Moore Bros. (Kelvedon) Ltd. Bus Fleet List 1912-1963

Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1912

F6060Ford T???

Withdrawn ?

1913

F7257Ford T2807517??
F7627Ford T??4

F7627 ex-Grey, Rettendon Common.
Withdrawn ?

1914

F8563Clarkson 32hp??O34R

Withdrawn 1921.

1915

F5619Thornycroft 30hp1106?Ch14

Ex-Holmes and Smith, Southend.
Withdrawn 1918.

1917

HK2588Ford T1062036?Ch?

Withdrawn ?

1919

HK4232Thornycroft J7116?O40R
HK4696Ford T719332??
HK6530Thornycroft7773?O36R

HK4232 ex-Berry, Colchester. Re-bodied to Ch32 by Strachan & Brown c.1920.
HK6530 re-bodied to Ch32 by Strachan & Brown c.1920.
Withdrawn 1921 (HK4232, HK4696), unknown (HK6530).

1920

HK7284Ford T3687849??
HK8589Ford T???
HK8599Ford T??B?

Withdrawn 1920 (HK7284), unknown (HK8589, HK8599).

1922

NO5124Thornycroft J3213?O40R

Withdrawn ?

1925

PU9308ChevroletS5166T?B14F

Withdrawn ?

1927

TW8006Chevrolet LM15327?B14F
TW8435Reo145422?C20F
TW9926Reo146448?B20F
VW2275Chevrolet LM18275?B14F

Withdrawn 1932 (TW9926), 1934 (VW2275), unknown (TW8006, TW8435).

1928

VW2851Chevrolet LO40038?B14F
VW2852Reo PullmanGB163?B26F
VW3178Reo SprinterFAX5031?B20F
VW6756GMC T40E404264EconomyB26F

Withdrawn 1933 (VW2852), unknown (VW2851, VW3178, VW6756).

1929

VX51Chevrolet LQ52578EconomyB14F
VX297-298Thornycroft A618276/298?B26F
VX2632GMC T30302815?B20F

Withdrawn 1935 (VX297), 1938 (VX298, VX2632), 1939 (VX2632).

1930

VX3808Gilford 168 OT11207WycombeB32F
VX4075Gilford 168 OT11247WycombeB32F
VX4279GMC T60D601000?B32F
VX4637GMC T60D60924?B32F
VX7065GMC T30C307980?B20F

Withdrawn 1937 (VX4279, VX4637, VX7065), 1938 (VX4975), 1939 (VX3808).

1931

EV179-180Gilford 168 OT11877/879PettyC32C
EV2510Gilford 168 OT11948PettyC32C

Withdrawn 1941 (EV179), 1942 (EV2510), unknown (EV180).

1932

EV5299-5300Gilford 168 OT12046/47PettyC32C
EV5301Bedford WLB108459PettyC20F
EV6337AEC Regal6621350PettyB32F
KP7060Gilford 166 OT10770WycombeB32F
VX2630Gilford 166 OT11095WycombeB32F

EV6337 was re-bodied by Duple to C32F in 1937.
KP7060 ex-Sheppey Motor Transport, Sheerness.
VX2630 ex-Bluebird, Tiptree.
Withdrawn 1937 (EV5301, VX2630), 1938 (KP7060), 1954 (EV6337), unknown (EV5299-5300).

1933

UV3200Gilford 166 OT10843WycombeC30F

Ex-Venture, Hendon.
Withdrawn 1937.

1934

BEV464-465Albion Valiant PV7011509J
11509H
DupleC32F
BPU202Bedford WLB109902DupleC20F
BPU676Bedford WLB109886DupleB20F
VW7483GMC T42479DWaveneyB26F

VW7483 ex-Bluebird, Tiptree.
Withdrawn 1936 (VW7483), 1945 (BPU202, BPU676), 1950 (BEV464-465).

1935

CHK401Bedford WLB110026DupleC20F
CHK952AEC Regal6621740DupleC32F
CHK953Albion Valiant PV7111602ADupleC32F

Withdrawn 1945 (CHK401), 1953 (CHK952, CHK953).

1936

DNO835Albion Victor PK11525009ADupleC31F
DNO836Albion Valkyrie PW14144001IDupleC35F
DNO837Albion Victor PK11525010FDupleC31F

Withdrawn 1947 (DNO835-837).

1937

EVW868Albion Victor PK11525014LDupleC31F
EVW869Albion Valkyrie PW14144011GDupleC35F
FEV806Bedford WTB8470DupleC20F
WL9062-9063AEC Regent661115/21Hall LewisL24/24R

WL9062/9063 ex-City of Oxford Motor Services (Nos. G131/137), new 1930.
WL9063 re-bodied by Willowbrook to L27/26R in 1943.
WL9062 re-bodied by Willowbrook to L27/26R in 1944.
Withdrawn 1947 (EVW868, EVW869), 1955 (WL9062-9063), 1957 (FEV806).

1938

GNO267-268Albion Valkyrie SPPW14144017K/17LDupleC32F
GVW634-635Bedford WTB8470/8988DupleC20F
WL9068AEC Regent661116Hall LewisL24/24R

WL9068 ex-City of Oxford Motor Services (No. G132), new 1930. Rebodied by Northern Counties to L27/26R in 1945.
Withdrawn 1954 (GNO267), 1955 (GNO268, WL9068), 1961 (GVW634), 1962 (GVW635).

1940

UF6468Leyland TD171409LeylandL24/24R
VH4875Leyland TD22244LeylandL24/24R

UF6468 ex-Southdown Motor Services (No. 868), new 1930.
VH4875 ex-Hanson, Huddersfield (No. 60), new 1933.
Withdrawn 1946 (UF6468, VH4875).

1941

WN4762AEC Regent6611899BrushL25/26R

WN4762 ex-South Wales Transport (No. 262), new 1932.
Withdrawn 1947.

1942

JPU640Bristol K5G57078DupleL27/28R

Withdrawn 1958.

1943

JTW447Guy Arab IFD25917BrushL27/28R

Re-bodied by Massey to L29/28R in 1960 using chassis frame from OVW757 (ex-Eastern National 1192, Guy Arab III) purchased for spares in 1959.
To Eastern National Omnibus Company [ENOC] 2/63 (re-numbered 1024).

1944

JVW999Guy Arab IIFD26955RoeL27/28R

Re-bodied by Massey to L29/28R in 1960 using chassis frame from OWV756 (ex-Eastern National 1191, Guy Arab III) purchased for spares in 1959.
To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1025).

1945

JVX223Guy Arab IIFD27478StrachanL27/28R
JVX553-554Bedford OWB26699/799MullinerB32F
JVX555-558Guy Arab IIFD27433/753/
767/775
StrachanL27/28R

Withdrawn 1951 (JVX553-554), 1958 (JVX223), 1961 (JVX555).
To ENOC 2/63 (JVX556-558, re-numbered 1031-1033 respectively).

1947

LPU611-612Guy Arab IIIFD28324/325StrachanL27/28R
LPU940Guy Arab IIIFD29455DupleDP35F
LTW62Guy Arab IIIFD29466DupleDP35F
LVW124-125Guy Arab IIIFD29483/485DupleDP35F

LPU611 re-bodied by Massey to L29/28R in 1960.
Withdrawn 1961 (LTW62) used as towing vehicle (acquired by ENOC in 2/63, re-numbered 040 and retained as towing vehicle), 1962 (LVW125).
To ENOC 2/63 (LPU611-612, LPU940, LWV124, re-numbered 1034,1035, 027, 028, [LVW125 passed to ENOC as withdrawn vehicle and was re-numbered 029], respectively).

1949

ONO537-538Guy Arab IIIFD36192/93StrachanL27/28R
PHK531-532Guy Arab IIIFD70106/108StrachanC35F

To ENOC 2/63 (ONO537-538, PHK531-532, re-numbered 1036, 1037, 034, 035, respectively).

1950

PHK533-534Guy Arab IIIFD70153/54StrachanC35F

Withdrawn 1961 (PHK533).
To ENOC 2/63 (PHK534, re-numbered 036).

1951

GYL983-984Guy Arab IIFD27550/563WeymannL27/28R
HYM685Bedford OB51452DupleC29F
MMT876Bedford OB38520DupleC29F
RTW222Bedford OB147090DupleC27F

HYM685, MMT685 ex-Fallowfield & Britten, London.
GYL983-984 ex-Birch Bros., London (Nos. K103-104), new 1945. GYL938 re-bodied by Strachan to L28/28R in 1954. GYL984 was re-bodied by Strachan to L28/28R in 1955.
Withdrawn 1955 (MMT876).
To ENOC 2/63 (GYL983-984, HYM685, RTW222, re-numbered 1029, 1030, 025, 026, respectively).

1952

GYL981-982Guy Arab IIFD27533/530WeymannL27/28R

GYL981-982 ex-Birch Bros., London (Nos. K101-102), new 1945.
GYL981/982 re-bodied by Strachan to L28/28R in 1954.
To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1028,1027 respectively).

1953

KGT378-381Guy Arab IIIFD33251M/
44M/307M/
272M
StrachanC35F

KGT378-381 ex-Dartmouth Coaches, London.
To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 030, 032, 033, 031 respectively).

1954

YEV623Guy Arab IVFD72118StrachanL28/28R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1038).

1955

52-53DHKGuy Arab IVFD72582/583StrachanL28/28R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1039,1040, respectively).

1956

576-577FVWCommer Avenger IIIT85A0431/32DupleC41F

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 037, 038, respectively).

1957

2834-2835FGuy Arab IVFD73709/10NCMEL31/32R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1041,1042, respectively).

1958

8935-8936NOGuy Arab IVFD74120/124MasseyL34/33R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1043, 1044, respectively).

1959

19-20PVXGuy Arab IVFD74286/288MasseyL34/33R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1045, 1046, respectively).

1960

7652VWCommer Avenger IV94Y8063YeatesC41F

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 039).

1961

372-373WPUGuy Arab IVFD74910/911MasseyL34/33R

To ENOC 2/63 (re-numbered 1047, 1048, respectively).

1963

The following vehicles were on order but not delivered until March 1963, after the take-over and consequently never operated in Moore Bros. livery. They were numbered 1049 and 1050 respectively in the ENOC fleet.

581-582AOOGuy Arab IVFD75265/266MasseyL34/33R

History 1815-1963 |