Rawtenstall Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1907-1968

Fleet No.Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1907

FA157Ryknield 40/50 hp??O16/18RO

Withdrawn 1910 (FA157).

1908

FA159Ryknield 40/50 hp??O16/18RO

Withdrawn 1910 (FA159).

1924

33-36TC9001-04Leyland SG913031-34LeylandB40D
37-38TC9690-91Leyland SG913074-75LeylandB40D
39TC5979Thornycroft J10478RoeB26F
40TC4907Thornycroft J9271RoeB26D

Nos. 39-40 ex-Ramsbottom UDC (Nos. 9-10, new 1923 and 1924 respectively); re-numbered 45-46 respectively (in 1927?). There are varying reports about these vehicles from a number of sources. Rawtenstall Corporation records show them to have been purchased in 9/24 and taken out of service in 1927 for rebuilding. It is possible that TC780 (Ramsbottom UDC No. 8 – another Thornycroft J, which was withdrawn by Ramsbottom in 1927) was used, possibly for spares, during this period as this vehicle is also mentioned by some sources as being in Rawtenstall at this time. TC4907 is reported to have been returned to service bearing fleet number 46. The fate of TC5979 is unclear. The PSV Circle quote from a fleet list dated October 1928 that describes No. 45 as TC780 OR TC5979, which seems to suggest that TC870 was at Rawtenstall, but also suggests that whichever vehicle was to bear the fleet number 45 was not then operational. It is known that one vehicle was in a partially dismantled state when sold and it remains a possibility that rebuilding was not completed and that the vehicle never re-entered service.
Withdrawn 1929 (39-40[45-46]), 1931 (33-35, 37), 1933 (36, 38).

1925

41-42TD2950-51Leyland SG1113218-19LeylandB36D

Withdrawn 1933 (41-42).

1927

39-40TD8926-27Leyland PLSC145597-98LeylandB29F
43-44TD8678-79Leyland PLSC145595-96LeylandB31R

Withdrawn 1934 (40, 44), 1937 (39, 43).

1930

47TF1099Leyland TS261121LeylandB30R
48TF1181Leyland TS261122LeylandB30R
49-52TF1182-85Leyland LT150790-92/99LeylandB30R

No. 51 re-seated to B32R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1938 (49-52), 1939 (48), 1940 (47).

1931

53-54TF4236-37Leyland TD171854/81LeylandH27/24R
55-56TF6081-82Leyland TD172212-13LeylandH27/24R
57TF6856Leyland TD172305LeylandH27/24R
58-59TF6857-58Leyland TS161934-35LeylandB30R
60-62TF6859-61Leyland LT351763-65LeylandB36R

Nos. 53-57 re-seated to H30/24R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1939 (58-59), 1945 (53, 60), 1946 (56), 1947 (54-55, 61-62), 1948 (57).

1932

1-10TF7894-903Leyland TD21102-11LeylandH27/24R
11-12TF8372-73Leyland TD21114-15LeylandH27/24R
13-14TF9180-81Leyland TD21112-13LeylandH27/24R

Withdrawn 1947 (14), 1948 (3, 11-13), 1949 (1-2, 4-10).

1933

15-16TJ569-70Leyland TD22399-400LeylandH30/24R
17-18TJ2468-69Leyland TD33023-24Northern CountiesH30/24R

Nos. 17-18 re-bodied by Northern Coachbuilders to H30/26R in 1944 and 1945 respectively.
Withdrawn 1943 (15), 1947 (16), 1952 (18), 1953 (17).

1934

19-20TJ6673-74Leyland TD3c4800-01LeylandH30/24R

Nos. 19-20 re-seated to H30/26R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1949 (19), 1950 (20).

1935

21-22ATC121-22Leyland TD47644-45LeylandH28/26R

Nos. 21-22 re-bodied by Burlingham to H30/26R in 1946 and 1947 respectively.
Withdrawn 1955 (21-22).

1936

23-24BTB19-20Leyland TD410496-97LeylandH30/26R
25BTB120Leyland TD410498LeylandH30/26R
26BTB119Leyland TD4c10495LeylandH30/24R

Withdrawn 1953 (23-26).

1937

27-28CTB713-14Leyland TD5c13957-58LeylandH30/24R

Withdrawn 1955 (28), 1956 (27).

1938

29-34CTJ161-66Leyland TD5c17575-80LeylandH30/24R
45-46DTD249-50Leyland TS8c301712-13LeylandB36R

Withdrawn 1953 (45), 1955 (30, 33), 1956 (32), 1957 (46), 1958 (29, 31, 34).

1939

35-36DTJ56-57Leyland TD5c302712-13LeylandH30/25R
50-52DTJ58-60Leyland TS8c302714-16LeylandB36R

Withdrawn 1954 (50), 1955 (51), 1959 (35-36), 1960 (52).

1943

37FTD450Guy Arab IIFD26165MasseyH30/26R

No. 37 re-bodied by East Lancs to H30/26R in 1951.
Withdrawn 1964 (37).

1947

38-40GTD501-03Leyland PD1A461611/21-22AlexanderH30/26R
41-49HTF361-67Leyland PD2/1472031/33/
111/032/30/
112/62
LeylandH30/26R

No. 42 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet number).
Withdrawn 1964 (38-40), 1965 (41, 44), 1966 (43, 47-49).

1948

11-14JTE496-99Leyland PD2/1471169/383/
480904-05
East LancsH30/26R
15JTJ568Leyland PD2/1481695East LancsH30/26R

Withdrawn 1962 (13), 1963 (14), 1965 (11-12), 1966 (15).

1949

1-10KTE721-30Leyland PD2/1492574/73/
3109/2974/
3108/240/
110/2972/
3239/38
LeylandH30/26R
53-54KTD755-56Leyland PS1462817-18East LancsB34R

Nos. 1-10 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Withdrawn 1963 (54), 1964 (53).

1950

55-56MTB848-49Leyland PS2/1500192-93East LancsB35R

No. 56 rebuilt to B35F in 1962.
Nos. 56-57 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).

1951

16NTD529Leyland PD2/1511127LeylandH30/26R

No. 16 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet number).

1953

17-19RTC821-23Leyland PD2/12532075/
77/76
LeylandH31/25R
20RTE534Leyland PD2/12531014East LancsH31/28R
24-26RTE535-37Leyland PD2/12531015-17East LancsH31/28R

Nos. 24-26 re-numbered 21-23 respectively in 1/64.
Nos. 17-20, 24-26[21-23] to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee) 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).

1955

57RTB49Leyland PSUC1/1515177WeymannB44F
60-65VTJ731-36Leyland PD2/20550953-58East LancsH31/28R

No. 57 ex-Leyland demonstrator (new 1953; the Weymann body was originally on demonstrator OTD301 but was fitted to RTB49 when the chassis was scrapped).
Nos. 60-65 re-numbered 24-29 in 1/64.
Nos. 57, 60-65[24-29] to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).

1958

58466FTJLeyland PSUC1/5584768East LancsB43F

No. 58 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet number).

1960

59738NTDLeyland PSUC1/5597025East LancsB43F

No. 59 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet number).

1963

52MTC255Leyland PSU1/1350119RoeB44F

No. 52 ex-Ramsbottom UDC (No. 26, new 1950).
No. 52 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet number).

1964

30-33FTE630-33BLeyland PD3/4L04407-10East LancsH41/32F
50-51FTE650-51BLeyland L1L04295-96East LancsB44F

Nos. 30-33, 50-51 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).

1965

34-37MTJ434-37CLeyland PD3/4L25149-50/
40119/1709
East LancsH41/32F

Nos. 34-37 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).

1966

38-41XTJ938-41DLeyland PD3/4L62399-400/
412-13
East LancsH41/32F

Nos. 38-41 to Rossendale Joint Transport Committee 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).


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