Leicester Corporation Transport Tram Fleet List 1904-1949

Fleet No.TypeTrucksBodySeating

1904

1Double-deck
open-top
4-wheel
Brush 21EERTCW34/22
2-99Double-deck
open-top
4-wheel
Brill 21EERTCW34/22

Nos. 1-99 (except No. 50) top-covered by 1927; all rebuilt totally enclosed (except 12, 24, 29, 44) by 1934.
No. 50 re-seated to 34/20 and top-covered in 1930.
No. 86 rebuilt totally enclosed in 1923 and re-seated to 36/22.
Nos. 8, 16, 20 re-numbered 162, 108, 8 respectively in 1947.
Withdrawn 1934 (12, 24, 29, 44), 1939 (10, 34, 48-49, 53, 88, 98), c.1944 (19), 1947 (3, 5, 14-15, 16[108], 17, 20[8], 42, 54, 57, 69, 76-77, 90, 95, 99), 1948 (13, 18, 27, 30, 32, 40, 46, 67, 82, 86), by 1949 (1-2, 4, 6, 7, 8[162], 9, 11, 21-23, 25-26, 28, 31, 33, 35-39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 50-52, 55-56, 58-66, 68, 70-75, 78-81, 83-85, 87, 89, 91-94, 96-97).

1905

101-121Double-deck
top-covered
4-wheel
Brill 21EUnited Electric Car Co.34/22
122-141Double-deck
open-top
4-wheel
Brill 21EUnited Electric Car Co.34/22

No. 101 received the upper-deck from car 125 in 1925.
No. 108 re-numbered 16 in 1947.
No. 113 received the upper-deck from car 19 c.1944.
No. 125 received new Leicester CT top-deck in 1925.
Nos. 137, 141 re-numbered 100, 137 respectively in 1912.
No. 138 re-seated to 34/20 before 1937.
Nos. 122-141 top-covered in 1912, all (except 122, 128) rebuilt fully enclosed by 1934.
Withdrawn 1934 (122, 128), 1947 (103-107, 112, 121, 127), 1948 (101, 113, 115, 131-133, 139-140, 141[137]), by 1949 (102, 108[16], 109-111, 114, 116-120, 123-126, 129-130, 134-136, 137[100], 138).

1913

141-150Double-deck
top-covered
4-wheel
Brill 21EUEC38/22

Withdrawn 1947 (147), by 1949 (141-146, 148-150).

1914

151-160Double-deck
top-covered
4-wheel
Brill 21EBrush38/22

Withdrawn by 1949 (151-160).

1920

161-166Double-deck
enclosed
4-wheel
Preston 21ELeicester CT34/22
167-178Double-deck
enclosed
4-wheel
Preston 21EEnglish Electric34/22

No. 162 re-numbered 20 in 1947.
No. 177 re-numbered 115 in 1948.
Withdrawn 1939 (172, 175-176), 1947 (162[20], 164, 168-169), by 1949 (161, 163, 165-167, 170-171, 173-174, 177[115], 178).


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