Stratford-upon-Avon Blue Motors Ltd. Bus Fleet List 1927-1971

Fleet No.Reg. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating

1927

1UE3403Chevrolet LM15374AllenB14F
2UE3897Chevrolet LM16125AllenB14F
3UE4189Chevrolet LM?AllenB14F
4-5UE4664-65Chevrolet LM17202/3AllenB14F
6-7UE4933-34Chevrolet LM17635/6(?)AllenB14F

Withdrawn 1931

1928

8UE5283Thornycroft A215353Hall LewisB20F
9UE5749Thornycroft A215336Hall LewisB20F
10UE6494Thornycroft A214721Hall LewisB20F
11UE6734Thornycroft A214722Hall LewisB20F

Withdrawn 1936 (8/9), (?) (10/11).

1929

12TX1498Thornycroft A112817NCMEB20F
13UT411Thornycroft A112846Hall LewisB20F
14NR9527Thornycroft A112804?B20F
15TX598Thornycroft A112769Hall LewisB20F
16TX647Thornycroft A112767Hall LewisB20F

13/14 ex-Wheeler, Kirby Muxloe
15/16 ex-Barry Associated Motorways
Withdrawn 1933 (14-16), 1936 (12), (?) (13)

 1930

17DF4771Thornycroft A214674?B20F
18TR1886Thornycroft A112778Hall LewisB20F
20DG127Ford AA3012506?B14
HO6332Thornycroft BT10328?B26F
RU1931????
DF2319Graham-Dodge A584567?B14
DF3696Graham-Dodge A825237?B14

All ex-Martin, Cheltenham
Withdrawn 1931 (18(?), 20, HO6332, RU1931, DF2319, DF3696), 1936 (17).

1931

19RA3869Tilling-Stevens B9B5514BrushB30F
20RA3538Tilling-Stevens B10B5154BrushB30F
21RA3870Tilling-Stevens B9B5197BrushB30F
22RA3959Tilling-Stevens B9B5513BrushB30F
24RA3958Tilling-Stevens B9B5512Strachan and BrownB30F

All ex-Midland General (39/27/40/42/41)
Withdrawn 1933 (20), 1936 (19,22), 1937 (21,24)

1932

7UE6467Star VB4C810WillowbrookB20F
18UE7973Star VB4C887WillowbrookC23F

Ex-Reliance, Bidford-on-Avon
Withdrawn 1935 (7), 1936 (18)

1933

20FG5227Commer 4PF16006Hall LewisB32F

Second-hand via Midland General
Withdrawn 1935

1934

14DG1312Guy CC23679GuyB28F
15DG1317Guy CC23684GuyB28F
16DG1316Guy CC23683GuyB28F
20DG1310Guy CC23677GuyB28F

Ex-Cheltenham and District (19/24/23/17)
Withdrawn 1937

1936

17WK9631Maudslay ML4518?B32F
18VC7801Maudslay ML5651?B32F
23WK9708Maudslay ML4481?B32F
11-12VT34/580Tilling-Stevens B10A25134, 5547WillowbrookB32F
1DB5141Tilling-Stevens B10A25623BrushB36R
2-4DB5152-54Tilling-Stevens B10A25672-74TillingB32R
5DB5184Tilling-Stevens B10A25780TillingB36R
6DB5162Tilling-Stevens B10A25682BrushB32R
7-8DB5157-58Tilling-Stevens B10A25677-78TillingB32R
9DB5159Tilling-Stevens B10A25679BrushB32R
10DB5140Tilling-Stevens B10A25622BrushB32R
14DB5147Tilling-Stevens B10A25667TillingB32R
15DB5130Tilling-Stevens B10A25612BrushB36R

17-23 ex-Red House Garage, Coventry
11-12 ex-Kingfisher
1-15 ex North Western Road Car Co. (241/52/53/54/84/62/57/58/59/40/47/30) No.5 was renumbered 22 before 1938
Withdrawn 1937 (17-18,23), 1939 (1-10,14,15), 1949 (11), 1950 (12)

1937

16DB5156Tilling-Stevens B10A25676TillingB32R
17DB5177Tilling-Stevens B10A25773TillingB36R
18DB5155Tilling-Stevens B10A25675TillingB32R
19DB5163Tilling-Stevens B10A25683BrushB32R
20DB5190Tilling-Stevens B10A25786TillingB36R
21DB5166Tilling-Stevens B10A25686BrushB32R
23UE9323Daimler CF67322BrushB32F

16-21 ex-North Western Road Car Co. (256/77/55/63/90, 166)
23 ex-Leamington and Warwick (9)
Withdrawn 1938 (23), 1939 (15-21)

1938

1WX2121Tilling-Stevens B10A26709TillingB32F
2-4WX2131/26/34Tilling-Stevens B10A26719/14/22UnitedB32F
5-7WX2120/52/51Tilling-Stevens B10A26708/40/39TillingB32F
8WX2148Tilling-Stevens B10A26736UnitedB32F
9WX2125Tilling-Stevens B10A26713TillingB32F
10/14/15WX2130/18/33Tilling-Stevens B10A26718/06/21UnitedB32F
16WX2144Tilling-Stevens B10A26732TillingB32F
17-19WX2141/53/50Tilling-Stevens B10A26729/41/38RoeB32F
20WP8277Maudslay ML35189SmithC32R
21WP3425Maudslay ML35082SmithC32R

1-10,14-19 ex-West Yorkshire Road Car Co. (265/75/70/78/64/96/95/92/69/74/62/77/88/85/97/94)
20-21 ex-Owen, Abberley
Withdrawn 1946 (7,8,20,21), 1947 (6), 1948 (1-4,9,10,14-19), 1949 (5)

1940

22JO2354AEC Regent 6616611129Park RoyalL24/24R

Ex-City of Oxford Motor Services (G167)
Withdrawn 1948

1944

23HA4942SOS M1093RansomesB34F

Ex-BMMO (A1032)
Withdrawn 1948

1945

24-25JA6972-73Leyland TS79493/4HarringtonC32F
26AHA619SOS OLR2037ShortB34F

24/5 on loan from Majestic Express, Stockport 1945-50
26 on loan from BMMO (1675) 1945-48

1946

20-21DB9375/77Tilling-Stevens B10A26764/66ECOCB31R
26-27DB9395/68Tilling-Stevens B10A26784/57ECOCB31R
28-29DB9362/80Tilling-Stevens B10A26583/769ECOCB31R
30-31DB9389/97Tilling-Stevens B10A26778/56ECOCB31R

20,21,26-31 ex-North Western Road Car Co. (475/77/95/68/62/80/89/97)
Withdrawn 1950

1948

32-34GUE238-40Leyland PD2/1481040/38/
39
LeylandH30/26R
35-37GUE241-43Leyland PD2/1480945/
1042/0944
LeylandH30/26R
38-39GUE244-45Leyland PD2/1481043/41LeylandH30/26R
40-42GUE246-48Leyland PS1483184/5/
268
NCBB34F
43-44GUE249-50Leyland PS1483341/445NCBB34F

Withdrawn 1960 (40-44), 1963 (32-39)

1949

45-49GUE251-55Leyland PS1480757-61NCBB34F

Withdrawn 1960

1950

50-53JUE348-351Leyland PS2/3495826-29WillowbrookDP34F
54-55JUE352-53Leyland PS2/1495824-5WillowbrookB34F
26-28JUE354-356Leyland PD2/1502520/1/19LeylandH30/26R
29-31JUE357-59Leyland PD2/1502566/5/7LeylandH30/26R

50-53 re-bodied by NCME H35/28F in 1963 and renumbered 32-35
55 re-bodied by Roe H35/28F in 1961 and renumbered 16 (later 31)
Withdrawn 1963 (54), 1964 (26-31), 1970 (55[16/31]), 1971 (50-53[32-35])

1952

23-25MAC570-72Leyland PD2/12521067/521/
22
LeylandH32/26RD

Withdrawn 1965

1954

56-57OUE11-12Leyland PSU1/16532684/3BurlinghamC37C

Withdrawn 1964

1956

20-22TNX454-56Leyland PD2/12556415/6/3WillowbrookH35/28RD

Withdrawn 1967 (21/2), 1971 (20)

1959

40-432741-44ACLeyland PSUC1/1587177/8/
90/1
WillowbrookDP41F
442745ACLeyland PSUC1/1587113WillowbrookB45F

Withdrawn 1971

1960

17-192767-69NXLeyland PD3/4592208/29/
30
WillowbrookH41/32F
45-463945-46UELeyland PSUC1/1606329/30Park RoyalB45F
47-483947-48UELeyland PSUC1/1606365/6Park RoyalB45F

Withdrawn 1971

1961

583958UEFord Thames 570E52985DupleC41F

Withdrawn 1965.

1962

598222NXBedford SB380334DupleC41F
49-525449-52WDLeyland PSUC1/1617455/540/
468/9
MarshallB45F
555455WDLeyland PSUC1/1617541MarshallDP41F

55 later renumbered 53
Withdrawn 1965 (59), 1971 (49-52,55[53])

1963

36-39536-39EUELeyland PD3/4623278/9/
593/4
NCMEH41/32F
55436GACLeyland PSU3/3RL00178DupleC49F
1-2668-69HNXLeyland PD3A/1L02477/8WillowbrookH41/32F

Withdrawn 1971 (36-39,1-2), 1972 (55)

1964

56-57AAC21-22BLeyland L2TL04272/3PlaxtonC41F
3-6670-73HNXLeyland PD3A/1L02479-82WillowbrookH41/32F

Withdrawn 1972 (3-6), 1976 (56-7)

1965

60CWD33CLeyland PSU3/3RL21695WeymannB53F
61DAC753CLeyland PSU3/3RL4035DupleC49F

60,61 later renumbered 54,58 respectively
Withdrawn 1976

1966

7-8GUE1-2DLeyland PD3A/1L43176/7WillowbrookH41/32F

Withdrawn 1972

1967

9-11NAC415-17FLeyland PDR1A/1700022/3/45NCMEH44/31F

Withdrawn 1971

1970

31-35AUE309-13JLeyland PSUR1A/1902361-65MarshallB41D
36XNH136HLeyland PSU3A/4R7001612AlexanderDP49F

Withdrawn 1971 (31-35), 1982 (36)

Note: Withdrawals 1971 onwards are after absorption by BMMO (1.1.1971)


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