Birmingham Corporation Transport
Bus Fleet List
1913-1969

Withdrawn 1914 (Chassis requisitioned by War Department - bodies removed and stored.)

Nos. 0-30 ex-BMMO 1914.
No. 30 was a demonstrator originally registered KT610. Received second-hand body (Brush O18/16R) from one of O8200-8212 in 1917 and Dodson O18/15RO body from one of OB1569-74 or OB2101-2103 in 1922.
Nos. 7/8/10/11/12 rebodied by Brush B25R in 1916, original bodies re-used for Nos. 50-58.
No.9 rebodied by Dodson B25R in 1916; reseated to B14R by 1921 and used as Committee transport, original body re-used for one of 50-58.
No. 18 received second-hand Brush B25R body from No. 56 (OB2110) in 1924, assuming its identity.
Withdrawn 1916 (0-6), 1919 (7-12), 1924 (13-17/19-29), 1926 (30), 1928 (18[56]).

Chassis fitted with bodies removed from Nos. 1-10 and registrations re-used.
Nos. 31-38 received second-hand Dodson O18/15RO bodies in 1922 from OB1569-74 or OB2101-03.
Withdrawn 1926 (31-40).

 1916

Nos. 53-58 were replacements for the original vehicles, Daimler Y chassis requisitioned by the War Department.
Nos. 50-58 received the original bodies from Nos. 0-12 (O8200-8212).
Nos. 41-52 rebodied by Brush O26/20RO in 1922, the Dodson bodies from Nos. 41-49 being used on Nos. 30-38.
Nos. 54-58 received second-hand Brush B25R bodies from Nos. 7/8/10-12 in 1919. The body and registration mark from No.56 was re-used on No.18 in 1924.
Nos. 53 and 55 received second-hand LGOC O18/16RO bodies from two of Nos. 31-40 (OA1601-1610) in 1922. The Brush B25R body removed from No.55 was re-used for No.29 (ON5400) in 1926.
Withdrawn 1924 (56), 1926 (53/55), 1927 (41-52), 1928 (54/57/58).

Nos. 1-8 were re-numbered 72-79 in 1923. Re-seated to B19F in 1925. Nos. 1[72],3[74],4[74],6[77] were again re-numbered to 472/474/475/477 in 1930, and again to 32/34/35/37 in 1931.
Withdrawn 1927 (59), 1929 (2[73]/5[76]/7[78]/8[79]),
1931 (1[32]/3[34]/4[35]/6[37]).

Nos. 80-88 re-seated to B19F (80) and B23F (81-88) in 1925.
Nos. 62/66-71 re-numbered 462/466-471 in 1930.
No. 80 re-numbered 480 in 1930 and 38 in 1931.
Nos. 81/85 re-numbered 39/40 in 1931.
Withdrawn 1927 (60/61), 1929 (63-65/90), 1930 (62[462]/66-71[466-471]/82-84/86-89), 1931 (80[38]/81[39]/85[40]).

 The following vehicles were on loan during 1923 and received Birmingham fleet nos.

Nos. 60/61 were re-numbered 80/81 in April 1923.

The chassis of No.112 received the body and registration from No.160 (OM9574) in 1929.
The chassis of No.124 received the body and registration from No.183 (OP212) in 1929.
Withdrawn 1934 (103/107/110/112/116),
1935 (101/102/105/106/108/109/114/115/117-121/125/127-130),
1936 (104/111/113/122-124/126), 1937 (131).

The chassis of No.160 received the body and registration from No.112 (OM211) in 1929.
The body from No.159 was used on a Leyland TD1 chassis of 1929 for some months that year, carrying the fleet no.99 and registration mark (OF3959) of the original vehicle. It was remounted on its original AEC chassis later in the same year and resumed as OM9573.
Withdrawn 1934 (138/140/142/143/152/153/170/171),
1935 (134/137/141/144-150/154/155/157/164/167/168),
1936 (139/151/156/158/160-163/165/169), 1937 (132/133/135/136/159/166).

1926

The chassis of No.183 received the body and registration from No.124 (OM223) in 1929.
No. 173 received the body from 152 (OM9566) in 1934.
Withdrawn 1927 (29), 1933 (208), 1934 172/182/185/189/190/195),
1935 (174-181/184/188/191/192/194/200-202/204/206/207),
1936 (173/186/187/193/196/203/205), 1937 (183/197-199).

1927

Withdrawn 1929 (209), 1932 (213), 1933 (221-226/229),
1934 (215/220/227/228/230-244),
1935 (216/217/245-254/256/257/259/260/262-266/270-276/278/279/281/283),
1936 (210-212/214/218/219/267),
1937 (255/258/261/268/269/277/280/282/284/285).

1928

Withdrawn 1933 (287), 1934 (286/288-295), 1937 (296-337).

No. 286 was re-numbered 100 during its stay.

1929

No. 99 fitted with Short body from No.159 (OM9573) Jan-Sept. 1929, then original Leyland body re-fitted.
Nos. 51-60 re-seated to B32F in 1931 and converted to forward control.
Nos. 54/56/59 were re-numbered 65/66/69, Nos. 65/66 then re-numbered 73/75, and finally 69/73/75 were re-numbered again 26/29/31 all in 1935.
Nos. 343/346/353/356 were re-bodied by Brush in 1943 to H30/24R (343) or H30/21R (346/353/356).
Nos. 341/342/345/347/350/352/358/359/362 were re-bodied by Brush in 1944 to H30/24R.
Withdrawn 1930 (338/339), 1935 (51-53/55/57/58/60/99),
1936 (54[26]/56[29]/59[31]), 1937 (355), 1938 (344/348/351/357),
1944 (340/349/354/360/361/363/364/366/367), 1945 (365),
1950 (341-343/345-347/350/352/353/356/358/359/362).

The following vehicle was on extended loan during 1929 and received a Birmingham fleet number,

No.97 was on loan from Guy Motors from 16/12/29 until 31/12/33 when it was returned. It was rebuilt as Guy Arab 6LW and returned as No. 208 (OC8208) in 1934.

1930

Nos. 61-80 were re-seated to B32F and converted to forward control in 1931 (61/65-67/69/72/73/76/77/79/80) and 1932 (62-64/68/70/71/74/75/78).
Nos. 62/63 re-numbered 71/72 in 1935. Re-numbered again to 27/28 later in 1935.
No. 76 re-numbered 30 in 1935.
No. 368 was originally numbered 96 from 1/30 to 3/30 when it was an unregistered demonstrator; it was subsequently purchased and re-numbered.
Nos. 338/339 received the Brush bodies from former Nos. 338/339 (OF3970/71). No. 338 was rebodied by Brush to H30/24R in 1944.
No. 424 was delivered as chassis no. 661713 and No. 442 as chassis no. 661740. The chassis nos. were exchanged sometime before 1932.
Nos. 369/377-379/385/387/391/395/397/399/401-403/429/435/438/440/443 were re-bodied by Brush to H30/21R in 1943.
No. 418 was re-bodied by Brush to H30/24R in 1943.
Nos. 374/398/425 were re-bodied by Brush to H30/24R in 1944.
Withdrawn 1932 (390/442), 1934 (61), 1935 (64-75/77-80),
1936 (62[27]/63[28]/76[30]), 1937 (388/405/413/427/432/439),
1938 (339/370/372/382/386/406-410/414-417/419/422/426/437),
1939 (441), 1940 (376), 1944 (368/371/381/384/389/392-394/396/400/404/411/421/423/428/434/436),
1945 (209/373/375/380/383/412/420/424/430/431/433, 1948 (391/398/401),
1950 (338/369/374/377-379/385/387/395/397/399/402/403/418/425/429/
435/438/440/443).

1931

The body from No. 483 was fitted to AEC demonstrator (DOB483) in 1937 and ran in service as No. 483 (DOB483) until May 1938 when the body was re-fitted to its original chassis.
No. 463 was re-bodied by Brush to H30/24R in 1943.
Nos. 446/448/451/452/459/462/464/470/474/476/477/483 were re-bodied by Brush to H30/21R in 1943.
No. 469 was re-bodied by Brush to H30/21R in 1944.
Withdrawn 1938 (455), 1942 (84), 1944 (444/445/447/449/450/453/454/456-458/460/461/466/468/471/473/475/
478-482/486/496), 1945 (81-83/85-90/465/467/472/490/493-495/
498/500-503), 1946 (492), 1947 (484/485/487-489/491/497/499),
1948 (448), 1950 (446/451/452/459/462-464/469/470/474/476/477/483).

Birmingham CT subsequently purchased No.92 in 1932.

No.92 is also quoted as bodied by Short.
No.442 received the body from former No.442 (OG442), the chassis being returned to AEC in 1932. It is also quoted as H56R.
Withdrawn 1937 (92/442).

Nos. 47-50 were re-numbered 77-80 in 1935.
No.518 received body from No.519 in 1940.
No.528 and No.549 exchanged bodies in 1944.
No.554 and No.562 (withdrawn) exchanged bodies in 1945.
The top decks of vehicles No.520/532/536/553 (withdrawn in 1939), were fitted to 927 (in 1940), 912 (in 1941), and 1281/1283 (in 1941) respectively, to repair war damage.
Withdrawn 1939 (506/519/520/532/536/553), 1941 (505),
1942 (504/541/543/562), 1943 (513/515), 1944 (509/525/551/558),
1945 (47-50[77-80]/507/508/510-512/514/516-518/522-524/526-531/533-535/
537/538/540/542/545-550/552/554-557/559-561/563), 1946 (521/539),
1947 (544).