St. Helens Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1923-1974
| Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1923
| 2 | DJ1810 | Guy BA | BA2132 | Guy | B20F |
| 3 | DJ1830 | Guy BA | BA2133 | Guy | B20F |
Nos. 2-3 re-numbered 51-52 respectively in 1929; No.51 re-numbered again to 58 in 1934. Withdrawn 1934 (2[58], 3[52]).
1924
| 1 | DJ1871 | Bristol 2-ton | 0108 | Bristol | B24F |
| 4 | DJ2036 | Guy BA | BA2197 | Guy | B20F |
| 5 | DJ2063 | Guy BB | BB1437 | Strachan and Brown | B32R |
Nos. 1,4-5 re-numbered 50,53-54 respectively in 1929; No. 4[53] re-numbered again to 56 in 1934; No. 4[53] re-bodied by St. Helens Corporation to B20F in 1930; No. 5[54] re-seated to B29R in 1932.
Withdrawn 1933 (1[50], 5[54]), 1934 (4[56]).
1925
| 6 | DJ2289 | Guy BB | BB1693 | Guy | B32D |
| 7 | DJ2575 | Guy BB | BB1817 | Guy | B32D |
Nos. 6-7 re-numbered 55-56 respectively in 1929; No. 7[56] re-seated to B30D in 1932.
Withdrawn 1933 (6-7[55-56]).
1926
| 8 | DJ2784 | Guy BB | BB22003 | Guy | B32D |
| 9 | DJ2821 | Guy BB | BB22075 | Guy | B32D |
Nos. 8-9 re-numbered 57-58 respectively in 1929; No. 8[57] re-bodied by St. Helens Corporation to B32F in 1931, re-seated to B30F 1932; No. 9[58] re-bodied by St. Helens Corporation to B32F in 1929, re-seated to B30F in 1932.
Withdrawn 1933 (9[58]), 1934 (8[57]).
1927
| 10 | DJ539 | Daimler Y | 5965 | Massey | B30F |
| 11 | DJ384 | Daimler B | 2704 | Massey | B26R |
| 12 | DJ1437 | Daimler CK | 3947 | NCME | B28R |
| 13 | DJ575 | Daimler Y | 3462 | ? | B28F |
| 14 | B8841 | Leyland N? | 10338 | Hora | B32R |
| 15 | DJ2372 | Leyland C7 | 35185 | NCME | B32F |
| 16 | DJ2579 | Leyland C7 | 35513 | Leyland | B30F |
| 17 | DJ411 | Garner | B151 | ? | B20F |
Nos. 10-17 ex-St. Helens and District Motor Services (Nos. 3, 1, 6, 15, 21, 54, 57, 20 respectively, new 1916, 1914, 1921, 1916, ?, 1925, 1926, 1915 respectively).
No.13 re-bodied by St. Helens Corporation to B26F in 1927.
No.17 re-numbered 20 in 1928.
Nos. 10-16 renumbered 67, 69, 68, 59, 60, 61, 62 respectively in 1929; No. 10[67] re-seated to B28F in 1929; No. 12[68] received the body from withdrawn No. 11[69] in 1931, re-seated to B24R in 1932.
No. 15[61] re-seated to B26F in 1932; re-numbered 58 in 1934.
No. 16[62] re-seated to B28F 1932; re-numbered 59 in 1934.
Withdrawn 1928 (17[20]), 1929 (11[69]), 1931 (10[67], 13[59] ,14[60]), 1934 (12[68], 15[58], 16[59]).
1928
| 17-18 | DJ3648-49 | Bristol B | B283-84 | Bristol | B32F |
| 19-20 | DJ3650-51 | Leyland PLSC3 | 47212/11 | Ransomes | B32F |
Nos.17-20 re-numbered 63-66 respectively in 1929; re-numbered again to 83-86 in 1937.
Withdrawn 1937 (17-18[83-84]), 1938 (19-20[85-86]).
1931
| 69-70 | DJ4834-35 | Leyland TD1 | 71786-87 | Leyland | L24/24R |
| 71-72 | DJ5042-43 | Leyland TD1 | 71911-12 | Leyland | L24/24R |
Nos. 69-72 re-numbered 89-92 in 1939.
Withdrawn 1940 (69-70[89-90]), 1948 (71-72[91-92]).
1932
| 59-60 | DJ5405-06 | Crossley Condor | 90877-78 | Crossley | L24/24R |
| 67 | DJ5407 | Crossley Condor | 90879 | Crossley | L24/24R |
Nos. 59-60,67 re-numbered 73-75 respectively in 1934.
Withdrawn 1941 (67[75]), 1947 (59-60[73-74]).
1933
| 73 | EK4994 | Bristol B | B159 | NCME | B32F |
| 74 | EK4996 | Bristol B | B166 | NCME | B32F |
| 75 | EK6001 | Bristol B | B197 | NCME | B32F |
| 76-78 | DJ5684-86 | Leyland TD2 | 2867-69 | Leyland | L24/24R |
Nos. 73-75 ex-Wigan Corporation (Nos. 21, 23, 30, new 1927); re-numbered 60-62 in 1934; No. 75[62] re-numbered again to 82 in 1937.
Withdrawn 1935 (73-74[60-61]), 1937 (75[82]), 1947 (76-78).
1934
| 51 | DJ6056 | Leyland TS6c | 4423 | English Electric | B32F |
| 52 | DJ6059 | Leyland TS6c | 4426 | English Electric | B32F |
| 53 | DJ6058 | Leyland TS6c | 4425 | English Electric | B32F |
| 54 | DJ6060 | Leyland TS6c | 4427 | English Electric | B32F |
| 55 | DJ6057 | Leyland TS6c | 4424 | English Electric | B32F |
Nos. 51-55 renumbered 255, 258, 257, 259, 256 respectively in 1948; Nos. 256-257 re-bodied by Roe to B36R in 1949.
Withdrawn 1950 (51[255], 52[258]), 1951 (54[259]), 1954 (53[257], 55[256]).
1935
| 56 | DJ6336 | Leyland TS6c | 5366 | English Electric | B32F |
| 57 | DJ6338 | Leyland TS6c | 5364 | English Electric | B32F |
| 58 | DJ6337 | Leyland TS6c | 5367 | English Electric | B32F |
| 59 | DJ6339 | Leyland TS6c | 5365 | English Electric | B32F |
| 60-61 | DJ6578-79 | Leyland TS6c | 7197-98 | Leyland | B32F |
| 67-68 | DJ6580-81 | Leyland TS6c | 7199-200 | Leyland | B32F |
Nos. 56-58 re-numbered 260, 262, 261 respectively in 1948; No. 56[260] re-bodied by Roe to B36R in 1949.
No. 59 re-bodied by East Lancs to L27/26R in 1946 and re-numbered 90; re-numbered 51 in 1954.
Nos. 60-61 re-numbered 251-252 respectively in 1948; No. 60[251] re-bodied by Roe to B33D in 1950.
Nos. 67-68 re-numbered 253-254 respectively in 1948; re-bodied by Roe to B33D in 1950.
Withdrawn 1950 (58[261]), 1951 (57[262]), 1952 (61[252]), 1953 (67-68[253-254]), 1954 (56[260], 60[251]), 1956 (59[51]).
1937
| 62-66 | DJ7591-95 | Leyland TS8c | 13631-35 | Leyland | B32F |
| 79 | DJ7596 | Leyland TS8c | 13636 | Leyland | B32F |
Nos. 62-66,79 re-numbered 240-45 respectively in 1948.
Withdrawn 1950 (79[245]), 1951 (62-63[240-241]), 1952 (64-66[242-244]).
1938
| 80-84 | DJ8090-94 | Leyland TS8c | 17671-75 | Leyland | B32F |
| 85-88 | DJ8074-77 | Leyland TD5c | 17676-79 | Leyland | L24/26R |
Nos. 80-84 re-numbered 246-250 respectively in 1948.
No. 85 re-numbered 54 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1951 (80[246], 83[249]), 1952 (81-82[247-248], 84[250]), 1953 (86), 1954 (87-88), 1955 (85[54]).
1939
| 69-72 | DJ8675-78 | Leyland TD7c | 303791-94 | Leyland | L24/26R |
Nos. 69-72 re-numbered 81-84 respectively in 1950; No.81 renumbered 83 and later A52 in 1954.
No. 71 re-bodied by East Lancs (L27/26R) in 1945.
Withdrawn 1953 (82-83), 1954 (84), 1956 (81[A52]).
1942
| 89 | DJ8973 | Leyland TD7 | 307819 | Leyland | L27/26R |
| 93-96 | DJ9048-51 | Guy Arab I | FD25461/94/ 587/619 | NCME | L24/26R |
No. 89 re-numbered A89 and later A53 in 1954.
Nos. 93-96 re-numbered A93-96 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1955 (89[A53], 93[A93]), 1956 (94-96[A94-A96]).
1943
| 97 | DJ9089 | Guy Arab I | FD25950 | NCME | L24/26R |
| 98 | DJ9076 | Guy Arab II | FD26016 | NCME | L27/26R |
| 99-100 | DJ9099-9100 | Guy Arab II | FD26343/41 | NCME | L27/26R |
No. 99 re-seated to L24/26R by 1948.
97,99-100 re-numbered A97, A99, B100 respectively in 1954.
Withdrawn 1950 (98), 1954 (99[A99]), 1956 (97[A97], 100 [B100]).
1945
| 75 | DJ9162 | Guy Arab II | FD27443 | Weymann | L27/28R |
| 90 | DJ9163 | Guy Arab II | FD27449 | Weymann | L27/28R |
Nos. 79,90 re-numbered 91-92 respectively in 1954, later A91-92; A91 re-numbered A98 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1954 (90[A92]), 1956 (79[A98]).
1946
| 17 | EK8103 | Leyland TD1 | 71996 | NCME | L24/24R |
| 18 | EK8107 | Leyland TD1 | 72005 | NCME | L24/24R |
| 19 | EK7910 | Leyland TD1 | 71762 | Leyland | L24/24R |
| 20 | EK9320 | Leyland TD2 | 2733 | NCME | L24/24R |
| 47-48 | DJ9269-70 | Bristol K6A | W2093/3022 | Strachan | L27/28R |
| 49-50 | DJ9267-68 | Bristol K6A | W2094-95 | Strachan | L27/28R |
Nos. 17-20 ex-Wigan Corporation (Nos. 63A, 67A, 42, 35, new 1930 (42), 1931 (63A, 67A), or 1933 (35)); Nos. 17-18 rebuilt by Bankfield Engineering in 1948 (18) and 1949 (17).
Nos. 47-50 re-numbered B47-50 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1949 (20), 1950 (17-19), 1957 (47-50[B47-50]).
1947
| 41-43 | DJ9917-19 | Leyland PD1 | 463027/ 470011-12 | East Lancs | L27/26R |
| 44-46 | DJ9837-39 | Bristol K6A | W3168-70 | East Lancs | L27/26R |
Nos. 41-46 re-numbered B41-46 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1959 (44-6[B44-6]), 1960 (41-3[B41-3]).
1948
| 35-40 | ADJ192-187 | AEC Regent II | 06617928-23 | East Lancs | L27/26R |
| 201-204 | ADJ193-96 | Bristol L6A | 63188/25/ 65026/25 | Roe | B35R |
| 205-208 | ADJ324-27 | Bristol L6A | 63187/ 76-77/26 | Roe | B35R |
Nos. 35-40 re-numbered B35-40 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1955 (204), 1956 (207-8), 1957 (40[B40]), 1958 (35-39[B35-B39]), 1963 (201-3,205), 1964 (206).
1949
| 27 | ADJ835 | AEC Regent III | 9612A2548 | East Lancs | L27/26R |
| 28-34 | ADJ828-34 | AEC Regent III | 9612A2549/ 56-61 | East Lancs | L27/26R |
Nos. 27-34 re-numbered C27-34 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1958 (27[C27], 29[C29], 33[C33]), 1959 (28[C28], 30-32[C30-C32], 34[C34]).
1950
| 59-73 | BDJ59-73 | AEC Regent III | 09615600-14 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 59-73 re-numbered D59-73 in 1954.
Withdrawn 1962 (59-73[D59-73]).
1951
| 1-25 | BDJ801-25 | AEC Regent III | 09617129-33/ 35/37-38/40- 42/45-48/34/ 36/39/43-44/ 49-53 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
| 209 | BDJ329 | AEC Regal IV | 9821E183 | Roe | B42D |
Nos. 1-25 re-numbered D1-25 in 1954; D11-12 re-numbered D31-32 in 1961.
Withdrawn 1960 (1[D1], 3-4[D3-D4], 10[D10], 23[D23]), 1961 (2[D2], 5-9[D5-D9], 13-17[D13-D17], 19-21[D19-D21]), 1962 (11-12[D31-D32], 18[D18], 22[D22], 24-25[D24-D25]), 1965 (209).
1954
| E74-77 | CDJ719-22 | Leyland PD2/9 | 531668-71 | Davies | H30/26R |
| E78-82 | CDJ878-82 | Leyland PD2/9 | 531763-65/ 73-74 | Davies | H30/26R |
| E83-86 | DDJ490-93 | Leyland PD2/22 | 540850-51/99/ 900 | East Lancs | H30/28R |
| E87-91 | DDJ525-29 | Leyland PD2/22 | 540951-52/ 1140-42 | East Lancs | H30/28R |
Withdrawn 1964 (E82), 1965 (E74-E81), 1967 (E83, E85-E86, E89, E91), 1968 (E84, E87-E88, E90).
1955
| F101-109 | EDJ501-09 | Leyland PD2/20 | 551139-40/ 94-97/202-03/ 15 | East Lancs | H33/28R |
Withdrawn 1968 (F101-F109).
1956
| F112 | EDJ512 | Leyland PD2/20 | 551224 | Davies | H33/28R |
| G118-127 | FDJ818-27 | Leyland PD2/20 | 561350-53/ 403/539-40/ 404-05/538 | East Lancs | H33/28R |
| G128-133 | FDJ828-33 | Leyland PD2/20 | 561541-46 | Weymann | H33/28R |
Withdrawn 1966 (G119-G120), 1967 (G125), 1968 (F112), 1969 (G118, G121-G122, G128-G133).
1957
| F110-111 | EDJ510-11 | Leyland PD2/20 | 551217/22 | Weymann | H33/28R |
| F113-117 | EDJ513-17 | Leyland PD2/20 | 551232/16/ 23/33-34 | Weymann | H33/28R |
| H134-139 | GDJ434-39 | AEC Regent V | MD3RV431-36 | Weymann | H33/28R |
Nos. H138-H139 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Withdrawn 1967 (F110-F111), 1968 (F113-F117), 1973 (H134-H137).
1958
| J140-155 | HDJ740-55 | AEC Regent V | D3RV493- 504/13-16 | Weymann | H33/28R |
| J156-163 | HDJ756-63 | AEC Regent V | D3RV505-12 | East Lancs | H33/28R |
Nos. J147, J152-J153, J155 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Withdrawn 1968 (J156), 1969 (J140-J146, J149, J151, J158), 1970 (J150, J161, J163), 1971 (J148, J154, J157, J159-J160, J162).
1959
| K164-171 | KDJ364-71 | AEC Regent V | MD3RV533-40 | Weymann | H36/28R |
| K199 | KDJ999 | AEC Regent V | 2D3RA746 | East Lancs | H41/32F |
Withdrawn 1970 (K164), 1971 (K165-K171, K199).
1960
| K172-175 | LDJ982-85 | Leyland PD2/30 | 601136-38/ 241 | Weymann | H36/28R |
| K176-179 | LDJ986-89 | Leyland PD2/30 | 601242-43/ 78-79 | East Lancs | H36/28R |
Withdrawn 1972 (K172-K179).
1961
| L1-7 | ODJ941-47 | AEC Regent V | 2D3RV1019-25 | MCCW | H36/28R |
| L8-12 | PDJ813-19 | Leyland PD2A/30 | 610711-12/ 22-24 | East Lancs | H36/28R |
Nos. L1-L2, L4-L7, L11-L12 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Withdrawn 1972 (L3), 1973 (L8-L10).
1962
| L13-19 | PDJ813-19 | Leyland PD2A/30 | 612243-44/ 95-97/314-15 | MCCW | H36/28R |
| L20-25 | RDJ100-05 | Leyland PD2A/30 | 613162-64/ 99-201 | MCCW | H36/28R |
| L26-32 | RDJ726-32 | Leyland PD2A/30 | 620947-48/ 86/1166-67/ 288-89 | East Lancs | H36/28R |
| L33-40 | SDJ353-60 | AEC Regent V | 2D3RV1026-33 | MCCW | H36/28R |
| 200 | SDJ162 | Leyland L2 | 612034 | Duple | C41C |
Nos. L13-25, L32-L40 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Withdrawn 1971 (200), 1973 (L26), 1974 (L28-L31).
1963
| 210-212 | TDJ610-12 | AEC Reliance | 2MU3RA4658 -60 | Marshall | B45F |
Withdrawn 1973 (210-212).
1965
| L41-45 | FDJ341-45C | Leyland PD2A/30 | L41325-27/ 445-46 | East Lancs | H36/28R |
| L46-49 | FDJ346-49C | Leyland PD2A/30 | L41672-75 | MCCW | H36/28R |
| 213-214 | DDJ213-14C | AEC Reliance | 2MU3RA5645 -46 | Marshall | B45F |
Nos. 213-214 re-seated to B41D in 1966.
Nos. L41-49, 213-214 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1967
| 50-55 | MDJ550-55E | Leyland PD2A/27 | L62991-92/ 3032/229-30/ 39 | East Lancs | H37/28R |
| 56-58 | MDJ916-18E | AEC Regent V | 2D3RA1973-75 | MCCW | H37/28R |
Nos. 50-58 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1968
| 215-223 | RDJ215-23F | AEC Swift | MP2R098-106 | Marshall | B44D |
| 224-232 | TDJ224-32F | AEC Swift | MP2R235-43 | Marshall | B44D |
Nos. 215-232 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1969
| 233-241 | XDJ233-41H | AEC Swift | 2M2P2R290-98 | Marshall | B44D |
Nos. 233-241 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1971
| 201 | KKU77F | Bedford VAM70 | 7T450211 | Duple | C45F |
| 242-259 | EDJ242-59J | AEC Swift | 2MP2R854/ 968/67/65/ 856/973/66/ 70/855 | Marshall | B44D |
201 ex-Boyes, Bradford (new 1968).
Nos. 201, 251-259 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1972
| 260-268 | JDJ260-68K | AEC Swift | 3MP2R1351-59 | Marshall | B44D |
Nos. 260-268 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1973
| 269-277 | PDJ269-77L | AEC Swift | 3MP2R22661/ 3213/03/84/ 2349/478/12/ 550/09 | Marshall | B42D |
| 291-293 | NTC108-10G | AEC Swift | MP2R144-46 | Alexander | B43D |
Nos. 291-93 ex-Lancashire United (Nos. 291-293, new 1969).
Nos. 269-277, 291-293 to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1974
| 131 | LFY31 | Leyland PD2/20 | 552071 | Weymann | H32/28R |
| 134 | LFY34 | Leyland PD2/20 | 551835 | Weymann | H32/28R |
| 137 | MWM37 | Leyland PD2/20 | 563022 | Weymann | H32/28R |
Nos. 131, 134, 137 ex-Southport Corporation (Nos. 31, 34, 37, new 1956 or 1957 (37)); to Merseyside PTE 4/74 (retaining same fleet numbers).
Appendix:
Vehicles on hire to St. Helens Corporation between 1941 and 1948 that received St. Helens fleet numbers.
| Fleet No. | Reg.No. | Chassis | Body | Seating | On Loan | Owner |
| 31/7 | WH7807/13 | Leyland TD4c | Massey | H26/26R | 1941-44 | Bolton Corp. |
| 21-23 | DB5216 DB5132/4 | Tilling-Stevens B10A | Mumford | C32R | 1946-47 | Western National |
| 24 | ET4919 | Bristol B | Roe | B32C | 1946-47 | Rotherham Corp. |
| 25-26 | VV1164-65 | Dennis Lancet | Grose | B26F | 1946-48 | N’hampton Corp. |
| 14-15 | EN4312-13 | Leyland LT1 | Roe | B31D | 1947-48 | Bury Corp. |
| 27-28 | TF6362-63 | Leyland LT3 | Massey | B32D | 1947-48 | Leigh Corp. |
| History 1919-1974 | Tram Fleet List 1919-1936 | Trolleybus Fleet List 1927-1958 |