Southend Corporation Transport Trolleybus Fleet List 1925-1954
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1927
1 | HJ5065 | Railless | – | Short | B29C |
2 | HJ5389 | Railless | – | Short | B29C |
Nos. 1-2 had been on hire since 1925; re-numbered 101-102 in 1927.
Withdrawn 1933 (1-2[101-102]).
1928
103 | NW9583 | AEC 603T | U78 | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
No. 3 ex-ADC demonstrator (new 1925).
Withdrawn 1937 (103).
1929
104 | HJ7363 | Garrett OS | 387 | Garrett | H27/28RO |
105-109 | HJ8925-8929 | Garrett OS | 414-18 | Garrett | H32/28R |
No. 104 ex-Garrett demonstrator (new 1927).
Withdrawn 1939 (104-109).
1930
110-111 | JN60-61 | English Electric | – | English Electric | H33/26D |
Nos. 110-111 rebuilt to H30/26R in 1937.
Withdrawn 1939 (110-111).
1932
112-115 | JN2112-2115 | AEC 661T | 661T003-06 | English Electric | L24/24R |
116 | JN2086 | AEC 663T | 663T001 | English Electric | H31/24D |
Nos. 112-115 had dummy radiators; Nos. 113-114 rebuilt without them in 1948.
No. 116 ex-AEC demonstrator (new 1930); originally with half-cab bodywork, dummy radiator and twin staircases, it was later rebuilt to full front, the forward staircase removed and the front entrance removed.
Withdrawn 1950 (112, 115-116), 1954 (113-114).
1933
117-121 | JN2817-2821 | AEC 661T | 661T008-12 | English Electric | L24/24R |
Nos. 117-121 had dummy radiators fitted; Nos. 117-118 rebuilt by Beale in 1945; Nos. 119-121 had front ends rebuilt without dummy radiators in 1945.
Withdrawn 1950 (117-118), 1954 (119-121).
1934
122 | JN3822 | Gloster | TDD2001 | Gloster | H29/25C |
No. 122 originally on hire from Gloucester Railway Carriage and Waggon Co. Ltd., from November 1933.
Withdrawn 1950 (122).
1935
123 | JN4373 | AEC Q | 761T003 | English Electric | L30/26F |
No. 123 originally on hire from AEC Ltd., from 1934; rebuilt by Dawes in 1943, and again by Beale in 1945.
Withdrawn 1949 (123).
1939
124-129 | BHJ194-199 | AEC 661T | 661T337-42 | Strachan | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1954 (124-129).
1945
130 | BHJ827 | Sunbeam W | 50195 | Brush | H30/26R |
131-132 | BHJ828-829 | Sunbeam W | 50193-94 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1953 (130-132).
1946
133-138 | BHJ898-903 | Sunbeam W | 50230-35 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
139-143 | VN9434-9438 | Leyland TB3 | 10774-75/78/ 77/76 | Massey | B32R |
Nos. 139-143 ex-Teesside Railless Traction Board (Nos. 9-13 respectively, new 1936).
Withdrawn 1952 (139-143), 1953 (133-138).
1950
144-149 | BDA364-369 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13069-74 | Park Royal | H29/25R |
150 | BJW171 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13076 | Park Royal | H29/25R |
151 | BJW173 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13078 | Park Royal | H29/25R |
152 | BJW175 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13080 | Park Royal | H29/25R |
Nos. 144-152 ex-Wolverhampton Corporation (Nos. 264-269, 271, 273, 275 respectively, new 1937 (264-269) or 1938).
Withdrawn 1953 (144, 148, 151), 1954 (145-147, 149, 150, 152).
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