Ipswich Corporation Transport: Bus Fleet List 1950-1986

Ipswich Corporation Transport

Bus Fleet List
1950-1986

Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1950

1-6

ADX1-6

AEC Regent III

9612E4633-38

Park Royal

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1968 (3-6), 1972 (2), 1973 (1).

1953

7-12

BPV7-12

AEC Regal IV

9822E1593-98

Park Royal

B42D

Nos. 7-12 re-seated to B40D in 1971.
Withdrawn 1973 (8-12), 1974 (7).

1954

13-16

CDX513-516

AEC Regent III

9613E7960-63

Park Royal

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1973 (13-16).

1955

17-18	DDX17-18	AEC Regent III	9613E8168-69	Park Royal	H33/28R
19-20	DDX19-20	AEC Regal IV	9822E1855-56	Park Royal	B42D

Nos. 19-20 re-seated to B40D in 1971.
Withdrawn 1973 (18), 1974 (17, 19-20).

1956

21-24

EPV21-24

AEC Regent III

9613E8258-61

Park Royal

H33/28R

Withdrawn 1974 (21-22, 24), 1975 (23).

1957

25-26

FPV25-26

AEC Regent V

D2RA413-14

Park Royal

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1974 (25), 1976 (26).

1958

27-32

GPV27-32

AEC Regent V

D2RA472-77

Park Royal

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (27-32).

1959

33-36

HPV33-36

AEC Regent V

D2RA719-22

Park Royal

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (33-36).

1960

37-40

LDX37-40

AEC Regent V

2D2RA930-33

East Lancs

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (37), 1977 (38-40).

1961

41-44

MPV41-44

AEC Regent V

2D2RA934-37

East Lancs

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1977 (41-44).

1962

45-48

OPV45-48

AEC Regent V

2D2RA938-41

East Lancs

H37/28R

Withdrawn 1977 (45-48).

1963

49-55	PPV49-55	AEC Regent V	2D2RA1191-97	East Lancs	H37/28R
56-62	SDX56-62	AEC Regent V	2D2RA1198- 1204	Neepsend	H37/28R

Withdrawn 1976 (51), 1977 (49, 52, 54-57), 1980 (50, 59, 62), 1981 (53, 58, 60-61).

1964

63-64

ADX63-64B

AEC Regent V

2D2RA1606-07

Massey

H37/28R

No. 63 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet number.
Withdrawn 1985 (64).

1966

65-68

DPV65-68D

AEC Regent V

2D2RA1808-11

Neepsend

H37/28R

No. 67 converted to O37/28R in 1981; carried name 'Suffolk Punch' from 1981.
Withdrawn 1977 (68), 1982 (66), 1985 (67), 1986 (65).

1967

69-72

HPV69-72F

AEC Reliance

6MU2R6317-20

Massey

B40D

Withdrawn 1981 (69-72).

1968

73-76

LDX73-76G

Leyland PDR1/1

802807-10

ECW

H43/31F

Withdrawn 1980 (73-76).

1971

77-82

JRT77-82K

AEC Swift

2MP2R500-05

Willowbrook

B40D

Withdrawn 1982 (77, 80), 1983 (78-79, 81-82).

1973

83-88	WTV83-88L	Leyland AN68/1R	7201784-89	Roe	H43/29D
89-93	DDX89-93L	AEC Swift	2MP2RX23781/ 913/73/ 4091/137	East Lancs	B40D

Nos. 83-88 carried names 'Adriatic', 'Agincourt', 'Aldric', 'Albion', 'Alert', 'Alma' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1984 (91), 1985 (89, 92-93), 1986 (90).

1974

94-98

TRT94-98M

Leyland AN68/1R

7302214-18

Roe

H43/29D

Nos. 94-98 carried names 'Anglia', 'Ardwind', 'Beric', 'Britannia', 'British Oak' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1975

1-5

HDX904-08N

Leyland AN68/1R

7405765/64/
63/661/60

Roe

H43/29D

Nos. 1-5 carried names 'Cambria', 'Caroline', 'Cedric', 'Centaur', 'Ceres' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1976

6-10	MRT6-10P	Leyland AN68/1R	7600015-19	Roe	H43/29D
11-20	RDX11-20R	Leyland AN68A/1R	7603318-19/ 23/470/72/91/ 94/611/23/31	Roe	H43/29D

Nos. 6-20 carried names 'Dannebrog', 'Dauntless', 'Edith May', 'Eastern Belle', 'Ena', 'Evening Star', 'Gladys', 'Glenway', 'Ironsides', 'Kimberley', 'Majestic', 'Medina', 'Memory', 'Mirosa', 'Northdown' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1977

21-35

SDX21-35R

Leyland AN68A/1R

7605384/537/
609/35/778/
84/92/860/94/
917/89/6124/
366/69/92

Roe

H43/29D

Nos. 21-35 carried names 'Orion', 'Perseus', 'Phoenician', 'Pride of Ipswich', 'Reminder', 'Repertor', 'Saxon', 'Spinaway C', 'Sunbeam', 'Thalatta', 'Tollesbury', 'Triton', 'Vanguard', 'Veronica', 'Xylonite' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1980

36	RBJ36W	Leyland AN68C/1R	8002292	East Lancs	H46/27D
41-44	UNW401-04H	Leyland PDR2/1	9002093-96	Roe	H45/33D
118-122	TRY118-22H	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 924-25/33-35	ECW	B47D

No. 36 delivered with registration OGV36W but re-registered as shown before entry into service; carried name 'Leading Light' from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet number.
Nos. 41-44 ex-West Yorkshire PTE (Nos. 401-404 respectively, new 1970 to Leeds CT).
Nos. 118-122 ex-Leicester City Transport (Nos. 118-122, new 1969); Nos. 118, 122 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Withdrawn 1983 (42, 121), 1985 (41, 120), 1986 (43-44, 119).

1981

37-40

RGV37-40W

Leyland AN68C/1R

8003335/34/
46/64

East Lancs

H46/27D

Nos. 37, 40 carried names 'Kindly Light', 'Bartholomew Goswold' from 1985; Nos. 37-40 to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1983

100-105

YDX100-05Y

Dennis Falcon

SDA408/
122-23/26-27/
29/28

East Lancs

B44D

Nos. 100-105 carried names 'Buzzard', 'Condor', 'Golden Eagle', 'Goshawk', 'Griffon', 'Harrier' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1985

45	B45NDX	Leyland ONLXB/1R	ON-1561	East Lancs	H43/27D
82	B82NDX	Dennis Dominator	DDA907/800	East Lancs	H43/27D
106	C106SDX	Dennis Falcon	SDA416/159	East Lancs	B44D
114-115	B114-15LDX	Bristol B21 690	111-112	Alexander	B49D
116-117	B116-17LDX	Bristol B21 690	113-114	Alexander	B47D

Nos. 45, 82, 106, 114-117 carried names 'Thomas Wolsey', 'Margaret Catchpole', 'Hobby', 'Great Western', 'Great Eastern', 'Godspeed', 'Bristolian' respectively from 1985; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.

1986

107-113	C107-13SDX	Dennis Falcon	SDA416/ 180-86	Northern Counties	B49D
200	C200WGV	Dodge S56	?	East Lancs	B21F
201-203	D201-03YDX	Dodge S56	?	Northern Counties	B21F
204	C204WGV	Dodge S56	366/215211	Northern Counties	B21F

Nos. 107-113 carried names 'Kestrel', 'Kite', 'Merlin', 'Osprey', 'Peregrine', 'Sea Eagle', 'Sparrowhawk' respectively from new; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.
Nos. 200-204 carried names 'Ariel', 'Miranda', 'Oberon', 'Titania', 'Umbriel' respectively from new; to Ipswich Borough Transport Ltd 10/86 retaining same fleet numbers.