Tees-side Railless Traction Board Trolleybus Fleet List 1919-1968
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1919
1-3 | AJ5857-59 | Railless | – | Railless | B28R |
4 | – | Railless | – | Railless | B28R |
5-10 | AJ5860-65 | Railless | – | Railless | B28R |
Nos. 1-3, 5-10 registered in 1921 as shown. Until then they ran unregistered. The bodywork may have been sub-contracted to Roe, although Lockwood & Clarkson are also quoted as builders. The chassis are also quoted as being by the Cleveland Car Co. Since 4 of the vehicles were already finished when the RET company went into receivership, it is possible that successors Railless also subcontracted this work out.
Withdrawn 1920 (4), 1931 (8), 1932 (1-3, 5-7, 9-10).
1920
11-16 | AJ5866-71 | Brush/Daimler | – | Brush | B26R |
Nos. 11-16 ex-Rhondda Tramways Company (Nos. 56-61, new 1914); registered as shown in 1921. Until then they ran unregistered. They were constructed by Brush using Daimler CC chassis frames.
Withdrawn 1926 (13, 15), 1928 (11-12, 14, 16).
1921
17 | AJ7513 | Straker-Clough | 1 | Roe | B36F |
Withdrawn 1936 (17).
1922
18-21 | AJ8607-10 | Straker-Clough | 5-8 | Roe | B36F |
Withdrawn 1936 (18-21).
1924
22 | PY1845 | Tilling-Stevens PERC1 | 4601 | Roe | B26F |
No. 22 rebuilt to forward control and re-seated to B32F at a later date.
Withdrawn 1936 (22).
1932
1-8 | VN3751-58 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | 2146-53 | Ransomes | B32R |
Withdrawn 1944 (6), 1949 (7), 1950 (1-5, 8).
1936
9-13 | VN9434-38 | Leyland TB3 | 10774-75/ 78/77/76 | Massey | B32R |
Withdrawn 1944(9-13).
1942
14 | BVN694 | Sunbeam MF2A | 13110 | East Lancs | B32R |
No. 14 also quoted as having B27C bodywork.
Withdrawn 1950 (14).
1944
10-13 | CPY308-11 | Sunbeam W | 50115-18 | Roe | H30/26R |
15-18 | CPY286-89 | Sunbeam W | 50091-94 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Nos. 10, 12, 13, 15 rebuilt by TRTB in 1959, 1959, 1960, and 1959 respectively. Nos.16-18 rebuilt by TRTB/Edmond in 1958, 1958, 1957 respectively.
Nos. 10, 12, 13, 15-17 re-bodied by Roe to H35/26R in 1962, 1962, 1961, 1962, 1961, 1962 respectively. Nos. 11, 18 re-bodied by Roe to H37/28R in 1960; re-seated to H35/26R in 1968.
Nos. 10-13, 15-18 to Teesside Municipal Transport 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).
1950
1-7 | GAJ11-17 | Sunbeam F4 | 50632-38 | East Lancs | H30/26R |
Nos. 1-7 re-bodied by Roe to H35/26R in 1963 (4, 7), 1964 (1-3, 6) or 1965 (5); to Teeside Municipal Transport 4/68 (retaining same fleet numbers).