-Avon and following its success with sightseeing tours in its hometown gradually expanded to provide similar tours in many tourist centres. RFN 957G, is seen creeping along Trinity Street in Cambridge at a time when normal service buses and coaches regularly traversed this narrow thoroughfare. It is a Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline that was new as a standard covered top bus to East Kent Road Car Company in May 1969 latterly numbered 7957.

Saturday 13 August 1988 – Guide Friday was based in Stratford-upon-Avon and following its success with sightseeing tours in its hometown gradually expanded to provide similar tours in many tourist centres. RFN 957G, is seen creeping along Trinity Street in Cambridge at a time when normal service buses and coaches regularly traversed this narrow thoroughfare. It is a Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline that was new as a standard covered top bus to East Kent Road Car Company in May 1969 latterly numbered 7957.

Thursday 3 June 1993 – Guide Friday was based in Stratford-upon-Avon and following its success with sightseeing tours in its hometown gradually expanded to provide similar tours in many tourist centres. HKL 836, a Beadle bodied AEC Regal that had been new to Maidstone & District Motor Services as their SO26 in March 1947, was assigned to the ‘Cotswold Tour' centred on Bourton-on-the-Water.

Thursday 3 June 1993 – Guide Friday was based in Stratford-upon-Avon and following its success with sightseeing tours in its hometown gradually expanded to provide similar tours in many tourist centres. HKL 836, a Beadle bodied AEC Regal that had been new to Maidstone & District Motor Services as their SO26 in March 1947, was assigned to the ‘Cotswold Tour' centred on Bourton-on-the-Water.

Monday 6 August 2001 (approx. 1230) - Guide Friday was famous for its open top bus sightseeing tours in many tourist locations. One of them was based in Cambridge where the company also introduced a regular service linking the city centre with the railway station. F60 RFS, seen in Emmanuel Street, is an MCW Metrorider that had been new to Fife Scottish as their number 60 in August 1988.

Monday 6 August 2001 (approx. 1205) - Guide Friday was famous for its open top bus sightseeing tours in many tourist locations. One of them was based in Cambridge where the company also introduced a regular service linking the city centre with the railway station. F60 RFS is an MCW Metrorider that had been new to Fife Scottish as their number 60 in August 1988.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1233) – Tom Tappin Limited had only recently acquired LY02 OBK, an ALX400 bodied Transbus Trident new to Stagecoach East London in July 2002. It carries a new Guide Friday colour scheme for its Oxford sightseeing tour which now incorporates the City Sightseeng brand. Seen in High Street, Oxford. Fleet number 907.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1233) – Tom Tappin Limited had only recently acquired LY02 OBK, an ALX400 bodied Transbus Trident new to Stagecoach East London in July 2002. It carries a new Guide Friday colour scheme for its Oxford sightseeing tour which now incorporates the City Sightseeng brand. Seen in High Street, Oxford. Fleet number 907.