Rochdale Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1926-1969
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1926
1-3 | DK3443-45 | Guy B | B1891,1907/8 | Strachan and Brown | B26F |
4-6 | DK3446-48 | Dennis E | 17003/15/34 | Strachan and Brown | B30D |
7-10 | DK3841-44 | Dennis E | 17065/3/6/78 | Strachan and Brown | B30D |
Withdrawn 1929 (1-3), 1935/36 (4), 1936/37 (7-9), 1937/38 (5,6,10)
1927
11-12 | DK4190-91 | Dennis F | 80016/20 | Strachan and Brown | B26D |
13-16 | DK4192-95 | Dennis E | 17232/5/42/56 | Strachan and Brown | B30D |
17 | DK4196 | Dennis F | 80031 | Strachan and Brown | B26D |
Withdrawn 1935/36 (13,15 (or possibly 16), 17), 1936/37 (16 (or possibly 15)), 1937-39 (11,12,14)
1928
18-19 | DK4197-98 | Dennis F | 80018/42 | Strachan and Brown | B26D |
20 | DK4199 | Dennis E | 17343 | Strachan and Brown | B32D |
21-25 | DK4682-86 | Dennis E | 17344/34/ 41/5/62 | Strachan and Brown | B32D |
26-30 | DK5101-05 | Dennis E | 17501/ 26-28/45 | Strachan and Brown | B32D |
Withdrawn 1935/36 (18), 1937/38 (19,20,21,23), 1938/39 (22,24-7), 1939/40 (28-30)
1929
31-35 | DK5473-77 | Dennis ES | 17641-45 | Strachan and Brown | B31D |
36 | DK6028 | Dennis EV | 17854 | Strachan and Brown | B31D |
Withdrawn 1939 (31-3), 1940 (34-6)
1930
37 | DK6552 | Crossley Condor | 90427 | Crossley | L24/24R |
38 | DK6866 | Crossley Condor | 90431 | Crossley | L26/24R |
39 | DK6868 | Crossley Condor | 90433 | Crossley | L28/24R |
40-41 | DK6865/67 | Crossley Condor | 90430/32 | Crossley | L26/24R |
42-43 | DK6871/69 | Crossley Condor | 90458/56 | Crossley | L26/24R |
44-45 | DK6872/70 | Crossley Condor | 90470/57 | Crossley | L26/24R |
46-47 | DK6876-77 | Crossley Alpha | 90296/7 | Crossley | B32D |
48-49 | DK6874/73 | Crossley Alpha | 90294/93 | Crossley | B32D |
50-51 | DK6875/78 | Crossley Alpha | 90295/98 | Crossley | B32D |
Withdrawn 1938 (37,38,40-45), 1939 (39), 1940 (48,49), 1945 (46), 1946 (47), 1948 (50,51)
1931
52-54 | DK6957-59 | Crossley Condor | 90477-79 | Crossley | L28/24R |
55-57 | DK6960-62 | Crossley Alpha | 90602-4 | Crossley | B32D |
58-63 | DK7138-43 | Crossley Alpha | 90615-20 | Crossley | B31D |
64-69 | DK7144-49 | Crossley Condor | 90495-500 | Crossley | L26/24R |
70-72 | DK7480-82 | Crossley Condor | 90747/8/6 | Crossley | H28/24R |
73-78 | DK7483-88 | Crossley Condor | 90813-18 | Crossley | H28/24R |
79-81 | DK7489-91 | Dennis Lance | 125040/1/39 | English Electric | H28/24R |
Withdrawn 1935 (66), 1938 (52-4,64,67-9), 1939 (65,79-81), 1940 (70-8), 1944 (55,59,60,62,63), 1946 (56,57,61), 1948 (58)
1932
82 | DK7646 | Crossley Condor | 90819 | Crossley | H28/24R |
83-94 | DK7861-72 | Crossley Condor | 90865-76 | Crossley | H28/24R |
95-98 | DK7980-83 | Crossley Condor | 91002-05 | Crossley | H28/24R |
99-104 | DK8014-19 | Crossley Condor | 91013-18 | Crossley | H28/24R |
105-106 | DK8020-21 | Crossley Condor | 91006-7 | English Electric | H28/24R |
107-117 | DK8022-32 | Crossley Condor | 91008-12/ 9-24 | English Electric | H26/24R |
Withdrawn 1940 (82-5), 1944 (86), 1945 (89,90,92,93,97,98,100,102,105,107-17), 1948 (87,88,91,94-6,99,101,103-4,106)
1935
118-119 | ADK78-79 | Crossley Mancunian | 91835/6 | Metro-Cammell Crossley | H26/24R |
120-121 | ADK282-83 | AEC Regent | 06612472/ 886 | Metro-Cammell | H28/24R |
120,121 rebodied to H31/26R by Samlesbury in 1951
Withdrawn 1948 (118,119), 1957 (120,121)
1936
122-125 | BDK207-10 | AEC Regent | 06614028/ 4/6/7 | English Electric | H30/24R |
126-127 | BDK353-54 | AEC Regent | 06614023/5 | Weymann | H28/26R |
128-129 | BDK355-56 | Leyland TD4c | 10203/4 | Weymann | H26/26R |
122-25 rebodied to H31/26R by Samlesbury in 1951
Withdrawn 1950 (129), 1953 (128), 1956 (126,127), 1957 (122-5)
1937
130-134 | CDK204-08 | Leyland TS7 | 13621-5 | Cravens | B35R |
135-139 | CDK209-13 | AEC Regent | 06615113-7 | Cravens | H28/24R |
130-34 renumbered 1-5 in 1939, 1/2 rebuilt to B26F in 1943
137 rebodied to H31/26R by Samlesbury in 1951
Withdrawn 1951 (131[2],133[4],134[5]), 1953 (130[1],132[3], 135,136,138,139), 1957 (137)
1938
140-144 | DDK110-14 | Leyland TD5c | 17808-12 | Cravens | H28/26R |
145-151 | DDK115-21 | Leyland TD5 | 17813-9 | ECW | H30/26R |
152-156 | DDK122-26 | Daimler COG6 | 10367-71 | Cravens | H28/26R |
143 rebodied to H32/25C by Massey in 1946
Withdrawn 1951 (143), 1952 (146), 1953 (141,144,150, 152-4), 1954 (140,145,147-9,155,156), 1955 (142), 1956 (151)
1939
157-161 | DDK832-36 | AEC Regent | 06616385-9 | ECW | H30/26R |
162-166 | DDK918-22 | Leyland TD5 | 302252-6 | Weymann | H30/26R |
6-13 | EDK101-08 | Leyland TS8 | 302257-64 | ECW | B35R |
Withdrawn 1951 (6-8,12), 1952 (160), 1953 (9-11,13,164), 1954 (157-9,161), 1955 (162), 1956 (163,165-6)
1940
167-171 | EDK645-49 | Leyland TD7 | 306001-5 | English Electric | H30/26R |
172-176 | EDK650-54 | Leyland TD7 | 306006-10 | ECW | H30/26R |
177-186 | EDK686-95 | Daimler COG6 | 10937-46 | ECW | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1951 (185), 1956 (167-84,186)
1943
187 | EDK771 | Daimler CWG5 | 11370 | Massey | H30/26R |
189 | EDK799 | Daimler CWA6 | 11490 | Duple | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1952 (187), 1956 (189)
1944
188/190 | EDK798/800 | Daimler CWA6 | 11489/91 | Duple | H30/26R |
191-192 | EDK801-02 | Daimler CWA6 | 11536/7 | Northern Counties | H30/26R |
193-194 | EDK803-04 | Daimler CWA6 | 11553/4 | Duple | H30/26R |
195-199 | EDK805-09 | Daimler CWA6 | 11558/ 96-8/615 | Northern Counties | H30/26R |
200* | EDK835 | Daimler CWA6 | 11580 | Duple | H30/26R |
-* | DK7396 | AEC Regal | 662586 | Burlingham | C30F |
-* | JD1381 | AEC Regal | 662956 | Beadle | C30F |
130* | DDK257 | Leyland TD5 | 300674 | Leyland | H30/26R |
* Acquired from Yelloway Motor Services 1944 with Manchester Express route
Withdrawn 1948 (JD1381), 1950 (DK7396), 1951 (130), 1952 (194), 1955 (191), 1956 (190,195-8), 1957 (188,193,200), 1958 (199), 1959 (192)
1945
21-24 | EDK921-24 | Daimler CWD6 | 12338/66/7/80 | Massey | H30/26R |
25-30 | EDK925-30 | Daimler CWA6D | 12381/2/ 96-8/411 | Massey | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1956 (21-7,30), 1959 (28,29)
1947
31-35 | FDK331-335 | AEC Regent III | 0961879/ 83/1/2/0 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1964
1948
36-46 | GDK136-46 | AEC Regent III | 0961859-69 | Weymann | H30/26R |
47-48 | GDK147-48 | AEC Regent III | 9612E870/1 | Weymann | H31/26R |
201-207 | GDK401-07 | AEC Regent III | 0961872-8 | East Lancs | H33/26R |
71* | BWA212 | AEC Regent | 06613543 | Weymann | H30/26R |
72* | CWA492 | AEC Regent | 06614031 | Weymann | H30/26R |
73** | JX6425 | AEC Regent | 06616033 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
74-76** | JX6568-70 | AEC Regent | 06616081-3 | Roe | H31/25R |
* Ex-Sheffield Corporation (112,292)
** Ex-Halifax Corporation (40,47-9)
Withdrawn 1951 (73), 1953 (71,72,74-6), 1962 (201-5), 1963 (206,207), 1964 (36-8,41), 1965 (39,42-4,46-8)
1949
208-217 | GDK708-17 | AEC Regent III | 9612E920-9 | Weymann | H33/26R |
218-222 | GDK718-22 | AEC Regent III | 9612E930-4 | Weymann | H33/26R |
Withdrawn 1963 (222), 1966 (208-220), 1968 (221)
1950
223-232 | HDK23-32 | AEC Regent III | 9612E4949-58 | Weymann | H33/26R |
Withdrawn 1968
1951
301-307 | HDK701-07 | AEC Regal IV | 9821E256-62 | East Lancs | B42D |
233-237 | HDK833-37 | AEC Regent III | 9612E4959-63 | East Lancs | H33/26R |
301-7 renumbered 1-7 in 1956, converted to B44F in 1961
Withdrawn 1966 (301[1],303[3],305[5]), 1967 (302[2],306[6]), 1968 (234,236,237,304[4],307[7]), 1969 (233,235)
1953
238-252 | JDK738-52 | Daimler CVG6 | 18302-16 | Weymann | H33/26R |
253-262* | KDK653-62 | Daimler CVG6 | 18317-26 | Weymann | H33/26R |
308-315 | JDK708-15 | AEC Regal IV | 9822E1579-86 | Burlingham | B42D |
*253,258,260-62 delivered 1/54
308-15 renumbered 8-15 in 1956, converted to B44F in 1961
Withdrawn 1956 (313-5[3-5]), 1957 (311[11]), 1967 (310[10]), 1968 (308[8],309[9],312[12])
To SELNEC 1.11.69 (238-62)
1954
263-267 | KDK663-67 | Daimler CVG6 | 18327-31 | Weymann | H33/26R |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1956
268-297 | NDK968-97 | AEC Regent V 6LW | D2RA6G091- 120 | Weymann | H33/28R |
298-307 | ODK698-707 | AEC Regent V 6LW | D2RA6G081- 90 | Weymann | H33/28R |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1957
308-318 | RDK408-18 | AEC Regent V | D2RA459-69 | Weymann | H33/28R |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1958
319 | TDK319 | AEC Regent V | D2RA659 | Weymann | H31/28RD |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1959
320-322 | TDK320-22 | AEC Regent V | D2RA660-2 | Weymann | H31/28RD |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1961
16-20 | 2116-20DK | AEC Reliance | 2MU3RA3885 -9 | Weymann | B42D |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1964
21 | 6321DK | AEC Reliance | 2MU3RA4821 | East Lancs | B42D |
22-23 | ADK722-23B | AEC Reliance | 2MU2RA5415/6 | East Lancs | B42D |
323-327 | 6323-27DK | Daimler CRG6LX | 60530-4 | Weymann | H43/34F |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1965
328-334 | EDK128-34C | Daimler CRG6LX | 60922-8 | Weymann | H43/34F |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1966
24-29 | GDK324-29D | AEC Reliance | 6MU2RA6163-8 | Willowbrook | B45F |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1968
30-33 | LDK830-33G | Daimler SRG6LW | 62797-800 | Willowbrook | B45F |
335-344 | KDK135-44F | Daimler CRG6LX | 62212-21 | MCW | H43/34F |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
1969
34-37 | MDK734-37G | AEC Swift | MP2R232/3/ 1/0 | Pennine | B46F |
To SELNEC 1.11.69
Purchased from Daimler vehicles in 1969 was former demonstrator KKV700G a Daimler SRG6LX (62745) with Willowbrook B43D body, however, it was not delivered until 1970 (after the SELNEC take-over) and never operated for Rochdale Corporation.