Hants & Dorset Motor Services Ltd.
Bus Fleet List
1916-1983
Part 3: 1951-1970

Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1951

688-692

KEL731-735

Bristol LL6B

83210-12/
48-49

ECW

FC35F

693

KEL736

Bristol LWL6B

85004

ECW

FC35F

694-698

KRU995-999

Bristol LWL6B

85102-106

ECW

FC35F

781

KLJ751

Bristol LWL6G

85026

Portsmouth Aviation

DP36R

1279-1284

KEL722-727

Bristol KS6B

82058-60/
70-72

ECW

L27/28R

1285-1287

KEL728-730

Bristol KSW6B

82089-91

ECW

L27/28R

1288-1298

KRU954-964

Bristol KSW6B

82092-94/
101-105/
84044/70-71

ECW

L27/28R

1299-1306

KRU965-972

Bristol KSW6B

84121-24/
152-55

ECW

H32/28R

Nos. 688-689 re-seated to FC28F in 1954; to FC30F in 1955; to FC35F in 1956. Nos. 689-691, 693 re-seated to FDP39F in 1964/65.
No. 781 rebuilt by H&D to FDP36R in 1959.
Nos. 1280-1282, 1286-1287 re-numbered 1345-1347, 1349-1350 respectively in 9/71. Nos. 1280[1345], 1282[1347] did not carry them in service.
Nos. 1288-1306 re-numbered 1351-1369 respectively in 9/71, but Nos. 1288[1351], 1292[1355], 1294[1357], 1299[1362], 1302-1303[1365-1366] did not carry them in service.
Withdrawn 1965 (781), 1966 (692-693), 1967 (688-690, 694-696, 698), 1968 (691, 697, 1285), 1970 (1283-1284, 1302), 1971 (1279-1280[1345], 1282[1347], 1286[1349], 1288, 1292, 1293[1356], 1294, 1299, 1303), 1972 (1281[1346], 1287[1350], 1289-1291[1352-1354], 1295[1358], 1297[1360], 1300-1301[1363-1364], 1304[1367], 1306[1369]), 1973 (1296[1359], 1298[1361], 1305[1368]).

1952

782-788

KRU988-994

Bristol LL6B

85032-33/
87001/26-29

ECW

B39R

1307-1312

KRU973-978

Bristol KSW6B

84156-57/83-
84/88-89

ECW

H32/28R

1313-1321

KRU979-987

Bristol KSW6B

86030-34/44/
56-58

ECW

H32/28R

1322-1323

LRU51-52

Bristol KSW6B

90052-53

ECW

H32/28R

1324-1332

LRU53-61

Bristol KSW6G

92038-41/21/
24-27

ECW

H32/28R

Nos. 782-788 rebuilt by H&D to FB39F (except No. 786 - FB37F) between 1959 and 1962; Nos. 782-785, 787-788 re-seated to FB37F later.
Nos. 1307-1321 re-numbered1370-1384 in 9/71, but Nos. 1307-1308[1370-1371], 1310[1373], 1319-1320[1382-1383] did not carry them in service.
Nos. 1322-1332 re-numbered 1385-1395 in 9/71, but Nos. 1323[1386], 1326[1389] did not carry them in service.
Withdrawn 1967 (787), 1968 (782-786, 788), 1969 (1320), 1971 (1307-1308, 1310, 1311[1374], 1317[1380], 1323, 1326, 1330[1393]), 1972 (1309[1372], 1319, 1322[1385], 1324-1325[1387-1388], 1327[1390]), 1973 (1313[1376], 1315[1378], 1318[1381], 1329[1392]), 1974 (1312[1379], 1314[1377], 1316[1379], 1321[1384], 1328[1391], 1331-1332[1394-1395]).

1953

699

MLJ144

Bristol LS6G

89009

ECW

C28F

789-791

MLJ141-142

Bristol LS5G

93030-31/80

ECW

B43D

792

LRU66

Bristol LS5G

97118

ECW

B43D

793-794

NRU6-7

Bristol LS5G

97119-20

ECW

B43D

850-853

MLJ145-148

Bristol LS6G

89011-23/
107-08

ECW

C28F

1333-1336

LRU62-65

Bristol KSW6G

98010/
94069/
98011/32

ECW

H32/28R

1337

LRU67

Bristol LD6B

100003

ECW

H33/25R

Nos. 699, 850-853 re-seated to C30F in 1955; re-seated to C39F in 1959-60; converted to C37F for one-man operation in 1965-66; re-numbered 1761-1765 in 9/71 but only 852[1764] carried it in service.
Nos. 789-792 converted to B43F in 1958; Nos. 793-794 converted to B43F in 1959.
Nos. 1333-1336 re-numbered 1396-1399 in 9/71.
No. 1337 re-numbered 1401 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1970 (789-794, 851), 1971 (699, 850, 853), 1972 (852[1764], 1333-1336[1396-1398]), 1975 (1337[1401]).

1954

795-796

NRU8-9

Bristol LS5G

101010/188

ECW

DP39D

1338-1339

LRU68-69

Bristol LD6B

100009/22

ECW

H33/25R

1340-1342

LRU70-72

Bristol LD6B

100092/
62-63

ECW

H33/25RD

1343

LRU73

Bristol LD6G

100096

ECW

H33/25RD

1344-1346

NEL20-22

Bristol LD6G

100097-98/
109

ECW

H33/25RD

1347-1349

NEL23-25

Bristol LD6G

100122/
65-66

ECW

H33/25R

Nos. 795-796 rebuilt to DP39F in 1958.
Nos. 1338-1339 re-numbered 1402-1403 in 9/71.
Nos. 1340-1349 re-numbered 1404-1413 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1970 (795-796), 1973 (1340[1404]), 1975 (1338-1339[1402-1403], 1341-1349[1405-1413]).

1955

1350-1351

NEL26-27

Bristol LD6G

104035-36

ECW

H33/25R

1352-1359

RLJ502-509

Bristol LD6G

108060-62/
70-74

ECW

H33/27R

1360-1361

RLJ510-511

Bristol LD6B

108075-76

ECW

H33/27R

Nos. 1350-1361 re-numbered 1414-1425 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1975 (1350-1353[1414-1417], 1355-1361[1419-1425), 1976 (1354[1418]).

1956

797-803

SRU973-979

Bristol LS5G

117065-70/
93-94

ECW

B43D

854-858

SRU968-972

Bristol LS6G

117009-13

ECW

C39F

1362-1366

RLJ512-516

Bristol LD6B

116056/61/
63-65

ECW

H33/27RD

1367-1370

SRU980-983

Bristol LD6B

120053-56

ECW

H33/27R

1371-1374

SRU984-987

Bristol LD6G

120119/
130014-16

ECW

H33/27R

1375-1378

SRU988-991

Bristol LD6B

130050-53

ECW

H33/27R

1379-1380

SRU992-993

Bristol LD6G

130072-73

ECW

H33/27R

Nos. 797-803 re-numbered 1783-1789 in 9/71; converted to B43F in 1958 or 1959 (798).
No. 858 re-numbered 1782 in 9/71.
Nos. 1362-1366 re-numbered 1426-1430 in 9/71.
Nos. 1367-1380 re-numbered 1431-1444 in 9/71; Nos. 1367-1374 fitted with platform doors in 1961.
Withdrawn 1970 (854-856), 1971 (797[1783], 857), 1974 (798-803[1784-1789], 858[1762]), 1975 (1363-1366[1427-1430], 1368[1432], 1371-1373[1435-1437], 1375-1377[1439-1441], 1380[1444]), 1976 (1362[1426], 1367[1431], 1369-1370[1433-1434], 1374[1438], 1378-1379[1442-1443]).

1957

804-808

UEL728-732

Bristol LS5G

119166-67/
76-78

ECW

B43D

859-863

UEL733-737

Bristol LS6G

119014-15/
25/34-35

ECW

C39F

1381-1383

SRU994-996

Bristol LD6G

130077/
86/89

ECW

H33/27R

1384-1385

SRU997-998

Bristol LD6B

130132-33

ECW

H33/27R

1386

SRU999

Bristol LD6G

130139

ECW

H33/27R

1387-1393

UEL708-713

Bristol LD6G

134045/
137-38/
63-65/204

ECW

H33/27R

1406

UEL727

Bristol LDL6G

134103

ECW

H37/33R

Nos. 804-808 rebuilt to B43F in 1958 or 1959 (808); 804-806, 808 re-numbered 1795-1797, 1799 in 9/71.
Nos. 859-863 re-numbered 1790-1794 in 9/71; re-seated to C37F in 1967.
Nos. 1381-1386 re-numbered 1445-1450 in 9/71.
Nos. 1387-1393 re-numbered 1451-1457 in 9/71.
No. 1406 re-numbered 1299 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1971 (807, 862[1793]), 1972 (859-860[1790-1791]), 1974 (804-806[1795-1797], 808[1795], 861[1792], 863[1794]), 1975 (1384-1385[1448-1449]), 1976 (1381-1383[1445-1447], 1386-1393[1450-1457], 1406[1299]).

1958

809-811

XEL551-553

Bristol MW5G

139139/
61-62

ECW

B45F

1394-1398

UEL715-719

Bristol LD6G

134205-06/
43-45

ECW

H33/27R

1399-1405

UEL720-726

Bristol LD6G

138001/10/
96-98/
122-23

ECW

H33/27R

1407-1410

XEL541-544

Bristol LD6G

138194-95/
255-56

ECW

H33/27R

Nos. 809-811 re-numbered 1801-1803 in 9/71.
Nos. 1394-1405 re-numbered 1458-1469 in 9/71.
Nos. 1407-1410 re-numbered 1470-1473 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1974 (809-811[1801-1803]), 1975 (1398[1462], 1410[1473]), 1976 (1394-1397[1458-1461], 1399-1405[1463-1469], 1407-1409[1470-1472]).

1959

812-814

2714-2716EL

Bristol MW5G

152115-17

ECW

B43F

864-868

YEL223-227

Bristol MW6G

139242-44/
93-94

ECW

C39F

869-870

YEL228-229

Bristol MW6G

139295-96

ECW

C30F

1411-1412

XEL545-546

Bristol LD6B

138289-90

ECW

H33/27RD

1413-1414

XEL547-548

Bristol LD6G

150030/38

ECW

H33/27RD

1415-1416

XEL549-550

Bristol LD6G

150107/31

ECW

H33/27RD

1417-1420

YRU56-59

Bristol LD6G

150179-82

ECW

H33/27RD

1421-1425

YRU60-64

Bristol LD6B

150220/
35-38

ECW

H33/27RD

1426-1428

YRU65-67

Bristol LD6G

154031-33

ECW

H33/27RD

1429-1430

YRU68-69

Bristol LD6B

154044-45

ECW

H33/27RD

1431-1432

YRU70-71

Bristol LD6G

154085-86

ECW

H33/27RD

1433-1435

YRU72-74

Bristol LD6B

154093-95

ECW

H33/27RD

Nos. 812-814 re-numbered 1811-1813 in 9/71.
Nos. 864-870 re-numbered 1804-1810 in 9/71; No. 866 re-seated to C30F in 1959; Nos. 866, 869-870 re-seated to C39F in 1961; Nos. 864-870 re-seated to C37F in 1966 (864) or 1967.
Nos. 1411-1435 re-numbered 1474-1498 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1974 (812[1811], 865[1805], 870[1810]), 1975 (813-814[1812-1813], 864[1804], 866-869[1806-1809], 1411-1412[1474-1475], 1416[1479], 1420-1421[1483-1484], 1424[1487]), 1976 (1413-1415[1476-1478], 1417-1419[1480-1482], 1422-1423[1485-1486], 1425-1435[1488-1498]).

1960

815-817

2717-2719EL

Bristol MW5G

152154-56

ECW

B43F

871-875

6226-6230EL

Bristol MW6G

164043-47

ECW

C30F

1436-1438

YRU75-77

Bristol FS6B

155001/
33-34

ECW

H33/27RD

1439-1441

5666-5668EL

Bristol FS6B

155043-45

ECW

H33/27RD

1442-1443

5669-5670EL

Bristol FS6G

155079-80

ECW

H33/27RD

1444-1445

5671-5672EL

Bristol FS6B

166003-04

ECW

H33/27RD

1446-1448

5673-5675EL

Bristol FS6G

166016-18

ECW

H33/27RD

Nos. 815-817 re-numbered 1814-1816 in 9/71.
Nos. 871-875 re-numbered 1817-1821 in 9/71; re-seated to C39F in 1963 (872-873) or 1966; re-seated to C37F in 1968.
Nos. 1436-1448 re-numbered 1101-1113 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1974 (816[1815]), 1975 (815[1814], 817[1816]), 1976 (1436-1437[1101-1102], 1439-1441[1104-1106], 1444-1445[1109-1110), 1977 (1438[1103], 1442-1443[1107-1108], 1446-1447[1111-1112]), 1979 (1448[1113]).

1961

876-881

1468-1473LJ

Bristol MW6G

184031-33/
63-65

ECW

C30F

1449-1453

5676-5680EL

Bristol FS6G

166025-27/
84-85

ECW

H33/27RD

1454-1456

4377-4379LJ

Bristol FS6G

166088-90

ECW

H33/27RD

1465-1470

4388-4393LJ

Bristol FLF6B

168028-30/
180001-03

ECW

H37/33RD

Nos. 876-881 re-numbered 1822-1827 in 9/71; Nos. 879-880 re-seated to C32F in 1963; Nos. 878, 881 re-seated to C39F in 1968 or 1967 respectively; Nos. 876-881 re-seated to C37F in 1968 (876-877) or 1969.
Nos. 1449-1453 re-numbered 1114-1118 in 9/71.
Nos. 1465-1470 re-numbered 1201-1206 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1975 (876-881[1822-1827]), 1976 (1453[1118], 1455[1120], 1465[1201]), 1977 (1449-1452[1114-1117], 1456[1121], 1466-1469[1202-1205]), 1978 (1454[1119], 1470[1206]).

1962

882-887

7118-7123LJ

Bristol MW6G

195018-19/
22/33-35

ECW

C39F

1457-1464

4380-4387LJ

Bristol FS6G

178040-44/
196001-03

ECW

H33/27RD

1471-1478

7671-7678LJ

Bristol FS6B

196041-45/
67-69

ECW

H33/27RD

1482-1487

7682-7687LJ

Bristol FL6G

198004-09

ECW

H37/33RD

Nos. 882-886 re-numbered 1828-1832 on 9/71; re-seated to C30F in 1963; reverted to C39F in 1967 or 1968 (884, 886); re-seated to C37F in 1969 (882), 1970 or 1971 (886).
No. 887 re-numbered 1001 in 9/71; re-numbered 1833 in 10/71; re-seated to C30F in 1963; reverted to C39F in 1968; re-seated to DP41F in 1971.
Nos. 1457-1464 re-numbered 1122-1129 in 9/71.
Nos. 1471-1478 re-numbered 1130-1137 in 9/71.
Nos. 1482-1487 re-numbered 1207-1212 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1975 (882-885[1828-1831], 887[1833]), 1976 (886[1832], 1474[1133], 1476[1135], 1478[1137]), 1977 (1457-1458[1122-1123], 1471-1473[1130-1132]), 1978 (1459-1464[1124-1128], 1475[1134], 1477[1136]), 1979 (1482-1484[1207-1209], 1487[1212]), 1980 (1485-1486[1210-1211]).

1963

888-893

2688-2693RU

Bristol MW6G

204068-73

ECW

C39F

1479-1481

7679-7681LJ

Bristol FS6B

205050-51/
66

ECW

H33/27RD

1488-1490

4688-4690RU

Bristol FS6G

214020-22

ECW

H33/27RD

1491-1497

4691-4697RU

Bristol FS6B

214085-87/
109-13

ECW

H33/27RD

No. 888 re-numbered 1834 in 9/71; re-seated to C30F in 1966; reverted to C39F in 1968; converted to DP41F in 1971.
Nos. 889-893 re-numbered 1003-1007 in 9/71; Nos. 889-890[1003-1004] converted to DP41F in 1973 and re-numbered 1835-1836; Nos. 891-892 [1005-1006] re-numbered 861-862 in 1975.
Nos. 1479-1481 re-numbered 1138-1140 in 9/71.
Nos. 1488-1497 re-numbered 1141-1150 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1976 (888-890[1834-1836], 891-892[861-862], 893[1007]), 1977 (1480[1139], 1492-1493[1145-1146]), 1978 (1479[1138], 1481[1140], 1491[1144], 1494[1147]), 1979 (1496-1497[1149-1150]), 1980 (1488-1490[1141-1143], 1495[1148]).

1964

894-897

AEL2-5B

Bristol MW6G

213154-56/
73

ECW

C39F

898-899

AEL6-7B

Bristol RELH6G

212074-75

ECW

C47F

1498-1499

4698-4699RU

Bristol FS6B

214153-54

ECW

H33/27RD

1500-1503

ALJ573-76B

Bristol FS6G

223024-26/
31

ECW

H33/27RD

1504-1507

BEL677-80B

Bristol FS6G

223054-57

ECW

H33/27RD

1508-1511

BRU138-41B

Bristol FS6B

223084-87

ECW

H33/27RD

1512-1515

CEL860-63C

Bristol FS6G

223103-04/
10-11

ECW

H33/27RD

Nos. 894-897 re-numbered 1008-1011 in 9/71; No. 896 re-seated to C32F in 1966 reverting to C39F in 1971.
Nos. 898-899 re-numbered 1051-1052 in 9/71.
Nos. 1498-1515 re-numbered 1151-1168 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1972 (897[1011]), 1976 (894-896[1008-1010], 898-899[1051-1052]), 1977 (1508-1510[1161-1163]), 1978 (1498[1151]), 1979 (1499[1152], 1503[1156], 1513[1166]), 1980 (1500-1502[1153-1155], 1504-1507[1157-1160], 1511-1512[1164-1165], 1514-1515[1167-1168]).

1965

1516-1520

CLJ867-71C

Bristol FLF6B

224156/63/
98-200

ECW

H38/32F

1521-1523

DEL891-93C

Bristol FLF6B

229085-87

ECW

H38/32F

1524-1526

DEL894-96C

Bristol FLF6G

229120-22

ECW

H38/32F

1527-1533

EEL890-96C

Bristol FLF6G

229158/
82-83/
201-02/
10-11

ECW

H38/32F

Nos. 1516-1533 re-numbered 1213-1230 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1979 (1527[1224]), 1980 (1516-1526[1213-1223], 1528-1533[1225-1230]).

1966

818-820

HEL390-92D

Bristol MW5G

233086-88

ECW

B43F

821-822

HLJ915-16D

Bristol MW5G

233134-35

ECW

B43F

900-902

FEL424-26D

Bristol MW6G

225139-41

ECW

C39F

903-905

FEL750-52D

Bristol MW6G

225142-44

ECW

C39F

906-911

FRU873-78D

Bristol MW6G

233018-20/
22-23/25

ECW

C39F

1534-1535

FEL427-28D

Bristol FLF6B

231016-17

ECW

H38/32F

1536-1539

FLJ153-56D

Bristol FLF6B

231054-56/
61

ECW

H38/32F

1540-1542

GLJ748-50D

Bristol FLF6G

231160-62

ECW

H38/32F

1543-1546

GRU974-77D

Bristol FLF6G

231192-95

ECW

H38/32F

1547-1548

GRU978-79D

Bristol FLF6B

231205-06

ECW

H38/32F

1549-1551

HLJ220-22D

Bristol FLF6B

231227-29

ECW

H38/32F

1552-1555

HRU677-80E

Bristol FLF6G

231329-32

ECW

H38/32F

Nos. 818-822 re-numbered 1856-1860 in 9/71; re-numbered again to 856-860 in 12/72.
Nos. 900-911 re-numbered 1012-1023 in 9/71; Nos. 900-902, 906-911 re-seated to C30F in 1967 (900-902, 906) or 1968; reverted to C39F in 1971 (901-902[1013-1014], 910[1022]), 1972 (907[1019]), 1974 (906[1018], 908-911[1020-1023]).
Nos. 1534-1555 re-numbered 1231-1252 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1972 (900[1012]), 1976 (818-822[856-860], 901-902[1013-1014], 904-905[1016-1017], 908-909[1020-1021]), 1977 (906-907[1018-1019], 910-911[1022-1023]), 1978 (903[1015]), 1980 (1534-1555[1231-1252]).

1967

823

JRU459E

Bedford VAM14

7816380

Willowbrook

B33D

824

HRU695E

Bedford VAM14

6865344

Strachan

B33D

825-827

JLJ51-53E

Bedford VAM14

7817667/
8310/0088

Strachan

B33D

912-915

JEL423-26E

Bristol RESH6G

[RESH2/]
101-04

Duple

C32F

1556-1560

KRU223-27F

Bristol FLF6B

236148-52

ECW

H38/32F

1561

KRU235F

Bristol FLF6B

236158

ECW

H38/32F

1562-1567

KRU236-41F

Bristol FLF6L

236187-92

ECW

H38/32F

1568-1572

LEL652-56F

Bristol FLF6B

236195-99

ECW

H38/32F

1573

LEL657F

Bristol FLF6L

236220

ECW

H38/32F

1574-1577

LLJ440-43F

Bristol FLF6L

236249-52

ECW

H38/32F

Nos. 823-827 re-numbered 1505, 1501-1504 respectively in 9/71; re-seated to B41D in 1968 or 1969 (826-827).
Nos. 912-915 re-numbered 1024-1027 in 9/71; re-seated to C40F in 1974.
Nos. 1556-1577 re-numbered 1253-1274 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1972 (825[1502]), 1974 (823[1505], 824[1501], 826-827[1503-1504]), 1976 (915[1027]), 1980 (913[1025], 1556-1577[1253-1274]), 1981 (912[1024], 914[1026]).

1968

828

NLJ817G

Bristol LH6L

LH/68/166

ECW

B39D

829-837

NLJ818-26G

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
511-22

ECW

B45D

843

KBE179

Bristol LS6B

97066

ECW

C39F

844-845

JDL757-758

Bristol LS6B

97015-16

ECW

C39F

846

JDL760

Bristol LS6B

97065

ECW

C39F

916-917

MRU124-25F

Bristol RELH6G

[RELH4/]
121-22

Duple

C40F

918-920

MRU126-28F

Bristol RELH6G

[RELH4/]
123-25

Duple

C48F

3001-3010

MRU64-73F

Bedford VAM70

450995/1010/
13/59/96/
102/17/20/
68/71

Willowbrook

B40D

No. 828 re-numbered 1521 in 9/71.
Nos. 829-837 re-numbered 1603-1611 in 9/71; Nos. 830[1604], 834[1608], 837[1611] to Wilts & Dorset 4/83; Nos. 831-833[1605-1607], 836[1610] to Hampshire Bus Co. 4/83.
Nos. 843-846 ex-Southern Vectis (Nos. 308-311, new 1953); No. 844 re-numbered 1766 in 9/71.
Nos. 916, 918-919 re-numbered 1053-1055 respectively in 9/71; re-seated to C49F in 1975.
Nos. 3001-3010 re-numbered 1506-1515 in 9/71.
Withdrawn 1970 (843, 917, 920), 1971 (844[1766], 845-846), 1974 (3009-3010[1514-1515]), 1975 (3001-3008[1506-1513]), 1976 (828[1521]), 1978 (916[1053], 918-919[1054-1055]), 1983 (829[1603], 835[1609]).

1969

838-840

NLJ827-29G

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
523-25

ECW

DP50F

841-842

NLJ871-72G

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
544-45

ECW

DP50F

921-923

ORU579-81G

Bedford VAL70

464220/67/43

Duple

C49F

924-925

REL741-42H

Bristol RELH6G

[RELH4/]
247-48

Duple

C40F

926

604LJ

AEC Reliance

2MU3RA3460