Hants & Dorset Motor Services Ltd.
Bus Fleet List
1916-1983
Part 4: 1971-1983

NOTE: This section has been published although not yet fully completed. If anyone has a PSV Circle Newsheet for the years 1980 and 1981 and can help fill in the missing details (or any of the missing chassis numbers!) I would be grateful.


1971

1060

WEL463J

Leyland PSU3B/4R

7101684

Plaxton

C48F

1061

WEL464J

Leyland PSU3B/4R

7101594

Plaxton

C40F

1062

WEL467J

Leyland PSU3B/4R

7101683

Plaxton

C40F

1095-1096

WEL804-05J

Bedford VAL70

488511/762

Duple

C49F

1539-1546

XEL825-32K

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]583-85/
93-97

ECW

B43F

1901-1906

VRU124-29J

Daimler CRG6LX

64656-61

Roe

H43/31F

3047-3050

UEL563-66J

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1342-45

ECW

DP50F

Nos. 1061-1062 re-seated to C49F in 1976; No. 1061 converted to DP49F in 1979.
Nos. 1095-1096 re-seated to C53F in 1972.
Nos. 1901-1906 to Wilts & Dorset 4/83.
Nos. 3047-3050 re-numbered 1643-1646 in 9/71; Nos. 3047-3048[1643-1644] to Hampshire Bus 4/83; Nos. 3049-3050[1645-1646] to Wilts & Dorset 4/83.
Withdrawn 1973 (1095-96), 1976 (1060), 1978 (1544), 1981 (1539-1543, 1545-1546), 1983 (1061-1062).

1972

627-632

CRU137-42L

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1841-46

ECW

B45D

1547-1548

XEL833-34K

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]628-29

ECW

B43F

1647-1651

XLJ722-26K

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1605-07/1733-34

ECW

DP50F

1683-1685

DKE263-65C

Leyland PSUR1/1R

L25253/
40049-50

Willowbrook

B49F

1686-1693

JKK181-88E

Leyland PSUR1/1

L63432/72/71/
596-97/781/
595/892

Willowbrook

B49F

1694-1699

JKK189-94E

Leyland PSUR1/1

L64092/3780/
4245/347/58/
56

Willowbrook

B49F

3301-3306

CRU301-06L

Bristol VRT/SL6G

[VRT/SL2/]
362-64/91-93

ECW

H43/31F

Nos. 627, 630 to Wilts & Dorset 4/83; Nos. 628-629, 631-632 to Hampshire Bus 4/83.
Nos. 1683-1699 ex-Maidstone & District MS (Nos. S38-40, S81-94 respectively, new 1965 [S38-40] or 1967). All were B45F with M&D.
Nos. 3301-3306 were originally numbered 1301-1306 and were re-numbered as shown in 12/72 (only 1304[3304] ran in service with its original number); all to Hampshire Bus 4/83.
Nos. 1647-1649 to Wilts & Dorset 4/83; Nos. 1650-1651 to Provincial Bus 4/83.
Withdrawn 1977 (1683-1686, 1689-1690), 1978 (1687-1688, 1691-1694), 1979 (1547-1548).

Note: From 1st October 1972 the Wilts & Dorset Motor Services fleet was merged with the Hants & Dorset fleet and the Wilts & Dorset fleetname was no longer used (Wilts & Dorset vehicles had carried Hants & Dorset legal lettering since 1st January 1969 and had been numbered in a common series thus no re-numbering took place). The following vehicles were taken over:

5-7

673-675AAM

Bristol MW6G

195024-26

ECW

C39F

8-10

130-132AMW

Bristol MW6G

204006-08

ECW

C39F

11

AEL5B

Bristol MW6G

213173

ECW

C39F

12

FEL424D

Bristol MW6G

225139

ECW

C39F

13-14

BMW137-38C

Bedford SB13

97386/414

Duple

C41F

16-20

HAM501-05E

Bedford VAM14

6867785/
9503/70719/
40/2276

Duple

C41F

21-22

VLJ413-14J

Bedford YRQ

1T486154/61

Duple

C41F

51-54

LMR731-34F

Bedford VAL70

454109/070/
93/46

Duple

C49F

55-58

PEL903-06G

Bedford VAL70

465747/6318/
284/307

Duple

C49F

59-61

SLJ756-58H

Bedford VAL70

473878/5910/
7179

Duple

C49F

62-63

WEL802-03J

Bedford VAL70

488478/04

Duple

C49F

101-110

676-685AAM

Bristol FS6G

196023-27/
205004-08

ECW

H33/27RD

111-113

686-688AAM

Bristol FS6B

25021-23

ECW

H33/37RD

114-120

689-695AAM

Bristol FS6B

205037-42/70

ECW

H33/27R

121-127

473-479BMR

Bristol FS6B

214105-08/
189-91

ECW

H33/27RD

128

AHR245B

Bristol FS6B

223040

ECW

H33/27RD

201-203

467-469BMR

Bristol FLF6G

217015-16/161

ECW

H38/32F

204

470BMR

Bristol FLF6G

217162

ECW

H38/30F

205

AHR244B

Bristol FLF6G

224021

ECW

H38/32F

206

AHR246B

Bristol FLF6G

224039

ECW

H38/32F

207-208

EMR288-89D

Bristol FLF6G

231047/57

ECW

H38/32F

209-213

EMR290-94D

Bristol FLF6B

231134-35/42/
203-04

ECW

H38/32F

214-216

EMR295-97D

Bristol FLF6G

231266-67/81

ECW

H38/32F

217-226

JMR812-21F

Bristol FLF6B

236159/
78-81/221-23/
40-41

ECW

H38/32F

367

HMR809

Bristol KSW5G

86075

ECW

L27/28R

370-371

HMW447-448

Bristol KSW5G

90035/41

ECW

L27/28R

377

JAM933

Bristol KSW5G

94006

ECW

L27/28R

380

JHR959

Bristol KSW5G

94042

ECW

L27/28R

381

JMW243

Bristol KSW5G

94076

ECW

L27/28R

386

JWV263

Bristol KSW6B

98105

ECW

L27/28R

387-389

JWV380-382

Bristol KSW6B

98106-08

ECW

L27/28R

391

JWV849

Bristol KSW6B

98129

ECW

L27/28R

392

JWV978

Bristol KSW6B

98142

ECW

L27/28R

397

KHR104

Bristol KSW6B

98191

ECW

L27/28R

399

KHR530

Bristol KSW6B

102011

ECW

L27/28R

401-402

KMR608-609

Bristol LD6G

100033-34

ECW

H33/25R

403

KMW109

Bristol LD6G

100049

ECW

H33/25R

404

KMW345

Bristol LD6G

100050

ECW

H33/25R

405-406

KMW916-917

Bristol LD6G

100074-75

ECW

H33/25R

407

LHR155

Bristol LD6B

100150

ECW

H33/25R

408-410

LMR740-742

Bristol LD6B

100182-84

ECW

H33/25R

411

LMW680

Bristol LD6B

104037

ECW

H33/25R

412-414

LMW914-916

Bristol LD6B

104046-48

ECW

H33/25R

415-417

MMW411-413

Bristol LD6B

108159-61

ECW

H33/27RD

418-419

NHR844-845

Bristol LD6B

116080-81

ECW

H33/27RD

420

NHR909

Bristol LD6B

116082

ECW

H33/27RD

421

OAM969

BristolLD6G

120120

ECW

H33/27RD

422

OHR57

Bristol LD6G

130010

ECW

H33/27RD

423

OHR123

Bristol LD6G

130011

ECW

H33/27RD

424

OHR382

Bristol LD6G

130017

ECW

H33/27R

425

OHR509

Bristol LD6G

130018

ECW

H33/27R

426-427

OHR708-709

Bristol LD6G

130034-35

ECW

H33/27R

428

OHR919

Bristol LD6G

130047

ECW

H33/27R

429

OHR918

Bristol LD6G

130040

ECW

H33/27R

430-431

PMR913-914

Bristol LD6G

134129-30

ECW

H37/27RD

432

PWV353

Bristol LD6G

134223

ECW

H37/27RD

433

RWV526

Bristol LD6G

138179

ECW

H33/27RD

434-435

SHR440-441

Bristol LD6G

138257-58

ECW

H33/27RD

436

TMW273

Bristol LD6G

150244

ECW

H33/27RD

437

UAM941

Bristol LD6G

154051

ECW

H33/27RD

501

HHR943E

Bedford VAM14

7812711

Strachan

B41D

502

HWV326E

Bedford VAM14

7821127

Willowbrook

B43F

503-504

LMR735-36F

Bedford VAM70

451032/37

Willowbrook

B40D

505

LMR737F

Bedford VAM70

451042

Willowbrook

B42F

506-508

LMR738-40F

Bedford VAM70

451056/152/
91

Willowbrook

B40D

521-523

REL746-48H

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]321-23

ECW

B39D

524-526

RRU692-94H

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]349-51

ECW

B39D

527-528

TRU227-28J

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]484-85

ECW

B43F

529-530

UEL567-68J

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]517-18

ECW

B43F

531-536

XEL835-40K

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]630-32/36-38

ECW

B43F

601-607

MMW351-57G

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
546-49/59-61

ECW

B45D

608-609

PRU63-64G

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
708-09

ECW

B45D

610-614

RLJ796-800H

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
831-33/68-69

ECW

B45D

615-616

TRU225-26J

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1125-26

ECW

B45D

617-618

TRU944-45J

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1169-70

ECW

B45D

619-621

TRU946-48J

Bristol RELL6G

[RELL3/]
1302-04

ECW

DP50F

622-624

XLJ727-29K

Bristol RELL6L

[RELL3/]
1686-88

ECW

DP50F

625

AEL100K

Bristol RELL6L

RELL3/1735

ECW

B45D

626

AEL105K

Bristol RELL6L

RELL3/1736

ECW

B45D

684-688

JKK195-99E

Leyland PSUR1/1R

L64408/334/
57/424/71

Willowbrook

B49F

689

JKK200E

Leyland PSUR1/1R

L64602

Willowbrook

B45F

690-699

JKK201-10E

Leyland PSUR1/1R

L63891/4470/
72/602/726/
11-12/25/67-68

Willowbrook

B49F

722

KEL202

Bristol LL6B

73121

ECW

FB37F

724

KEL410

Bristol LL6B

73128

ECW

FB37F

739

HMV944

Bristol LS6G

89019

ECW

DP39F

744

JAM225

Bristol LS6G

89050

ECW

DP39F

750

JAM306

Bristol LS6G

89135

ECW

DP39F

751

JAM418

Bristol LS6G

89136

ECW

DP39F

752

JHR388

Bristol LS6G

89152

ECW

DP41F

753

JHR389

Bristol LS6G

93010

ECW

DP39F

754

JHR494

Bristol LS6G

93011

ECW

DP39F

757

JHR605

Bristol LS6G

93043

ECW

DP39F

758

JMR13

Bristol LS6G

93037

ECW

DP39F

759

JMR85

Bristol LS6G

93038

ECW

DP39F

761

JMR823

Bristol LS6G

93061

ECW

DP39F

763-764

JMR637-638

Bristol LS6G

93075-76

ECW

DP39F

766-767

JMW412-413

Bristol LS6G

97025-26

ECW

DP39F

768-769

JMW669-670

Bristol LS6G

97053-54

ECW

DP39F

772-773

JWV761-762

Bristol LS6G

97111-12

ECW

B41F

774

KHR654

Bristol LS6G

101032

ECW

B41F

775-779

LWV844-848

Bristol LS5G

105137-41

ECW

B41F

780-782

LWV964-966

Bristol LS5G

105142-44

ECW

B41F

783-784

NAM116-117

Bristol LS5G

111030-31

ECW

B41F

786-787

NAM287-288

Bristol LS5G

111033-34

ECW

B41F

788-789

NHR128-129

Bristol LS6G

111072/85

ECW

B41F

790

NHR723

Bristol LS6G

111086

ECW

B41F

791

OAM125

Bristol LS5G

117076

ECW

B41F

792-793

OAM366-367

Bristol LS5G

117080-81

ECW

B41F

794-795

OAM552-553

Bristol LS5G

117085-86

ECW

B41F

796-797

OHR389-390

BristolLS5G

117103-04

ECW

B41F

798

OHR587

Bristol LS5G

117120

ECW

B41F

799

OMR56

Bristol LS5G

117135

ECW

B41F

801-802

RHR852-853

Bristol MW6G

135143-44

ECW

C37F

803

RMR524

Bristol MW6G

139009

ECW

C37F

804

RMR736

Bristol MW6G

139010

ECW

C37F

805

RMR992

Bristol MW6G

139020

ECW

DP32D

806

RMR995

Bristol MW6G

139021

ECW

C37F

807-808

SWV688-689

Bristol MW6G

139263-64

ECW

C37F

809-811

XMR942-944

Bristol MW6G

184039-41

ECW

C37F

812

XMR945

Bristol MW6G

184083

ECW

DP41F

813-814

XMR946-947

Bristol MW6G

184084-85

ECW

C37F

818-827

XMR948-957

Bristol MW6G

184119-20/
65-66/76-77/
195069-70/99-100

ECW

B43F

831-832

133-134AMW

Bristol MW6G

204026-27

ECW

DP41F

833-837

EMR298-302D

Bristol MW6G

233038-42

ECW

DP41F

838-839

EMR303-04D

Bristol MW6G

233091-92

ECW

B43F

999

WWV964

Leyland L1

601835

Harrington

C37F

1783

SRU973

Bristol LS5G

117065

ECW

B43F

Nos. 5-8 converted to DP41F in 1974 and re-numbered 815-817, 828 respectively.
Nos. 59-63 re-seated to C53F in 1974.
Nos. 601-602, 604-605, 607, 609, 610, 612-613, 617, 620-624 to Wilts & Dorset 4/83.
Nos. 611, 614-616, 618, 625-626 to Hampshire Bus 4/83.
Nos. 803, 806, 808, 809, 811, 813, 814 converted to DP37F in 1974.
Withdrawn 1972 (367, 386-389, 391-392, 397-399, 724, 753, 763, 767, 769, 790, 999), 1973 (370-371, 377, 405, 407, 722, 757, 768, 773, 776, 778-779, 781-783, 786, 798-799, 805), 1974 (13-14, 380-381, 403, 408, 410-411, 414, 416, 418-419, 501-508, 689-690, 739, 744, 750-752, 754, 758-759, 761, 764, 766, 772, 774-775, 777, 780, 784, 787-797, 801, 1783), 1975 (5-7[815-817], 8[828], 9-10, 13-14, 401, 404, 406, 409, 412-413, 415, 420-427, 429, 436, 619, 802-804, 808-822, 824, 827), 1976 (11-12, 16-20, 51-56, 59-61, 118, 402, 417, 428, 430-435, 437, 823, 825-826, 831-839), 1977 (101-102, 106, 114-117, 119-120, 521-526, 684-687, 691-692), 1978 (21, 57-58, 104-105, 107-108, 112, 123-124, 125-126, 128, 608, 693-699), 1979 (62-63,127, 216, 219-220, 530-536), 1980 (103, 110-111, 113, 121-122, 201-215, 217-218, 221-226, 528), 1981 (22, 527, 529, 606), 1983 (603, 610).

1973

2008

JHO702E

Bedford VAM14

7802241

Plaxton

C45F

2009

BCG701J

Bedford YRQ

488549

Duple

C45F

2041-2042

LOR666-67F

Ford Transit

BC05GS19872/71

Vehicle Maintenance

M12

2043

MHO444F

Ford Transit

BC05GJ57245

Vehicle Maintenance

M12

2044

ROW565G

Ford Transit

BC05JP58612

Vehicle Maintenance

M12

2045

UAA222H

Ford Transit

BC05JR52157

Vehicle Maintenance

M12

2046

VOW355J

Ford Transit

BC05KT45161

South Hants

M12

2047

VOW814J

Ford Transit

BC05KL52800

South Hants

M12

2051

CCG704C

Bedford VAL14

1819

Plaxton

C49F

2052

EOU703D

Bedford VAL14

1907

Plaxton

C49F

2201-2202

WGC106-107

AEC Bridgemaster

B3RA046-47

Park Royal

H45/29R

2203-2204

323-324CAA

AEC Bridgemaster

B3RA131-32

Park Royal

H45/29R

2211-2212

595-596LCG

AEC Renown

3B2RA083-84

Park Royal

H44/31F

2301-2304

HOR589-92E

Leyland PDR1/2

L63328-29/48-49

Roe

H43/33F

2501

EOR415D

Bedford VAM14

6803118

Strachan

B46F

2502

GHO416D

Bedford VAM14

6846413

Strachan

B46F

2601-2603

AOU108-10J

Scania BR111

541448-50

MCW

B47D

2651-2653

412-414FOR

Leyland PSU3/2R

622150-51/567

Willowbrook

B53F

2697-2699

UOU417-19H

Leyland PSUR1A/1R

903247-49

Plaxton

B52F

2701-2702

SCG855-856

Leyland PSUC1/2

576010-11

Weymann

DP41F

2703-2705

WCG103-105

Leyland PSUC1/1

595154-56

Weymann

B45F

3001-3005

FJA225-29D

Leyland PSU4/4R

L60227-28/
34/36/39

Duple

C41F

3091

160AUF

Leyland PSU3/3RT

627130

Weymann

C49F

3092-3094

162-164AUF

Leyland PSU3/3RT

629665/
709/24

Weymann

C49F

3488

LDL725

Bristol LD6G

108011

ECW

H33/27R

3489

KDL415

Bristol LD6G

100129

ECW

H33/27R

3490-3493

KDL411-414

Bristol LD6G

100107-08/
27-28

ECW

H33/27R

3494-3497

LDL720-723

Bristol LD6G

108003-05/09

ECW

H33/27R

3498

XVX29

Bristol LD5G

100090

ECW

H33/25R

3499

563CTW

Bristol LD5G

104121

ECW

H33/27R

3501-3510

DEL537-46L

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]678-83/
95-98

ECW

B43F

3511-3514

NEL844-47M

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]723-26

ECW

B43F

3515-3520

NLJ515-20M

Bristol LH6L

[LH-]837-41/77

ECW

B43F

3601-3604

CRU143-46L

Leyland National
1151/1R

00406-09

Leyland

B49F

3605-3618

NEL848-61M

Leyland National
1151/1R

00896-97/
926-30/1011-14/32-34

Leyland

B49F

3625

NPD108L

Leyland National 1153/2R

00216

Leyland

B46D

3626-3627

NPD110-11L

Leyland National 1153/2R

00218-19

Leyland

B46D

3899

RFE461

Bristol MW6G

164200

ECW

C39F

3995

528HKJ

Leyland PDR1/1

591743

MCCW

H44/33F

3996

532HKJ

Leyland PDR1/1

591992

MCCW

H44/33F

3997

538HKJ

Leyland PDR1/1

592058

MCCW

H44/33F

3998

553LKP

Leyland PDR1/1

601377

MCCW

H44/33F

3999

567LKP

Leyland PDR1/1

601543

MCCW

H44/33F

Nos. 2008-2009, 2041-2047, 2051-2052, 2201-2204, 2211-2212, 2301-2304, 2501-2502, 2601-2603, 2651-2653, 2697-2699, 2701-2705 ex-King Alfred MS 4/73; Nos. 2301-2303 re-seated to H43/31F in 1974; Nos. 2652-2653 re-seated to B51F in 1973; Nos. 2701-2704 re-seated to DP39F or B43F (2703-2704) in 1973 or 1974 (2704).
Nos. 3001-3005 ex-North Western (Nos. 225-229, new 1966).
Nos. 3091-3094 ex-Southdown MS (Nos. 1160, 1162-1164, new 1962 (1160) or 1963); acquired as C45F but re-seated as shown before entry into service.
Nos. 3488-3497 on loan from Southern Vectis from 1973 to 1975; the H&D fleet numbers were carried.
Nos. 3498-3499 ex-Eastern National (Nos. 2406, 2429, new 1954, 1955).
No. 3604 rebuilt to B46D in 1982.
Nos. 3601, 3603-3605 to Provincial Bus 4/83.
Nos. 3602, 3606, 3607, 3614, 3616-3618 to Hampshire Bus 4/83.
Nos. 3608, 3610-3613 to Wilts & Dorset 4/83.
Nos. 3625-3627 ex-London Country Bus (Nos. LN8, LN10-11, new 1972); exchanged for ex-King Alfred Metro-Scanias (2601-2603); Nos. 3626-3627 to Hampshire Bus 4/83.
No. 3899 ex-Lincolnshire RCC (No. 2818, new 1961); re-seated to DP43F in 1974 and re-numbered 829.
Nos. 3995-3999 ex-Maidstone & District (Nos. 5528, 5532, 5538, 5553, 5567, new 1960); 3996-3999 re-seated to H44/31F in 1973 (3998-3999) or 1974.
Withdrawn 1973 (2203-2204, 2501-2502, 2601-2603), 1974 (2701-2705, 3609, 3615 [fire damage]), 1975 (2041-2044, 2201-2202, 3498-3499), 1976 (2008, 2045-2046, 2051-2052, 2211, 3003, 3995-3999), 1977 (2047, 2212, 2651-2653, 3001, 3005, 3091-3094, 3899[829]), 1978 (2301-2302, 3002, 3004), 1979 (2303-2304, 2697-2699, 3514), 1980 (2009, 3501-3513, 3515-3520) 1982 (3625).

1974

1652

LDV459F

Bristol RELL6G

RELL3/308

ECW

B41F

1742

RTT952

Bristol LS5G

107123