Blue Line (Samuel Morgan Ltd.) Bus Fleet List 1921-1980
| Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1921
| WR9662 | Ford | 4657430 | ? | ?14? |
Withdrawn 1923.
1922
| WY5658 | Ford | 6486249 | ? | ?14? |
Withdrawn 1924.
1923
| AL6249 | Ford? | ? | ? | ?8? |
| WT648 | Ford | 6765411 | ? | B14? |
| WY7468 | Ford | ? | ? | ?8? |
AL6249 second-hand from unknown source. Possibly not operated since the body from this vehicle was fitted to WY7468.
Withdrawn 1925 (WT648), by 1931 (WY7468), unknown (AL6249).
1924
| WT2064 | Fiat | M277253 | ? | ?20? |
| WT6320 | Chevrolet 9B | 23554 | ? | B14? |
| WT6648 | Vandyke | 25C8063 | ? | B20? |
Withdrawn 1925 (WT2064), 1928 (WT6648), by 1933 (WT6320).
1925
| WT8287 | Reo | 111853 | ? | B14F |
| WT8667 | Federal Knight | 32753 | ? | B14? |
| WU3691 | Vulcan | 1598 | ? | B20F |
WT8667 carried the name ‘Blue Bird’ on the side panels.
Withdrawn 1929 (WT8667), by 1933 (WU1691), unknown (WT8287).
1926
| FU5014 | Chevrolet | ? | ? | ?14? |
| WU5893 | Reo Pullman | 2126 | ? | B20F |
| WU8460 | Reo Sprinter | 129812 | ? | B20F |
FU5014 second-hand from unknown source.
WU5893 carried the name ‘Blue Canoe’ on the side panels.
Withdrawn 1931 (WU8460), 1933 (WU5893), unknown (FU5014).
1927
| UK2399 | Guy BX | BX22123 | Reynolds | H56RO |
| WW3203 | Vulcan | 3XB68 | ? | B20F |
UK2399 ex-Guy Demonstrator (new1926).
Withdrawn 1929 (WW3203), 1933 (UK2399).
1928
| WT1240 | Vulcan 2-ton | ? | ? | B26F |
| WW7259-7260 | Vulcan | 3XS16-17 | ? | B20? |
WT1240 ex-Blue Ensign, Doncaster (new 1923).
Withdrawn 1931 (WW7259), 1934 (WW7260), 1938 (WT1240).
1929
| WW9826 | Reo Pullman | GE43 | ? | B26? |
Withdrawn 1934.
1931
| WX6989-6990 | Reo Pullman | GE245/23 | ? | B26F |
WX6989-6990, re-seated to B24F by 1934.
Withdrawn 1938 (WX6989), by 1945 (WX6990).
1932
| GE1303 | Gilford | 10351 | ? | ?26? |
| WX9494 | Bedford WLB | 108239 | ? | B20? |
GE1303 second-hand from unknown source.
Withdrawn 1936 (GE1303), 1937 (WX9494).
1933
| CN3448 | Gilford | 10322 | ? | C25? |
| GP5147 | Gilford 168OT | 11965 | Wycombe | C26F |
| WX8343 | Bedford WLG | 113783 | ? | B20? |
| YX4527 | Guy FCX | FCX22896 | Hall Lewis | H34/26RO |
CN3448 ex-United AS (No. B28, new 1928).
GP5147 ex-Main Lines Ltd., London (No. 24, new 1931). Re-bodied to DP26F by Barnaby in 1943.
WX8343 ex-J. Lowe & Sons, Thorne (new 1931).
YX4527 ex-West Herts Motor Service, Watford (new 1928). Staircase enclosed in 1943.
Withdrawn 1935 (CN3448), by 1937 (WX8343), 1949 (YX4527), 1950 (GP5147).
1935
| AWT514-515 | Gilford PF166 | 12261-62 | Park Royal | FC32F |
Withdrawn 1948 (AWT514), 1952 (AWT515).
1937
| CTO188 | TSM HA39A7 | 8783 | Watson | C39F |
CTO188 ex-Red Line Coachways, Nottingham (new 1936). Re-bodied by Barnaby to B39F in 1943; later re-seated to B36F.
Withdrawn 1954.
1938
| JK4648 | Maudslay ML3K | 5247 | Duple | C32R |
| RA9329 | Bristol B | B555 | Smith | B32F |
JK4648 ex-Pratt & Company, Eastbourne (new 1935).
RA9329 ex-Nell Gwynne Coaches, Bodenham (new 1929). Fitted with chassis frame from ET6602 (Bristol B [B752], ex-Rotherham Corporation No. 79, new 1931; acquired for spares) circa 1945.
Withdrawn 1940 (JK4648), 1948 (RA9329).
1939
| VJ8412 | Foden SDG4 | 15350 | Burlingham | B32F |
| WG4059 | Gilford PF166 | 12271 | Park Royal | FC32F |
VJ8412 ex-Wye Valley Motors, Hereford (new 1936). Fitted with Guy radiator c. 1947.
WG4059 ex-Mokes, Worksop (new 1935). Fitted with Guy radiator c. 1947.
Withdrawn 1950 (VJ8412, WG4059).
1940
| UG6511 | AEC Q | 761009 | Metro-Cammell | H29/31F |
UG6511 ex-Leeds City Transport (No. 65, new 1933).
Withdrawn 1948.
1941
| DT1655 | Daimler CF6 | 7198L | Plaxton | C32F |
| DT2315 | Daimler CF6 | 7300L | Plaxton | C32F |
| ET6225 | Bristol B | B670 | Roe | B32F |
| TD8019 | Leyland PLSC1 | 45435 | Leyland | B32F |
DT1655, DT2315 new 1929, 1930 respectively to Shore Brothers, Doncaster. Bodies new 1935 or 1936. Later re-seated to C36F.
ET6225 ex-Rotherham Corporation (No. 111, new 1926).
TD8019 ex-Don Motor Services, Doncaster (new 1926).
Withdrawn 1944 (TD8019), 1949 (ET6225), 1951 (DT1655), 1952 (DT2315).
1942
| VH2950 | AJS Commodore | 5014 | ? | B30F |
VH2950 ex-Ivy Coaches, Huddersfield (No. 6, new 1930). Re-seated to B31F in 1948.
Withdrawn 1949.
1943
| APY965 | Dodge SBF | 743 | Plaxton | C26F |
| EWU1 | Guy Arab II | FD26109 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
APY965 ex-Rawlings, Scarborough (new 1938).
Withdrawn 1949 (APY965), 1955 (EWU1).
1944
| EWU380 | Guy Arab II | FD26470 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1958.
1945
| EWW683 | Guy Arab II | FD27487 | Northern Counties | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1958.
1947
| FA5856 | Guy Arab | FD24085 | Brush | B32F |
FA5856 ex-Burton-upon-Trent Corporation (No. 10, new 1935).
Withdrawn 1951.
1948
| ENT910 | Guy Arab III | FD33097 | Barnard | C33F |
ENT910 ex-J. Guy, Ketley Bank (new 1948).
Withdrawn 1955.
1949
| HWU437-438 | Guy Arab III | FD36032-33M | Park Royal/Guy | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1967 (HWU437), 1968 (HWU438).
1951
| GNK998 | Guy Arab III | FD29122 | Thurgood | C35F |
| JTF763 | Guy Arab III | FD33157M | Barnard | C33F |
GNK998 ex-Smith, Buntingford (new 1946).
JTF763 ex-Bamber Bridge Motor Services (No. 2, new 1948).
Withdrawn 1956 (GNK998), 1960 (JTF763).
1952
| LWT500 | Guy Arab III | FD71188 | Park Royal/Guy | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1969.
1953
| DDW34 | Guy Arab I | FD25601 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| GNT587 | Sentinel STC4 | STC4/40/20 | Sentinel | B40F |
| GUJ457 | Sentinel STC4 | STC4/40/31 | Sentinel | B40F |
DDW34 ex-Newport Corporation (No. 98, new 1943).
GNT587, GUJ457 ex-Majestic Coaches, Thorne (both new 1950).
Withdrawn 1955 (GNT587), 1957 (DDW34, GUJ457).
1954
| JVK655 | Guy Arab III | FD29115 | Massey | B34F |
| NWX442 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 543220 | Mann Egerton | C43F |
JVK655 ex-Newcastle Corporation (No. 55, new 1946).
Withdrawn 1956 (JVK655), 1961 (NWX442).
1955
| LJW336 | Guy Arab UF | UF71567 | Saunders Roe | B44F |
| PWR88 | Guy Arab LUF | LUF72407 | Mann Egerton | C43F |
LJW336 ex-Guy demonstrator (new 1953).
Withdrawn 1964 (LJW336), 1965 (PWR88).
1956
| RWT613 | Guy Arab LUF | LUF72855 | Burlingham | B44F |
| SWU876 | Guy Arab IV | FD73220M | Burlingham | H41/32R |
Withdrawn 1963 (RWT613), 1972 (SWU876).
1957
| UWW769 | Guy Warrior | WUF2267 | Mulliner | B43F |
Withdrawn 1961.
1958
| FTD69 | Guy Arab I | FD25780 | Park Royal/Guy | H30/26R |
FTD69 ex-Lancaster Corporation (No. 69, new 1943 [as No. 43]; body new 1952).
Withdrawn 1966.
1959
| WWX671 | Guy Arab IV | FD74209 | Burlingham | H41/31F |
Withdrawn 1975.
1960
| 4412WW | Bedford SB1 | 80572 | Duple | C41F |
| 5120WX | Bedford SB1 | 85233 | Duple | C41F |
Withdrawn 1964 (5120WX), 1965 (4412WW).
1961
| 6832-6833WY | Bedford SB1 | 88031/7998 | Duple | C41F |
| FPT205 | Guy Arab II | FD25986 | Roe | H31/25R |
FPT205 ex-Sunderland District (No. 176, new 1943; body new 1953).
Withdrawn 1967 (6832WY), 1968 (FPT205), 1971 (6833WY).
1962
| 7014YG | Guy Arab IV | FD74981 | Roe | H41/32F |
Withdrawn 1977.
1963
| 230GWR | Bedford VAL14 | 1241 | Duple | C52F |
| 891GWT | Guy Arab V | FD75418 | Roe | H41/32F |
891GWT to South Yorkshire PTE (SYPTE) 3/79 (withdrawn 6/79 still licensed to Blue Line).
Withdrawn 1966 (230GWR).
1965
| EWW486-87C | Bedford SB5 | 96583/707 | Duple | C41F |
| JWT925C | Bedford VAL14 | 6801135 | Duple | C52F |
Withdrawn 1970 (EWW487C, JWT925C), 1973 (EWW486C).
1966
| JWX880D | Bedford VAM5 | 6802776 | Duple | C45F |
| KWW554D | Bedford VAL14 | 6805191 | Duple | C52F |
| KYG299D | Guy Arab V | FD76930 | Roe | H41/32F |
KYG299D to SYPTE 3/79 (as withdrawn vehicle).
Withdrawn 1971 (JWX880D), 1973 (KWW554D).
1967
| PWX386E | Bedford VAL14 | 7833633 | Duple | C52F |
| RWY891F | Guy Arab V | FD76930 | Roe | H41/32F |
RWY891F to SYPTE 3/79 (as withdrawn vehicle).
Withdrawn 1973 (PWX386E).
1968
| DUG166-67C | Leyland PD3A/1 | L41705-06 | Roe | H41/32RD |
DUG166-167C ex-Kippax & District (new 1965).
DUG166-167C to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1130-1131).
1969
| AWX161G | Bedford VAS5 | 9T468657 | Duple | C29F |
AWX161G to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1057).
1970
| DWT698H | Bedford VAM70 | 9T466014 | Duple | C45F |
Withdrawn 1978.
1971
| GYG260J | Ford R226 | BC04KU45794 | Plaxton | C53F |
| HWW763-64J | Daimler CRG6LX | 63689/4363 | Roe | H44/34F |
| LWY515K | Ford R192 | BC04LL51006 | Willowbrook | DP45F |
| LWY664K | Bedford VAS5 | 1T485043 | Plaxton | C29F |
GYG260J, HWW763-764J, LWY664K to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1029, 1120-1121, 1067 respectively).
Withdrawn 1976 (LWY515K).
1973
| VWU495L | Bedford SB5 | CW451039 | Plaxton | C41F |
| VWU661L | Bedford YRT | CW452895 | Plaxton | C53F |
| PWX179M | Bedford YRT | CW454778 | Duple | C53F |
VWU495L to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1030).
Withdrawn 1975 (VWU661L), 1976 (PWX179M).
1975
| HKU884N | Ford R1114 | BC04RC56861 | Duple | C45F |
| JKY263P | Daimler CRG6LX | 67906 | Roe | H44/34F |
HKU884N, JKY263P to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1034, 1124 respectively).
1976
| MHL45P | Ford R1014 | BC04RM63672 | Duple | C45F |
| MHL322P | Ford R1114 | BC04RP66726 | Duple | C53F |
MHL45P, MHL322P to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1035, 1040 respectively).
1977
| TET745-46S | Leyland FE30AGR | 7608100-101 | Roe | H43/33F |
TET745-746S to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1126-1127).
1978
| VKW999S | Bedford YLQ | GW456063 | Duple | C45F |
VKW999S to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1056).