Luton Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1932-1970

Fleet No.Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1932

1TM9877Daimler CH68018DupleB32R
2TM9876Daimler CH68011DupleB32R
3TM9880Daimler CH68022DupleB32R
4TM9879Daimler CH68021DupleB32R
5TM9878Daimler CH68020DupleB32R
6TM9882Daimler CH69086DupleL26/26R
7TM9881Daimler CH69085DupleL26/26R
8-9TM9883-9884Daimler CH69087-88DupleL26/26R
10-12MJ183-185Daimler CH69104-06DupleL26/26R
13MJ434Daimler CH69109DupleL26/26R
14MY433Daimler CH69108DupleL26/26R
15MJ1031Daimler CH68070WillowbrookB28R

No. 15 probably re-seated to B32R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1940 (2-3), 1944 (1, 4, 6-8, 12), 1945 (9-11), 1946 (15), 1948 (5, 13-14).

1933

16-17MJ1587-1588Daimler CH68079-80WillowbrookB28R
18-19MJ1589-1590Daimler CH69140/44WillowbrookL26/26R
20VM6401Dennis E17477DavidsonB32R
21TM5909Dennis EV17829StrachanB32D
22MT7868Dennis ES17629?B32?
23TM3739Dennis E17598?B32?
24RO8252Dennis E17223?B32?
25TM5910Dennis EV17838StrachanB32D
26TM6084Dennis EV17856?B32?
27JK210Dennis E17611HickmanB31?
28TM9539Dennis Lance126031StrachanL50R
29VM6402Dennis E17478DavidsonB32R
30-31MJ2336-2337Daimler CH69145-46WillowbrookL26/26R
32-34MJ2747-2749Daimler CH69149-51WillowbrookL26/26R
35-36MJ2879-2880Daimler CH69152/30WillowbrookL26/26R
40MJ459Dennis E17592StrachanB32R

Nos. 16-17 probably re-seated to B32R at a later date.
Nos. 20, 22, 29 ex-Bluebird Services (all new 1929).
Nos. 21, 23, 25, 28 ex-X.L. Motor Services (new 1929, 1928, 1929, 1931 respectively).
Nos. 24, 26-27, 40 ex-Union Jack Omnibus Company (new 1929, 1930, 1928, 1932? respectively).
Withdrawn 1934 (21-22, 29), 1935 (20), 1938 (24-25, 27), 1939 (23, 26, 40), 1940 (17, 19), 1946 (18), 1948 (16, 32-33, 35), 1949 (28, 30-31, 34, 36).

1934

21-22MJ5076-5077Daimler CP68103-04WillowbrookB32R
29MJ4151Daimler CH69194WillowbrookL26/26R
37MJ4152Daimler CH69195WillowbrookL26/26R
38-39MJ5454-5455Daimler CP69252-53WillowbrookL26/26R

Withdrawn 1940 (22, 29), 1946 (37), 1948 (21), 1949 (38-39).

1935

20MJ6126Daimler COG58162WillowbrookB32R
41-44MJ6492-6495Daimler COG59265-68WillowbrookL26/26R
45MJ8924Daimler COG58173WillowbrookB39R

Withdrawn 1946 (43-44), 1950 (41-42, 45), 1951 (20).

1936

46MJ9057Daimler COG58198WillowbrookB39R
47MJ9682Daimler COG58223WillowbrookB39R
48MJ9681Daimler COG58224WillowbrookB39R
49ANM257Daimler COG58225WillowbrookB39R
50-51ANM573-574Daimler COG59719-20WillowbrookL26/26R
52-53ANM833-834Daimler COG59717-18WillowbrookL26/26R

Withdrawn 1949 (50), 1950 (47-48, 52), 1951 (46, 49), 1954 (51, 53).

1937

54-56ATM969-971Daimler COG58299-301WillowbrookB39R
57AMJ802Daimler COG59958WillowbrookL26/26R
58AMJ801Daimler COG59956WillowbrookL26/26R
59AMJ816Daimler COG59957WillowbrookL26/26R
60BBM245Bedford WTB111230DupleB26F
61-64BNM179-182Daimler COG59954-55/59-60WillowbrookL26/26R
65BTM119Daimler COG510307WillowbrookL26/26R

Withdrawn 1948 (60), 1950 (57, 59, 65), 1951 (54-56), 1952 (63), 1953 (58, 61-62, 64).

1938

24-25BTM898-899Daimler COG58354-55WillowbrookB39R
27BTM900Daimler COG58353WillowbrookB39R
66BTM642Daimler COG510308WillowbrookL26/26R
67-70CNM42-45Daimler COG510336-39WillowbrookL26/26R

Withdrawn 1950 (67, 69), 1951 (24-25), 1952 (27, 68), 1953 (66), 1954 (70).

1942

71-74DNM881-884Leyland TD7307890-91/
88/92
BrushL27/28R
75DTM30Bristol K5G57077DupleL27/28R

Withdrawn 1954 (71-73), 1957 (74-75).

1943

76-79DTM476-479Guy Arab IFD25842/35/
51/916
BrushL27/28R
80-83DTM480-483Daimler CWG511338/60-61/
84
BrushL27/28R

Withdrawn 1953 (76-79, 82), 1956 (80-81), 1957 (83).

1944

84-85DMJ84-85Bristol K6AW1044-45Park RoyalH30/26R

Withdrawn 1956 (84-85).

1945

86-87DMJ86-87Bristol K6AW1046/54Park RoyalH30/26R

No. 86 re-seated to H30/28R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1956 (86-87).

1946

88-91EBM88-91Bristol K6AW3158-61WeymannH30/26R
92-94EBM92-94Crossley DD42/3T93839/42/50CrossleyH30/26R

Withdrawn 1960 (88-91), 1963 (92-94).

1947

95-99EBM95-99Crossley DD42/3T93852/68/
51/87/85
CrossleyH30/26R
109-111FNM109-111Crossley DD42/594029/23/39CrossleyL27/26R

Withdrawn 1963 (95-99, 109-111).

1948

100-107FNM100-107Crossley DD42/5T94138/46/44/
73/70/72/74/
71
CrossleyL27/26R
112-117FNM112-117Leyland PD2/1481248/47/
037/250/49/46
LeylandL27/26R
118-123FNM118-123Leyland PD2/1481070/245/
069/75/244/
068
LeylandL27/26R

Withdrawn 1965 (100-103, 105), 1966 (104, 106-107, 112-115, 117, 122-123), 1967 (116, 118-121).

1949

108FNM108Crossley DD42/5T94175CrossleyL27/26R

Withdrawn 1966.

1953

124-128LBM124-128Leyland PD2/10530202/01/03/
323/22
LeylandL27/28R
129-133MNM129-133Leyland PD2/10532078-79/81/
1795/94
LeylandL27/28R

Withdrawn 1967 (124-128), 1968 (129, 131), 1969 (130, 132-133).

1954

134-138MNM134-138Leyland PD2/10540308-09/
411/520/489
LeylandL27/28R

Withdrawn 1968 (136, 138), 1969 (134-135, 137).

1956

139-143RNM139-143Leyland PD2/22560646-50MCCWL27/28R
144-147RMJ144-147Leyland PD2/22561346-49MCCWL27/28R

Nos. 140, 143-147 to United Counties Omnibus Company (UCOC) 1/70 (re-numbered 800/803-807, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).
Withdrawn 1969 (139, 141-142).

1957

148-152UNM148-152Leyland PD2/31572372-76MCCWL27/28R

Nos. 148-152 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 808-812, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1959

153-157WTM153-157Leyland PD2/30583670-72/
91-92
WeymannL27/28R

Nos. 153-157 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 813-817, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1960

158-162158-162ANMLeyland PD2/30600674/99/
873-75
East LancsL27/28R
163-164163-164ANMDennis Loline II101-02YF5East LancsH35/28F

Nos. 158-164 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 818-824, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1961

89JEV419Bristol K5G55058ECWL27/28R
90JEV426Bristol K5G55081ECWL27/28R
91JEV416Bristol K5G55055ECWL27/28R

Nos. 89-91 ex-United Counties OC (Nos. 680, 687, 677 respectively, all new 1940).
Withdrawn 1965 (89-91).

1963

165-170165-170EMJAlbion LR762106J/7F/
7H/8F/8H/8J
East LancsH35/30F
171-174171-174HTMAlbion LR762109L/10A/
09K/14D
East LancsH35/30F
175-180175-180HTMAlbion LR762114E/14F/
14H/14J/14K/
14L
NeepsendH35/30F

Nos. 165-180 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 825-840, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1965

181-186FXD181-86CDennis Loline III1164-69
L3AF3C1
NeepsendH39/30F

Nos. 181-186 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 841-846, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1967

101-105MXD101-05EBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
107-111
ECWB48D
106-110NXE106-10EBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
224-25/231-33
ECWB48D

Nos. 101-110 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 361-370, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1968

111-112PXE111-12FBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
347-48
ECWB48D
113-120PXE113-20GBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
351-55/70-75
ECWB48D
121-130UXD121-30GBristol RELL6L[RELL-3-]
605-08/16-21
ECWB48D

Nos. 113-120 delivered with registration numbers PXE113-120F but were re-registered as shown.
Nos. 127-130 never entered service with Luton Corporation because of industrial dispute.
Nos. 111-130 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 371-390, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1969

131-135XXE131-35HBristol LHS6PLHS115-19ECWB37F

Nos. 131-135 never operated in service by Luton Corporation.
Nos. 131-135 to UCOC 1/70 (transferred to Eastern Counties OC as nos. LHS595-99 [re-registered WNG101-105H] in 2/70).


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