Blue Line (Samuel Morgan Ltd): Bus Fleet List 1921-1980

Blue Line (Samuel Morgan Ltd.)

Bus Fleet List
1921-1980

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1921

WR9662

Ford

4657430

?14?

Withdrawn 1923.

1922

WY5658

Ford

6486249

?14?

Withdrawn 1924.

1923

AL6249	Ford?	?	?	?8?
WT648	Ford	6765411	?	B14?
WY7468	Ford	?	?	?8?

AL6249 second-hand from unknown source. Possibly not operated since the body from this vehicle was fitted to WY7468.
Withdrawn 1925 (WT648), by 1931 (WY7468), unknown (AL6249).

1924

WT2064	Fiat	M277253	?	?20?
WT6320	Chevrolet 9B	23554	?	B14?
WT6648	Vandyke	25C8063	?	B20?

Withdrawn 1925 (WT2064), 1928 (WT6648), by 1933 (WT6320).

1925

WT8287	Reo	111853	?	B14F
WT8667	Federal Knight	32753	?	B14?
WU3691	Vulcan	1598	?	B20F

WT8667 carried the name 'Blue Bird' on the side panels.
Withdrawn 1929 (WT8667), by 1933 (WU1691), unknown (WT8287).

1926

FU5014	Chevrolet	?	?	?14?
WU5893	Reo Pullman	2126	?	B20F
WU8460	Reo Sprinter	129812	?	B20F

FU5014 second-hand from unknown source.
WU5893 carried the name 'Blue Canoe' on the side panels.
Withdrawn 1931 (WU8460), 1933 (WU5893), unknown (FU5014).

1927

UK2399	Guy BX	BX22123	Reynolds	H56RO
WW3203	Vulcan	3XB68	?	B20F

UK2399 ex-Guy Demonstrator (new1926).
Withdrawn 1929 (WW3203), 1933 (UK2399).

1928

WT1240	Vulcan 2-ton	?	?	B26F
WW7259-7260	Vulcan	3XS16-17	?	B20?

WT1240 ex-Blue Ensign, Doncaster (new 1923).
Withdrawn 1931 (WW7259), 1934 (WW7260), 1938 (WT1240).

1929

WW9826

Reo Pullman

GE43

B26?

Withdrawn 1934.

1931

WX6989-6990

Reo Pullman

GE245/23

B26F

WX6989-6990, re-seated to B24F by 1934.
Withdrawn 1938 (WX6989), by 1945 (WX6990).

1932

GE1303	Gilford	10351	?	?26?
WX9494	Bedford WLB	108239	?	B20?

GE1303 second-hand from unknown source.
Withdrawn 1936 (GE1303), 1937 (WX9494).

1933

CN3448	Gilford	10322	?	C25?
GP5147	Gilford 168OT	11965	Wycombe	C26F
WX8343	Bedford WLG	113783	?	B20?
YX4527	Guy FCX	FCX22896	Hall Lewis	H34/26RO

CN3448 ex-United AS (No. B28, new 1928).
GP5147 ex-Main Lines Ltd., London (No. 24, new 1931). Re-bodied to DP26F by Barnaby in 1943.
WX8343 ex-J. Lowe & Sons, Thorne (new 1931).
YX4527 ex-West Herts Motor Service, Watford (new 1928). Staircase enclosed in 1943.
Withdrawn 1935 (CN3448), by 1937 (WX8343), 1949 (YX4527), 1950 (GP5147).

1935

AWT514-515

Gilford PF166

12261-62

Park Royal

FC32F

Withdrawn 1948 (AWT514), 1952 (AWT515).

1937

CTO188

TSM HA39A7

8783

Watson

C39F

CTO188 ex-Red Line Coachways, Nottingham (new 1936). Re-bodied by Barnaby to B39F in 1943; later re-seated to B36F.
Withdrawn 1954.

1938

JK4648	Maudslay ML3K	5247	Duple	C32R
RA9329	Bristol B	B555	Smith	B32F

JK4648 ex-Pratt & Company, Eastbourne (new 1935).
RA9329 ex-Nell Gwynne Coaches, Bodenham (new 1929). Fitted with chassis frame from ET6602 (Bristol B [B752], ex-Rotherham Corporation No. 79, new 1931; acquired for spares) circa 1945.
Withdrawn 1940 (JK4648), 1948 (RA9329).

1939

VJ8412	Foden SDG4	15350	Burlingham	B32F
WG4059	Gilford PF166	12271	Park Royal	FC32F

VJ8412 ex-Wye Valley Motors, Hereford (new 1936). Fitted with Guy radiator c. 1947.
WG4059 ex-Mokes, Worksop (new 1935). Fitted with Guy radiator c. 1947.
Withdrawn 1950 (VJ8412, WG4059).

1940

UG6511

AEC Q

761009

Metro-Cammell

H29/31F

UG6511 ex-Leeds City Transport (No. 65, new 1933).
Withdrawn 1948.

1941

DT1655	Daimler CF6	7198L	Plaxton	C32F
DT2315	Daimler CF6	7300L	Plaxton	C32F
ET6225	Bristol B	B670	Roe	B32F
TD8019	Leyland PLSC1	45435	Leyland	B32F

DT1655, DT2315 new 1929, 1930 respectively to Shore Brothers, Doncaster. Bodies new 1935 or 1936. Later re-seated to C36F.
ET6225 ex-Rotherham Corporation (No. 111, new 1926).
TD8019 ex-Don Motor Services, Doncaster (new 1926).
Withdrawn 1944 (TD8019), 1949 (ET6225), 1951 (DT1655), 1952 (DT2315).

1942

VH2950

AJS Commodore

5014

B30F

VH2950 ex-Ivy Coaches, Huddersfield (No. 6, new 1930). Re-seated to B31F in 1948.
Withdrawn 1949.

1943

APY965	Dodge SBF	743	Plaxton	C26F
EWU1	Guy Arab II	FD26109	Park Royal	H30/26R

APY965 ex-Rawlings, Scarborough (new 1938).
Withdrawn 1949 (APY965), 1955 (EWU1).

1944

EWU380

Guy Arab II

FD26470

Park Royal

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1958.

1945

EWW683

Guy Arab II

FD27487

Northern Counties

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1958.

1947

FA5856

Guy Arab

FD24085

Brush

B32F

FA5856 ex-Burton-upon-Trent Corporation (No. 10, new 1935).
Withdrawn 1951.

1948

ENT910

Guy Arab III

FD33097

Barnard

C33F

ENT910 ex-J. Guy, Ketley Bank (new 1948).
Withdrawn 1955.

1949

HWU437-438

Guy Arab III

FD36032-33M

Park Royal/Guy

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1967 (HWU437), 1968 (HWU438).

1951

GNK998	Guy Arab III	FD29122	Thurgood	C35F
JTF763	Guy Arab III	FD33157M	Barnard	C33F

GNK998 ex-Smith, Buntingford (new 1946).
JTF763 ex-Bamber Bridge Motor Services (No. 2, new 1948).
Withdrawn 1956 (GNK998), 1960 (JTF763).

1952

LWT500

Guy Arab III

FD71188

Park Royal/Guy

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1969.

1953

DDW34	Guy Arab I	FD25601	Weymann	H30/26R
GNT587	Sentinel STC4	STC4/40/20	Sentinel	B40F
GUJ457	Sentinel STC4	STC4/40/31	Sentinel	B40F

DDW34 ex-Newport Corporation (No. 98, new 1943).
GNT587, GUJ457 ex-Majestic Coaches, Thorne (both new 1950).
Withdrawn 1955 (GNT587), 1957 (DDW34, GUJ457).

1954

JVK655	Guy Arab III	FD29115	Massey	B34F
NWX442	Leyland PSUC1/2	543220	Mann Egerton	C43F

JVK655 ex-Newcastle Corporation (No. 55, new 1946).
Withdrawn 1956 (JVK655), 1961 (NWX442).

1955

LJW336	Guy Arab UF	UF71567	Saunders Roe	B44F
PWR88	Guy Arab LUF	LUF72407	Mann Egerton	C43F

LJW336 ex-Guy demonstrator (new 1953).
Withdrawn 1964 (LJW336), 1965 (PWR88).

1956

RWT613	Guy Arab LUF	LUF72855	Burlingham	B44F
SWU876	Guy Arab IV	FD73220M	Burlingham	H41/32R

Withdrawn 1963 (RWT613), 1972 (SWU876).

1957

UWW769

Guy Warrior

WUF2267

Mulliner

B43F

Withdrawn 1961.

1958

FTD69

Guy Arab I

FD25780

Park Royal/Guy

H30/26R

FTD69 ex-Lancaster Corporation (No. 69, new 1943 [as No. 43]; body new 1952).
Withdrawn 1966.

1959

WWX671

Guy Arab IV

FD74209

Burlingham

H41/31F

Withdrawn 1975.

1960

4412WW	Bedford SB1	80572	Duple	C41F
5120WX	Bedford SB1	85233	Duple	C41F

Withdrawn 1964 (5120WX), 1965 (4412WW).

1961

6832-6833WY	Bedford SB1	88031/7998	Duple	C41F
FPT205	Guy Arab II	FD25986	Roe	H31/25R

FPT205 ex-Sunderland District (No. 176, new 1943; body new 1953).
Withdrawn 1967 (6832WY), 1968 (FPT205), 1971 (6833WY).

1962

7014YG

Guy Arab IV

FD74981

Roe

H41/32F

Withdrawn 1977.

1963

230GWR	Bedford VAL14	1241	Duple	C52F
891GWT	Guy Arab V	FD75418	Roe	H41/32F

891GWT to South Yorkshire PTE (SYPTE) 3/79 (withdrawn 6/79 still licensed to Blue Line).
Withdrawn 1966 (230GWR).

1965

EWW486-87C	Bedford SB5	96583/707	Duple	C41F
JWT925C	Bedford VAL14	6801135	Duple	C52F

Withdrawn 1970 (EWW487C, JWT925C), 1973 (EWW486C).

1966

JWX880D	Bedford VAM5	6802776	Duple	C45F
KWW554D	Bedford VAL14	6805191	Duple	C52F
KYG299D	Guy Arab V	FD76930	Roe	H41/32F

KYG299D to SYPTE 3/79 (as withdrawn vehicle).
Withdrawn 1971 (JWX880D), 1973 (KWW554D).

1967

PWX386E	Bedford VAL14	7833633	Duple	C52F
RWY891F	Guy Arab V	FD76930	Roe	H41/32F

RWY891F to SYPTE 3/79 (as withdrawn vehicle).
Withdrawn 1973 (PWX386E).

1968

DUG166-67C

Leyland PD3A/1

L41705-06

Roe

H41/32RD

DUG166-167C ex-Kippax & District (new 1965).
DUG166-167C to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1130-1131).

1969

AWX161G

Bedford VAS5

9T468657

Duple

C29F

AWX161G to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1057).

1970

DWT698H

Bedford VAM70

9T466014

Duple

C45F

Withdrawn 1978.

1971

GYG260J	Ford R226	BC04KU45794	Plaxton	C53F
HWW763-64J	Daimler CRG6LX	63689/4363	Roe	H44/34F
LWY515K	Ford R192	BC04LL51006	Willowbrook	DP45F
LWY664K	Bedford VAS5	1T485043	Plaxton	C29F

GYG260J, HWW763-764J, LWY664K to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1029, 1120-1121, 1067 respectively).
Withdrawn 1976 (LWY515K).

1973

VWU495L	Bedford SB5	CW451039	Plaxton	C41F
VWU661L	Bedford YRT	CW452895	Plaxton	C53F
PWX179M	Bedford YRT	CW454778	Duple	C53F

VWU495L to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1030).
Withdrawn 1975 (VWU661L), 1976 (PWX179M).

1975

HKU884N	Ford R1114	BC04RC56861	Duple	C45F
JKY263P	Daimler CRG6LX	67906	Roe	H44/34F

HKU884N, JKY263P to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1034, 1124 respectively).

1976

MHL45P	Ford R1014	BC04RM63672	Duple	C45F
MHL322P	Ford R1114	BC04RP66726	Duple	C53F

MHL45P, MHL322P to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1035, 1040 respectively).

1977

TET745-46S

Leyland FE30AGR

7608100-101

Roe

H43/33F

TET745-746S to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1126-1127).

1978

VKW999S

Bedford YLQ

GW456063

Duple

C45F

VKW999S to SYPTE 3/79 (re-numbered 1056).