Wilkinsons Motor Services Ltd. Bus Fleet List 1919-1967
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Body | Seating |
1919
1 | J4859 | Ford T | ? | B7? |
2 | J4323 | Ford T | ? | B12? |
3 | J8712 | Ford T | ? | B20? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (1-3).
1923
4 | PT1555 | Vulcan | ? | B20? |
5 | PT2840 | Vulcan | ? | B20? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (4-5).
1924
6 | PT443 | Talbot | ? | B14? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (6).
1925
7 | PT3780 | Reo Sprinter | ? | B24? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (7).
1926
8 | PT7050 | Reo Speed Wagon | ? | B24? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (8).
1927
9 | PT6990 | Reo Major | ? | B24? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (9).
1928
10 | TY1151 | Reo Pullman | ? | B24? |
11 | UP837 | Gilford | ? | B26? |
No. 10 was ex-Armstrong, Ebchester and was new in 1924.
Withdrawn 1932 (10), unknown (11).
1929
12 | UP2636 | Gilford 166SD | Duple | C26? |
14 | UP2637 | Gilford 166SD | Duple | C26? |
Withdrawn at unknown date (12,14).
1930
15 | UP4307 | Leyland LT1 | Bracebridge | B32F |
No. 15 was re-bodied to B30F by Plaxton in 1937.
Withdrawn at unknown date.
1931
16 | UP5438 | Leyland LT2 | Leyland | B32F |
Withdrawn at unknown date.
1932
17 | TD5044 | Leyland PLSC | ? | B35F |
18 | UP6829 | Leyland LT5 | Leyland | B32? |
19 | UP6830 | Leyland LT5 | Plaxton | B32? |
No. 17 was ex-Singleton, Leyland and was new in 1929.
Withdrawn at unknown dates (17-19).
1933
20 | UP7872 | Leyland TS6 | Burlingham | C32F |
No. 20 was re-bodied by Burlingham to B35F in 1948.
Withdrawn 1955 (20).
1934
21-22 | UP8965-66 | Leyland LT5A | Northern Counties | C32F |
23 | MS9242 | Leyland LT1 | Alexander | B32F |
24 | MS9066 | Leyland LT1 | Alexander | B32F |
Nos. 21/22 re-bodied by Northern Counties to C33F in 1939. No. 22 re-bodied again by Burlingham to B35F in 1945.
Nos. 23/24 ex-Alexander (N51/N88) and were new in 1929.
Withdrawn at unknown dates (21-24).
1935
25-26 | APT464-465 | Leyland TS7 | Burlingham | C32F |
Withdrawn 1953 (25-26).
1936
27 | BPT923 | Leyland TS7 | Burlingham | C32F |
Withdrawn 1954.
1937
28 | BUP723 | Leyland TS7 | Burlingham | C32F |
29 | WF1069 | Leyland PLSC | ? | ?32? |
No. 29 was second-hand.
Withdrawn 1953 (28), unknown (29).
1938
30 | CUP474 | Leyland TS8 | Burlingham | C32F |
Withdrawn 1953.
1939
31 | DUP692 | Leyland TS8 | Northern Counties | C37F |
Withdrawn 1954.
1946
32 | HPT212 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
Withdrawn 1957.
1947
33 | HUP939 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
Withdrawn 1957.
1948
34 | JPT363 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
No. 34 was re-seated to B35F at some time.
Withdrawn 1961.
1949
35 | KPT737 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
36 | KUP136 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
Withdrawn 1959 (35-36).
1950
37 | LPT37 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
38 | LPT338 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
Withdrawn 1961 (37), 1962 (38).
1951
39 | MPT39 | Leyland PSU1 | Burlingham | C39C |
40 | DHL808 | Leyland PSU1/15 | Duple | C41C |
Withdrawn 1960 (39), 1964 (40).
1952
41 | MUP641 | Leyland PS2/5 | Burlingham | FC35F |
Withdrawn 1954.
1953
31 | HOV107 | Leyland PS1 | Burlingham | C33F |
42 | HPT748 | Leyland PS1/1 | Burlingham | C33F |
43 | FT7080 | Leyland PS2/3 | Plaxton | C33F |
44 | LAL569 | Leyland PS2/3 | Burlingham | FC33F |
45 | OUP45 | Leyland PSU1/15 | Leyland | C41C |
No. 31 was ex-Medding, Birmingham, and was new in 1948.
No. 42 was ex-Burn-Line, Sherburn Hill, and was new in 1946.
No. 43 was ex-Armstrong, North Shields, and was new in 1950,
No. 44 was ex-Robin Hood, Nottingham, and was new in 1949.
Withdrawn 1954 (44), 1956 (31, 42), 1960 (43), 1962 (45).
1954
46-47 | RPT270-271 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | Burlingham | C41C |
Withdrawn 1965.
1955
48-50 | TPT448-450 | Leyland PSUC1/1 | Burlingham | B44F |
Withdrawn 1964 (48-49), 1966 (50).
1957
51 | VUP651 | Leyland PSUC1/2 | Burlingham | C41F |
Withdrawn 1965.
1958
52 | YPT252 | Bedford SB3 | Duple | FC41F |
53 | 453AUP | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | B45F |
Withdrawn 1960 (52).
To United Automobile Services Ltd. (UAS) 26.2.67 (53), re-numbered W1.
1959
54-55 | 645-655BUP | Leyland PSUC1/2 | Plaxton | C41F |
56 | 56DUP | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | B45F |
Withdrawn 1965 (54-55).
To UAS 26.2.67 (56), re-numbered W2.
1960
57-58 | 57-58EUP | Bedford SB1 | Plaxton | FC41F |
59 | 559PT | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | C41F |
Withdrawn 1962 (57), 1963 (58), 1966 (59).
1961
60-61 | 1360-1361PT | Bedford SB1 | Plaxton | FC41F |
Withdrawn 1962 (60-61).
1962
62-63 | 7462-7463PT | Leyland Leopard L2 | Plaxton | C43F |
To UAS 26.2.67 (62-63), re-numbered W3, W4 respectively.
1963
64-65 | 3564-3565UP | Leyland Leopard L2 | Plaxton | C43F |
66 | 5466UP | Leyland PSU3/1R | Plaxton | B55F |
67 | RPT699 | AEC Reliance | Roe | B44F |
68 | YPT470 | AEC Reliance | Roe | B45F |
Nos. 67/68 ex-Scurrs Motor Services, Stillington, and were new in 1955 (67) and 1958 (68) respectively.
To UAS 26.2.67 (64-68), re-numbered W5-W9 respectively.
1964
69 | 469MPT | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | B47F |
70-71 | DUP570-71B | Leyland Leopard L2 | Plaxton | B45F |
Withdrawn 1966 (71).
To UAS 26.2.67 (69-70), re-numbered W10-W11 respectively.
1965
72-74 | FPT872-74C | Bedford SB5 | Plaxton | C41F |
Withdrawn 1966 (72, 74).
To UAS 26.2.67 (73), re-numbered W12.
1966
75 | KPT875C | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | B55F |
76 | LUP476D | AEC Reliance | Plaxton | C43F |
To UAS 26.2.67 (75-76), re-numbered W13-W14 respectively.
Note:
Three Leyland vehicles on order at the time of the take-over were provisionally allocated fleet numbers W15-17.