Darwen Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1926-1974
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1926
1-2 | TD7709-10 | Leyland LC1 | 45299-300 | Leyland | B26F |
3-4 | TD7719-20 | Leyland LC1 | 45301-302 | Leyland | B26F |
Withdrawn 1939 (4) and 1940 (1-3)
1927
5-6 | TE842-43 | Leyland PLC1 | 45866-67 | Leyland | B26F |
Withdrawn 1939 (5) and 1940 (6)
1928
7-8 | TE4587-88 | Leyland PLC1 | 47360-61 | Leyland | B26F |
Withdrawn 1939
1930
9-10 | TF3172-73 | Leyland LT2 | 51253-54 | Leyland | B32F |
Withdrawn 1944 (9) and 1949 (10)
1936
11-13 | ATE77-79 | Leyland LT7 | 9728-30 | English Electric | B32R |
Withdrawn 1941
1937
14-17 | CTC983-86 | Leyland TD5c | 14686-689 | Burlingham | H26/26R |
Withdrawn 1949 (14,16-17) and 1952 (15)
1938
18-19 | DTD401-02 | Leyland TD5c | 300685-86 | Burlingham | H26/26R |
20-23 | DTD403-06 | Leyland TS8c | 300687-90 | Burlingham | B32F |
Withdrawn 1952 (18-19,21) and 1959 (20,22-23)
1939
24 | ETE173 | Austin K3CL | 2148 | Burlingham | C26F |
Withdrawn 1942
1940
25-34 | ETE371-80 | Leyland TD7 | 304650-59 | Leyland | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1954 (28,30), 1955 (26,34), 1958 (25,32-33), 1959 (27,29,31)
1946
1-3 | GTB162-64 | Leyland PD1 | 451848/49/56 | Alexander | H30/26R |
4-6 | GTB165-67 | Leyland PD1 | 460543/ 865-6 | Alexander | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1966 (1,6), 1967 (5), 1969 (2-4)
1947
7-9 | GTC565-67 | Leyland PD1A | 470991/89/ 900 | Leyland | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1967 (7,8), 1968 (9)
1949
35-38 | KTD371-74 | Crossley DD42/7 | 94813/12/ 44/10 | Crossley | H30/26R |
39-42 | KTD375-78 | Crossley DD42/7 | 94814/50/ 45/760 | Crossley | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1958 (40), 1964 (37-39,42), 1965 (36,41), 1968 (35)
1951
43 | EDB534 | Crossley DD42/7 | 94930 | Crossley | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1966
1952
44 | OTD575 | Crossley DD42/7 | 95400 | Crossley | H30/26R |
10-11 | OTD576-77 | Leyland PD2/10 | 521764/63 | Leyland | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1967 (44), 1970 (10-11)
1954
12-13 | RTJ609-10 | Leyland PD2/10 | 540034/33 | Leyland | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1972
1955
14-15 | WTB166-67 | Leyland PD2/22 | 550995/96 | Crossley | H30/26R |
16 | WTB168 | Leyland PD2/22 | 550931 | East Lancs | H30/26RD |
Withdrawn 1972 (14), 15-16 to Blackburn Corporation Transport (BCT) 1.4.74 (As numbers 123,19)
1957
17 | 434BTE | Crossley Regent V | D3RV373 | East Lancs | H31/26RD |
18-19 | 435-36BTE | Crossley Reliance | MU3RV1350/ 51 | East Lancs | B43F |
Withdrawn 1972 (19), 1973 (18), 17 to BCT 1.4.74 (20)
1958
20 | 739DTC | Crossley Reliance | MU3RV1499 | East Lancs | B43F |
24-26 | 461-63GTD | Leyland PD2/31 | 583182-84 | East Lancs | H31/28RD |
To BCT 1.4.74 (8, 124-126)
1960
21 | MPT39 | Leyland PSU1/11 | 502370 | Burlingham | C37C |
Withdrawn 1966
1962
22 | XNU140 | Dennis Lancet | 142LU2 | Plaxton | B45F |
22 | TOU321 | AEC Reliance | 2MU3RV224 | Harrington | DP43F |
Second-hand vehicles. XNU 140 traded for TOU321 (Withdrawn 1972).
1964
27-28 | FTD249-50B | Leyland PD3A/1 | L20001/2 | East Lancs | H41/31F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (127/8)
1965
29-31 | MTJ967-69C | Leyland PD3A/1 | M40352-4 | East Lancs | H41/31F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (129-31)
1966
32-34 | YTD287-89D | Leyland PD2A/27 | L62411/531/ 681 | East Lancs | H37/28F |
23 | YTD290D | Leyland PSCUC/1 | L72311 | East Lancs | DP41F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (132-34,10)
1967
36-38 | ETF484-86F | Leyland PD2/47 | 701909/ 702404/5 | East Lancs | H37/28F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (136-38)
1968
39-41 | JTF217-19F | Leyland PD2/47 | 800605/744/ 866 | East Lancs | H37/28F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (139-41)
1969
42-44 | PTF408-10G | Leyland PD2/47 | 900871-73 | East Lancs | H37/28F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (142-44)
1971
1-2 | HTD323-24K | Bristol RESL6L | 8/262-63 | East Lancs | B47F |
21 | TRJ110 | AEC Reliance | MU3RV38712 | Weymann | B45F |
No.21 Ex-Salford Corporation (110) and SELNEC (73)
To BCT 1.4.74 (1-2,9)
1972
3-4 | STC889-90L | Bristol RESL6L | 8/365-66 | East Lancs | B47F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (3-4)
1973
5-7 | RTB807-09M | Bristol RESL6L | 8/394-96 | East Lancs | B47F |
To BCT 1.4.74 (5-7)