Southport Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1924-1974

Fleet No.Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1924

1FY6272Vulcan VSDVSD631VulcanB28T

No. 1 re-built to B23R in 1927 (also quoted as B26R).
Withdrawn 1931.

1925

2FY8473AEC 411411079WillowbrookB30D
3FY8492Vulcan?VulcanB30D

Withdrawn 1931 (2-3).

1926

4FY8902Vulcan VWBVWB2VulcanB30D
5FY8916Vulcan VWBLVWBL1VulcanB30D

Withdrawn 1931 (4), 1932 (5).

1928

6-9WM1857-1860Vulcan VWBSVWBS1-4VulcanB32D

Withdrawn 1932 (7, 9), 1936 (8), 1937 (6).

1929

10-11WM3282-3283Leyland TD170516/15LeylandL27/24RO

Withdrawn 1937 (10-11).

1930

12WM4961Vulcan EmperorVWBD4VulcanH25/26R

No. 12 ex-Vulcan demonstrator (new 1930).
Withdrawn 1937 (12).

1931

1-4WM5906-5909Vulcan EmperorVWBD48-51VulcanH25/26R
13-22WM5896-5905Vulcan EmperorVWBD20-21/
28-29/36-38/
43/44/42
VulcanH25/26R

Withdrawn 1944 (2, 15), 1945 (3-4, 13-14, 16-22), 1946 (1).

1932

23-28WM7946-7951Leyland TD21708-13LeylandH27/24R

Withdrawn 1947 (24-26), 1949 (23, 27-28).

1934

29-48AFY957-976Leyland TD34984-86/96/
87-92/93-95/
5003/4997-5002
English ElectricH25/26R

Nos. 42-45 converted to O30/26R in 1951-1952; re-numbered 142-145 in 1957.
Nos. 46-48 re-seated to H30/26R in 1951.
Withdrawn 1949 (33), 1950 (29-32, 34-41), 1952 (46-48), 1962 (42-45[142-145]).

1936

5BWM882Guy Wolf CFFCFF12156GuyB20F
49-50CFY89-90Leyland TD49560-61VulcanH27/26R

Withdrawn 1949 (5), 1952 (49-50).

1937

7CWM349Guy Wolf CFNCFN12763GuyB25F
51-55CWM567-571Leyland TD5c13962-66MasseyH29/26R

Withdrawn 1949 (51-52, 54-55), 1950 (7), 1952 (53).

1944

56-59EWM344-347Daimler CWA611732-35Northern CountiesH30/26R

Withdrawn 1954 (56-59).

1945

60-65EWM356-373Daimler CWA611982-84/
12016/230-31
DupleH30/26R
66-68EWM374-376Daimler CWD612254-55/76DupleH30/26R
69-71EWM377-379Daimler CWA612277-78/346DupleH30/26R

Withdrawn 1952 (64), 1953 (63), 1955 (60-61), 1956 (65, 67, 69), 1957 (62, 66, 68), 1959 (70-71).

1946

1EWM680Bedford QL49759Southport CTOB23F
2-4EWM681-683Bedford QL49834/70/80Rimmer, Harrison & SutherlandOB23F
72-83EWM541-552Daimler CWA6D12650-55/
63-68
DupleH30/26R

Withdrawn 1952 (2-4, 73, 75-76), 1955 (78, 83), 1956 (72, 77, 79-82), 1957 (74), 1960 (1).

1947

11-18FFY165-172Bedford QL48872/91/
902/75/85/
9089/463/601
Rimmer, Harrison & SutherlandOB23F
84-95FFY401-412Leyland PD2/3471486/2246/
322-23/245/
321/40/66-68/
42/41
LeylandH30/26R

Nos. 11-18 re-seated to OB24F in 1954.
Nos. 84-89 rebuilt to convertible O30/26R in 1962 and 1963(88-89).
Nos. 84, 86-87 re-numbered 184, 186-187 in 1973 and to Merseyside PTE 4/74, retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1951 (16), 1960 (11-12, 15), 1963 (92), 1964 (88, 91), 1965 (93-95), 1966 (13-14, 17-18), 1967 (90), 1972 (89), 1974 (85).

1949

113-115GFY413-415AEC Regent III9612E4626-28CrossleyH30/26R

Withdrawn 1962 (113-115).

1950

96-104GFY396-404Leyland PD2/3501675-76/
94-96/799/
801/58-59
LeylandH30/26R
105-110GFY405-410Leyland PD2/3501976/800/
975/860/977/
861
LeylandH30/26R
111GFY411Crossley DD42/7T94939CrossleyH30/26R
112GFY412Crossley DD42/7S94934CrossleyH30/26R

Nos. 104, 107 re-seated to H33/26R in 1959.
No. 106 went on permanent loan to Southport Locomotive & Transport Museum after withdrawal, although still owned by Southport CT. Ownership passed to Merseyside PTE 4/74.
Withdrawn 1963 (111-112), 1967 (96-98), 1969 (99-105, 107-110), 1972 (106).

1951

116-117GWM816-817Crossley SD42/7T98213/12CrossleyB32F

Withdrawn 1965 (117), 1968 (116).

1952

20-26HFY720-726Leyland PD2/12515184-90WeymannH32/26R

Nos. 20-26 re-seated to H35/26R in 1960 and 1961.
Withdrawn 1971 (20, 22), 1973 (21, 23-26).

1954

27-30KFY27-30Leyland PD2/20540961-64WeymannH32/26R

Withdrawn 1970 (30), 1973 (27-29).

1956

31-36LFY31-36Leyland PD2/20552071/1834/
2072/1835
2073/1836
WeymannH32/28R
42MWM42Leyland PD2/20561036WeymannH33/28R

Nos. 32, 35-36, 42 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1973 (31, 33-34).

1957

37-41MWM37-41Leyland PD2/20563022-23/
133/64/69
WeymannH33/28R

Nos. 38-39, 41 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1974 (37, 40).

1961

43-46UWM43-46Leyland PD2/40610844-47WeymannH37/27F

Nos. 43-46 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1962

47-50WFY47-50Leyland PD2/40621022-23/
56-57
WeymannH37/27F

Nos. 47-50 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1963

10CRN990Leyland PS2/5493195BurlinghamB35F
11-12CRN992-993Leyland PS2/5493201-02BurlinghamB35F

Nos. 10-12 ex-Ribble Motor Services (Nos. 240, 242-243, new 1950); converted to OB35F by Southport Corporation in 1963 (10) or 1964; to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1965

51-54CWM151-54CLeyland PD2/40L20575-78WeymannH37/27F

Nos. 51-54 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1967

55-58GFY55-58ELeyland PD2/40L60708-09/
1092-93
MCCWH37/27F

Nos. 55-58 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1968

59-64HWM59-64FLeyland PSUR1A/1R701665-66/
2034-35/143-44
MCCWB45D
65-70JWM65-70FLeyland PSUR1A/1R800517/69/
860-63
MCCWB45D

Nos. 59-70 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1971

71-75PFY71-75JLeyland PSUR1B/1R7100053/4190/
693-94/191
MarshallB43D
76-80RWM76-80KLeyland PSUR1B/1R7004443/
7100054/
7004332/444/
7100113
MarshallB43D

Nos. 71-80 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1973

81-90VWM81-90LLeyland AN68/1R7204198-201/
231-34/
7300046-47
AlexanderH45/29D

Nos. 81-90 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.

1974

1-8YFY1-8MLeyland National 1151/2R01087-88/
142-43/64/
96-98
LeylandB46D

Nos. 1-8 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 retaining same fleet numbers.


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