Luton Corporation Transport: Bus Fleet List 1932-1970

Luton Corporation Transport

Bus Fleet List
1932-1970

Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1932

1	TM9877	Daimler CH6	8018	Duple	B32R
2	TM9876	Daimler CH6	8011	Duple	B32R
3	TM9880	Daimler CH6	8022	Duple	B32R
4	TM9879	Daimler CH6	8021	Duple	B32R
5	TM9878	Daimler CH6	8020	Duple	B32R
6	TM9882	Daimler CH6	9086	Duple	L26/26R
7	TM9881	Daimler CH6	9085	Duple	L26/26R
8-9	TM9883-9884	Daimler CH6	9087-88	Duple	L26/26R
10-12	MJ183-185	Daimler CH6	9104-06	Duple	L26/26R
13	MJ434	Daimler CH6	9109	Duple	L26/26R
14	MY433	Daimler CH6	9108	Duple	L26/26R
15	MJ1031	Daimler CH6	8070	Willowbrook	B28R

No. 15 probably re-seated to B32R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1940 (2-3), 1944 (1, 4, 6-8, 12), 1945 (9-11), 1946 (15), 1948 (5, 13-14).

1933

16-17	MJ1587-1588	Daimler CH6	8079-80	Willowbrook	B28R
18-19	MJ1589-1590	Daimler CH6	9140/44	Willowbrook	L26/26R
20	VM6401	Dennis E	17477	Davidson	B32R
21	TM5909	Dennis EV	17829	Strachan	B32D
22	MT7868	Dennis ES	17629	?	B32?
23	TM3739	Dennis E	17598	?	B32?
24	RO8252	Dennis E	17223	?	B32?
25	TM5910	Dennis EV	17838	Strachan	B32D
26	TM6084	Dennis EV	17856	?	B32?
27	JK210	Dennis E	17611	Hickman	B31?
28	TM9539	Dennis Lance	126031	Strachan	L50R
29	VM6402	Dennis E	17478	Davidson	B32R
30-31	MJ2336-2337	Daimler CH6	9145-46	Willowbrook	L26/26R
32-34	MJ2747-2749	Daimler CH6	9149-51	Willowbrook	L26/26R
35-36	MJ2879-2880	Daimler CH6	9152/30	Willowbrook	L26/26R
40	MJ459	Dennis E	17592	Strachan	B32R

Nos. 16-17 probably re-seated to B32R at a later date.
Nos. 20, 22, 29 ex-Bluebird Services (all new 1929).
Nos. 21, 23, 25, 28 ex-X.L. Motor Services (new 1929, 1928, 1929, 1931 respectively).
Nos. 24, 26-27, 40 ex-Union Jack Omnibus Company (new 1929, 1930, 1928, 1932? respectively).
Withdrawn 1934 (21-22, 29), 1935 (20), 1938 (24-25, 27), 1939 (23, 26, 40), 1940 (17, 19), 1946 (18), 1948 (16, 32-33, 35), 1949 (28, 30-31, 34, 36).

1934

21-22	MJ5076-5077	Daimler CP6	8103-04	Willowbrook	B32R
29	MJ4151	Daimler CH6	9194	Willowbrook	L26/26R
37	MJ4152	Daimler CH6	9195	Willowbrook	L26/26R
38-39	MJ5454-5455	Daimler CP6	9252-53	Willowbrook	L26/26R

Withdrawn 1940 (22, 29), 1946 (37), 1948 (21), 1949 (38-39).

1935

20	MJ6126	Daimler COG5	8162	Willowbrook	B32R
41-44	MJ6492-6495	Daimler COG5	9265-68	Willowbrook	L26/26R
45	MJ8924	Daimler COG5	8173	Willowbrook	B39R

Withdrawn 1946 (43-44), 1950 (41-42, 45), 1951 (20).

1936

46	MJ9057	Daimler COG5	8198	Willowbrook	B39R
47	MJ9682	Daimler COG5	8223	Willowbrook	B39R
48	MJ9681	Daimler COG5	8224	Willowbrook	B39R
49	ANM257	Daimler COG5	8225	Willowbrook	B39R
50-51	ANM573-574	Daimler COG5	9719-20	Willowbrook	L26/26R
52-53	ANM833-834	Daimler COG5	9717-18	Willowbrook	L26/26R

Withdrawn 1949 (50), 1950 (47-48, 52), 1951 (46, 49), 1954 (51, 53).

1937

54-56	ATM969-971	Daimler COG5	8299-301	Willowbrook	B39R
57	AMJ802	Daimler COG5	9958	Willowbrook	L26/26R
58	AMJ801	Daimler COG5	9956	Willowbrook	L26/26R
59	AMJ816	Daimler COG5	9957	Willowbrook	L26/26R
60	BBM245	Bedford WTB	111230	Duple	B26F
61-64	BNM179-182	Daimler COG5	9954-55/59-60	Willowbrook	L26/26R
65	BTM119	Daimler COG5	10307	Willowbrook	L26/26R

Withdrawn 1948 (60), 1950 (57, 59, 65), 1951 (54-56), 1952 (63), 1953 (58, 61-62, 64).

1938

24-25	BTM898-899	Daimler COG5	8354-55	Willowbrook	B39R
27	BTM900	Daimler COG5	8353	Willowbrook	B39R
66	BTM642	Daimler COG5	10308	Willowbrook	L26/26R
67-70	CNM42-45	Daimler COG5	10336-39	Willowbrook	L26/26R

Withdrawn 1950 (67, 69), 1951 (24-25), 1952 (27, 68), 1953 (66), 1954 (70).

1942

71-74	DNM881-884	Leyland TD7	307890-91/ 88/92	Brush	L27/28R
75	DTM30	Bristol K5G	57077	Duple	L27/28R

Withdrawn 1954 (71-73), 1957 (74-75).

1943

76-79	DTM476-479	Guy Arab I	FD25842/35/ 51/916	Brush	L27/28R
80-83	DTM480-483	Daimler CWG5	11338/60-61/ 84	Brush	L27/28R

Withdrawn 1953 (76-79, 82), 1956 (80-81), 1957 (83).

1944

84-85

DMJ84-85

Bristol K6A

W1044-45

Park Royal

H30/26R

Withdrawn 1956 (84-85).

1945

86-87

DMJ86-87

Bristol K6A

W1046/54

Park Royal

H30/26R

No. 86 re-seated to H30/28R at a later date.
Withdrawn 1956 (86-87).

1946

88-91	EBM88-91	Bristol K6A	W3158-61	Weymann	H30/26R
92-94	EBM92-94	Crossley DD42/3T	93839/42/50	Crossley	H30/26R

Withdrawn 1960 (88-91), 1963 (92-94).

1947

95-99	EBM95-99	Crossley DD42/3T	93852/68/ 51/87/85	Crossley	H30/26R
109-111	FNM109-111	Crossley DD42/5	94029/23/39	Crossley	L27/26R

Withdrawn 1963 (95-99, 109-111).

1948

100-107	FNM100-107	Crossley DD42/5T	94138/46/44/ 73/70/72/74/ 71	Crossley	L27/26R
112-117	FNM112-117	Leyland PD2/1	481248/47/ 037/250/49/46	Leyland	L27/26R
118-123	FNM118-123	Leyland PD2/1	481070/245/ 069/75/244/ 068	Leyland	L27/26R

Withdrawn 1965 (100-103, 105), 1966 (104, 106-107, 112-115, 117, 122-123), 1967 (116, 118-121).

1949

108

FNM108

Crossley DD42/5T

94175

Crossley

L27/26R

Withdrawn 1966.

1953

124-128	LBM124-128	Leyland PD2/10	530202/01/03/ 323/22	Leyland	L27/28R
129-133	MNM129-133	Leyland PD2/10	532078-79/81/ 1795/94	Leyland	L27/28R

Withdrawn 1967 (124-128), 1968 (129, 131), 1969 (130, 132-133).

1954

134-138

MNM134-138

Leyland PD2/10

540308-09/
411/520/489

Leyland

L27/28R

Withdrawn 1968 (136, 138), 1969 (134-135, 137).

1956

139-143	RNM139-143	Leyland PD2/22	560646-50	MCCW	L27/28R
144-147	RMJ144-147	Leyland PD2/22	561346-49	MCCW	L27/28R

Nos. 140, 143-147 to United Counties Omnibus Company (UCOC) 1/70 (re-numbered 800/803-807, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).
Withdrawn 1969 (139, 141-142).

1957

148-152

UNM148-152

Leyland PD2/31

572372-76

MCCW

L27/28R

Nos. 148-152 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 808-812, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1959

153-157

WTM153-157

Leyland PD2/30

583670-72/
91-92

Weymann

L27/28R

Nos. 153-157 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 813-817, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1960

158-162	158-162ANM	Leyland PD2/30	600674/99/ 873-75	East Lancs	L27/28R
163-164	163-164ANM	Dennis Loline II	101-02YF5	East Lancs	H35/28F

Nos. 158-164 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 818-824, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1961

89	JEV419	Bristol K5G	55058	ECW	L27/28R
90	JEV426	Bristol K5G	55081	ECW	L27/28R
91	JEV416	Bristol K5G	55055	ECW	L27/28R

Nos. 89-91 ex-United Counties OC (Nos. 680, 687, 677 respectively, all new 1940).
Withdrawn 1965 (89-91).

1963

165-170	165-170EMJ	Albion LR7	62106J/7F/ 7H/8F/8H/8J	East Lancs	H35/30F
171-174	171-174HTM	Albion LR7	62109L/10A/ 09K/14D	East Lancs	H35/30F
175-180	175-180HTM	Albion LR7	62114E/14F/ 14H/14J/14K/ 14L	Neepsend	H35/30F

Nos. 165-180 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 825-840, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1965

181-186

FXD181-86C

Dennis Loline III

1164-69
L3AF3C1

Neepsend

H39/30F

Nos. 181-186 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 841-846, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1967

101-105	MXD101-05E	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 107-111	ECW	B48D
106-110	NXE106-10E	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 224-25/231-33	ECW	B48D

Nos. 101-110 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 361-370, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1968

111-112	PXE111-12F	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 347-48	ECW	B48D
113-120	PXE113-20G	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 351-55/70-75	ECW	B48D
121-130	UXD121-30G	Bristol RELL6L	[RELL-3-] 605-08/16-21	ECW	B48D

Nos. 113-120 delivered with registration numbers PXE113-120F but were re-registered as shown.
Nos. 127-130 never entered service with Luton Corporation because of industrial dispute.
Nos. 111-130 to UCOC 1/70 (re-numbered 371-390, but retained Luton CT fleet numbers until repainted).

1969

131-135

XXE131-35H

Bristol LHS6P

LHS115-19

ECW

B37F

Nos. 131-135 never operated in service by Luton Corporation.
Nos. 131-135 to UCOC 1/70 (transferred to Eastern Counties OC as nos. LHS595-99 [re-registered WNG101-105H] in 2/70).

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