Aldershot & District Traction Co. Ltd.

Bus Fleet List 1912-1971
Part 1: 1912-1935


Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1912

-

AA5040-5041

Leyland S2.30.T

S192/928
S174/878

Birch

O18/16RO

-

DY35

Milnes-Daimler 20hp

?

Hunter

O22/14RO

-

DY106

Milnes-Daimler 20hp

?

Hunter

O16/12RO

-

DY116

Milnes-Daimler 20hp

1590 or 1599

?

O16/12RO

-

DY118

Milnes-Daimler 20hp

1590 or 1599

?

O16/12RO

-

LN3124

Commer WP 30hp

198

Commer

Ch22

DY35/106/116/118 (new to Hastings and St. Leonards Omnibus Co. in 1903 (DY35) and 1904) and LN3124 (new to Commercial Hire Co. in 1907), ex-Aldershot & Farnborough Motor Omnibus Co.
Withdrawn 1912 (DY116), 1913 (DY35/106/118), 1914 (LN3124), 1919 (AA5040/5041).

1913

CC1-4*

AA5164-5167

Daimler CC

365/560/
561/354

Brush

B34R

-

AA2139

Thornycroft 24hp

585

?

B16R

-

AA2186-2187

Thornycroft 24hp

609,622

?

B16R

-

AA5042-5043

Leyland S2.30.T

S216/970
S200/944

Immisch

O18/16RO

-

AA5076

Leyland S2.30.T

S197/941

Immisch

O18/16RO

-

AA5162-5163

Leyland S.30.T

413/1228
414/1229

Immisch

O18/16RO

-

AA5228-5229

Dennis 28hp

3367, ?

Dennis

B??R

-

AA5239

Dennis 28hp

?

Dennis

B???

-

DB285

Dennis 40hp

?

?

Ch??

-

DB729

Dennis 28hp

?

?

Ch??

-

LN344

Commer WP 30hp

?

?

B??-

-

P3769

Commer HC

H118

Bayleys

B28R

*Bonnet numbers not applied until 1922.
AA2139, AA2186-2187 ex-London & South Western Railway (Nos. 1-3M), new 1906 (AA2139) and 1907.
DB285/729, P3769 ex-Chandler, Hindhead (also possibly LN344), new c.1909 (DB285/729) and 1912 (P3769).
CC1 re-seated to B26R by 1921, B32R from 1921.
CC3 was in use as both bus and lorry during 1921, then as a lorry only from 1/22, before returning to service in 8/22 with ex-LGOC O34RO body (No.193).
CC4 re-seated to B26R by 1921.
Withdrawn 1913 (AA2139, AA2186-2187), 1914 (AA5239, DB285, DB729, LN344, P3769), 1917 (AA5162, AA5229), 1919 (AA5042-5043, AA5163), by 1921 (AA5076, AA5228), 1922 (CC1-2), 1923 (CC4), 1927 (CC3).

1914

CC5-6*

AA5307-5308

Daimler CC

243,241

Birch

O18/16RO

CC7*

AA5332

Daimler CC

417

?

O18/16RO

CD13*

AB3342

Daimler CD

614

?

B32R

CD14*

AA5267

Daimler CD

736

Brush

B32R

-

AA5268

Daimler CD

743

Brush

B32R

CD15*

AA5269

Daimler CD

734

Brush

B32R

-

AA5376-5377

Daimler B

3210/04

Birch

O18/16RO

*Bonnet numbers not applied until 1922.
CC5-7 ex-Algemeine Autobus Gesellschaft, via the British Automobile Traction Co.
CC6 was B26? by 1921.
CD13 ex-Worcestershire Motor Transport, new 1913. Second-hand Brush B29? body fitted 1922, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to B26? in 1926.
CD14/15 were B26R by 1921. CD14 B32R by 7/21 and CD15 B32R by 1923.
CD14/15 rebodied with 26-seat Strachan and Brown bodywork 1926.
AA5376 or AA5377 received a single-deck body before withdrawal.
Withdrawn 1914 (AA5268 sent to Daimler for repair after accident, but chassis probably commandeered by War Department), 1921 (AA5376-5377), 1924 (CC6), 1926 (CC5), 1927 (CC7), 1929 (CD13-15).

1915

A&D purchased a number of lorry chassis (mostly Belsize 3-ton) for use on military contracts during World War I. As the contract was wound down many of the chassis were given bus bodies and used in passenger service, some probably for only a short period and some chassis received several different bodies over time. The following vehicles are known to have carried bus bodies at some time, but there may have been others so far not documented.

B16*

AA5454

Daimler B

3330

?

B26R

CC8-10*

AA5367-5369

Daimler CC

411, 412,
388

?

O34R

-

AA5447

Daimler CD

612

?

B??R

-

AA5519

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

B??R

-

AA5521

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

B??R

-

AA5523-5524

Belsize 3-ton

10022, ?

?

B??R

-

AA5527

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

B??R

-

AA5530

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

B??R

-

AA5643

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

O??RO

-

AA5644

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

B??R

-

AA5645

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

??

-

AA5647

Belsize 3-ton

?

?

??

-

AA5659-5660

Belsize 3-ton

10569, ?

?

B??R

-

AA5662

Belsize 3-ton

10564

?

B??R

* Bonnet numbers not applied until 1922.
AA5645 and AA5647 may have been McCurd chassis.
Withdrawn 1916 (AA5645, AA5647), by 1919 (AA5519, AA5521, AA5523, AA5524, AA5527, AA5530, AA5643-5644, AA5659-5660), by 1921 (AA5447, AA5662), 1923 (B16, CC10), 1924 (CC9), 1927 (CC8).

1919

D17*

HO2320

Dennis Subsidy

12074

Dodson

O18/16RO

D18*

HO2334

Dennis Subsidy

12508

?

?

D19*

HO2335

Dennis Subsidy

12349

Immisch

O18/16RO

D20*

HO2336

Dennis Subsidy

12078

?

O18/16RO

D21*

HO2337

Dennis Subsidy

12116

Dodson

O18/16RO

D22*

HO2338

Dennis Subsidy

12219

Birch

O18/16RO

D23*

HO2339

Dennis Subsidy

12397

Tilling

O18/16RO

D24*

HO2340

Dennis Subsidy

12123

?

O18/16RO

D25-26*

HO2341-2342

Dennis Subsidy

12217/221

Tilling

O18/16RO

D27*

HO2343

Dennis Subsidy

12582

Dennis

Ch28

D28*

HO2344

Dennis Subsidy

12265

Tilling

O18/16RO

D29*

HO2459

Dennis Subsidy

12605

Dennis

Ch??

D30-32*

HO2460-2462

Dennis Subsidy

12617/633/
634

Dennis?

B??R

D33*

HO2463

Dennis Subsidy

12399

Tilling

O18/16RO

D34*

HO2464

Dennis Subsidy

12681

Aldershot & District

Ch26

D35*

HO2465

Dennis Subsidy

12395

Immisch

O18/16RO

D36*

HO2466

Dennis Subsidy

12430

Birch

O38RO

D37*

HO2467

Dennis Subsidy

12467

Tilling?

O18/16RO

D38*

HO2468

Dennis Subsidy

12494

Dodson

O18/16RO

Y42-45*

HO2325-2328

Daimler Y

4187, 6131
6290, 5541

?

B26R

Y46*

HO2329

Daimler Y

1003

?

B32R

Y47-48*

HO2330-2331

Daimler Y

4200, 6466

Bayleys

B26R

Y49*

HO2332

Daimler Y

3995

Brush

B32R

Y50*

HO2333

Daimler Y

5679

?

????

*Bonnet numbers not applied until 1922.
D17, D21 and D38 bodies ex-Northern General (new 1913). D17 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48RO in 1925. D21 and D38 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48RO in 1924.
D18 rebodied by A&D to B26? in 1920.
D19 and D22 bodies new 1912 (D22) and 1913 (D19) removed from two of the 1912/13 Leyland S-types, rebodied by Dennis to O48R in 1925.
D20 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48RO 1924.
D23, D25-26, D28 and D33 bodies ex-BMMO (new 1913). D23, D26 and D28 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48RO in 1925. D25 and D33 rebodied by Dennis to O48R in 1925.
D24 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O42R in 1924.
D27 body ex-Guildford & District MS removed from one of the 1915 Belize chassis.
D29 body removed from one of the 1915 Belize chassis.
D30-32 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to B30R (roll-top) in 1923 or 1924 (D32).
D35 body (new 1913) removed from one of the 1913 Leyland S-type chassis, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48R 1924.
D36 had the body removed from either AA5307 or AA5308, rebodied by Dennis to O48R in 1925.
D37 body purchased from Tilling removed from one of the 1915 Belize chassis, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48R 1925.
Y42 rebodied by Arnold & Comben to B32? in 1923, later re-seated to B26?
Y43-46 and Y50 rebodied by Strachan and Brown to B30? (roll-top) in 1924.
Y47-48 bodies ex-Guildford & District MS originally on Dennis chassis impressed by War Department, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to B32? in 1924.
Y49 original body ex-BAT removed from one of the 1915 Belize chassis, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to B30? in 1925.
Withdrawn 1927 (D27, D29-32, Y42), 1928 (D18, D34), 1929 (D17, D22, D26, D28, D33, Y43-50) 1930 (D19-21, D23-25, D35-38).

1920

CC11*

HO2478

Daimler CC

416

Immisch

O18/16RO

CC12*

HO2956

Daimler CC

509

Dodson

O18/16RO

D39-40*

HO2469-2470

Dennis Subsidy

13146
13122

Immisch

O18/16RO

D41*

HO2471

Dennis Subsidy

13020

Dodson

O18/16RO

Y51-53*

HO2472-2474

Daimler Y

4230, 6023,
4695

Aldershot & District

Ch28

Y54-56*

HO2475-2477

Daimler Y

7136, 6278,
5810

Aldershot & District

Ch28

* Bonnet numbers not carried until 1922.
CC11 had body removed from Leyland S-type of 1913. Chassis of this vehicle was new in 1913.
CC12 had body removed from a 1915 Belsize. Chassis of this vehicle was new in 1913.
D39, D40 had bodies removed from Leyland S-types of 1913, D39 rebodied by Strachan and Brown in 1924, D40 rebodied by Dennis in 1924, both to O48R.
D41 had body removed from one of the Daimler chassis, rebodied by Strachan and Brown to O48R in 1924.
Withdrawn 1927 (CC11-12), 1929 (Y51-56), 1930 (D39-41).

1921

-

HO5506

Daimler Y

6626

?

B32F

Withdrawn 1921.

1922

Y57

HO6088

Daimler Y

5820

Arnold & Comben

B34R

Y58-59

HO6091-6092

Daimler Y

6416, 5907

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y60

HO6099

Daimler Y

7290

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y61

HO6100

Daimler Y

4157

Arnold & Comben

B34R

Y62

HO8855

Daimler Y

7304

Arnold & Comben

B32R

Y63

HO9696

Daimler Y

6313

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y66

HO6155

Daimler Y

5698

Strachan & Brown

B32R

Y57, Y61 and Y66 re-seated to 26 at some time.
Y58-60 originally entered service with bodies on hire from East Kent Road Car Co., but received the Arnold & Comben bodies shown by 11/1922. Later re-seated to 32 and then to 26.
Y62 had a body started by A&D but finished by Arnold & Comben.
Withdrawn 1926 (Y63), 1927 (Y57-59, Y61-62), 1929 (Y60, Y66).

1923

D73

HO6190

Dennis 4-ton

40039

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D74-75

HO6193-6194

Dennis 4-ton

40041/40

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D80

HO6221

Dennis 4-ton

40042

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D81

HO6223

Dennis 4-ton

40043

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D82

HO6222

Dennis 4-ton

40044

Strachan & Brown

B36R

Y64

HO6173

Daimler Y

4103

East Kent

Ch32

Y65

HO6172

Daimler Y

6025

East Kent

Ch32

Y67

HO6163

Daimler Y

5776

Strachan & Brown

B32?

Y68

HO6174

Daimler Y

4121

Strachan & Brown

B32?

Y69-70

HO6175-6176

Daimler Y

5253, 5411

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y71

HO6177

Daimler Y

3936

Strachan & Brown

B32R

Y72

HO6207

Daimler Y

4520

Strachan & Brown

B32?

Y76

HO6195

Daimler Y

4232

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y77

HO6208

Daimler Y

4645

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y78

HO6218

Daimler Y

6498

Arnold & Comben

B34?

Y79

HO6219

Daimler Y

6184

Strachan & Brown

B32?

D80-82 later re-seated to 32.
Y67, Y68, Y71, Y72, Y76-79 re-seated to 26 in 1927 and 1928.
Withdrawn 1926 (Y69-70), 1929 (D73, D80-82, Y64, Y65, Y67, Y68, Y71-72, Y76), 1930 (D74, D75).

1924

D16

PD8344

Dennis 4-ton

40059

Hickman

O24/24R

D83

HO6268

Dennis 4-ton

40051

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D84

HO6272

Dennis 4-ton

40072

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D85

HO6271

Dennis 4-ton

40077

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D86

HO6273

Dennis 4-ton

40075

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D87

HO6275

Dennis 4-ton

40076

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D88

HO6274

Dennis 4-ton

40078

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D89

HO6278

Dennis 4-ton

40074

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D90

HO6286

Dennis 4-ton

40093

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D91

HO6285

Dennis 4-ton

40080

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D92

HO6287

Dennis 4-ton

40082

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D93

HO6298

Dennis 4-ton

40101

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D94

HO6300

Dennis 4-ton

40112

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D95

HO6303

Dennis 4-ton

40117

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D96

HO6299

Dennis 4-ton

40085

Dennis

B36F

D97-98

HO6301-6302

Dennis 4-ton

40086/094

Dennis

B36?

D99

HO6307

Dennis 4-ton

40087

Dennis

B36R

D100

HO6306

Dennis 4-ton

40144

Dennis

B36R

D101

HO6312

Dennis 4-ton

40143

Dennis

B36R

D102-103

HO6327-6328

Dennis 4-ton

40177/178

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D96 was rear-entrance by 1930.
Withdrawn 1929 (D83, D99), 1930 (D84-89, D93, D96-98, D100), 1931 (D16, D90-92, D94-95, D101-103).

1925

D104

PE1213

Dennis 50cwt

45000

Dennis

B30?

D105

PE1345

Dennis 50cwt

45001

Dennis

B30?

D106

PE1472

Dennis 50cwt

45002

Dennis

B30?

D107

PE1476

Dennis 50cwt

45003

Dennis

B30?

D108

PE1748

Dennis 50cwt

45004

Dennis

B30?

D109

PE1851

Dennis 50cwt

45005

Dennis

B30?

D110-112

HO6403-6405

Dennis 4-ton

40351/29/41

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D113-115

HO6410-6412

Dennis 4-ton

40353/57/58

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D116

PE2898

Dennis 50cwt

45011

Strachan & Brown

Ch28

D117

PE6859

Dennis 50cwt

45132

Dennis

B30?

D118

MO6184

Dennis 50cwt

45158

Dennis

B30R

M2

OR6049

Morris 1-ton

2108

Morris

Ch14

D118 ex-Thames Valley Traction Co. Ltd. (new 1925 to Spragg, Bracknell).
Withdrawn 1928 (M2), 1929 (D116), 1930 (D104-109, D118), 1931 (D110-115, D117).

1926

D119

PE7879

Dennis 30cwt

50243

Strachan & Brown

B18F

D120

PE7878

Dennis 50cwt

45232

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D121

OT321

Dennis 4-ton

40386

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D122

HO6492

Dennis 4-ton

40392

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D123

OT320

Dennis 4-ton

40389

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D124

OT319

Dennis 4-ton

40388

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D125

OT318

Dennis 4-ton

40396

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D126

HO6493

Dennis 4-ton

40391

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D127

OT322

Dennis 4-ton

40400

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D128

OT325

Dennis 4-ton

40398

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D129-130

OT323-324

Dennis 4-ton

40404/399

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D131

OT932

Dennis 4-ton

40394

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D132

OT317

Dennis 4-ton

40401

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D133

OT315

Dennis 4-ton

40397

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D134

PF1792

Dennis 4-ton

40409

Strachan & Brown

O24/24R

D135

PF1793

Dennis 50cwt

45232

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D136-137

PF1794-1795

Dennis 30cwt

50557/58

Strachan & Brown

B18F

D138

OT1433

Dennis 50cwt

45231

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D139

OT1432

Dennis 50cwt

45224

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D140

OT1431

Dennis 50cwt

45230

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D141

OT1430

Dennis 50cwt

45229

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D142

PF2404

Dennis 50cwt

45228

Strachan & Brown

B30R

D143

PF2405

Dennis 30cwt

50572

Strachan & Brown

B18F

D144

PF2598

Dennis 30cwt

50570

Strachan & Brown

B18F

D145

OT316

Dennis 4-ton

40403

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D146

OT1708

Dennis 4-ton

40390

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D147

OT1707

Dennis 4-ton

40393

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D148

OT1794

Dennis 30cwt

50573

Strachan & Brown

B18F

D149-150

OT1965-1966

Dennis 4-ton

40410/395

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D151

OT1964

Dennis 30cwt

50571

Strachan & Brown

B18F

R1

PE6848

Republic

?

?

B22F

R1 ex-Smith, Knaphill (new 1923 (PD2642) and 1925).
D122, D123, D126, D131, D132, D145-147, D149, D150 later re-seated to B32R.
D151 later re-seated to B16F.
Withdrawn 1927 (R1), 1930 (D119, D120, D136, D137, D143), 1931 (D121-135, D138-142, D144-147, D149-151), 1932 (D148).

1927

D30

OT3707

Dennis 50cwt

45474

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D31

OT3751

Dennis 50cwt

45475

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D32

OT3979

Dennis 50cwt

45476

Strachan & Brown

B32R

D152-156

PF7695-7699

Dennis 4-ton

40441/42/
44/48/49

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D157

OT4377

Dennis E

17143

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D158

OT4379

Dennis E

17145

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D159

OT4378

Dennis E

17144

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D160-161

OT4380-4381

Dennis 4-ton

40447/453

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D162

OT4743

Dennis E

17142

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D163

PH1106

Dennis 4-ton

40446

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D164

PH1105

Dennis E

17141

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D165

PH1107

Dennis E

17147

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D166

OT4950

Dennis 4-ton

40454

Strachan & Brown

B36R

D167

PH1457

Dennis E

17209

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D168-169

PH1455-1456

Dennis E

17202/208

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D170

PH1454

Dennis E

17200

Strachan & Brown

B35R

D171

OT4954

Dennis F

80004

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D172

OT4951

Dennis F

80005

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D173

PH1458

Dennis F

80026

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D174

OT5410

Dennis F

80023

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D175

OT5707

Dennis F

80022

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D176

OT5706

Dennis F

80021

Strachan & Brown

C28R

D177

PH2657

Dennis 30cwt

51993

Short

B19F

D178

PH2656

Dennis 30cwt

51998

Short

B19F

D179-180

OT6136-6137

Dennis E

17257/258

Dennis

B35R

D181-182