Birch Brothers Ltd.

Bus Fleet List
1904-1971

One of these vehicles probably had the chassis no. 1507.
Withdrawn 1907 (A7045-7046).

Withdrawn 1907 (A8545, LC1043, LC3160).

Withdrawn 1907 (LC4813/5476/6193/6505/7590/7743 and unknown De Dion), 1908 (LC3680).

Withdrawn 1907 (both Milnes Daimler's), 1908 (LN3317).

K1-K7 ex-War Department.
Withdrawn unknown.

No. B2 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered L54).
Withdrawn 1931 (B1).

Withdrawn 1931 (B3-B6).

Nos. B7-B13 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered L55, DE29-34 respectively).
No. K8-9 ex-Birch Bros. lorries (re-bodied May 1927).
Withdrawn 1932 (K8), 1933 (K9).

Nos. B14-17 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered DE35-38 respectively).
No. B18 ex-Ingarfield & Bright, London (new 1925).
Nos. B19-20 converted to coaches as C30R; re-numbered K29-30 respectively in 1932.
Nos. B21-22 ex-Drake & McCowen, London (new 1923, 1924 respectively).
Nos. K10-14 re-numbered K25-27, K31-32 respectively in 1932.
Withdrawn 1929 (B18), 1930 (B21-22), 1934 (K11[K26], K13-14[K31-32]), 1935 (K10[K25], K12[K27], B19-20[K29-30]).

Nos. B23-26 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered DE39-40, DH10-11 respectively).
Nos. B27-28 ex-Brown, London (new 1928); re-seated to B30R in 1929.
Withdrawn 1931 (B27-28), 1935 (K15-16), 1936 (K22, K24), 1937 (K17), 1940 (K19, K21), by 1941 (K18), 1945 (K20, K23).

Nos. B29-30 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered TD74-75 respectively).

Nos. B31-38 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered TD76-83 respectively).

Nos. B39-40 to London Transport 2/34 (re-numbered TD85, TD84 respectively).
No. K28 ex-St. Albans & District (new 1928).
Nos. K33-35 ex-Beaumont Safeway Coaches, Enfield (new 1929, 1929 and 1930 respectively); K35 re-numbered K25 by 1938.
Withdrawn 1935 (K28, K33), 1936 (K34), by 1941 (K35[K25]).

Withdrawn 1946 (K36-39).

No. K40 re-bodied by Birch in 1947.
Nos. K41, 43 fitted with Duple C35F bodies from Nos. K61, K63 respectively in 1949 and 1950 respectively. The Birch body from K43 was fitted to K62.
No. K42 was rebuilt by Birch to L48F in 1944 and re-numbered K142.
Nos. K45-49 fitted with ECW B35R bodies from K81-85 in 1949. The body from K49 was fitted to K63.
Nos. K48-49 fitted with Thurgood C35F bodies from K96-97 in 1952, prior to sale. The ECW B35R bodies from K48-49 were fitted to K96-97.
Withdrawn 1951 (K41, K42[K142], K43), 1952 (K40, K48-49), 1954 (K44-47).

Nos. K50-51 re-bodied by Birch to H34/30R in 1943 and re-numbered K150-151 respectively.
Withdrawn 1951 (K50[K150]), 1952 (K51[K151]).

Nos. K52, K55 re-bodied by Birch to H34/30R in 1943/44 and re-numbered K152-153 respectively.
Withdrawn 1951 (K52[K152], K53, K55[K153]), 1952 (K54).

Nos. K9, K11-12 ex-Sunbeam, Gravenhurst (new 1933, 1934, 1936 respectively).
Nos. K10, K17 ex-Whitwell Bus Company, Whitwell (new 1931, 1929 respectively).
Nos. K16, K28 ex-Swallow Omnibus Company, Kempston (both new 1930).
Nos. K15, K18 ex-Pirton Belle, Pirton (new 1929).
No. K27 ex-Robinson, Rushden (new 1935).
Nos. K30-32, K56 ex-Perseverance, Shillington (new 1934, 1933, 1937, 1936 respectively).
No. K35 ex-Lanarkshire Traction Company (No. F114, new 1934); fitted with Duple C35F body from K62 in 1949; re-numbered K42 at the same time.
Nos. K57-58 re-seated to C26F at a later date.
No. K59 ex-Abbott & Sons, Rushden (new 1937).
No. K60 ex-Scroxton, Rushden (new 1934).
Nos. K61-63 re-bodied to C35F by Duple in 1946; these bodies were fitted to K41-43 in 1949 being replaced with the bodies from K35[K42], K43-44 prior to sale.
Withdrawn 1938 (K16), 1939 (K9-11, K15, K17-18), 1944 (K30), 1945 (K28, K31), 1946 (K12, K27, K32, K56, K60), 1948 (K59), 1949 (K57-58, K61-62, K64, K66), 1950 (K63, K65), 1951 (K35[K42]).

MY9869, NH5868, WO4600 ex-Pirton Belle, Pirton (new 1929, 1924, 1930 respectively).
TM4736 ex-Twydell, Shillington (new 1930).
TM9630 ex-Sunbeam, Gravenhurst (new 1931).
EW6507, VC348 ex-Swallow Omnibus Company, Kempston (new 1930, 1929 respectively).
UR6614, VX1448 ex-Whitwell Bus Company, Whitwell (new 1930, 1929 respectively).
All were withdrawn in 1938.

No. K170 re-bodied to L27/26R by Barnard in 1949 after being damaged by fire in 1946.
Withdrawn 1949 (K171), 1960 (K170).

No. K34 ex-Yorkshire Traction (No. 416, new 1934); fitted with ECW B35R body from K80 in 1949.
Withdrawn 1951 (K34, K101-104).

No. K80 re-bodied to C33F by Windover in 1949.
Nos. K180-183 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCCW in 1956 or 1957 (K182).
Withdrawn 1957 (K184), 1958 (K80), 1965 (K180, K183), 1966 (K181), 1967 (K182).

Nos. K81-85 re-bodied to C33F by Windover in 1949.
Nos. K187-189 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCCW in 1956 (K189) and 1957.
Withdrawn 1949 (K20), 1950 (K21-25), 1956 (K82-83), 1957 (K81, K84-85), 1958 (K185-186), 1966 (K189), 1967 (K187-188).

Nos. K96-97 fitted with ECW B35R bodies from K48-49 in 1952.
Withdrawn 1954 (K96-97), 1958 (K90-91, K95), 1959 (K92-94).

No. K70 re-seated to C34F at a later date.
Withdrawn 1950 (K26), 1957 (K98-99), 1961 (K70).

Nos. K71-75 re-seated to C34F at a later date.
Withdrawn 1955 (K75), 1956 (K73), 1960 (K74), 1962 (K71-72).

Nos. K210-215 carried the names John Churchill, Charles Churchill, William Cadogan, Adam de Cordonnel, Sidney Godolphin, Prince Eugene respectively.
K220-223 carried the names Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenards, Malplaquet respectively.
Withdrawn 1960 (K220-223), 1961 (K22-24, K26), 1962 (K20-21, K25, K210, K214), 1963 (K211-213, K215).

No. K12 ex-Beadle demonstrator, constructed from Leyland units ex-K171 (GGK328).
Withdrawn 1957 (K12).

Nos. K160-163 ex-Exeter Corporation (Nos. 20, 61-62, 21 respectively, all new 1938).
Withdrawn 1955 (K161-163), 1957 (K160), 1966 (K30).

Withdrawn 1964 (K60, K62-65), 1966 (K61).