Bradford City Transport Trolleybus Fleet List 1911-1972
| Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1911
| 240-241 | – | Alldays & Onions* | – | Hurst Nelson | B28R |
*Chassis supplied by Railless Electric Traction of Leeds.
Nos. 240-241 re-numbered 501-502 respectively in 1913.
Withdrawn 1914 (240[501]-241[502]).
1913
| 503 | AK9629 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
*Constructed by City of Bradford Tramways Department (BCT) on chassis frame built by Brown of Huddersfield, but supplied by Railless E.T.
No. 503 first registered 1921.
Withdrawn 1924.
1914
| 504-506 | AK9635-9637 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
| 507-509 | AK9632-9634 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
| 510 | AK9628 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
| 511-512 | AK9630-9631 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
| 513-515 | AK9625-9627 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
| 516-518 | AK9622-9624 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B29R |
*Constructed by City of Bradford Tramways Department (BCT) on chassis frame built by Brown of Huddersfield, but supplied by Railless E.T.
Nos. 504-518 first registered 1921.
Withdrawn 1923 (513, 516-518), 1924 (504), 1928 (505-509, 514), 1929 (510-512, 515).
1915
| 519 | AK9639 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B30R |
| 520 | AK9621 | BCT/Brown* | – | BCT | B30R |
*Constructed by City of Bradford Tramways Department (BCT) on chassis frame built by Brown of Huddersfield, but supplied by Railless E.T.
Nos. 519-520 first registered 1921.
Withdrawn 1923 (519-520).
1920
| 521 | AK9638 | BCT/Kirkstall Forge* | – | BCT | H26/25RO |
* Constructed by BCT on Kirkstall Forge chassis frame.
No. 521 first registered 1921. It was the first top-covered double-deck trolleybus in Great Britain.
Withdrawn 1928.
1922
| 522 | AK9963 | BCT/Kirkstall Forge* | – | BCT | H33/24RO |
* Constructed by BCT on Kirkstall Forge chassis frame.
No. 522 later re-seated to H33/26RO possibly before entering service.
Withdrawn 1927.
1923
| 523-528 | KU1161-1166 | BCT/Kirkstall Forge* | – | BCT | B30F |
* Constructed by BCT on Kirkstall Forge chassis frame.
Withdrawn 1930 (523-525), 1931 (526-528).
1926
| 529-531 | KU9104-9106 | ADC 607 | 607002/3/5 | Strachan & Brown | B37C |
| 532-534 | KU9101-9103 | Garrett O | 297-299 | Roe | B37C |
| 535 | RT1345 | Garrett O | 262 | Strachan & Brown | B35C |
| 540 | KW200 | ADC 607 | 607004 | Strachan & Brown | B37C |
Nos. 532-534 re-seated to B31C (also quoted as B30C by 1927) at a later date.
No. 535 ex-demonstrator (new 1925).
No. 540 ex-demonstrator (new 1926).
Withdrawn 1934 (534), 1935 (532, 533, 535), 1937 (529), 1938 (530, 531, 540).
1927
| 536 | UM1755 | Garrett S | 261 | Roe | B37C |
| 537-539 | KW204-206 | Garrett O | 325-327 | Roe | B30F |
| 541-543 | KW201-203 | ADC 605 | 605001-03 | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
No. 536 ex-demonstrator (new 1925).
Withdrawn 1931 (536), 1933 (539), 1934 (537, 538), 1938 (541-543).
1928
| 544-548 | KW2601-2605 | Leyland PLTB1 | 46287/86/89/ 88/90 | Leyland | B36C |
| 549-553 | KW2606-2610 | Leyland PLTB1 | 46292/94/93/ 95/91 | Leyland | B36C |
Withdrawn 1938 (544-551), 1940 (552-553).
1929
| 554-559 | KW4600-4605 | Leyland PLTB2 | 47679-81/84/ 83/82 | Leyland | B36C |
| 560 | CK3898 | Leyland LTTB1 | 6001 | Leyland | B31C |
| 561-569 | KW6051-6059 | English Electric | 1001-04/06/ 05/08/07/09 | English Electric | B34F |
| 572-573 | KW6062-6063 | English Electric | 101/05 | English Electric | H30/26R |
| 577 | KW6067 | English Electric | 107 | English Electric | H30/26R |
| 578-581 | KW6654-6657 | English Electric | 103/02/04/06 | English Electric | H30/26R |
Nos. 554-557 re-seated to B34C in 1939.
No. 560 ex-demonstrator (new 1927).
Nos. 561-566 re-seated to B30F in 1939.
Withdrawn 1938 (558, 559), 1939 (560), 1940 (554-557), 1942 (573, 579, 580), 1944 (561), 1945 (562-569, 577, 578), 1946 (572, 581).
1930
| 570-571 | KW6060-6061 | English Electric | 1011/10 | English Electric | B34F |
| 574-576 | KW6064-6066 | English Electric | 108-110 | English Electric | H30/26R |
| 582-583 | KW6658-6659 | English Electric | 111/12 | English Electric | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1945 (570, 571, 574, 582), 1946 (575, 576, 583).
1931
| 584-589 | KW9453-9458 | English Electric | 142-47 | English Electric | H30/26R |
| 590-595 | KW9459-9464 | English Electric | 152/51/53/48/ 50/49 | English Electric | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1934 (588), 1942 (584-586, 591, 592, 594, 595), 1945 (587, 589, 590, 593).
1932
| 596 | KY1360 | English Electric | 113 | English Electric | H30/26R |
No. 596 ex-demonstrator (new 1930).
Withdrawn 1945.
1934
| 597-602 | KY8200-8205 | AEC 661T | 661T033/44/ 46/38/40/39 | English Electric | H32/28R |
| 603-608 | KY8206-8211 | AEC 661T | 661T052/35/ 37/47/36/50 | English Electric | H32/28R |
| 609-614 | KY8212-8217 | AEC 661T | 661T051/43/ 34/45/48/42 | English Electric | H32/28R |
| 615-617 | KY8218-8220 | AEC 661T | 661T041/49/ 53 | English Electric | H32/28R |
| 633 | KY6210 | AEC Q | 761T001 | English Electric | H33/30F |
Nos. 597-617 re-seated to H32/26R in 1936.
Nos. 597, 598, 602-604, 607, 610, 611, 614-617 re-bodied by Northern Coach Builders to H30/26R between 1946 and 1949. Re-seated to H31/26R or H32/26R (607, 614-616) by 1958.
Nos. 599-601, 605, 606, 608, 609, 612, 613 re-bodied by Brush to H32/26R in 1944.
No. 633 ex-demonstrator (new 1934).
Withdrawn 1942 (633), 1953 (599), 1956 (613), 1957 (607, 609), 1958 (612), 1959 (600, 601, 605, 608), 1960 (598, 606, 611, 614-616), 1962 (597, 602-604, 610, 617).
1935
| 618-625 | AAK420-427 | AEC 661T | 661T054/58/ 55/57/59/56/ 61/62 | English Electric | H32/26R |
| 626-632 | AAK428-434 | AEC 661T | 661T65/60/ 64/66/63/ 67/68 | English Electric | H32/26R |
Nos. 618-632 re-bodied by Northern Coachbuilders to H30/26R between 1946 and 1949.
Nos. 619, 620, 621, 622, 624, 630 re-seated to H31/26R or H32/26R (621, 622) by 1958.
Withdrawn 1955 (618), 1956 (631, 632), 1958 (620), 1960 (627, 630), 1961 (619, 621), 1962 (622-626, 628, 629).
1937
| 634 | BAK934 | AEC 661T | 661T187 | English Electric | H32/26R |
Withdrawn 1965.
1938
| 661-676 | CAK661-676 | AEC 661T | 661T239-54 | English Electric | H30/26R |
| 680-691 | CAK680-691 | Karrier E4 | 30036-47 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 664, 666, 674, 675 re-bodied by East Lancs to H35/28R in 1956 (8ft wide).
Nos. 681, 687, 689 rebuilt by Samlesbury Engineering in 1950-51.
Nos. 682, 684, 685, 688, 691 re-bodied by Crossley to H33/26R in 1952.
Withdrawn 1953 (683), 1954 (680), 1955 (686, 690), 1956 (661, 665), 1957 (663), 1958 (670), 1959 (662, 667-669, 671-673, 676), 1961 (681, 689), 1962 (682, 687, 691), 1963 (684, 685, 688), 1965 (674), 1966 (664, 666), 1967 (675).
1940
| 692 | DKU692 | Karrier E4 | 30050 | Weymann | H30/26R |
No. 692 ex-demonstrator (new 1940). Re-bodied by Crossley to H33/26R in 1952.
Withdrawn 1962.
1942
| 693-699 | DKW993-999 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13087-93 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 700-702 | DKY2-4 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13094-96 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 693-702 re-bodied by East Lancs to H35/28R in 1955.
No. 701 had a rear sliding door that was removed in 1962.
Withdrawn 1966 (694), 1967 (693, 695-702).
1945
| 703-714 | DKY703-714 | Karrier W | 50170-81 | Roe | H30/26R |
| 715-719 | DKY715-719 | Karrier W | 50236-40 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 703-714 re-bodied by East Lancs to H37/29F or H37/28F (714) in 1959 (704, 714) or 1960.
Nos. 715-719 re-bodied by East Lancs to H35/28RD in 1957.
Withdrawn 1970 (708, 715, 716, 718), 1971 (704, 705, 707, 709, 710, 714, 717, 719), 1972 (703, 706, 711-713).
1946
| 720-733 | DKY720-733 | Karrier W | 50241-54 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 734-739 | DKY734-739 | Karrier W | 50255-60 | Roe | H30/26R |
Nos. 734-739 re-seated to H33/26R in 1955.
Nos. 720-739 re-bodied by East Lancs to H35/28RD (720, 722-724, 727), H37/28F (721, 725, 726, 728-730, 733, 738) or H37/29F (remainder) in 1957 (720, 722-724, 727) or 1959 (remainder).
Withdrawn 1969 (720), 1970 (724, 738), 1971 (721-723, 725-730, 732-734, 736, 739), 1972 (731, 735, 737).
1949
| 740-751 | EKU740-751 | BUT 9611T | 9611T009-20 | Roe | H31/25R |
Nos. 740-751 re-seated to H33/25R in 1955.
Withdrawn 1963 (747, 750, 751), 1964 (740-744, 746, 748), 1970 (749), 1971 (745).
1950
| 752-753 | FKU752-753 | BUT 9611T | 9611T108-09 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 755 | FKU755 | BUT 9611T | 9611T111 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 752-753, 755 re-seated to H33/26R in 1955.
Withdrawn 1964 (752, 755), 1970 (753).
1951
| 754 | FKU754 | BUT 9611T | 9611T110 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 756-759 | FKU756-759 | BUT 9611T | 9611T112-15 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 754, 756-759 re-seated to H33/26R in 1955.
Withdrawn 1963 (754), 1964 (756, 759), 1971 (757, 758).
1953
| 580-586 | DRB616-622 | AEC 661T | 661T198/99/ 209-213 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 587-591 | HNU826-830 | AEC 661T | 661T377/76/ 79/78/73 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 592-596 | HNU970-974 | AEC 661T | 661T380/74/ 81/75/82 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 760-774 | NNU224-238 | BUT 9611T | 9611T116-30 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 775-776 | CXB530-531 | Karrier W | 50127-28 | East Lancs | H35/28RD |
| 777-778 | CBX600-601 | Karrier W | 50125-26 | East Lancs | H35/28RD |
| 779-784 | CBX909-914 | Karrier W | 50287-89/ 91/90/92 | East Lancs | H35/28RD |
Nos. 580-596, 760-784 ex-Notts. and Derby (Nos. 300-305, 332-357 respectively, new 1937 (300-305), 1941 (332-336), 1942 (337-341), 1949 (342-357).
Nos. 587-596 re-bodied by East Lancs to H35/28RD in 1957 (591) or 1958.
Nos. 760-774 re-seated to H32/26R in 1956.
Nos. 775-784 ex-South Wales Transport as chassis only (Nos. 37, 38, 41-48, new 1945 or 1946 (43-48) to Llanelly & District Traction). New East Lancs bodies were fitted as shown before entering service.
Withdrawn 1958 (580-586), 1962 (766-768, 772), 1963 (761-765, 769-771, 773, 774), 1964 (591, 760), 1965 (587, 590, 593, 596), 1966 (594, 595, 779), 1967 (781), 1968 (588, 589, 592, 780), 1969 (775, 783), 1970 (778, 784), 1971 (776, 777, 782).
1954
| T403 | GHN403 | Karrier W | 50002 | Brush | B33C |
| T404 | GHN404 | Karrier W | 50003 | Brush | B33C |
Nos. T403, 404 ex-Darlington Corporation (Nos. 24, 15, new 1943).
No. T404 (although prepared for service) did not enter service.
No. T403 re-bodied by East Lancs to H39/32F in 1959 and re-numbered 785.
Withdrawn 1971 (T403[785]).
Note: The following ex-Darlington trolleybuses were also acquired in 1954 (GHN322, GHN401-402, GHN405-408, GHN572) or 1956 (remainder), but were cannibalised for spares and did not enter service.
| – | GHN322 | Karrier E4S | 30052 | East Lancs | B32C |
| – | GHN401-402 | Karrier W | 50006/01 | Brush | B33C |
| – | GHN405-408 | Karrier W | 50004-5/07-8 | Brush | B33C |
| – | GHN561-562 | Karrier W | 50075-76 | Brush | B33C |
| – | GHN565/568 | Karrier W | 50079/82 | Brush | B33C |
| – | GHN572 | Karrier W | 50104 | Brush | B33C |
| – | GHN573/576 | Karrier W | 50105/08 | Brush | B33C |
1957
| 786-787 | GHN563-564 | Karrier W | 50077-78 | Brush | B33C |
| 788 | GHN566 | Karrier W | 50080 | Brush | B33C |
| 789-791 | GHN569-571 | Karrier W | 50101-103 | Brush | B33C |
| 792-793 | GHN574-575 | Karrier W | 50106-107 | Brush | B33C |
Nos. 786-793 ex-Darlington Corporation (Nos. 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 20, 21 respectively, new 1944).
Nos. 786-793 re-bodied by East Lancs to H39/32F in 1958. Re-seated to H39/31F in 1960.
Withdrawn 1970 (786), 1971 (787-793).
1958
| 794-801 | BDJ82-89 | BUT 9611T | 9611T001-08 | East Lancs/Roe | H35/28R |
Nos. 794-801 ex-St. Helens Corporation (Nos. 328-389, new 1950 (385) or 1951).
Nos. 794-801 were rebuilt by Roe to H35/28R (originally H30/26R) before entering service.
Withdrawn 1965 (797), 1967 (796, 798, 800), 1968 (794), 1970 (801), 1971 (795, 799).
1959
| 802-803 | HUF49-50 | BUT 9611T | 9611T031-32 | Weymann | H33/26R |
| 804-805 | BDY804-805 | Sunbeam W | 50285-86 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 806-813 | BDY796-803 | Sunbeam W | 50277-84 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 814 | BDY820 | Sunbeam W | 50446 | Weymann | H30/26R |
| 815 | BDY815 | Sunbeam W | 50441 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 802-803 ex-Brighton Corporation (Nos. 49-50, new 1948) as H30/26R but re-seated before entering service.
Nos. 804-815 ex-Maidstone and District (Nos. 29, 30, 21-28, 45, 40 respectively, new 1946, 1947 (40) or 1948 (45) to Hastings Tramway Company).
Withdrawn 1962 (803, 805, 806, 812, 814, 815), 1963 (802, 804, 807-811, 813).
1960
| 831-835 | LHN781-785 | BUT 9611T | 9611T022-26 | East Lancs | H30/26R |
Nos. 831-835 ex-Doncaster Corporation (Nos. 379-383, new 1949 to Darlington Corporation). Re-bodied by East Lancs to H37/29F in 1962.
Withdrawn 1971 (831-835).
Note: The following trolleybuses were also acquired in 1960, but in the event did not enter service (although they were allocated fleet numbers) and were cannibalised for spares.
| – | LHN780 | BUT 9611T | 9611T021 | East Lancs | H30/26R |
| 820-821 | FTJ400-401 | Sunbeam W | 50325/24 | Roe | H30/26R |
| 822-825 | AEE22-25 | Karrier W | 50336-39 | Roe | H31/25R |
| 827 | AEE27 | Karrier W | 50341 | Roe | H31/25R |
LHN780 ex-Doncaster Corporation (No. 378, new 1949 to Darlington Corporation).
Nos. 820-821 ex-Ashton-u-Lyne Corporation (Nos. 66, 65, new 1946).
Nos. 822-825, 827 ex-Grimsby-Cleethorpes JTC (Nos. 19-22, 24, new 1947).
1961
| 841-844 | FWX911-914 | Sunbeam F4 | 50564-67 | East Lancs | H37/29F |
| 845-847 | JWW375-377 | Sunbeam F4 | 50729-31 | East Lancs | H37/29F |
Nos. 841-847 ex-Mexborough and Swinton as chassis only (Nos. 27-30, 37-39, new 1948 or 1950 (37-39)). Re-bodied by East Lancs before entering service.
Withdrawn 1971 (841), 1972 (842-847).
Note: The following trolleybuses were also acquired as chassis only in 1961 and cannibalised for spares.
| – | FWX915-917 | Sunbeam F4 | 50568-70 | – | – |
| – | FWX919-920 | Sunbeam F4 | 50572-73 | – | – |
All ex-Mexborough and Swinton (Nos. 31-33, 34-35, new 1948).
Appendix
Vehicles on Loan
The following vehicles were on loan to Bradford from Southend-on-Sea from September 1940 to February 1942. They retained their Southend-on-Sea fleet numbers whilst with Bradford.
| 124-127 | BHJ194-197 | AEC 661T | 661T337-40 | Strachan | H30/26R |
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