Merthyr Tydfil Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1924-1986
| Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1924
| 1-8 | HB2238-45 | Leyland A13 | 19968-71/ 87-90 | Leyland | B26? |
| 9 | HB1720 | AEC 401? | ? | Eastbourne Aviation? | B32? |
| 10 | HB102 | AEC 30hp | ? | LGOC | B20? |
| 11 | HB1695 | AEC 401? | ? | Eastbourne Aviation? | B32? |
Nos. 3-4, 8 re-bodied with second-hand Northern Counties B30R bodies ex-Cardiff Corporation in 1932.
Nos. 1-2, 6-8 re-bodied with second-hand Bristol B29R bodies ex-Bristol Tramways in 1933 (2, 7) or 1934.
Nos. 9-11 ex-Snow, Merthyr (new 1921); No. 9 re-bodied with second-hand B32? body ex-James, Ammanford in 1927; No. 10 was named ‘Lady Aberfan’, which was retained until withdrawal; No. 11 rebuilt by Merthyr in 1927 and re-bodied with second-hand body of unknown origin in 1928.
Withdrawn 1928 (10), 1929 (9), 1930 (11), 1935 (3-4, 6-8), 1936 (5), 1937 (1-2).
1925
| 12 | HB2652 | Thornycroft A1 | ? | Norman | B16F |
| 13 | L9029 | AEC YC | 13521 | ? | B35? |
| 14 | HB2258 | Thornycroft BT | ? | Norman | B26? |
| 15 | LY8443 | AEC Y | ? | ? | B32? |
No. 13 ex-South Wales Commercial Motors, Cardiff (new 1921); rebuilt in 1927 and re-seated to B29? at a later date.
Nos. 14-15 ex-Rees, Abercanaid (new 1924, 1921 respectively); No. 15 rebuilt in 1927 and re-bodied with second-hand B32? body (origin unknown) in 1929.
Withdrawn 1929 (12, 14), 1930 (13, 15).
1927
| 16 | NB3194 | AEC Y | ? | ? | B30? |
| 17-18 | HB3082-83 | Leyland LSC1 | 45965-66 | Leyland | B29F |
No. 16 ex-White, Barry (new c.1919); re-bodied in 1929 with second-hand B26? body ex-South Wales Transport.
Withdrawn 1930 (16), 1940 (17), 1943 (18).
1928
| 19 | HB3278 | Leyland PLSC1 | 47204 | Leyland | B29D |
Withdrawn 1941 (19).
1929
| 20-21 | HB3474-75 | Bristol BGW | B404-05 | Bristol | B32R |
| 22 | HB3127 | Thornycroft A2 | 14723 | ? | B20? |
| – | HB2940 | Thornycroft A2 | ? | ? | B20? |
| – | HB3081 | Thornycroft SB | 14743 | ? | B26? |
| – | HB3126 | Thornycroft A2 | 14717 | ? | B20? |
No. 22, HB3126 ex-Davies, Dowlais (new 1927); No. 22 re-numbered 10 during 1930.
HB2940, HB3081 ex-Davies, Merthyr (new 1927); HB3081 numbered 9 during 1930.
Withdrawn 1929 (HB2940, HB3126), 1935 (HB3081[9], 22[10]), 1939 (20-21).
1930
| 22-23 | HB3589-90 | Bristol B | B601-02 | Bristol | B32D |
| 24 | HB3649 | Bristol B | B606 | Bristol | B32D |
| 25 | HB3569 | Bristol B | B600 | Bristol | B32D |
Nos. 24-25 re-numbered 11-12 respectively by 1937.
Withdrawn 1939 (22, 25[12]), 1943 (24[11]), 1944 (23).
1931
| 13-16 | HB3820-23 | Leyland LT2 | 51341-44 | Leyland | B32D |
Withdrawn 1939 (14, 16), 1943 (15), 1944 (13).
1935
| 4-5 | HB4865-66 | Dennis Lancet | 171007-08 | Dennis | B32R |
| 6-7 | HB4912-13 | Dennis Lancet | 171038/36 | Dennis | B32R |
| 8-9 | HB4891-92 | Dennis Lancet | 171023/21 | Dennis | B32R |
| 10 | HB4833 | Dennis Ace | 200400 | Dennis | B20F |
Withdrawn unknown (4-5), 1944 (6), 1945 (7, 9, 10), 1946 (8).
1936
| 3 | UH2193 | Dennis E | 17185 | Dodson or Lewis | B32D |
No. 3 ex-Cardiff CT (No. 166, new 1927); exchanged for No. 7 (HB2244).
Withdrawn 1943 (3).
1937
| 1 | HB5414 | Dennis Ace | 200565 | Park Royal | B20F |
| 24-26 | HB5415-17 | Dennis Lancet 2 | 175345-47 | Dennis | B36R |
Nos. 24-26 rebuilt by Davies, Merthyr at a later date.
Withdrawn 1946 (1), 1948 (24-26).
1938
| 2 | HB5418 | Dennis Lance 2 | 126186 | Park Royal | L27/26R |
Withdrawn 1943 (2).
1939
| 27-31 | HB5875-79 | Bristol K5G | 53082/80/ 83-84/81 | Northern Coachbuilders | H30/26R |
| 32 | HB5880 | Bristol K5G | 53085 | Northern Coachbuilders | L27/26R |
| 33-35 | HB5881-83 | Bristol L5G | 50100/099/ 98 | Northern Coachbuilders | B36R |
Withdrawn 1954 (33-35), 1955 (28-30), 1956 (27, 31), 1957 (32).
1942
| 2-3 | HB5952-53 | Bedford OWB | 8877, 9181 | Duple | B32F |
| 11 | HB5954 | Bedford OWB | 9191 | Duple | B32F |
Withdrawn 1951 (3), 1952 (2), 1953 (11).
1943
| 14-15 | HB5977-78 | Daimler CWA6 | 11424-25 | Duple | L27/28R |
| 16 | HB5979 | Daimler CWA6 | 11450 | Duple | H30/26R |
| 17-18 | HB5980-81 | Daimler CWA6 | 11429/28 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 14, 16 re-bodied by Merthyr CT using Metal Sections frames c.1955.
Withdrawn 1957 (15), 1958 (18), 1960 (17), 1962 (14, 16).
1944
| 12-13 | HB6002-03 | Bedford OWB | 17750/61 | Duple | B32F |
| 19 | HB5983 | Daimler CWA6 | 11548 | Duple | H30/26R |
| 20 | HB5998 | Daimler CWA6 | 11650 | Park Royal | L27/26R |
| 21-23 | HB5999-01 | Daimler CWA6 | 11769-71 | Duple | L27/28R |
No. 20 was fitted with the Park Royal body ex-No. 2 (HB5418) from new; re-bodied by Davies to H30/26R in 1952.
Nos. 22-23 re-bodied by Merthyr CT using Metal Sections frames in 1955.
Withdrawn 1952 (12-13), 1956 (19), 1957 (21), 1959 (20), 1962 (22-23).
1945
| 36-37 | HB6014-15 | Bristol K6A | W1017-18 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 38-39 | HB6018-19 | Bristol K6A | W1107-08 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 40-41 | HB6016-17 | Bristol K6A | W1143-44 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
All substantially rebuilt by Merthyr CT between 1956 and 1958.
Withdrawn 1964 (36-41).
1946
| 42-46 | HB6182-86 | Bristol K6A | W3124-28 | Duple | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1965 (42-46).
1947
| 1 | HB6260 | Bristol L5G | 61094 | ECW | B35R |
| 6 | HB6261 | Bristol L5G | 61095 | ECW | B35R |
| 7-9 | HB6263-65 | Bristol K6G | 62063-64/70 | Massey | H30/26R |
| 10 | HB6262 | Bristol L5G | 61114 | ECW | B35R |
Withdrawn 1965 (1, 6, 10), 1967 (8), 1968 (7, 9).
1948
| 4-5 | HB6642-43 | Bristol K6G | 66114-15 | Davies | H30/26R |
| 24-26 | HB6585-87 | Bristol K6G | 64178/ 6034-35 | Duple | H30/26R |
| 47-52 | HB6579-84 | Foden PVD6 | 27236/6654/ 7228/16/ 32/18 | Welsh Metal Industries | H30/26R |
| 53-54 | HB6595-96 | Bristol K6G | 66032/4135 | Davies | H30/26R |
| 55-59 | HB6637-41 | Bristol K6G | 64136/77/ 6063/4134/ 79 | Davies | H30/26R |
All substantially rebuilt by Merthyr CT between 1957 and 1958.
Withdrawn 1961 (47-52), 1967 (58), 1968 (4-5, 24-26, 53-57, 59).
1951
| 60 | HB7145 | Dennis Lancet | 902J3 | Davies | B35R |
| 61-64 | HB7162-65 | Dennis Lancet | 903-906J3 | Davies | B35R |
Withdrawn 1961 (62-64), 1962 (60-61).
1952
| 65 | HB7272 | Dennis Lance | 145K3 | Davies | H30/26RD |
| 66 | HB7288 | Dennis Lance | 146K3 | Davies | H30/26RD |
| 67 | HB7298 | Dennis Lance | 148K3 | Davies | H30/26RD |
| 68 | HB7301 | Dennis Lance | 147K3 | Davies | H30/26RD |
| 69 | HB7304 | Dennis Lance | 149K3 | Davies | H30/26RD |
All rebuilt by Merthyr CT in 1954; Nos. 65, 69 rebuilt again in 1956 (69) or 1957 (65) and the platform doors were removed.
Withdrawn 1958 (68), 1959 (65-67), 1960 (69).
1954
| 1 | HB8029 | Bedford CAV | 24126 | Dormobile | M11 |
| 70 | TTC170 | Leyland PD2/12 | 532556 | Leyland | H30/26R |
No. 1, although given a fleet number was not licensed as a PSV.
No. 70 ex-Leyland Motors demonstrator (new 1954).
Withdrawn by 1963 (1), 1969 (70).
1955
| 71-72 | HB8335-36 | Leyland PD2/12 | 550083/80 | Davies | H32/28R |
| 76-82 | GFJ48-54 | Daimler CWA6 | 11932-35/ 41/ 12012-13 | Duple | H30/26R |
Nos. 76-82 ex-Exeter CT (Nos. 77-83, new 1944 [77-81] or 1945); rebuilt by Merthyr CT in 1958 or 1959.
Withdrawn 1960 (76), 1962 (77-82), 1969 (71), 1971 (72).
1956
| 2 | HB8651 | Bedford CAV | 50268 | Dormobile | M11 |
| 73-74 | HB8337-38 | Leyland PD2/12 | 550081/84 | Longwell Green | H32/28R |
| 75 | HB8339 | Leyland PD2/12 | 550082 | Longwell Green | H30/26R |
| 83-87 | HB8798-02 | Leyland PD2/12 | 560205-09 | Park Royal | H33/28R |
No. 2, although given a fleet number was not licensed as a PSV.
Withdrawn by 1963 (2), 1969 (73), 1971 (72, 74-75, 83-85, 87), 1972 (86).
1958
| 100 | 964DTJ | Leyland PSUC1/1 | 577519 | Weymann | B44F |
| 101-103 | HB9837-39 | Leyland PD3/4 | 581291-93 | East Lancs | H41/32R |
| 104-105 | HB9840-41 | Leyland PD3/4 | 581294-95 | East Lancs | H41/32RD |
No. 100 ex-Leyland demonstrator (new 1958).
Withdrawn 1972 (101-103), 1974 (105), 1976 (104), 1978 (100).
1959
| 3 | AHB212 | Ford 402E | 400E18225 | Kenex | M11 |
Withdrawn 1968 (3).
1960
| 106-113 | BHB306-13 | Leyland PD3/4 | 600953-56/ 1094-95/ 102-03 | East Lancs | H41/32R |
Withdrawn 1973 (106-107), 1975 (108-111), 1976 (112-113).
1961
| 4 | CHB327 | Commer 1500LBD | 017142 | Marshall | M11 |
| 114-121 | CHB114-21 | Leyland PD3/4 | 610993-94/ 1028-30/ 115-17/ | East Lancs | H41/32R |
| 122-131 | EO8890-99 | Leyland PD2/3 | 483943-46/ 94-97/ 4551-52 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 122-131 ex-Barrow CT (Nos. 111-120, new 1949).
Withdrawn 1966 (122-127, 129, 131), 1967 (130), 1968 (4, 128), 1974 (114), 1976 (115-121).
1964
| 132-135 | AHB132-35B | Leyland PD3/4 | L04114-17 | East Lancs | H41/32F |
| 136 | AHB136B | Leyland L1 | L04163 | East Lancs | B45F |
Withdrawn 1977 (132-135), 1978 (136).
1965
| 137-138 | BHB337-38C | Leyland L1 | L40890-91 | East Lancs | B45F |
| 139-141 | BHB339-41C | Leyland PD3/4 | L40755-57 | East Lancs | H41/32F |
Withdrawn 1976 (139-140), 1977 (141), 1978 (137-138).
1966
| 142-146 | CHB407-11D | Leyland PD3/4 | L60635/ 2053/ 742/846-47 | East Lancs | H41/32F |
Withdrawn 1976 (143-146), 1977 (142).
1967
| 147-152 | DHB147-52F | Leyland PSU4/2R | 701873-74/ 2511-12/ 1970/3571 | East Lancs | B42D |
Withdrawn 1979 (147, 149-150), 1980 (148, 151-152).
1968
| 153-156 | DHB153-56F | Leyland PSU4/2R | 703572/847- 48/800433 | East Lancs | B42D |
| 157-162 | EHB257-62G | Leyland PSU4A/2R | 802727-29/ 43-45 | East Lancs | B42D |
| 163-168 | EHB263-68G | Leyland PSU3A/2R | 802831-32/ 952/3087-89 | East Lancs | B51D |
Withdrawn 1980 (153, 155-158, 165), 1981 (154, 160-162, 164, 167), 1984 (166, 168), 1986 (159, 163).
1969
| 169-173 | FHB169-73G | Leyland PSU4A/2R | 902222-26 | East Lancs | B43F |
Withdrawn 1981 (172-173), 1982 (169-171).
1971
| 174-179 | GHB174-79J | Leyland PSU3A/2R | 7004536-38/ 673-75 | East Lancs | B51F |
Nos. 174-179 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1972
| 180-185 | HHB180-85K | Leyland PSU3B/2R | 7104447-49/ 563-65 | East Lancs | B51F |
Nos. 180-185 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1973
| 186-187 | KHB186-87L | Metro-Scania BR111MH | 542062-63 | Metro-Cammell | B44F |
| 188 | NHB188M | Bristol RESL6G | RESL8/400 | ECW | B47F |
| 189 | NHB289M | Bristol RESL6G | RESL8/401 | ECW | B47F |
| 190-191 | NHB190-91M | Bristol RESL6G | RESL8/402-03 | ECW | B47F |
Withdrawn 1978 (186-187), 1985 (188-191).
1974
| 192-193 | NHB892-93M | Leyland National 10351/1R | 01310-11 | Leyland | B41F |
No. 192 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet number.
Withdrawn 1986 (193).
1975
| 194-198 | HTX725-29N | Leyland National 11351/1R | 02153-57 | Leyland | B49F |
| 199-202 | KDW706-09P | Bristol RESL6L | [RESL8-] 436-39 | East Lancs | B47F |
Nos. 194-198 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1985 (199-201), 1986 (202).
1976
| 203-207 | NTX360-64R | Leyland PSU3C/2R | 7604063/ 3822/71/ 4168/312 | Willowbrook | B51F |
| 208 | ODW117R | Leyland PSU3C/2R | 7650000 | Willowbrook | B51F |
Nos. 203-208 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1978
| 209-214 | WWO637-42T | Leyland National 11351A/1R | 05567-69/ 71-73 | Leyland | B49F |
Nos. 209-213 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1982 (214[after accident])
1979
| 215-220 | CKG215-20V | Dennis Dominator | [SD116/] 185-87/90/88/ 89 | Marshall | B50F |
Withdrawn 1984 (216-218, 220), 1985 (215, 219).
1980
| 221-226 | GHB221-26V | Leyland National 2 NL106L11/1R | 07148-50/ 55-57 | Leyland | B41F |
Nos. 221-226 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1981
| 227-231 | JUH227-31W | Leyland PSU4F/2R | 8031213/ 193/228/ 90/316 | Duple | B47F |
| 232 | JWO232W | Leyland National NL116L11/1R | 07106 | Leyland | DP44F |
No. 232 carried the name ‘Clichy-la-Garenne’.
Nos. 227-232 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1982
| 233 | OWO233Y | Leyland PSU3G/2R | ? | Duple | B51F |
| 234-235 | OWO234-35Y | Leyland PSU3G/2R | ? | Duple | DP49F |
No. 233 converted to DP49F in 1985.
Nos. 234-235 carried the names ‘Dr. Joseph Parry’ and ‘William Crawshaw’ respectively.
Nos. 233-235 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1983
| 236-237 | SDW236-37Y | Dennis Lancet | SD512/126-27 | Wadham Stringer | DP33F |
Nos. 236-237 carried the names ‘Cyfarthfa Castle’ and ‘Morlais Castle’ respectively; to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1984
| 238 | TMB879R | Leyland PSU4D/2R | 7603912 | Duple | B47F |
| 239 | TMB877R | Leyland PSU4D/2R | 7603819 | Duple | B47F |
| 240 | YPL75T | AEC Reliance | ? | Duple | C53F |
Nos. 238, 239 ex-Chester CT (Nos. 79, 77 respectively, new 1976).
No. 240 ex-London Country (No. RB75, new 1978).
Nos. 238-240 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.
1985
| 241 | TMB878R | Leyland PSU4D/2R | 7603910 | Duple | B47F |
| 242 | DTG365V | Leyland PSU3E/4R | ? | Duple | C51F |
No. 241 ex-Chester CT (No. 78, new 1976).
No. 242 ex-Newport CT (No. 65, new 1980).
Nos. 241-242 to Merthyr Tydfil Transport Ltd. 10/86, retaining same fleet numbers.