Ipswich Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1950-1986

Fleet No.Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1950

1-6ADX1-6AEC Regent III9612E4633-38Park RoyalH30/26R

Withdrawn 1968 (3-6), 1972 (2), 1973 (1).

1953

7-12BPV7-12AEC Regal IV9822E1593-98Park RoyalB42D

Nos. 7-12 re-seated to B40D in 1971.
Withdrawn 1973 (8-12), 1974 (7).

1954

13-16CDX513-516AEC Regent III9613E7960-63Park RoyalH30/26R

Withdrawn 1973 (13-16).

1955

17-18DDX17-18AEC Regent III9613E8168-69Park RoyalH33/28R
19-20DDX19-20AEC Regal IV9822E1855-56Park RoyalB42D

Nos. 19-20 re-seated to B40D in 1971.
Withdrawn 1973 (18), 1974 (17, 19-20).

1956

21-24EPV21-24AEC Regent III9613E8258-61Park RoyalH33/28R

Withdrawn 1974 (21-22, 24), 1975 (23).

1957

25-26FPV25-26AEC Regent VD2RA413-14Park RoyalH37/28R

Withdrawn 1974 (25), 1976 (26).

1958

27-32GPV27-32AEC Regent VD2RA472-77Park RoyalH37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (27-32).

1959

33-36HPV33-36AEC Regent VD2RA719-22Park RoyalH37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (33-36).

1960

37-40LDX37-40AEC Regent V2D2RA930-33East LancsH37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (37), 1977 (38-40).

1961

41-44MPV41-44AEC Regent V2D2RA934-37East LancsH37/28R

Withdrawn 1977 (41-44).

1962

45-48OPV45-48AEC Regent V2D2RA938-41East LancsH37/28R

Withdrawn 1977 (45-48).

1963

49-55PPV49-55AEC Regent V2D2RA1191-97East LancsH37/28R
56-62SDX56-62AEC Regent V2D2RA1198-
1204
NeepsendH37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (51), 1977 (49, 52, 54-57), 1980 (50, 59, 62), 1981 (53, 58, 60-61).

1964

63-64ADX63-64BAEC Regent V2D2RA1606-07MasseyH37/28R

No. 63 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet number.
Withdrawn 1985 (64).

1966

65-68DPV65-68DAEC Regent V2D2RA1808-11NeepsendH37/28R

No. 67 converted to O37/28R in 1981; carried name ‘Suffolk Punch’ from 1981.
Withdrawn 1977 (68), 1982 (66), 1985 (67), 1986 (65).

1967

69-72HPV69-72FAEC Reliance6MU2R6317-20MasseyB40D

Withdrawn 1981 (69-72).

1968

73-76LDX73-76GLeyland PDR1/1802807-10ECWH43/31F

Withdrawn 1980 (73-76).

1971

77-82JRT77-82KAEC Swift2MP2R500-05WillowbrookB40D

Withdrawn 1982 (77, 80), 1983 (78-79, 81-82).

1973

83-88WTV83-88LLeyland AN68/1R7201784-89RoeH43/29D
89-93DDX89-93LAEC Swift2MP2RX23781/
913/73/
4091/137
East LancsB40D

Nos. 83-88 carried names ‘Adriatic’, ‘Agincourt’, ‘Aldric’, ‘Albion’, ‘Alert’, ‘Alma’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1984 (91), 1985 (89, 92-93), 1986 (90).

1974

94-98TRT94-98MLeyland AN68/1R7302214-18RoeH43/29D

Nos. 94-98 carried names ‘Anglia’, ‘Ardwind’, ‘Beric’, ‘Britannia’, ‘British Oak’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1975

1-5HDX904-08NLeyland AN68/1R7405765/64/
63/661/60
RoeH43/29D

Nos. 1-5 carried names ‘Cambria’, ‘Caroline’, ‘Cedric’, ‘Centaur’, ‘Ceres’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1976

6-10MRT6-10PLeyland AN68/1R7600015-19RoeH43/29D
11-20RDX11-20RLeyland AN68A/1R7603318-19/
23/470/72/91/
94/611/23/31
RoeH43/29D

Nos. 6-20 carried names ‘Dannebrog’, ‘Dauntless’, ‘Edith May’, ‘Eastern Belle’, ‘Ena’, ‘Evening Star’, ‘Gladys’, ‘Glenway’, ‘Ironsides’, ‘Kimberley’, ‘Majestic’, ‘Medina’, ‘Memory’, ‘Mirosa’, ‘Northdown’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1977

21-35SDX21-35RLeyland AN68A/1R7605384/537/
609/35/778/
84/92/860/94/
917/89/6124/
366/69/92
RoeH43/29D

Nos. 21-35 carried names ‘Orion’, ‘Perseus’, ‘Phoenician’, ‘Pride of Ipswich’, ‘Reminder’, ‘Repertor’, ‘Saxon’, ‘Spinaway C’, ‘Sunbeam’, ‘Thalatta’, ‘Tollesbury’, ‘Triton’, ‘Vanguard’, ‘Veronica’, ‘Xylonite’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1980

36RBJ36WLeyland AN68C/1R8002292East LancsH46/27D
41-44UNW401-04HLeyland PDR2/19002093-96RoeH45/33D
118-122TRY118-22HBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
924-25/33-35
ECWB47D

No. 36 delivered with registration OGV36W but re-registered as shown before entry into service; carried name ‘Leading Light’ from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet number.
Nos. 41-44 ex-West Yorkshire PTE (Nos. 401-404 respectively, new 1970 to Leeds CT).
Nos. 118-122 ex-Leicester City Transport (Nos. 118-122, new 1969); Nos. 118, 122 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1983 (42, 121), 1985 (41, 120), 1986 (43-44, 119).

1981

37-40RGV37-40WLeyland AN68C/1R8003335/34/
46/64
East LancsH46/27D

Nos. 37, 40 carried names ‘Kindly Light’, ‘Bartholomew Goswold’ from 1985; Nos. 37-40 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1983

100-105YDX100-05YDennis FalconSDA408/
122-23/26-27/
29/28
East LancsB44D

Nos. 100-105 carried names ‘Buzzard’, ‘Condor’, ‘Golden Eagle’, ‘Goshawk’, ‘Griffon’, ‘Harrier’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1985

45B45NDXLeyland ONLXB/1RON-1561East LancsH43/27D
82B82NDXDennis DominatorDDA907/800East LancsH43/27D
106C106SDXDennis FalconSDA416/159East LancsB44D
114-115B114-15LDXBristol B21 690111-112AlexanderB49D
116-117B116-17LDXBristol B21 690113-114AlexanderB47D

Nos. 45, 82, 106, 114-117 carried names ‘Thomas Wolsey’, ‘Margaret Catchpole’, ‘Hobby’, ‘Great Western’, ‘Great Eastern’, ‘Godspeed’, ‘Bristolian’ respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1986

107-113C107-13SDXDennis FalconSDA416/
180-86
Northern CountiesB49D
200C200WGVDodge S56?East LancsB21F
201-203D201-03YDXDodge S56?Northern CountiesB21F
204C204WGVDodge S56366/215211Northern CountiesB21F

Nos. 107-113 carried names ‘Kestrel’, ‘Kite’, ‘Merlin’, ‘Osprey’, ‘Peregrine’, ‘Sea Eagle’, ‘Sparrowhawk’ respectively from new; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Nos. 200-204 carried names ‘Ariel’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Oberon’, ‘Titania’, ‘Umbriel’ respectively from new; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.


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