Wolverhampton Corporation Transport Trolleybus Fleet List 1923-1967
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1923
1-6 | DA7741-7746 | Tilling-Stevens TS6 | 2991/ 3034-38 | Dodson | B40C |
Nos. 1-6 re-seated to B36C in 1927.
Withdrawn 1934.
1924
7 | DA8814 | Tilling-Stevens TS6 | 4501 | Dodson | B36C |
Withdrawn 1934.
1925
8-14 | DA9008-9014 | Tilling-Stevens TS6 | 4502/04/03/ 05/07/08/06 | Dodson | B36C |
15-32 | UK615-632 | Tilling-Stevens TS6 | 4509-14/17/ 15/16/22/18/ 19/21/25/20/ 24/23/26 | Dodson | B36C |
Withdrawn 1934 (15, 20, 22, 24-25, 32), 1935 (8, 9, 12-14, 16, 17, 23), 1936 (11, 18, 27, 31), 1937 (10, 19, 21, 26, 28-30).
1926
33 | UK633 | Guy BTX | BTX22131 | Dodson | H33/28RO |
Withdrawn 1936.
1927
34-40 | UK634-640 | Guy BTX | BTX22415/18/ 25/26/24/ 19/14 | Dodson | H33/28R |
41-42 | UK3941-3942 | Guy BTX | BTX22416/17 | Dodson | H33/28R |
43-50 | UK4243-4250 | Guy BTX | BTX22665/64/ 77/81/76/78/ 98/23078 | Dodson | H33/28R |
Withdrawn 1937 (38-40, 42-44), 1938 (34-37, 41, 45-50).
1928
51-56 | UK5951-5956 | Guy BTX | BTX23079/80/ 77/81/75/76 | Dodson | H33/28R |
Withdrawn 1938.
1929
57-61 | UK6357-6361 | Guy BTX | BTX23243/46/ 47/45/44 | Dodson | H33/28R |
Withdrawn 1938 (57), 1940 (58-61).
1930
62-66 | UK7962-7966 | Guy BTX | BTX23459-61/ 93/46 | Dodson | H30/31R |
67-70 | UK8767-8770 | Guy BTX | BTX23463/37/ 64/53 | Dodson | H30/31R |
Withdrawn 1943 (64, 66-67, 69), 1944 (62-63, 65, 68, 70).
1931
71-78 | UK9971-9978 | Guy BTX | BTX23700-03 | Guy | H33/26R |
79-82 | JW579-582 | Guy BTX | BTX23768-71 | Guy | H33/26R |
Withdrawn 1945 (71-81), 1946 (82).
1932
83-91 | JW983-991 | Guy BTX | BTX23821/22/ 24/23/25/27/ 29/26/28 | Dodson | H33/26R |
Withdrawn 1947 (83, 85-90), 1948 (84, 91).
The following vehicle was formerly a motor bus (JD1942), converted to a trolleybus in 1932. It was in service (in Wolverhampton livery) from 17th November to 31st December 1932, but never taken into stock.
– | JW2347 | Gilford D | ? | Wycombe | H28/22R |
1933
92-94 | JW992-994 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12002/04/03 | Weymann | H33/26R |
95 | JW526 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12001 | Weymann | H33/28R |
No. 95 was ex-Sunbeam demonstrator (new 1931).
Withdrawn 1947 (94), 1948 (92-93, 95).
1934
96-98 | JW3396-3398 | Sunbeam MS3 | 12027-29 | Metro-Cammell | H33/25R |
99 | JW3399 | Guy BTX | BTX23963 | Metro-Cammell | H33/25R |
200-203 | JW3400-3403 | Guy BTX | BTX23965/61/ 62/64 | Metro-Cammell | H33/25R |
204-205 | JW4104-4105 | Sunbeam MS3 | 12024-25 | Metro-Cammell | H33/25R |
206-209 | JW4106-4109 | Sunbeam MF1 | 13002/16-18 | Park Royal | B32R |
210-213 | JW4310-4313 | Guy BT | BT24036-39 | Park Royal | B32R |
214-217 | JW4314-4317 | Sunbeam MS3 | 12043-46 | Beadle | H33/25R |
218-221 | JW4318-4321 | Guy BTX | BTX24035/34/ 32/33 | Beadle | H33/25R |
222 | OC6567 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12008 | Metro-Cammell | H31/28R |
No.222 ex-Sunbeam demonstrator, ex- Birmingham Corporation No. 67, new 1934.
Withdrawn 1944 (211), 1945 (204, 206, 210, 212-213), 1946 (98-99, 201, 221), 1947 (97, 202, 205, 215), 1948 (96, 200, 203, 214, 216-217, 219), 1949 (207-209, 218, 220, 222).
1935
223-226 | JW7323-7326 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12145/43/44/ 46 | Park Royal | H33/25R |
227-230 | JW7327-7330 | Guy BTX | BTX24104/05/ 07/06 | Brush | H33/25R |
Withdrawn 1948 (229), 1949 (223-228, 230).
1936
231-233 | JW8131-8133 | Sunbeam MF1 | 13034/52/53 | Park Royal | B32R |
234-238 | JW8134-8138 | Guy BT | BT24183-87 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
239-244 | JW8139-8144 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13046-51 | Park Royal | H29/26R |
245 | JW8145 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12147 | Park Royal | H33/25R |
Withdrawn 1944 (231), 1949 (232-245).
1937
246-251 | AJW46-51 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13055-60 | Beadle | H28/26R |
252-257 | AJW52-57 | Guy BT | BT24452-55/ 24611/457 | Beadle | H28/26R |
258 | BDA358 | Guy BT | BT24456 | Beadle | H28/26R |
Withdrawn 1949 (246-258).
1938
259-263 | BDA359-363 | Guy BT | BT24612-16 | Roe | H29/25R |
264-269 | BDA364-369 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13069-74 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
270-275 | BJW170-175 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13075-80 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
276-281 | BJW176-181 | Guy BT | BT24676-81 | Roe | H29/25R |
Withdrawn 1949 (259-261, 263-265, 267, 268, 270, 272, 274, 276, 279, 281), 1950 (262, 266, 269, 271, 273, 275, 278), 1953 (277, 280).
1940
282-283 | DDA182-183 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13081/107 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
284-285 | DDA184-185 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13109/108 | Roe | H29/25R |
Withdrawn 1950 (283-285), 1952 (282).
The following trolleybuses were on loan from Bournemouth Corporation from 1940 to 1946 (84, 105, 107,131, 156 and 161) or 1948 (remainder).
76 | AEL404 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12038S | Park Royal | H31/25D |
84 | ALJ60 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12047S | Park Royal | H31/25D |
105 | ALJ979 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12074T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
107 | ALJ981 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12076T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
129-132 | BEL814-817 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12098-101T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
137 | BEL822 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12106T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
156 | BRU7 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12125T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
161 | BRU12 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12130T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
168 | BRU19 | Sunbeam MS2 | 12137T | Park Royal | H31/25D |
Nos. 76 and 84 were re-numbered 176 and 184 during the loan period, but all others retained their Bournemouth fleet numbers.
1942
286-290 | DDA986-990 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13111-115 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
291-295 | DDA991-995 | Sunbeam MF2 | 13116-120 | Roe | H29/25R |
Withdrawn 1952 (286-295).
1943
296-299 | DJW596-599 | Sunbeam W4 | 50023-26 | Weymann | H30/26R |
400-401 | DJW600-601 | Sunbeam W4 | 50027-28 | Weymann | H30/26R |
Withdrawn 1953 (296-299, 400-401).
1944
402-407 | DJW902-907 | Sunbeam W4 | 50095-100 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 402-407 re-bodied to H28/26R by Park Royal in 1952.
Withdrawn 1963 (402, 404), 1964 (405, 407), 1965 (403, 406).
1945
408 | DJW938 | Sunbeam W4 | 50141 | Weymann | H30/26R |
409-413 | DJW939-943 | Sunbeam W4 | 50142-46 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
414-418 | DUK14-18 | Sunbeam W4 | 50151-55 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 408-417 re-bodied to H28/26R by Park Royal in 1952.
No. 418 re-bodied to H32/28R by Roe in 1959.
Withdrawn 1963 (412, 414), 1965 (408-411, 413, 415-418).
1946
419 | DUK419 | Sunbeam W4 | 50297 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
420-433 | DUK820-833 | Sunbeam W4 | 50298-311 | Park Royal | H30/26R |
Nos. 419-433 re-bodied to H32/28R by Roe in 1958 or 1959 (423-425, 427, 430, 432-433).
Withdrawn 1964 (419), 1965 (420-423, 428), 1966 (430-431), 1967 (424-427, 429, 432-433).
1948
434-455 | EJW434-455 | Sunbeam W4 | 50365-86 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
456-481 | FJW456-481 | Sunbeam F4 | 50521-46 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
Nos. 434-455 re-bodied to H32/28R by Roe in 1960 (452-454), 1961 or 1962 (450).
Withdrawn 1961 (458-459), 1963 (456, 460, 463, 467, 469-470, 472, 480, 481), 1964 (450, 462, 464, 471, 474-475, 476-477, 479), 1965 (445, 457, 461, 465-466, 468, 473, 478), 1967 (434-444, 446-449, 451-455).
1949
482-499 | FJW482-499 | Guy BT | BT36974-91 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
600-607 | FJW600-607 | Guy BT | BT36992-99 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
608-622 | FJW608-622 | Sunbeam F4 | 50639-53 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
631-644 | FJW631-644 | Guy BT | BT37000-10/ 12/14/11 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
Withdrawn 1961 (485), 1962 (602, 609), 1963 (482-483, 486-492, 494-495, 497, 600, 608, 610-620, 622, 631, 637-643), 1964 (484, 493, 496, 499, 601, 603-607, 621, 633-636, 644), 1965 (498, 632).
1950
623-630 | FJW623-630 | Sunbeam F4 | 50712-19 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
645-654 | FJW645-654 | Guy BT | BT37013/ 15-23 | Park Royal | H28/26R |
Withdrawn 1961 (647), 1962 (623, 628-629, 648, 653), 1963 (624, 645), 1964 (627, 630, 649-650), 1965 (625-626, 646, 652, 654), 1967 (651).
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