Silver Star Motor Services: Bus Fleet List 1923-1963

Silver Star Motor Services Ltd.

Bus Fleet List
1923-1963

Fleet No.

Reg. No.

Chassis

Chassis No.

Body

Seating

1923

HR9447

Ford T

Pitt

Ch14

Withdrawn by 1927 (HR9447).

1924

-	B9396	Crossley	?	?	B??
-	BY6412	Crossley	?	Pitt	Ch??

Withdrawn unknown (B9396, BY6412).

1926

MR8049

Albion Viking

London Lorries

C28D

Withdrawn by 1931 (MR8049).

1927

-	ML1862	Albion Viking	?	?	Ch28
-	X2500	Rolls Royce	?	Wray	C20D

X2500 was converted to six-wheel by Silver Star.
Withdrawn by 1931 (ML1862).

1928

XY8727

Rolls Royce

Wray

C20D

XY8727 was converted to six-wheel by Silver Star.
Withdrawn unknown (XY8727).

1929

-	MW4774	Leyland TS?	?	?	B32R
-	MW5885	Leyland	?	?	B32?

Withdrawn unknown (MW4774, MW5885).

1931

-	MW8981	AEC Regal	?	?	B32R
-	MW8982	Leyland TS1	?	?	B32?

MW8981 became No. 13 in 1938.
MW8982 became No. 9 in 1938; re-bodied by Duple in 1939.
Withdrawn unknown (MW8981, MW8982).

1934

WV5823

Leyland LT5A

Burlingham

C??R

Withdrawn unknown (WV5823).

1935

TR2460

Leyland Lioness LSC1

45146

Southampton CT

B26F

TR2460 ex-Southampton Corporation (No. 14, new 1926).
Withdrawn 1938 (TR2460).

1936

AAM756

Leyland TS7

Burlingham

C??F

AAM756 requisitioned by War Department in 1939; returned and numbered 23 in 1945; rebuilt to FC33F by Heaver in 1952.
Withdrawn 1960 (AAM756).

1938

TR5945

Leyland PLSC3

47604

Leyland

B35F

No. 10 ex-Hants & Dorset (No. 36, new 1928); later converted for use as a lorry (probably from c. 1945) until at lest 1952.
Withdrawn c.1945 (10).

1939

14	HD4158	Leyland TD1	71389	Leyland	L51R
15	HD4155	Leyland TD1	71386	Leyland	L51R
16	HD4153	Leyland TD1	71384	Leyland	L51R
17	HD4157	Leyland TD1	71388	Leyland	L51R
18	HD4156	Leyland TD1	71387	Leyland	L51R
20	HD4154	Leyland TD1	71385	Leyland	L51R

Nos. 14-18, 20 ex-Yorkshire Woollen District (Nos. 174, 171, 169, 173, 172, 170 respectively, new 1931).
Nos. 15-16 re-bodied by Strachan to L53R in 1949.
Withdrawn 1949-50 (14, 17, 18, 20), 1957 (15), 1958 (16).

1940

12	UF5076	Tilling-Stevens B10A2	6523	Harrington	B31R
19	UF4659	Tilling-Stevens B10A2	6414	Short	B31R

Nos. 12, 19 ex-Wilts & Dorset MS (Nos. 14 and 6 respectively, new 1929 to Southdown MS, Nos. 676 and 659 respectively).
Withdrawn by 1949 (19), 1952 (12 [after use as staff canteen from c.1949]).

1945

BMX331

Leyland TS7

6170

Duple

C33F

No. 21 ex-Beach, Staines, (new 1935); rebuilt by Heaver to FC33F in 1953.
Withdrawn 1960 (21).

1947

22	EAM776	Leyland PD1	462511	Leyland	L27/26R
24	EMW703	Leyland PS1/1	461186	Duple	C33F

Withdrawn 1962 (22), unknown (24).

1949

17	ABN622	Leyland TD5c	301740	Massey	H28/26R
19	COX966	Leyland TD4c	12622	Leyland	H28/24R
25	COX968	Leyland TD4c	12624	Leyland	H28/24R

No. 17 ex-Bolton Corporation (No. 174, new 1939), although withdrawn from passenger service in 1956 this vehicle was re-numbered 47 and converted for route survey/tree-cutting duties and was still in use at least until 10/62.
Nos. 19, 25 ex-Birmingham Corporation (Nos. 966, 968 respectively, new 1937). Later re-seated to H55R.
Withdrawn 1956 (17), 1959 (19, 25).

1951

GWV360

Leyland PD2/1

504785

Leyland

H30/26R

Platform doors were fitted in 1954.
No. 18 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.

1953

13	HWV793	Leyland PSU1/15	521660	Leyland	C41C
14	JMR736	Leyland PSU1/15	530365	Leyland	C41C

No. 13 re-bodied to C41C by Harrington in 1956 after accident and re-numbered 28.
No. 14 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.
No. 13[28] to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, re-numbered 904.

1955

11-12	KMW643-644	Leyland PSUC1/2	542917-18	Harrington	C41C
20	LMW483	Leyland PSUC1/2	545133	Burlingham	C41C

Nos. 11-12, 20 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.

1956

10	MMR552	Leyland PSUC1/2	552502	Harrington	C41C
17	GKL763	Leyland TD7	305816	Weymann	H28/26RD
26	MMR553	Leyland PSUC1/2	553503	Harrington	C41C
27	NMW340	Commer Contender IV	T48B6026	Harrington	C41C

No. 17 ex-Maidstone & District (No. DH5, new 1940); fitted with platform doors before entering service.
Nos. 10, 26-27 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.
Withdrawn 1959 (17).

1957

29-30	OHR280-281	Leyland PSU1/2	565741/43	Harrington	C41C
31	PHR829	Leyland PSUC1/2	576210	Harrington	DP41F

Nos. 29-30 rebuilt to C41F by Locomotors of Andover in 1962.
Nos. 29-31 to Wilts & Dorset MS 6/63, re-numbered 905-906, 901 respectively.

1958

32	PMW386	Leyland PSUC1/2	577035	Harrington	DP41F
33	RAM620	Leyland PSUC1/2	577446	Harrington	DP41F
34	SAM47	Leyland PSUC1/2	585592	Harrington	C41F

Nos. 32-34 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, re-numbered 902-903, 907 respectively.

1959

35	TMW853	Leyland PDR1/1	590502	Weymann	L39/34F
36	KGU263	Leyland 7RT	493260	Park Royal	H30/26R
37	VAM944	Leyland PDR1/1	592958	Weymann	L39/34F

No. 36 ex-London Transport (No. RTL305, new 1949).
No. 35-37 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.

1960

38	WAM441	Leyland L1	600863	Harrington	C41F
39	WWV564	Leyland L1	601835	Harrington	C41F

Nos. 38-39 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, re-numbered 908-909 respectively.

1961

40	XMW706	Leyland PDR1/1	610237	Weymann	CL33/28F
41	367BAA	Trojan	1509849	Trojan	C13F

Nos. 40-41 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.

1962

1013MW

Leyland PDR1/1

612176

Weymann

L39/34F

No. 42 to Wilts & Dorset 6/63, but not operated.

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