Scout Motor Services Ltd. Bus Fleet List 1919-1968
| Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1919
| – | – | Leyland | ? | Preston Bodybuilding Co. | Ch?? |
| – | – | Leyland | ? | Preston Bodybuilding Co. | Ch?? |
These were the original two lorries (ex-army) fitted with interchangeable lorry-charabanc bodies.
Withdrawn 1920.
1920
| – | CK3113 | Daimler CK | 2962 | Buckingham | Ch24 |
| – | CK3273 | Daimler CK | 3337 | Buckingham | Ch24 |
| – | CK3301 | Daimler CK | 3695 | Buckingham | Ch24 |
CK3113 ex-Ainsworth, Preston (new 1919).
Withdrawn by 1929 (CK3113, CK3273, CK3301).
1921
| – | CK3420 | Daimler CK | 3710 | Buckingham | Ch24 |
| – | FR1925 | Leyland | ? | ? | Ch30 |
CK3420 rebodied by Buckingham to B24F in 1924.
FR1925 ex-Lucas, Blackpool (new 1920).
Withdrawn 1923 (FR1925), 1929 (CK3420)
1922
| – | CK3390 | Daimler CK | 3631 | Buckingham | Ch28 |
CK3390 ex-Kellet, Preston (new 1920).
Rebodied by Buckingham to C26F in 1926.
Withdrawn 1929
1923
| – | FR2992 | Leyland | ? | ? | Ch33 (?) |
| – | FR4281 | Leyland | ? | ? | Ch33 (?) |
FR2992 and FR4281 ex-Smith, Blackpool (new 1921).
Withdrawn 1931 (FR2992, 4281).
1924
| – | CK3578 | Leyland | 20192 | Buckingham | Ch28 |
Also thought to have been purchased in 1924 was a Guy but no details exist.
Withdrawn 1928 (CK3578).
1928
| – | CK4031 | Leyland PLSC | 46638 | Leyland | B32R |
| 1 | CK4032 | Leyland PLC | 46639 | Burlingham | C28? |
| 2 | CK4040 | Leyland PLC | 46640 | Burlingham | C28? |
Withdrawn 1929 (Nos. 1/2), 1933 (CK4031)
1929
| 3 | CK4147 | Leyland TS2 | ? | Leyland | C32F |
| 4 | CK4146 | Leyland TS2 | ? | Leyland | C32F |
Withdrawn 1932 (3, 4).
1930
| 5-6 | CK4336-7 | Leyland TS2 | 60910/11 | Spicer | C29D |
| 7-8 | CK4348-9 | Leyland TS2 | 60914/15 | Spicer | C29D |
| 9-10 | CK4255/59 | Leyland TS2 | 60913/12 | Spicer | C29D |
| 11-16 | See footnote | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | CK4380 | Leyland LT2 | 51169 | Leyland | B30F |
| 18 | CK4381 | Leyland LT2 | 51170 | Leyland | B30F |
| 19 | CK4383 | Leyland LT2 | 51171 | Leyland | B30F |
Note: Nos. 11-16 are thought to have come from Smith of Blackpool, but no details have been traced except FR8950 (fleet number unknown) a 1928 Leyland PLC1 with Burlingham C26? body, withdrawn later in 1930.
Withdrawn 1931 (9, 17-18) 1932 (5, 7, 8, 10), by 1932 (6, 19).
1931
| 20-21 | CK4384-5 | Leyland LT2 | 51172/73 | Spicer | B32R |
| 22 | CK4386 | Leyland TD1 | 71496 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 23-24 | CK4568-9 | Leyland TD1 | 71964/65 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 25 | CK4593 | Leyland TS2 | 61841 | Leyland | B32? |
| 26 | CK4575 | Leyland TS2 | 61663 | Leyland | C29F |
| 27-30 | CK4571-4 | Leyland TS2 | 61658/60-62 | Leyland | C29F |
| 28-29 | CK4603-4 | Leyland TD1 | 72191/92 | Leyland | L24/24R |
| – | CK4594-5 | Leyland TS2 | 61842/40 | Leyland | C28R |
| – | CK4612 | Leyland KP3 | 160 | Burlingham | C20F |
Nos. 28-29 (CK4603-4) re-seated to L27/24R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1931(20, 26, 27-30 (CK4571-74)), 1932(21), 1933(25,CK4594-5), 1934(CK4612), 1946(22,28), 1947(23,29), 1950(24).
1932
| 30 | CK4654 | Leyland TD2 | 1544 | Leyland | L27/24R |
| 31-32 | CK4655-6 | Leyland TS4 | 1804/05 | Leyland | C24R |
| – | CK4667-8 | Leyland TS4 | 1727/28 | Leyland | C24R |
Nos. 31-32 later re-seated to B30R.
Withdrawn 1937 (31,32), 1939 (CK4667-8), 1948 (30)
1934
| 1 | CK4899 | Leyland TS6 | 4008 | Burlingham | C30R |
| 2 | CK4898 | Leyland TS6 | 4007 | Burlingham | C30R |
| 3-4 | CK4900-1 | Leyland LT5A | 4003/04 | Burlingham | C30R |
| 5 | CK4904 | Leyland SKP | 4009 | Weymann | C26F |
| 6-7 | CK4902-3 | Leyland LT5A | 4005/06 | Weymann | C30R |
| 25 | TF9462 | Leyland TD2 | 1661 | Leyland | L27/24R |
Nos. 1/2 were renumbered 17/18 in 1945 and rebodied by Northern Counties to L27/24R, No.3 was rebodied by Duple to C33F and renumbered 44, in 1946.
No. 25 ex-Leyland demonstrator (new 1932).
Withdrawn 1940 (4,6,7), 1946 (5), 1948 (3[44]), 1949 (1,2[17,18]), unknown (25).
1935
| 26 | RN7576 | Leyland TD4 | 6637 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| – | RN7577 | Leyland TS7 | 6638 | Burlingham | C31R |
No. 26 re-bodied by Duple to C33F after 1945.
RN7577 re-seated to C28R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1948 (26, RN7577).
1936
| – | RN7908-9 | Leyland TS7 | ? | Burlingham | C28R |
Withdrawn 1946 (RN7908-9).
1937
| 27 | RN8038 | Leyland TD4 | 12625 | Leyland | L27/26RD |
| – | RN8138 | Leyland TS7 | 13494 | Duple | C28F |
Withdrawn 1947 (RN8138), 1949 (27).
1938
| – | RN8537 | Leyland TS8 | ? | Burlingham | C31F |
Withdrawn 1947 (RN8537).
1939
| – | RN8857-8 | Leyland LT8 | 302662/63 | Duple | C35F |
| – | RN8859-60 | Leyland TS8 | 302234/35 | Duple | C28F |
Withdrawn 1947 (RN8857-60).
1941
| 21 | ACK529 | Leyland TD7 | 307637 | Leyland | L27/26R |
Withdrawn 1951? (21).
1943
| 20 | ACK740 | Guy Arab II | FD26072 | Duple | L27/28R |
No. 20 re-seated to L27/26R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1952 (20).
1944
| 19 | ACK790 | Daimler CWA6 | 11594 | Duple | L27/28R |
No. 19 re-seated to L27/26R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1951 (19).
1946
| 28-9 | ARN950-1 | Leyland PD1 | 461642/58 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| 40 | ARN889 | Leyland PS1 | 461038 | Duple | C33F |
Withdrawn 1951 (40), 1959 (28-9).
1947
| 1-6 | BRN151-6 | Leyland PD1 | 471700/ 699/701/698/ 794-95 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| 31-4 | BCK328-32 | Bedford OB | 41532/2461/ 43502/4026 | Duple | C26F |
| 35 | BCK535 | Bedford OB | 45571 | Duple | C26F |
| 36-7 | BCK551-2 | Bedford OB | 44415/ 47950 | Duple | C26F |
| 38-9 | BCK799-800 | Bedford OB | 50931/30 | Duple | C29F |
| 41 | BCK753 | Daimler CVD6 | 13240 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BCK982 | Bedford OB | 46336 | SMT | C29F |
| – | BRN62 | Bedford OB | 49886 | SMT | C29F |
| – | BRN61 | Bedford OB | 54552 | Duple | C29F |
| – | BRN63 | Leyland PS1 | 470638 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BRN175-6 | Leyland PS1 | 462841/ 470490 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BRN361-2 | Bedford OB | 56636/ 57592 | SMT | C29F |
| – | BRN425 | Leyland PS1 | 462151 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BRN474-5 | Leyland PS1 | 461152/ 472272 | Duple | C31F |
| – | BRN690 | Leyland PS1 | 472697 | Bellhouse -Hartwell | C33F |
Withdrawn 1948 (31-37,41), 1949(?) (BCK982, BRN61-2, 38-9), 1950 (BRN63, BRN361-2), 1951 (BRN175-6, BRN425, BRN474-5), others unknown.
1948
| – | BRN494-5 | Bedford OB | 58691/ 60069 | SMT | C29F |
| – | BRN497-500 | Bedford OB | 64783/7437/ 7370/8264 | Duple | C29F |
| – | BRN686-9 | Leyland PS1 | 473324/23/ 2999/3321 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BRN691 | Leyland PS1 | 481417 | Duple | C33F |
| – | BRN791 | Bedford OB | 69804 | Duple | C29F |
| – | CCK30-32 | Bedford OB | 77170/ 9407/81994 | Duple | C29F |
| – | CCK589-91 | Bedford OB | 86023/8789/ 93043 | Duple | C29F |
Withdrawn 1949 (BRN494-5, BRN497-500), 1950 (BRN791, CCK30-32, CCK589-91), others unknown.
1949
| 7 | CRN244 | Leyland PD2/3 | 492065 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| – | BRN864-66 | Leyland PS1 | 491348-50 | Burlingham | C33F |
| – | CCK927 | Bedford OB | 96984 | Duple | C29F |
| – | CRN158-59 | Bedford OB | 101599/ 2079 | Duple | C29F |
| – | AFR564 | Leyland TS8 | 15198 | Duple | C33F |
| – | CRN417 | Bedford OB | 108095 | Duple | C29F |
AFR564 acquired second-hand and re-bodied.
No.7 re-numbered S7 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1951 (CCK927, CRN158-59, CRN417), 1952 (BRN864-66), 1954 (AFR564), 1963 (7 as [S7].
1950
| 8-9 | DRN364-65 | Leyland PD2/3 | 504648/862 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| – | CRN501-6 | Bedford OB | 112527/35/ 929/866/ 3637/955 | Duple | C29F |
Nos. 8-9 re-numbered S8-9 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1954 (CRN501-6), unknown (8-9 [S8-9]).
1951
| 10 | DRN366 | Leyland PD2/1 | 501207 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| – | DRN355/357 | Leyland PSU1/11 | 500148/ 5636 | Duple | C41F |
| – | DRN356 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 505540 | Duple | C41F |
| – | DRN358-62 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 502691/706/ 07/505759/ 794 | Duple | C41C |
| – | DRN363 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 510261 | Bellhouse- Hartwell | C41C |
| – | DRN367 | Bedford SB | 1298 | Duple | C33F |
| – | DRN926-30 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 510056/54/ 163/502383/ 553 | Bellhouse- Hartwell | C41C |
| – | ECK315-16 | Bedford SB | 2548/2641 | Duple | C33F |
No.10, DRN355, DRN359, DRN361 re-numbered S10, S31, S32, S33 respectively on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1954 (DRN367, ECK315-16), 1956 (DRN363, DRN926-30) 1959/60 (DRN356-57, DRN358/60/62), others unknown.
1952
| – | ECK871-76 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 511263/64/ 230/39/ 1069/5068 | Duple | C41C |
ECK871-73, 75/76 re-numbered S34-38 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn by 1961 (ECK874 [S37]), unknown (remainder).
1953
| 19 | BCK100 | Leyland PD1 | 462240 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| – | FCK567-69 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 530070-71/ 69 | Duple | C41C |
No. 19 ex-Viking, Preston (new 1946)
No. 19, FCK567-569 re-numbered S19, S39-41 respectively on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn unknown (19 [S19], FCK567-569[S39-41]).
1954
| 20 | STC887 | Leyland PD2/20 | 532472 | Leyland | H30/26RD |
| – | FRN980-85 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 534822/ 5288-89/ 542604/ 534/605 | Duple | C37C |
No. 20, FRN980-985 re-numbered S20, S42-47 respectively on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1968 (20 [S20]), unknown (FRN980-985[S42-47]).
1956
| – | JCK686-88 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 555879/ 903/874 | Duple | C41C |
| – | JCK691 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 555904 | Duple | C41C |
JCK686-86/91 re-numbered S48-51 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1966 (JCK686-88, JCK691[S48-51]).
1957
| – | KRN192-93 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 575461/62 | Duple | C41F |
KRN192-93 re-numbered S52-53 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Withdrawn 1966 (KRN192-193[S52-53]).
1958
| 21-22 | LRN62-63 | Leyland PD3/3 | 571935/41 | Burlingham | H41/31F |
LRN62-62 re-numbered S21-22 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Nos. 21-22[S21-22] absorbed into Ribble fleet as Nos. 1974-1975 in 10.68.
1959
| 23-25 | MCK369-71 | Leyland PD3/1 | 580379-81 | Burlingham | H41/31F |
Nos. 23-25 re-numbered S23-25 on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Nos. 23-25[S23-25] absorbed into Ribble fleet as Nos. 1976-1978 in 10.68.
1960
| 1 | OCK500 | Leyland PDR1/1 | 591147 | MCCW | H44/33F |
| – | NRN166-169 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 596127/248/ 339/40 | Duple | C41F |
No. 1, NRN166-169 re-numbered S1, S54-57 respectively on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
Nos. 1[S1] absorbed into Ribble fleet as No. 1969 in 10.68.
NRN166-169[S54-57] transferred to Ribble fleet as Nos. 1069-1072 in 1968.
1961
| 2 | 398JTB | Leyland PDR1/1 | 582862 | MCCW | H44/34F |
| 3-5 | PRN143-145 | Leyland PDR1/1 | 610599-601 | MCCW | H44/33F |
| 58-62 | PRN146-150 | Leyland L2 | 602424/818 611074-76 | Duple | C38F |
No. 2 ex-Leyland demonstrator (new 1959).
Nos. 2, 3-5, 58-62 re-numbered S2, S3-5, S58-62 respectively on Ribble take-over 5.12.61.
No. 2[S2] absorbed into Ribble fleet as No. 1970 in 10.68.
Nos. 58-61[S58-62] absorbed into Ribble fleet as Nos. 1073-1077 in 10.68.
From 5.12.1961 Scout was operated as a subsidiary of Ribble and given fleet numbers prefixed with an ‘S’.
1963
| S13/14 | CCK611/12 | Leyland PD2/3 | 484775/ 894 | Leyland | H30/26R |
| S15 | CCK622 | Leyland PD2/3 | 485105 | Leyland | H30/26R |
| S16/17 | CCK630/32 | Leyland PD2/3 | 485107/ 145 | Leyland | H30/26R |
| S18 | CCK823 | Leyland PD3 | 483962 | Leyland | H30/26R |
| S63-65 | TCK63-65 | Leyland PSU3/3 | ? | Harrington | C49F |
| S66-69 | NRN611-14 | Leyland PDR1/1 | 592628-30/ 44 | Weymann | CH34/16F |
| S70 | DRN705 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 510541 | Leyland | C41C |
| S71/72 | DRN717/18 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 510878/79 | Leyland | C41C |
| S73 | DRN731 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 511212 | Leyland | C41C |
| S739-742 | TRN739-42 | Leyland PSU3/3 | L02886/447 L03139/40 | Plaxton | C49F |
| S903 | FCK403 | Leyland PSU1/15 | 530655 | Leyland | C41C |
Nos. S13-14 ex-Ribble MS (Nos. 2623-2624, new 1948).
No. S15 ex-Ribble MS (No. 2634, new 1948).
Nos. S16-18 ex Ribble MS (Nos. 2642, 2644, 2651, new 1948 and 1949 [2651]).
Nos. S66, S69 ex-Ribble MS (Nos. 1262, 1265, new 1960).
Nos. S70-73 ex Ribble MS (Nos. 783, 795, 796, 809, new 1951).
No. S903 ex-Ribble MS (No. 903, new 1953); transferred back to Ribble MS as No. 903 in 1965.
Nos. S16-18 transferred to Ribble MS as Nos. 2778, 2779 in 1964.
Nos. S63-69, S739-742 absorbed into Standerwick fleet as Nos. 1-3, 12, 14-15, 49, 61-64 respectively in 10.68.
Withdrawn 1964 (S70-73), 1965 (S13-15, S17).
1965
| S804-7 | ARN804-7C | Leyland PSU3/3 | L24155/ 57-56/205 | Plaxton | C49F |
| S1396 | HRN36 | Leyland PD2/13 | 550804 | MCCW | H33/28RD |
| S1446-47 | JCK521-22 | Leyland PD2/12 | 552337/208 | Burlingham | H33/28RD |
| S1456 | JCK531 | Leyland PD2/12 | 552378 | Burlingham | H33/28RD |
No. S1396 ex-Ribble MS (No. 1396, new 1955).
Nos. S1446-1447 ex-Ribble MS (Nos. 1446-47, new 1956).
No. s1456 ex-Ribble MS (No. 1456, new 1956).
Absorbed into Standerwick (S804-7 as Nos. 74-77) and Ribble (S1396, S1446-7, S1456 as Nos. 1396, 1446-47) fleets in 10.68.
1966
| S850-853 | CRN850-53D | Leyland PSU3/4 | L60310/31/ 69-70 | Plaxton | C44F |
| S946 | GCK281 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 542951 | Burlingham | C41F |
| S961 | JRN27 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | 564003 | Burlingham | C41F |
Nos. S850-853 absorbed into Standerwick fleet as Nos. 86-89 in 10.68.
Withdrawn 1967 (S946, S961).
1967
| S886-87 | ECK886-87E | Leyland PSU3/4R | L65237/ 700038 | Plaxton | C49F |
| S888-89 | ECK888-89E | Leyland PSU3/4R | 700014/36 | Plaxton | C44F |
Absorbed into Standerwick (S889 as No. 100) and Ribble (S886-88 as Nos. 886-888) fleets in 10.68.
1968
| S942-45 | FCK942-45F | Leyland PSU3/4 | 800003/ 703850/636/ 800002 | Plaxton | C49F |
Nos. S942-45 absorbed into Standerwick fleet as Nos. 109-112 in 10.68