Birkenhead Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1919-1969
| Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1919
| 1-5 | CM1701-1705 | Leyland O | 10118/32/44/ 48/350 | Leyland | B32R |
Withdrawn 1927 (1-5).
1920
| 6-10 | CM1706-1710 | Leyland O | 10351/75-76/ 554-55 | Leyland | B32R |
Withdrawn 1927 (6-10).
1921
| 11-12 | CM1711-1712 | AEC ‘B’ | B2414/026 | LGOC | O18/16RO |
Nos. 11-12 ex-London General Omnibus Company (Nos. B2414, B2026 respectively; new 1913, 1912 and originally registered LF9888 and LF9345 respectively).
Withdrawn 1925 (11), 1926 (12).
1922
| 13-15 | CO3398-3400 | Straker-Squire A | A6126/083/ 123 | Straker-Squire | B34R |
| 16 | CM4006 | Straker-Squire A | A6151 | Straker-Squire | B32R |
Nos. 13-15 ex-Plymouth Corporation (Nos. 18-20, new 1920); re-seated to B32R before entering service.
No. 16 ex-W.B. Horn Ltd., Birkenhead (new 1920); the body is also quoted as built by Hora.
Withdrawn 1927 (13-16).
1923
| 17 | CM4686 | Thornycroft BT | 8895 | Strachan & Brown | B20F |
| 18-23 | CM4936-4941 | Leyland G7 | 12590/91/93/ 92/95/94 | Leyland | B32R |
Withdrawn 1927 (17, 21), 1929 (18-20, 22-23).
1924
| 24-29 | CM5339-5344 | Leyland SGH7 | 12848-53 | Leyland | FB40R |
Nos. 28-29 re-seated to FB39R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1930 (24-29).
1925
| 30-32 | CM5345-5347 | Leyland LG1 | 50001/02/05 | Leyland | H28/24RO |
| 33-37 | CM6040-6044 | Leyland LG1 | 50003-04/ 06-08 | Leyland | H28/24RO |
| 38 | CM6045 | Guy J | 6604 | Buckingham | B18F |
| 39-41 | CM6046-6048 | Leyland SG11 | 13456-58 | Leyland | FB38R |
Nos. 30-37 are also quoted as having consecutive chassis numbers (i.e. 50001-08).
No. 38 re-seated to B20F by 1928.
Nos. 39-41 re-seated to FB36R by 1927.
Withdrawn 1930 (30-38), 1931 (39-41).
1926
| 42-43 | CM6049-6050 | Leyland LG1 | 50027-28 | Leyland | H26/26RO |
| 44-51 | CM6600-6607 | Leyland LG1 | 50029-32/39/ 34-36 | Leyland | H26/26RO |
| 52-54 | CM6608-6610 | Guy BB | BB1980/89-90 | Guy | B27D |
Nos. 52-54 re-seated to B26D at a later date.
Withdrawn 1930 (52-54), 1931 (42-51).
1927
| 55-64 | CM6611-6620 | Leyland PLSP1 | 50073-82 | Leyland | H28/27RO |
| 65-73 | CM7384-7392 | Leyland PLSC3 | 45822-30 | Leyland | B36R |
Withdrawn 1933 (55-64), 1935 (65-73).
1928
| 74 | CM7393 | Leyland PLSC3 | 47160 | Leyland | B36R |
| 75-78 | CM8060-8063 | Leyland PLSC3 | 47161-64 | Leyland | B36R |
| 79-93 | CM8064-8078 | Leyland TD1 | 70347-51/ 154-63 | Leyland | L27/24RO |
Nos. 79-93 had staircases enclosed by Massey in 1933.
Withdrawn 1935 (74-78), 1938 (79-93).
1929
| 94-108 | CM8721-8735 | Leyland TD1 | 70642-56 | Leyland | L24/24R |
Withdrawn 1939 (94-108).
1930
| 109-113 | CM8736-8740 | Leyland TD1 | 71276-80 | Leyland | L24/24R |
| 114-125 | CM9375-9386 | Leyland TD1 | 71281-92 | Leyland | L24/24R |
| 126-131 | CM9387-9392 | Leyland LT2 | 51001-06 | Leyland | B35R |
| 132-146 | CM9756-9770 | Leyland TD1 | 71511-25 | Leyland | L27/24R |
Withdrawn 1939 (109-123, 126), 1941 (128), 1944 (124-125, 127, 132-135, 142), 1946 (129, 137, 139-141, 143-144), 1947 (136, 138, 145-146), 1948 (130-131).
1931
| 147-151 | CM9771-9775 | Leyland TD1 | 72009-13 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 152-156 | BG200-204 | Leyland TD1 | 72014-18 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 157-158 | BG205-206 | Daimler CH6 | 9041-42 | Massey | L27/26R |
| 159-163 | BG472-476 | Leyland TD1 | 72330-34 | Massey | L27/24R |
Withdrawn 1938 (157-158), 1944 (151-152, 161), 1945 (147), 1946 (148, 150, 153-156, 159-160, 163), 1947 (147, 149, 162).
1932
| 164-170 | BG739-745 | Leyland TD2 | 1064-68/ 1321-22 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 171-175 | BG746-750 | Daimler CH6 | 9100-03/099 | Massey | L26/26R |
Withdrawn 1938 (171-175), 1940 (168), 1944 (165-166), 1946 (169), 1947 (164, 167), 1948 (170).
1933
| 176-184 | BG1500-1508 | Leyland TD2 | 2716-24 | Massey | L27/24R |
| 185 | BG1509 | AEC Q | 761007 | MCCW | L31/28F |
No. 182 fitted with new East Lancs H30/26R body in 1942 (original destroyed by enemy action).
Withdrawn 1936 (183), 1940 (185), 1947 (177-179, 182), 1948 (176, 180-181, 184).
1934
| 186-188 | BG2651-2653 | Leyland TD3c | 5042-43/47 | Northern Counties | L26/24R |
| 189-191 | BG2654-2656 | Leyland TD3c | 5048-50 | Northern Counties | H28/24R |
| 192-197 | BG2657-2662 | Leyland TD3c | 5041/44-46/ 51-52 | Massey | H28/24R |
Nos. 194-195 rebuilt by Massey to H28/24R (195) or H28/26R (194) in 1942 after damage by enemy action.
Withdrawn 1948 (186, 190), 1949 (187-189, 191-197).
1935
| 198-202 | BG3423-3427 | Leyland TD4c | 7363-64/ 66-67/69 | Massey | H30/24R |
| 203-207 | BG3428-3432 | Leyland TD4c | 7360-62/ 65/68 | Northern Counties | H30/24R |
Nos. 198, 204, 206 re-bodied by East Lancs to H30/26R in 1942 after damage by enemy action; re-numbered 355, 357, 358 respectively in 1947.
No. 207 rebuilt by Massey in 1942 after damage by enemy action.
Withdrawn 1949 (199-203, 205, 207), 1952 (198[355], 204[357], 206[358]).
1936
| 208-218 | BG4381-4391 | Leyland TD4c | 10133-42/654 | Massey | H30/24R |
No. 209 rebuilt by Massey in 1942 after damage by enemy action.
No. 212 rebuilt by Massey in 1946.
No. 214 rebuilt by East Lancs to H30/26R in 1942 after damage by enemy action; re-numbered 359 in 1947.
No. 217 fitted with East Lancs H30/26R body from No. 182 (BG1506) in 1947; re-numbered 356 at the same time.
Withdrawn 1949 (208-211, 213, 215-216), 1950 (212, 218), 1951 (214[359]), 1952 (217[356]).
1937
| 219-239 | BG5501-5521 | Leyland TD5c | 14258/13573- 90/92/91 | Massey | H30/24R |
| 240-258 | BG5522-5540 | Leyland TD5c | 14239-57 | Massey | H30/24R |
Nos. 226, 235 re-bodied by East Lancs to H30/24R in 1942 after damage by enemy action; re-numbered 360, 361 respectively in 1947.
No. 245 rebuilt by Massey in 1942 after damage by enemy action.
Nos. 228, 248 also rebuilt at a later date (probably by Massey).
Withdrawn 1941 (244), 1949 (225), 1950 (219-224, 227-234, 236-242, 248, 253-254, 256), 1951 (226[360], 235[361], 243, 245-247, 249-252, 255, 257-258).
1938
| 259-268 | BG6801-6810 | Leyland TD5c | 17594-98/ 602-04/07-08 | Massey | H30/24R |
| 269-278 | BG6811-6820 | Leyland TD5c | 17590-93/99/ 600-01/05- 06/09 | Northern Counties | H28/26R |
Nos. 269-278 re-seated to H30/24R at a later date.
No. 275 rebuilt by Massey in 1942 after damage by enemy action; it received the chassis frame from No. 268 in 1953 after an accident, but retained the original chassis number.
Withdrawn 1950 (264, 266, 268), 1951 (259-263, 265, 267), 1953 (269, 271), 1954 (270, 272-274, 276), 1955 (275, 277-278).
1939
| 279-318 | BG7701-7740 | Leyland TD5c | 302617-56 | Massey | H30/24R |
Nos. 280, 283, 286, 292, 295-296, 298, 302, 305, 308, 311-312, 314 rebuilt by Birkenhead Corporation in the postwar period.
Nos. 282, 284-285, 287-290, 293-294, 297, 299, 304, 307 [also rebuilt by Massey in 1942 after damage by enemy action], 309-310, 313, 315-318 rebuilt by Massey in the postwar period.
Withdrawn 1951 (301), 1952 (281, 297, 306), 1954 (291, 296), 1955 (279, 282-284, 286, 288, 290, 294-295, 298, 300, 307, 309, 316-318), 1956 (280, 285, 287, 289, 292, 302, 304, 308, 311-313, 315), 1957 (293, 299, 303, 305, 310, 314).
1943
| 319-320 | BG8552-8553 | Guy Arab II | FD26114/18 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1951 (319), 1954 (320).
1944
| 321-325 | BG8554-8558 | Guy Arab II | FD26294/393/ 387-88/418 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 326-330 | BG8628-8632 | Guy Arab II | FD26656/61- 62/77/79 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 331-342 | BG8641-8652 | Guy Arab II | FD26738/20/ 43-44/840/42/ 84/87/735- 36/33/32 | Massey | H30/26R |
Nos. 323-337 re-bodied by Massey to H31/28R in 1953; re-numbered 241-255 respectively at the same time.
Nos. 323[241], 325[243], 328[246] to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
Withdrawn 1954 (321-322, 338-342), 1968 (332[250], 335[253]), 1969 (324[242], 326-327[244-245], 329-331[247-249], 333-334[251-252], 336-337[254-255]).
1946
| 101-107 | BG9221-9227 | Leyland PD1 | 460526-27/ 98-99/647/88 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 108-112 | BG9228-9232 | Leyland PD1 | 460811/40/ 56/79/944 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 343-350 | BG8735-8742 | Guy Arab II | FD28074/113- 16/22-23/56 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 351-354 | BG8743-8746 | Guy Arab II | FD28118/39/ 57-58 | Northern Counties | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1957 (343-349, 353), 1959 (104, 106-110, 112, 350-352, 354), 1960 (101-103, 105, 111).
1947
| 113 | BG9672 | Leyland PD1 | 461632 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 114-115 | BG9532-9533 | Leyland PD1 | 461680-81 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 116-117 | BG9673-9674 | Leyland PD1 | 461635/2487 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 118 | BG9676 | Leyland PD1 | 462488 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 119 | BG9675 | Leyland PD1 | 462489 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 120 | BG9536 | Leyland PD1 | 462490 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 121 | BG9535 | Leyland PD1 | 463057 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 122 | BG9531 | Leyland PD1 | 470100 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 123 | BG9534 | Leyland PD1 | 470101 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 124 | BG9678 | Leyland PD1 | 470162 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 125 | BG9677 | Leyland PD1 | 470163 | Massey | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1959 (115), 1960 (113-114, 116-120), 1961 (121-125).
1948
| 97 | ACM194 | Leyland PS1 | 470700 | Massey | B33R |
| 98-100 | ACM107-109 | Leyland PS1 | 470701-02/ 699 | Massey | B33R |
| 126-132 | ACM301-307 | Leyland PD1 | 481530/706- 07/15-16/876- 77 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 133-145 | ACM308-320 | Leyland PD1 | 481952-57/ 76-82 | Massey | H30/26R |
No. 97 originally registered ACM106, but was re-registered as shown when it was discovered that ACM106 had already been issued.
Withdrawn 1961 (127-138, 140), 1962 (126, 141, 144), 1963 (139, 142-143, 145), 1964 (97-100).
1949
| 146-160 | ACM604-618 | Guy Arab III | FD36034-35/ 45-46/51/58- 60/69/241-46 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 161-175 | ACM619-633 | Daimler CVG6 | 15211-25 | Massey | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1962 (147, 150, 153, 155, 157-159), 1963 (146, 148-149, 151-152, 154, 156, 160-163, 166-167, 170, 173), 1964 (164, 172), 1965 (165, 168-169, 171, 174-175).
1950
| 176-190 | ABG176-190 | Daimler CVG6 | 16959-73 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 191-196 | ABG291-296 | Guy Arab III | FD70166/78/ 91/93-94/96 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 197-205 | ABG297-305 | Guy Arab III | FD70212/14/ 17/20/39/45/ 48-49/68 | Massey | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1964 (176-179, 181, 183, 185, 187-188, 190), 1965 (182, 184, 189, 193, 195, 199-200), 1966 (180, 186, 191-192, 194, 196-198, 201-205).
1951
| 206-213 | ABG806-813 | Leyland PD2/3 | 504820/901/ 722/900/821/ 844/46-47 | Leyland | H31/26R |
| 214-225 | ABG814-825 | Leyland PD2/3 | 505906/845/ 904-05/22/21/ 4886/85/87/ 83-84/23 | Leyland | H31/26R |
Withdrawn 1966 (206, 208, 218), 1967 (207, 209-217, 219-225).
1952
| 226-233 | BCM926-933 | Guy Arab III | FD71178-79/ 81/83-87 | East Lancs | H33/26R |
| 234-240 | BCM934-940 | Guy Arab III | FD71189/91- 92/95-96/98- 99 | East Lancs | H33/26R |
Withdrawn 1968 (226-227, 229-233, 235-240), 1969 (228, 234).
1954
| 256-261 | CBG556-561 | Leyland PD2/12 | 540202-03/ 17-18/301-02 | Weymann | H33/26R |
| 263-265 | CBG563-565 | Leyland PD2/12 | 540310-11/ 225/312 | Weymann | H33/26R |
| 266-270 | CBG566-570 | Leyland PD2/12 | 540226/24/ 45/55-56 | Ashcroft | H33/26R |
Nos. 256-270 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1955
| 355-361 | DCM975-981 | Guy Arab IV | FD72482-83/ 85/87-89/91 | Massey | H31/28R |
| 362-366 | DCM982-986 | Leyland PD2/12 | 550660-64 | East Lancs | H31/28R |
| 367-371 | DCM987-991 | Leyland PD2/12 | 551028-32 | Weymann | H33/26R |
Nos. 355-371 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1956
| 372-377 | EBG59-64 | Guy Arab IV | FD73129/25/ 28/18/34/36 | Massey | H31/28R |
| 378-381 | EBG750-753 | Guy Arab IV | FD73295/351/ 71/86 | Massey | H31/28R |
| 382-386 | EBG754-758 | Guy Arab IV | FD73391/ 94-95/97-98 | East Lancs | H31/28R |
Nos. 372-386 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1957
| 1-8 | FCM991-998 | Leyland PD2/40 | 571266-69/ 318-21 | Massey | H31/28R |
Nos. 1-8 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1958
| 9-15 | FBG909-915 | Leyland PD2/40 | 571322/ 67-72 | Massey | H31/28R |
Nos. 9-15 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1959
| 16-21 | HCM516-521 | Leyland PD2/40 | 583796/816/ 25-27/99 | Massey | H33/28R |
| 22-30 | HCM522-530 | Leyland PD2/40 | 583900-03/09- 10/34-35/65 | Massey | H33/28R |
Nos. 16-30 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1960
| 31-37 | JBG531-537 | Leyland PD2/40 | 600615-17/ 27-28/72-73 | Massey | H35/28R |
| 38-45 | JBG538-545 | Leyland PD2/40 | 600682-84/ 859-62/95 | Massey | H35/28R |
Nos. 31-45 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1961
| 46-51 | LCM446-451 | Leyland PD2/40 | 610469-71/ 510-12 | East Lancs | H37/28R |
| 52-60 | LCM452-460 | Leyland PD2/40 | 610547-50/ 673-77 | East Lancs | H37/28R |
Nos. 46-60 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1962
| 61-68 | MCM961-968 | Leyland PD2/40 | 621305-06/ 35-36/60-61/ 98-99 | Massey | H35/30R |
| 69-75 | MCM969-975 | Leyland PD2/40 | 62431-33/ 63-64/96-97 | Massey | H35/30R |
Nos. 61-75 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1963
| 76-81 | OCM976-981 | Leyland PD2/40 | L00771-74/ 800-01 | Massey | H35/30R |
| 82-90 | OCM982-990 | Leyland PD2/40 | L00901-03/ 1078-79/92-95 | Massey | H35/30R |
Nos. 76-90 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1964
| 91-94 | RCM491-494 | Leyland L2 | L04465-66/ 97-98 | Massey | B42D |
| 101-109 | RCM501-509 | Daimler CRG6LX | 60604-12 | Weymann | H44/33F |
Nos. 91-94, 101-109 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1965
| 110-116 | BBG110-16C | Leyland PD2/40 | L40917-20/ 1122-24 | Massey | H36/30R |
| 117-124 | BBG117-24C | Leyland PD2/40 | L41558-60/ 83-84/730-31/ 814 | Massey | H36/30R |
Nos. 110-124 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1966
| 125-129 | DBG125-29D | Leyland PD2/40 | L60361-62/ 618/794-95 | Massey | H36/30R |
| 130-134 | DBG130-34D | Leyland PD2/40 | L61063/85/ 282/390/521 | Massey | H36/30R |
| 135-139 | DBG135-39D | Leyland PD2/40 | L61567/739/ 809/905/2066 | Massey | H36/30R |
Nos. 125-139 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1967
| 140-145 | GCM140-45E | Leyland PD2/37 | 700383/579/ 696/903/ 1007-08 | Massey | H36/30R |
| 146-154 | GCM146-54E | Leyland PD2/37 | 701234-35/48/ 47/49/398-99/ 578-79 | Massey | H36/30R |
Nos. 140-154 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1968
| 155-161 | LCM155-61G | Leyland PDR1/1 | 800703-05/ 832-33/47-48 | Northern Counties | H44/33F |
| 162-167 | LCM162-67G | Leyland PDR1/1 | 800940-41/ 1176-77/86-87 | Northern Counties | H44/33F |
Nos. 155-167 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.
1969
| 168-175 | MBG368-75H | Leyland PDR1/2 | 900221-22/ 73-76/371-72 | Northern Counties | H44/27D |
| 176-182 | MBG376-82H | Leyland PDR1/2 | 900376-77/ 478-79/558-60 | Northern Counties | H44/27D |
Nos. 168-182 to Merseyside PTE 12/69.