Crosville Motor Services Ltd.

Bus Fleet List
Part 1
1911-1930


Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1911

?

L517

Herald

?

?

Ch??

?

?

Germaine

?

?

?

?

?

Albion

?

?

Ch??

?

M2963

Lacre

?

Eaton

Ch18

2

FM387

Dennis

?

Eaton

B32R

8

?

Dennis

?

?

?

?

?

Herald

?

?

?

L517 ex-Pontedawe Motor Co. (new 1907).
M2963 ex-Lightfoot, Kelsall (new 1910).
The Germaine was purchased at auction in Chester.
The Albion was ex-Lawton, Liverpool.
No. 2 was named 'The Alma', and was later re-numbered 4.
No. 8 was named 'Deva', and was later re-numbered 18.
The unknown Herald was named 'Ella'.
Withdrawn 1911 (L517, M2963, the Germaine), 1912 (the Albion), 1913 (2 as [4]), 1917 (the unknown Herald), 1918 (8[18]).

1912

3

FM469

Lacre

?

Eaton

B??R

No. 3 was named 'Royal George'.
Withdrawn by 1927.

1913

5

DU2007

Daimler CC

384

Hora

B23R

6

FM641

Daimler CD

631

Eaton

B32R

7

FM703

Daimler CD

560

Eaton

B32R

9

FM535

Lacre

?

Hunter & Odd

Ch18

12

FM603

Daimler CD

596

Eaton

B28R

No. 5 was named 'The Flying Fox', and was later re-numbered 22. It was an ex-Daimler demonstrator.
No. 6 was named 'Busy Bee', and was later re-numbered 23.
No. 7 was later re-numbered 24.
No. 9 was named 'Grey Knight'.
No. 12 later re-numbered 25.
Nos. 6-7, 12 (possibly 5) re-bodied with Leyland B26R design bodies (may have been by Vickers) in 1924. Probably re-numbered at this time.
Withdrawn by 1927 (5-6[22-23], 7[24], 12[25]), by 1928 (9).

1915

1

M5371

Tilling - Stevens TS3

230

Tilling-Stevens

O18/18R

2

LH9432

Tilling - Stevens TS3

329

Tilling-Stevens

O18/18R

8

FM805

Daimler CB

935

?

B23?

10-11

FM963-964

Daimler Y

4638/68

Hora

B28R

Nos. 1-2 ex-Ward Bros., Crewe.
No. 8 re-bodied with Leyland B26R design body in 1924 (possibly by Vickers).
Withdrawn 1918 (1-2), by 1924 (10-11), 1928 (8).

1916

14-15

FM1091-92

Lacre

?

Eaton

B23R

16

FM1103

Lacre

?

Eaton

B23R

17

CU308

Daimler B

?

Daimler

Ch28

18

FM1087

Daimler CB

823

?

B23R

19

HF145

Daimler CB

?

Davidson

Ch32

20

HF147

Daimler CB

664

Davidson

Ch32

No. 17 re-numbered 21 at a later date. Acquired second-hand (previous owner unknown, new 1914).
Nos. 19-20 ex-New Brighton Motor Coach Company (new 1914). No. 19 re-numbered 37, probably in 1924 when new Leyland design B26R body was fitted. No. 20 received a B32R body (origin unknown) in 1921.
Withdrawn 1919 (14-16), 1922 (18), 1925 (20), 1930 (19[37]), 1931 (17[21]).

1917

21

?

Lacre

?

?

B32R?

23

?

Lacre

?

?

B32R?

Withdrawn 1919 (21, 23).

1918

24

CC1096?

Lacre

?

?

?

Withdrawn 1919.

1919

9

FM937

Daimler CK

3216

?

B23R

14-15

FM1091-92

Daimler CK

3236/3841

Eaton

B23R

16

FM1103

Daimler CK

3621

Eaton

B23R

21

FM1224

Daimler CK

3237

?

B32R

23

FM1234

Daimler CK

3803

?

B32R

24

DU1560

Daimler CB

940

?

B25R

25

DM1295

Daimler CB

?

Daimler

Ch28

26

FM9

AEC YC

13734

?

B27R

27

FM131

AEC YC

13654

?

B27R

28

FM143

AEC YC

13744

?

B27R

29-30

FM224-225

Daimler CK

2875-76

London Improved

B23R

31

FM273

Daimler CK

3051

London Improved

B23R

32

FM280

Daimler CK

3071

London Improved

B23R

33-34

FM291-292

Daimler CK

3079/3131

London Improved

B23R

49

FM1348

AEC YC

14216

?

Ch32

Nos. 14-16 received the bodies and registration numbers from withdrawn 1916 Lacres (also Nos. 14-16).
Nos. 21 and 23 probably received the bodies from withdrawn 1917 Lacres (also Nos. 21 and 23).
No. 24 was ex-Daimler demonstrator (new 1916).
Nos. 26-28 probably had re-issued registration numbers.
Nos. 9, 14-16, 21, 23, 25, 29-34 received new Leyland B26R design bodies in 1924. Nos. 9, 14-16, 21, 23, 25 were re-numbered 27, 28, 35, 36, 38, 39, 16 respectively (probably at this time). No. 23[39] was again re-numbered to 45 at a later date.
Withdrawn 1922 (24), 1923 (26-28, 49), 1927 (9[27]), 1928 (14[28], 15-16[35-36]), by 1931 (21[38], 23[45], 29-34).

1920

1-2

FM1436-1437

Crossley X

12282/54

?

B14F

3

FM1872

Crossley X

10087

?

B14?

35-40

FM1382-1387

Daimler CK

3014/90/124/
263/186/300

Bartle

B23R

41-44

FM1445-1448

Daimler CK

3396/67/231/
315

Bartle

B23R

45-46

FM1460-1461

Daimler CK

3393/423

Charlesworth

Ch28

47-48

FM1449-1450

Daimler CK

3276/38

Bartle

Ch23

49?

T7082

AEC Y

?

?

Ch20

50-51

FM1750-1751

Daimler CK

3853-54

Bartle

B26D

52-57

FM1881-1885

Daimler CK

3834/64/65/
77/78/92

Bartle

B26D

58

FM1812

Daimler CK

3863

Bartle

B26D

59

FM1811

Daimler CK

3862

Bartle

B26D

100

FM426

Daimler CK

3851

Bartle

B26R

Nos. 1-2 ex-RAF (new 1919).
No. 3 ex-Colwills, Ilfracombe (new 1917).
Nos. 35-37 re-numbered 45-47 respectively at a later date.
Nos. 38-39 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924. Re-numbered 21, 23 respectively (probably at this time).
No. 40 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924.
Nos. 41-44 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924. Nos. 41 and 42 re-numbered 43 and 20 respectively at a later date.
Nos. 45-48 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924. Re-numbered 18-21 respectively (probably at this time).
No. 49 ex-Colwills, Ilfracombe (new 1919). Fleet number would appear to have been duplicated as FM1348 of 1919 also bore this number.
Nos. 50-58 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924.
No. 100 re-numbered 59 by 1923.
Withdrawn 1922 (59), 1923 (49), by 1924 (1-2), 1925 (3), 1928 (58), 1929 (43, 47-48[20-21], 51), 1931 (35-39[45-47, 21, 23], 40, 41-42[43, 20], 44, 45-46[18-19], 50, 52-57, 100[59]).

1921

60

FM2044

Daimler CK

4035

Bartle

B26F

61-62

FM2093-2094

Leyland GH7

12274/116

Leyland

B32R

No. 60 re-bodied by Leyland to B26R in 1924.
Withdrawn 1928 (61-62), 1931 (60).

1922

?

FM2184

Crossley

?

?

B14?

?

FM2187

Crossley

?

?

?

?

FM2209-2210

Crossley

?

?

?

4

FM2183

Crossley J

?

?

B14?

18

FM2185

Crossley X

11015

?

Ch14

24

FM2186

Crossley X

11350

?

Ch14

59

FM2166

Crossley X

?

?

B14

63-72

FM2173-2182

Leyland GH7

12349-58

Leyland

B32R

75

FM2250

Leyland GH6B

12393

Leyland

B32R

76

FM2251

Leyland GH7

12421

Leyland

B32R

77-78

FM2257-2258

Leyland GH7

12422-23

Leyland

B32R

79

FM2364

Leyland GH7

12416

Leyland

B32R

80

CC1024

Leyland GH6B

12330

Leyland

B32?

81

FM2366

Leyland GH7LW

12407

Leyland

B40D

82

FM2365

Leyland GH7LW

12408

Leyland

B40D

83-84

FM2242-2243

Leyland GH6B

12388-89

Leyland

B32R

FM2184, FM2187, FM2209-2210, Nos. 4, 18, 24, 59 ex-RAF (new 1918).
No. 80 ex-Roberts, Llanrwst (new 1922).
Nos. 81-82 re-numbered 99-100 after 1929.
No. 84 ex-Colwills, Ilfracombe (new 1922).
Withdrawn 1924 (FM2184, FM2187, FM2209-2210, 4, 18, 24, 59), 1928 (63-71, 76-78), 1929 (72, 75, 79, 80, 83-84), 1931 (81-82[99-100]).

1923

1-2

FM2622-2623

Leyland C1

19201-202

Leyland

Ch20

73-74

FM2474-2475

Leyland GH7

12495-96

Leyland

B32R

85-88

FM2458-2461

Leyland A7

10333-36

Leyland

B20R

89-90

FM2476-2477

Leyland C1

19382-83

Leyland

Ch26

91-100

FM2478-2487

Leyland GH7

12485-94

Leyland

B32R

101-103

FM2488-2490

Leyland GH7LW

12502-04

Leyland

B40D

104-108

FM2609-2613

Leyland GH7

12497-501

Leyland

B32D

109-112

FM2614-2617

Leyland A9

10495-98

Leyland

B20R

Nos. 1-2 re-numbered 8-9 by 1927.
Nos. 85-88 re-numbered 101-104 by 1929.
Nos. 89-90 re-numbered 10-11 by 1927.
Nos. 101-103 re-numbered 106-108 by 1929.
Withdrawn 1928 (73-74), by 1929 (1-2[8-9], 89-90[10-11], 91-100, 104-108), 1931 (85-88[101-104], 101-103[106-108]), by 1932 (109-112).

1924

1-7

FM2841-2847

Leyland GH7LW

12797-803

Leyland

B32F

12

FM2848

Leyland GH7LW

12793

Leyland

Ch32

AC*

FM2849

Leyland GH7LW

12794

Leyland

Ch32

14-15

FM2850-2851

Leyland GH7LW

12795-96

Leyland

Ch32

89-90

FM2857-2858

Leyland GH6B

12804-05

Leyland

B32R

113

FM2624

Leyland GH7

12762

Leyland

B32F

114-115

FM2818-2819

Leyland GH7

12763-64

Leyland

B32F

116-119

FM2852-2855

Leyland A7

19723-26

Leyland

B20R

120

FM2856

Leyland Z5

25055

Leyland

B20F

121-127

FM2834-2840

Leyland GH7LW

12786-92

Leyland

B40D

128-136

FM3001-3009

Leyland GH7

12897-905

Leyland

B32D

137-148

FM3193-3204

Leyland SG9

13091/92/167/
69/70/68/93-98

Leyland

B40D

175

FM3010

Leyland GH7

12865

Leyland

B32R

*FM2849 carried fleet number AC (being 1st and 3rd letters of the alphabet), instead of No. 13, due to superstition (see also 1929).
Nos. 1-7 re-numbered 397-399 by 1930.
No. 175 re-numbered 105 by 1929.
Withdrawn 1928 (12-15), 1929 (89-90), by 1932 (1-7[397-399], 113-148, 175[105]).

John Pye of Heswall was purchased on 1st January 1924 and the acquired vehicles were numbered into a separate series with a 'P' suffix.

1P

CM2107

Straker-Squire

6002

?

B30?

2P

CM2127

Straker-Squire

6056

?

B30?

3P-4P

CM2135-2136

Straker-Squire

6094/97

?

B30?

5P

MA9642

Straker-Squire

CO1027

?

B30?

6P

MA7077

Albion

978E

?

B20?

7P

NB9535

Albion

1991I

?

B20?

8P

MA8259

Albion

3009I

?

B20?

9P

MA6592

Albion N20

2006I

?

B32?

10P

MA2435

Albion

3039H

?

B32?

11P

MA4067

Pagefield

8024

?

B32?

12P

MA9927

Pagefield FP

F6017

?

Ch30

13P

MB1037

Fiat

52B52245

?

B14?

14P

FY3510

Bristol C50

1175

?

Ch28

15P

MB66

Tilling-Stevens

1861

?

Ch32

16P

MA9220

Ford

64930360

?

Ch14

17P

MB1816

Ford

R12776

?

Ch14

19P

MB3060

Dodge

891156

?

B14?

20P

MB3061

GMC

F29811

?

B20?

18P was a lorry (EK2110, a 1920 Albion).
Nos. 10P-12P, 16P-17P re-numbered 178, 176, 177, 180, 179 respectively by 1925.
Withdrawn 1924 (1P-9P, 13P-15P, 19P-20P), 1925 (10P[178], 11P[176], 12P[177]), 1926 (16P[180], 17P[179]).

1925

149-158

FM3205-3215

Leyland SG9

13099-108

Leyland

B40D

159-160

FM3215-3216

Leyland SG9

13083-84

Leyland

B40D

161-162

FM3217-3218

Leyland SG9

13089-90

Leyland

B40D

163-165

FM3219-3221

Leyland C7R

35113-115

Leyland

B32R

166-170

FM3222-3226

Leyland A13

35116-20

Leyland

B26R

171-174

FM3227-3230

Leyland GH5

39085-88

Leyland

Ch32

181

DD2728

Ford

?

?

?

182-186

FM3320-3324

Leyland A13

35394-98

Leyland

B26F

187-191

FM3325-3329

Leyland A9

35399-403

Leyland

B26F

192-194

FM3590-3592

Leyland SG11

13313-15

Leyland

B26F

195

MA9729

Daimler CK

4135

?

B26F

196

ET796

Daimler BB

3140

Brush

B26?

197

CC5011

AEC 503

503069

?

B36?

198

CC5214

AEC 505

505012

Strachan & Brown

B32R

199

CC4860

Lancia Pentaiota

532

?

B26?

200

CC4958

Lancia Pentaiota

?

?

B26?

No. 181 ex-unknown owner (new c.1923).
Nos. 195-196 ex-Gauterin Bros., Farndon (new 1922 and 1914, respectively). No. 196 (ET796) was originally O??RO and is also quoted as having registration ET786.
Nos. 197-200 ex-Busy Bee, Caernarfon (new 1924, 1925, 1924, 1924 respectively).
Withdrawn 1925 (181), 1926 (199-200), 1928 (197), by 1929 (171-174), 1931 (166-170, 182-191, 195-196, 198), 1932 (149-165, 192-194).

1926

201

FM3710

Leyland LSC1

45018

Leyland

B32F

202-210

FM3773-3781

Leyland LSC1

45019-27

Leyland

B32F

211-222

FM3782-3793

Leyland LG1

50014-26

Leyland

H52RO

223-234

FM3794-3805

Leyland SG11

13548-59

Leyland

B40R

235-237

FM4131-4133

Leyland SG11

13590-92

Leyland

B40R

Nos. 211-222 re-seated to H56RO in 1927.
Nos. 223-237 re-seated to B36R in 1930.
Nos. 235-237 re-numbered 179-181 by 1927.
Withdrawn 1931 (211-222), 1932 (223-234, 235-237[179-181]), by 1942 (201-210).

1927

199-200

FM4333-4334

Leyland PLSC3

45413/780

Leyland

B35F

235-244

FM4271-4278

Leyland SG11

13684-93

Leyland

B40D

245-263

FM4281-4299

Leyland PLSC1

45389-407

Leyland

B32F

264

FM4300

Leyland PLSC3

45408

Leyland

B35F

265-268

FM4301-4304

Leyland PLSC1

45409-45412

Queens Park

C32D

269-270

FM4350-4351

Leyland PLSC1

45792-93

Queens Park

B35F

271-273

FM4486-4488

Leyland PLSC3

45962-64

Leyland

B35F

274-275

FM4561-4562

Leyland PLSC3

46010-11

Leyland

B35F

Nos. 199-200 re-seated to B34F in 1930. Re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1936.
Nos. 235-244 re-seated to B36D in 1930.
Nos. 245-263 re-bodied by ECOC to B30F in 1936.
No. 264 re-seated to B34F in 1930. Re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1936.
Nos. 265-270 re-seated to C30D in 1930. Re-bodied by ECOC to B30F in 1933.
Nos. 271-275 re-seated to B34F in 1930. Re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1936.
In the course of re-bodying chassis no. 45402 (originally 258) became No. 254, chassis no. 45398 (originally 254) became No. 69 and chassis no. 47496 (originally No. 69[FM5234] of 1929) became No. 258.
Withdrawn 1932 (235-244), 1938 (265-270), 1941 (274), 1949 (199-200, 245-264, 271-273, 275).

1928

22-27

FM4817-4822

Leyland PLSC3

46522-27

Leyland

B35F

28-33

FM4845-4850

Leyland PLSC3

46942-47

Leyland

B35F

34-39

FM4829-4834

Leyland PLC1

46528-33

United

C29D

40-42

FM4835-4837

Leyland PLC1

47117-19

United

C24D

276

FM4751

ADC423

423002

United

B35D

277-300

FM4791-4814

Leyland PLSC3

46496-519

Leyland

B32D

301-302

FM4815-4816

Leyland PLSC3

46520-21

Leyland

B36R

303-308

FM4823-4828

Leyland PLSC3

46353-58

Leyland

B36R

309-310

FM5027-5028

Leyland PLSC3

46739-40

Leyland

B36R

329-330

FM5210-5211

Leyland TD1

70302-03

Leyland

L24/24RO

Nos. 24-33 re-seated to B34F in 1930. Nos. 22-33 re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1935-36.
No. 34 re-seated to C28F in 1930.
Nos. 35-39 re-seated to C27F in 1930.
Nos. 40-42 re-seated to C25F in 1930.
Nos. 34-42 rebuilt and re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1934.
Nos. 277-310 re-bodied by ECOC to B32F in 1935-36.
Nos. 329-330 rebuilt by Massey to L24/24R in 1936.
Withdrawn 1935 (276), 1938 (34-39), by 1949 (22-33, 40-42, 277-310), 1952 (329-330).

1929

1

EY3133

Albion PK26

5042G

Albion

B26F

2

EY3301

Albion SPLB24

4282L

Albion

B20F

3

EY3541

Albion SPLB24

4326K

Waveney

B20F

4

EY3538

Albion

4326E

Waveney

B20F

5

EY3537

Albion

4326F

Waveney

B20F

6

EY3449

Albion

4282L

Waveney

B20F

7-8

EY3539-3540

Albion

4326J/26G

Waveney

B20F

9-10

EY3406-3407

Dennis G24

70341-42

United

B20F

11

EY3370

Chevrolet T20

20666

?

?

12

FM5242

Leyland Lioness 6

50270

United

C27D

AC*

FM5243

Leyland Lioness 6

50271

United

C27D

14-15

FM5244-5245

Leyland Lioness 6

50272-73

United

C27D

16-17

FM5246-5247

Leyland Lioness 6

50268-69

United

C24D

61-76

FM5226-41

Leyland PLSC3

47938-53

Leyland

B40F

171-174

FM5218-5221

Leyland TS2

60440-43

Leyland

B32R

175-178

FM5222-5225

Leyland TS2

60402-05

Leyland

C25D

197

UR3902

Albion PR28

7048B

Cowieson

C30R

311-324

FM5704-5717

Leyland LT1

50542-45/
51-54

Leyland

B40F

325-328

FM5206-5209

Leyland TD1

70002-04

Leyland

L27/24RO

331-336

FM5212-5217

Leyland TD1

70540-45

Leyland

L27/24RO

337-342

FM5526-5531

Leyland LT1

50362-67

Leyland

B35F

343-346

FM5787-5790

Leyland LT1

50517-20

Leyland

B40F

347

FM5718

Leyland LT1

50556

Leyland

B40F

367

FM5749

Leyland TD1

70816

Leyland

L24/26R

Nos. 1-11 ex-Mona Maroon, Llangefni (new 1927 (1), 1928 (2, 9-11), 1929 (3-8).
*FM5243 carried fleet number AC (instead of 13), due to superstition (see also 1924).
Nos. 61-76 re-seated to B32F in 1930. Re-bodied to B32F by ECW in 1935-36.
Nos. 171-174 re-bodied to DP32R by ECW in 1936-37.
Nos. 175-178 re-seated to DP32D in 1933. Re-bodied to DP32R by ECW in 1936-37.
Nos. 197 ex- LMS Railway Company (new 1929).
Nos. 325-328, 331-336 rebuilt to L27/24R by Massey in 1936.
Withdrawn 1932 (11), 1934 (9-10), 1935 (1), 1936 (2-8, 12, AC, 14-17, 311-324, 337-347), 1937 (197), by 1950 (61-76), by 1952 (171-174, 325-328, 367), by 1953 (331-336), by 1954 (175-178).

1930

18

FM6391

Leyland TD1

71550

Leyland

L27/24R

77

EK6285

Leyland PLSC3

46281

Leyland

B40R

78

FR8419

Leyland PLSC3

45879

Leyland

B35R

79-80

EK6286-6287

Leyland PLC1

46216/269

Leyland

C28F

81-82

CC8166-8167

Leyland PLSC3

47289-90

Leyland

C28F

83

CC8060

ADC 416

416857

Leyland

C32F

84

CC7967

ADC 416

416613

Leyland

?

85-86

CC8516-8517

AEC 426

426155/50