Corporation Transport 1900-1969 CONTENTS

Bolton Corporation Transport - Fleet History 1900-1969.….….…….….…….….…. Page 3

Bolton Corporation Transport - Tram Fleet List 1900-1947.…….….….….….……. Page 12

Bolton Corporation Transport - Bus Fleet List 1904-1969.….….….…………………. Page 21

Cover Illustration: No. 167 (UBN902) was a 1962 Leyland PD3A/2 with East Lancs full-front 73-seat bodywork. (John Huddlestone).

First Published 2019 by the Local Transport History Library.

With thanks to John Huddlestone, Mike Beamish, John Kaye and Geoff Lumb for illustrations.

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2 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

Horse buses ran in Bolton from around 1870 until 1880, when the Corporation, along with the neighbouring Councils of Astley Bridge, Farnworth and Kearsley, using powers obtained in 1878, began the construction of just over 14 miles of horse tramways. It was leased to Messrs. E. Holden and Company, who operated the tramway using three-horse double-deck and two-horse single-deck cars, commencing 1 September 1880. The original routes were from Bolton to Moses Gate, to Halliwell, and to Dunscar Bridge via Astley Bridge. By 1898 further additions to the tramway system had been made and the total track length had increased to over 31 miles. Although in 1888, Bolton, along with Astley Bridge and Farnworth Corporations, obtained powers to operate the tramways mechanically, they were never taken up. In 1897, however, when Holden's lease of the tramway was approaching its end, the Corporation sought and obtained powers to operate the system, extending it into the adjacent boroughs and Horwich. In 1899 Bolton took over Holden's stock and acquired the remainder of the lease, which had until 1903 to run; the deal included 48 cars and 350 horses. The Corporation immediately set to work re-laying and electrifying the system and the first routes, to , Toothill Bridge and Tonge Moor, were opened on December 9th, before the Corporation officially took over on 1st January 1900. The following day, 2nd January 1900, the horse tram disappeared; the routes to Halliwell, Dunscar, Moses Gate, Daubhill, Deane, Lostock and were all opened for electric traction. Cars were on order, but not all were delivered and a skeleton service was maintained. Nos. 1-40 were ERTCW open-toppers built in 1899,

3 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969 with similar cars 41-49, built in 1900, of which No.49 was a bogie car. Development continued at an equal pace, the Moses Gate route was extended to Farnworth (Black Horse), the Lostock route to Horwich and the Deane route to Hulton Lane, all of which were opened on 13th April 1900. On the 19th May, the Lee Lane section in Horwich was opened and during the same year the car shops and stables at Shifnall Street were demolished and a new car shed and works erected. It is of interest to note that Bolton used route letters, shown in white on a large black board (roller blinds were introduced around 1912) at each end of the top deck, from the start of operations; in general the letter being the initial of the outer terminus, and this is certainly the first instance of a route identification system in the north west. During 1901-03 further trams arrived; Brush bogie open-top cars Nos. 50-59 were followed by Nos. 60-81 ERTCW open-top bogie cars and in 1903 covered cars Nos. 82-86 again from ERTCW. Bolton was, without doubt, the first motor bus operator in the area, and was well to the fore in many later experiments. The first vehicle used was so early as to be unregistered. It was a Stirling steam omnibus and was used on a new route to Darcy Lever from Brownlow Fold on the 5th to 20th September 1904. In 1907, a Darracq- Serpollet steam bus was purchased and used again on the Darcy Lever-Brownlow Fold route but was not successful and was subsequently replaced in 1908 by a Commer and a Straker petrol-electric, hired from a dealer for a year. The Straker-Squire was unfortunately burnt out early in 1908 but the Commer was purchased and ran the route until the trams reached Brownlow Fold in 1911.

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Meanwhile, further tramway extensions had been constructed; the Deane route was extended to Chip Hill Road on 21st December 1900. The Moses Gate to Black Horse route had been operated by Bolton Corporation on tracks owned by Farnworth UDC, who had extended it to the boundary with Kearsley, who themselves extended the line further to the Clifton boundary. In 1902 Farnworth leased the Kearsley line for 25 years, built a depot (in Albert Road), purchased eight open-top bogie trams with Milnes bodies and took over the section of the route previously operated by Bolton, who ceased to run beyond Moses Gate. 1st April 1906 saw Farnworth UDC leasing its tracks, depot and rolling stock to the South Lancashire Tramways Company. On the 19th July, the Daubhill service was extended to Four Lane Ends. The Toothill Bridge tracks were extended to on the 18th March 1905 and joined the Bury system on 20th May 1907, when through running commenced. In December of that year the first section of track was abandoned, the Lee Lane stretch at Horwich. In 1906 ten more Brush bogie cars were purchased (Nos. 87-96), and in the period 1910-1912 cars 97-103 (top covered bogie cars), Nos. 104-106 (single-deck combination cars) and 107-112 (top-covered bogie cars) were purchased from the United Electric Car Co. of Preston (formerly ERTCW). On the 14th June 1909 an agreement was reached with South Lancashire Tramways and through running on the Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Clifton, and the Bolton - Four Lane ends - Atherton - Leigh - Lowton services commenced. In the same year, Bridgeman Street depot was opened.

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The Darcy Lever tramway was opened on 6th May 1910 and the Brownlow Fold section one year later - on 4th May 1911. In the same year, Carlton Street Overhaul Workshops were commenced. Thereafter little change occurred until after the Great War, except for a short extension of the Moses Gate route to Station Square. More cars were added to the fleet in 1919 when English Electric (formerly UEC) of Preston supplied top-covered cars Nos. 113-120 with ten more of similar design, Nos. 121-130 in 1923 and eight 1906 Brush four-wheel cars, Nos. 131-138 purchased second hand from the Sunderland District Electric Tramway Company. By this date all cars were top-covered. In 1923 two tramway extensions were built; the Chorley Old Road service was extended from Doffcocker to Montserrat on 8th June and on 26th October the Swan Lane extension was opened. Parliamentary powers to operate omnibuses had been granted in 1922 and in 1923 five single-deck Leyland C7's were put into service on a new route to Lowther Street, and further services followed fairly quickly. A short route from Tudor Avenue to Bury New Road commenced on 14th July, extended to Ainsworth Lane on 1st January 1924. On 11th April 1924 a tramway extension was opened, from Elgin Street to Church Road on the Brownlow Fold route, and the Deane service was extended to Westhoughton on 19th December 1924. These proved to be the final developments of the tramway network in Bolton.

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In 1926 there were further extensions to the bus network, routes to Horwich via Chorley Old Road, Belmont, Egerton, Harwood via Tonge Moor Road, Ainsworth and Little Lever via Moses Gate, were opened. Buses operated on the Darcy Lever route in tandem with the trams until their withdrawal on 11th March 1928. S.L.T. leased the Farnworth UDC tramways for a second 21-year period in 1927, but arranged for Bolton to supply all the trams working to the Black Horse, and the whole of its Walkden service. This required extra trams and Bolton purchased twelve English Electric totally-enclosed bogie cars, Nos. 139-150. 1927 also saw Bolton becoming involved in a network of express bus services, initiated on 26th May 1927 with an express service between Bolton and Salford. In September a service to Wigan via Lostock commenced, followed in 1928 by a service to Warrington. The latter service was worked by Lancashire United Transport as part of a joint Bolton-LUT agreement. On the 1st April 1928 the Horwich service was extended to Chorley (in the course of time it would be extended to Southport, in conjunction with Ribble, to bring Bolton's maroon buses into Lord Street bus station). On the 23rd July, the Salford service was extended to Hyde, through , and brought Manchester, Salford, Lancashire United Transport, Bolton and the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Board onto the joint route. Other local routes were also opened during the year and the increased bus fleet necessitated the opening of a new garage, built at Crook Street and opened in October 1929.

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In that year, besides developing new services to Barrow Bridge, New Hall Lane and Crompton Way, two more express services were started; one to Rochdale via Heywood and Bury, and the other to Manchester via Little Hulton. The former route was interesting since, to conform to Rochdale practice, a 'T' was added to the route number if the bus was to enter Rochdale via Tweedale Street. In later years, when Bury trams were replaced (in 1934) and the express route to Rochdale was split (due to World War II) a 'T' suffix was added to the Breightmet route number to signify 'through' when journeys were extended to Bury - an interesting adaptation. In 1931 Bolton concluded an agreement with Ribble which stabilised the position regarding their routes into Bolton. Up until then Bolton, like many other operators, had been working to beat the independents. With the coming of the Road Traffic Act, many chose to sell out, including Bolton's two main competitors - Freemans 'Silver Star', of Chorley, who competed on the Chorley route, and J.R. Tognarelli, of Bolton, who sold out in 1930, the same year the town's bus terminus was moved from Victoria Square to the site of what is now Moor Lane bus station. The through service operated by S.L.T. trams to Leigh was replaced by trolleybuses in December 1933, although Bolton trams still ran to the borough boundary at Four Lane Ends until March 1936, when they too were replaced by S.L.T. trolleybuses. As its contribution, Bolton agreed to pay the interest and working costs for four trolleybuses which after eight years became Bolton Corporation property (SLT Nos. 48-51 (ATE792- 795) Leyland TTB4-MV with Roe highbridge 36/28 rear entrance bodies). So the Corporation achieved the curious distinction of owning four trolleybuses, which ran on

8 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969 the route, but which carried South Lancashire Tramways legal lettering, wore SLT livery and which only came to Bolton's premises to be sold after the trolleybus system had been abandoned. The two final independents - Orr, of Little Lever, who ran twelve buses and Martin, of Bolton, who ran just a single vehicle, were taken over in 1933 and 1934 respectively. In 1934 the eight ex-Farnworth trams taken over by the S.L.T. were sold to Bolton, which numbered them 33-40 and returned them to the Farnworth route. The tram route to was replaced by buses in 1933 and the joint service to Bury on 22 January 1934. In 1936 the decision was taken to abandon all the tramways and was rapidly implemented, only to be interrupted by World War II. Route letters were changed to route numbers on conversion. In March 1937, Bridgeman Street depot was converted to accommodate buses. Four second-hand cars were purchased from Bury Corporation, three eight-wheel cars (Nos. 451-453) and one four-wheel car (No. 331), in 1943, by which time the remaining trams had had 300 added to their fleet numbers. Bomb damage and the general state of the track instigated the conversion of the Farnworth and Walkden tramways to motorbus operation in November 1944, with the plan being to abandon all tramway workings by 1947. Late in 1946, deliveries of Crossley and Leyland vehicles hastened the demise of the tramway system and the end came on the 29th March 1947 with the closure of the final section to Tonge Moor, performed by suitably decorated car 440.

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By 1952, with the Transport Department reporting a loss, it was necessary to impose a modest fare increase which, with increasing fuel and staff costs, failed to bring in the required revenue. In 1953 cuts in peak period services were implemented in order to reduce the deficit and business consultants were brought in to try to turn around the finances. No new vehicles were delivered between 1949 and 1955, but efforts to improve the service continued to be made. In 1949 a radio control system was introduced to monitor the operation of the bus fleet and, in an attempt to increase revenue, external advertisements first appeared on Bolton buses from April 1951, although there was disagreement within the Transport Committee about the content of the advertisements. In 1955, the first of fifteen Leyland PD2/13's (Nos. 51-65) with MCCW H31/27R bodywork entered service, followed in the next year by another batch (Nos. 67-84). The missing vehicle was No. 66, a 1955 Leyland PD2/12 with Bond H32/28R bodywork on Ashcroft Brothers (of Birkenhead) frames, which had been used for demonstration purposes before delivery. Also delivered in 1956 was No. 11, a Bedford SBO with Duple C41F bodywork. It was used as a private hire vehicle and for the transportation of Councillors on official visits and was withdrawn after just six years. An unusual sight that year was four ex-South Lancashire Transport trolleybuses (Nos. 48-51 [ATE792-795]), which, although purchased by SLT in 1936, had become Bolton Corporation's property in 1944. Following the replacement of the trolleybuses on the joint Bolton-Atherton route, they were returned to Bolton for disposal.

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A general decline in the numbers of passengers carried caused another increase in fares in 1957. Bolton Corporation was also experimenting with one-man operation in an effort to reduce running costs. One-man operated single-deck vehicles were seen on the Affetside and Dimple routes. The first Daimler vehicles to be delivered to Bolton were Nos. 85-105 a batch of CVG6's with bodywork split between MCCW and East Lancashire. In 1961 five AEC Regent V's were delivered, the first AEC vehicles since the AEC Q of 1933, and in 1962 the Bedford SBO coach was replaced by a Leyland Leopard with East Lancs DP41F bodywork, which could be used on one-man duties when not required for private hire. Mr R. F. Bennett had been General Manager since 1960 and was responsible for introducing many of the innovations at Bolton in the sixties, including translucent fibreglass roof panels in the PD3's, which provided the upper deck with much more light and gave the whole of the saloon a much more 'airy' feeling. He was also responsible for the striking design of the first Leyland PDR1/1's delivered in 1963. On the 1st November 1969, Bolton Corporation Transport Department, along with several neighbouring authorities, became part of the South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire Passenger Transport Authority (SELNEC), ending almost 70 years of locally controlled transport in the County Borough of Bolton.

11 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969 Tram Fleet List 1900-1947

This listing is in the format - Year into stock; Fleet No; Type; Trucks; Body; Seating.

1900 1-40; Double-deck open-top 4-wheel; Brill 21E; ERTCW; 29/22 41-48; Double-deck open-top 4-wheel; Brill 21E; ERTCW; 29/22 49; Double-deck open-top bogie; Brill 22E; ERTCW; 44/32 Nos. 1-49 fitted with balcony top-covers from 1903; some later fully-enclosed. No. 49 exhibited at the Tramway & Light Railway Exhibition 1901. Withdrawn by 1933 (33-40), by 1943 (31), by 1947 (1-30, 32, 41-49). 1901 50-59; Double-deck open-top bogie; Brill 22E; Brush; 44/32 60-81; Double-deck open-top bogie; Brill 22E; ERTCW; 44/32 Nos. 50-81 fitted with balcony top-covers from 1903; some later fully-enclosed. Withdrawn by 1947 (50-81).

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Bolton very quickly fitted top covers to their trams doing so as early as 1903. No. 9 was a 1900 ERTCW-built car, originally open top but seen here en route to Walkden sporting a top cover. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1903 82-86; Double-deck open-top 4-wheel; Brill 21E; ERTCW; 29/22 Nos. 82-86 fitted with balcony top-covers from 1903; some later fully-enclosed. Withdrawn by 1947 (82-86). 1906 87-96; Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel; Brill 21E; ERTCW; 29/22 Nos. 87-96 some later fully-enclosed. Withdrawn by 1947 (87-96). 1910-1912 97-103; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill 22E; UEC; 44/30 104-106; Single-deck combination bogie; Brill 22E; UEC; ?? 107-112; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill 22E; UEC; 44/30 Nos. 97-103, 107-112 some later fully-enclosed. Withdrawn 1928 (104-106), by 1947 (97-103, 107-112). 1921 113-120; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill 22E; English Electric; 44/30 Nos. 113-120 some later fully-enclosed. Withdrawn by 1947 (113-120).

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No. 104 was a single-deck combination bogie car built by the United Electric Car company of Preston, seen here at Darcy Lever about to depart for Bolton. It was one of only 3 single-deck cars in the Bolton fleet and all were withdrawn when buses took over in 1928. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1923 121-130; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill22E?; English Electric; 48/34 Nos. 121-130 had trucks supplied by Bolton Corporation, presumably from withdrawn bogie cars. Some later fully enclosed. Withdrawn by 1947 (121-130).

1924 131-138; Double-deck top-covered 4-wheel; Brill 21E; Brush A2; 29/22 Nos. 131-138 ex-Sunderland District Electric Tramways Co (Nos. 35-38 plus 4 unknown cars; new 1920). Withdrawn 1933 (131-138).

1927 139-150; Double-deck fully-enclosed bogie; Brill 22E; English Electric; 48/29 Withdrawn by 1947 (139-150).

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No. 121 was one of ten cars that received English Electric bodies in 1923 on bogies supplied by Bolton Corporation. It is seen here in its later guise fully enclosed. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1928 104-106; Double-deck fully-enclosed bogie; Brill 22E?; English Electric; 48/29 Nos. 104-106 bodies only supplied by English Electric - presumably fitted to bogies of original single-deck cars 104-106. Withdrawn by 1947 (104-106).

1933 33-34; Double-deck top-covered bogie; EMB Burnley; English Electric; 52/34 35-37; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill 22E; Milnes; 52/34 38; Double-deck fully enclosed; Brill 22E; English Electric; 52/34 39; Double-deck top-covered bogie; Brill 22E; Milnes; 52/34 40; Double-deck fully enclosed; Brill 22E; English Electric; 52/34 Nos. 33-40 ex-South Lancashire Transport (Nos. 44/5/7/8/50/4/5/8; Nos. 44-45 new 1927; Nos. 47-48, 50, 54-55, 58 new 1901-02 to Farnworth UDC). All had been re- seated to 52/34 by SLT. Withdrawn by 1947 (33-40).

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No. 36 was one of a number of ex-SLT cars purchased in 1933 and had been new to Farnworth UDC. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1943 331; Double-deck fully-enclosed 4-wheel; Maguire; Bury CT; 34/22 451-453; Double-deck fully-enclosed bogie; English Electric; English Electric; 48/32 Nos. 331, 451-453 ex-Bury Corporation (Nos. 21, 55, 56, 58 respectively). Withdrawn by 1947 (331, 451-453).

In 1940 the remaining tram fleet was renumbered by adding 300 to existing fleet numbers. All trams were withdrawn by 29th March 1947.

20 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969 Bus Fleet List 1904-1969

This listing is in the format - Fleet No; Reg.No; Chassis; Chassis No; Body; Seating.

1904 - ; BN140; Stirling 24hp steam bus; ? ; ? ; B12R Withdrawn 1905.

1907 - ; BN229; Darracq-Serpollet steam bus; ? ; ? ; O18/16RO Withdrawn 1907. 1908 - ; LN9397; Straker-Squire; ? ; ? ; O18/16RO - ; LN9398; Commer Cars; ? ; ? ; O18/16RO LN9397 hired from a London dealer, burnt out July 1908. LN9398 hired from a London dealer and subsequently purchased. Withdrawn 1908 (LN9397), c.1911 (LN9398).

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Bolton was an early operator of motor buses. This 1908 Straker-Squire (LN9397) was hired from a London dealer to replace earlier steam buses, but in the event was destroyed by fire after a few months. (Bolton Library and Museum Services). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1924 1-3; BN7102-7104; Leyland C7; 19770-2; ? ; B??R 4-5; BN7267-7268; Leyland C7; 19790/1; ?; B??R 6-9; BN7725-7728; Leyland SG9; 13119-22; ?; B40R Withdrawn 1929 (1-5) and 1931 (6-9). 1926 10; BN9364; Leyland LG1; 50045; Leyland; H27/24RO 11; BN9354; Leyland LG1; 50046; Leyland; H27/24RO 12-14; BN9380-9382; Leyland LG1; 50047-9; Leyland; H27/24RO 15; BN9355; Leyland PLSC1; ? ; Leyland; B29R 16-19; BN9383-9386; Leyland PLSC1; ?,45223/2/4; Leyland; B29R 20-24; BN9387-9391; Leyland PLSC1; 45247-51; Leyland; B29R Nos. 15-24 were later re-seated to B30R. Nos. 17, 19, 20, 23, 24 were rebuilt with Bolton CT B26R bodies in 1934 and renumbered 30-34. No. 34 was again renumbered to 2 in 1936. Withdrawn 1931 (10-14), 1933 (18, 22), 1934 (15, 16, 21), 1936 (17[30], 19[31], 23[33]), 1937 (24[2], 20[32]).

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No. 11 (BN9354) was a 1926 Leyland LG1 ‘Leviathan’ with Leyland 51-seat bodywork. It was withdrawn after just five years, the introduction of the Leyland ‘Titan’ making these types of vehicle obsolete overnight. (Bolton Library and Museum Services). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1927 25-29; WH201-205; Leyland PLSC3; 45832/1/3/5/4; Leyland; B34R 30-34; WH206-210; Leyland PLSP1; 50083-7; Leyland; H29/26R Withdrawn 1934 (30-34), 1937 (26-29), 1941 (25). 1928 35-36; WH631-632; Leyland PLSC3; 46244/00; Leyland; B32D 37-40; WH801-804; Leyland TD1; 70138-41; Leyland; L27/24RO 41-46; WH805-810; Leyland TD1; 70144/3/2/5-7; Leyland; L27/24RO 47-51; WH1181-85; Leyland TS2; 60080-4; Leyland; B29R Withdrawn 1934 (51), 1935 (36), 1936 (35, 37-46), 1938 (47-50). 1929 2; WH1353; AEC 426; 426137; Lewis & Crabtree ; B32F 4; WH1299; Leyland TS1; 60029; Burlingham; B26D 52-56; WH1551-55; Leyland TD1; 70320-4; Leyland; L27/24RO Nos. 2, 4 ex-J.R. Tognarelli (new 1928). No. 4 was converted to B32F before entering into service; also quoted as bodied by Harrington. Nos. 52-56 quoted by some sources as bodied by Bromilow & Edwards. Withdrawn 1931 (2), 1936 (52-56), 1938 (4).

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No. 54 (WH1553) is a preserved 1929 Leyland TD1 with Leyland lowbridge 51-seat bodywork, now owned by the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1930 3; TE8290; Leyland TS1; 60391; Massey; B35F 57-58; WH2601-02; Leyland TD1; 70876/7; Roberts; L27/24RO 59-61; WH2603-05; Leyland TD1; 71381-3; Roberts; L27/24RO No.3 ex-Freeman (Silver Star), Chorley; rebuilt to B32F before entering service with Bolton. Withdrawn 1937 (57-61), 1938 (3).

1931 5-6; WH3301-02; Leyland TD1; 72078/7; Roberts; L24/24R 7-14; WH3303-10; Leyland TD1; 72079-86; Leyland; L24/24R Withdrawn 1938 (5-14).

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No. 6 (WH3302) of 1931 was a Leyland TD1 with Roberts (of Wakefield) 48-seat lowbridge bodywork. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1933 2; WH4850; AEC Q; 761003; MCCW; H32/28F 62-71; WH4211-20; Leyland TD2; 1642-51; Bromilow & Edwards; L24/24R 72-74; WH4901-03; Leyland TD3; 3028/30/29; Bromilow & Edwards; H28/24R 75-76; WH4904-05; Leyland TD3; 3246/7; Bromilow & Edwards; H28/24R 77-78; WH4906-07; Leyland TD3; 3026/7; Weymann; H28/24R 79-81; WH4908-10; Leyland TD1; 3249/8/50; English Electric; H28/24R No. 2 retained its fleet number until withdrawn, despite there being a new number 2 in 1938. Nos. 72, 76, 80, 81 re-bodied to H30/26R by Northern Counties in 1946. Withdrawn 1939 (2), 1940 (62), 1944 (63, 64, 66, 69), 1945 (65, 67, 70), 1946 (73, 74), 1947 (68, 71, 79-81), 1948 (72, 75-78)

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No. 2 (WH4850) was a solitary AEC Q with MCCW 60-seat front entrance bodywork dating from 1933. It did not remain in the fleet long and was withdrawn in 1939. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1934 82-86; WH5401-05; Leyland TD3; 4305-9; Bromilow & Edwards; H28/24R 87-91; WH5501-05; Leyland TD3; 4310-4; Bromilow & Edwards; H27/24R 92-96; WH5801-05; Leyland TS6; 5086/790/88/9; Burlingham; B30R Nos. 83-85, 87-89 re-bodied by Northern Counties to H30/26R in 1945 (83, 85) or 1946. No. 91 re-bodied by East Lancs to H30/26R in 1945. No. 96 received the Massey B32R body from No. 3 (ABN403) in 1949. Withdrawn 1947 (82, 83, 86), 1948 (84, 85, 87-91), 1950 (92-95), 1953 (96). 1935 97-99; WH6851-53; Leyland TS7; 7869-71; Massey; B30R 100-102; WH6854-56; Leyland TS7; 7872-4; Leyland; B30R Nos. 97-99 were re-bodied in 1944 by Northern Counties to H30/26R and re-numbered 243-245. Withdrawn 1948 (100), 1951 (97-99[243-245]), 1954 (102), 1956 (101).

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1936 15-18; WH6857-60; Leyland TD4; 7756/65/58/9; Roberts; L26/26R 19-24; WH6861-66; Leyland TD4; 7760-4/57; Roberts; L26/26R 25-29; WH7801-05; Leyland TD4; 10621-5; Leyland; L26/26R 30-44 WH7806-20; Leyland TD4; 10606-20; Massey; L26/26R Nos. 15, 17-19, 23-24, 32-33, 37 re-bodied by Northern Counties to H30/26R in 1945 or 1946 (23, 24, 32, 37). Nos. 31, 34-35, 38, 43-44 re-bodied by East Lancs to H30/26R in 1945. No. 26 received the Massey H30/26R body from No. 226 in 1948. Withdrawn 1948 (15-23, 25-32, 34-6, 39-42), 1949 (37, 38), 1950 (24, 33, 43, 44).

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1937 103-117; WH9201-15; Leyland TD5; 14460-74; Leyland; H28/26R 118-127; WH9216-25; Leyland TD5; 14440-9; Massey; H28/26R 128-132; WH9501-05; Leyland TD5; 15322-6; Massey; H28/26R 133-142; WH9506-15; Leyland TD5; 15159-68; Leyland; H28/26R Nos. 121, 124, 129 and 131 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from Nos. 18, 80, 83 and 81 respectively in 1948 and 1949 (124, 131). No. 131 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from No. 243 in 1953. No. 140 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from No. 149 in 1953. Withdrawn 1948 (118-20, 22, 23, 25-28, 30, 32), 1953 (104-106, 108, 110, 116, 135, 137, 142), 1954 (107, 111, 117, 121, 124), 1955 (129), 1956 (113, 115, 131, 139), 1957 (103, 109, 112, 114, 133, 134, 136, 138, 140, 141).

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No. 141 (WH9514) was a 1937 Leyland TD5 with Leyland 54-seat bodywork that remained in the fleet for 20 years before being withdrawn in 1957. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1938 1-2; ABN401-02; Leyland TS8; 300990/1; Park Royal; DP32R 3-4; ABN403-04; Leyland TS8; 300992/3; Massey; B32R 143-152; ABN405-14; Leyland TD5; 300994-1003; East Lancs; H28/26R No. 3 received the Burlingham B30R body from No. 96 on withdrawal in 1949. Nos. 147-149 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from Nos. 88, 85, 87 respectively in 1949. The Northern Counties body from 149 was subsequently transferred to No. 140 in 1953. Withdrawn 1948 (143-146, 151, 152), 1949 (3), 1951 (150), 1953 (149), 1957 (1, 2, 4, 147, 148). 1939 153-192; ABN601-640; Leyland TD5; 301719-758; Massey; H28/26R Nos. 166, 190-191 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from Nos. 15, 32-33 respectively in 1949 (166) and 1950. Withdrawn 1948 (153-65, 167, 171, 172, 175, 176, 179-85, 188, 189, 192), 1949 (168-70, 173, 174, 177, 178, 186), 1954 (187), 1955 (166), 1957 (190, 191).

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1940 193-199; AWH931-37; Leyland TD5; 303205-211; Massey; H30/26R 209-210; AWH947-48; Leyland TD5; 303221-222; Massey; H30/26R 212; AWH950; Leyland TD5; 303224; Massey; H30/26R 216-217; AWH954-55; Leyland TD5; 303228-229; Massey; H30/26R 224; BBN182; Leyland TD5; 303236; Massey; H30/26R 227; BBN185; Leyland TD5; 303239; Massey; H30/26R 236; BBN194; Leyland TD5; 303248; Massey; H30/26R 239; BBN197; Leyland TD5; 303251; Massey; H30/26R 241; BBN199; Leyland TD5; 303253; Massey; H30/26R No. 194 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from Nos. 37 in 1950. Nos. 195, 216 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from 244[98], 194 respectively in 1953. Nos. 196, 198 received the East Lancs H30/26R bodies from Nos. 38, 44 respectively in 1950. Nos. 210, 212 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from Nos. 23, 76 respectively in 1949. Nos. 216-217, 227 were rebuilt in 1947 by Bankfield Engineering. Withdrawn 1948 (224, 236), 1953 (194, 227), 1954 (197), 1955 (193, 199, 209, 239, 241), 1957 (195, 210, 212, 216, 217), 1959 (196, 198).

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1941 200-208; AWH938-946; Leyland TD5; 303212-220; Massey; H30/26R 213; AWH951; Leyland TD5; 303225; Massey; H30/26R 218-223; BBN176-81; Leyland TD5; 303330-35; Massey; H30/26R 225-226; BBN183-84; Leyland TD5; 303337-38; Massey; H30/26R 228-235; BBN186-93; Leyland TD5; 303340-47; Massey; H30/26R 237-238; BBN195-96; Leyland TD5; 303349-50; Massey; H30/26R 240; BBN198; Leyland TD5; 303352; Massey; H30/26R 242; BBN200; Leyland TD5; 303354; Massey; H30/26R Nos. 200, 203 received the Northern Counties H30/26R bodies from Nos. 84, 24 respectively in 1950. Nos. 201, 202, 206 received the East Lancs H30/26R bodies from Nos. 31, 34, 43 respectively in 1950. No. 204 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from 245[99] in 1953. No. 205 received the East Lancs H30/26R body from No. 91 in 1949. No. 207 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from No. 19 in 1949. Nos. 218, 225, 228-230, 232-234, 240, 242 were rebuilt in 1947 by Bankfield Engineering. No. 226 received the Leyland L26/26R body from No. 26 in 1948. Withdrawn 1948 (219-221, 223, 231, 235, 237, 238), 1953 (218, 225, 226, 228), 1954 (222, 229), 1955 (207, 234, 240), 1957 (200, 202, 203, 205, 208, 230, 232, 233), 1958 (204, 213, 242), 1959 (201, 206).

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No. 223 (BBN181) was a 1941 Leyland TD5 with Massey 56-seat bodywork. It had been withdrawn by 1948. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1942 211; AWH949; Leyland TD5; 303223; Massey; H30/26R 214-215; AWH952-53; Leyland TD5; 303226-27; Massey H30/26R No. 211 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from No. 89 in 1949. No. 214 received the Northern Counties H30/26R body from No. 17 in 1948. No. 215 received the East Lancs H30/26R body from No. 35 in 1950. Withdrawn 1957 (211, 214) 1959 (215).

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No. 215 (AHW953) was a 1945 Leyland TD5 originally with Massey 56-seat utility bodywork, but was later re-bodied with the 1945 East Lancs body from No. 35 (of 1936) in 1950 as seen here. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1946 246-250; BWH60-64; Crossley DD42/3; 93205/02/13/36/12; Cravens; H30/26R 251-255; BWH65-69; Crossley DD42/3; 93240/50/33/8/11; Cravens; H30/26R 256-259; BWH70-73; Crossley DD42/3; 93234/301/255/08; Cravens; H30/26R 260-264; BWH74-78; Crossley DD42/3; 93303/08/279/54/51; Cravens; H30/26R 265-270; BWH79-84; Crossley DD42/3; 93235/31/17/21/20/07; Cravens; H30/26R 271-275; BWH85-89; Crossley DD42/3; 93210/06/03/94/99; Cravens; H30/26R 276-280; BWH90-94; Crossley DD42/3; 93237/68/97/306/256; Cravens; H30/26R 281-285; BWH95-99; Crossley DD42/3; 932232/57/49/98/85; Cravens; H30/26R 286-289; BWH100-03; Crossley DD42/3; 93399/265/323/283; Cravens; H30/26R 290-293; BWH104-07; Crossley DD42/3; 93304/284/41/82; Cravens; H30/26R

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1946 (continued) 294-297; BWH108-11; Crossley DD42/3; 93309/10/288/325; Cravens; H30/26R 298-300; BWH112-14; Crossley DD42/3; 93286/315/31; Cravens; H30/26R 301-304; BWH115-18; Crossley DD42/3; 93326/13/204/835; Cravens; H30/26R 305-308; BWH119-22; Crossley DD42/3; 93879/91/71/77; Cravens; H30/26R 309-312; BWH123-26; Crossley DD42/3; 93302/05/40/895; Cravens; H30/26R 313-315; BWH127-29; Crossley DD42/3; 93322/7/802; Crossley; H30/26R 316-320; BWH130-34; Crossley DD42/3; 93349/42/44/43/45; Crossley; H30/26R Withdrawn 1959 (246, 247, 252, 260, 263, 270, 273, 276, 282, 284, 286, 287, 290, 293, 295, 307, 313, 35), 1960 (248, 255, 261, 274, 275, 279, 280, 294, 296, 299, 300, 303, 309, 310, 314, 316, 319, 320), 1961 (249-51, 253, 254, 258, 262, 264, 266-68, 271, 272, 277, 278, 281, 283, 285, 288, 289, 291, 292, 298, 301, 302, 305, 306, 308, 311, 312, 317, 318), 1962 (256, 257, 259, 265, 269, 297, 304).

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No. 272 (BWH86) was a Cravens 56-seat bodied Crossley DD42/3 dating from 1946. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1947 321-324; BWH822-825; Leyland PD1/2; 461595/56/0950/1027; Northern Counties; H30/26R 325-329; BWH826-830; Leyland PD1/2; 461532/33/70/34/58; Northern Counties; H30/26R 330-332; BWH831-833; Leyland PD1/2; 460993/71/1571; Northern Counties; H30/26R 333-335; BWH834-836; Leyland PD1/2; 460949/94/1557; Northern Counties; H30/26R 336-339; CBN101-104; Leyland PD1/2; 462919/1640/20/12; Crossley; H30/26R 340-341; CBN105-106; Leyland PD1/2; 470119, 463026; Crossley; H30/26R 342-345; CBN107-110; Leyland PD1/2; 470422/010/423/112; Crossley; H30/26R 346-350; CBN111-115; Leyland PD1/2; 470522/23/21/432/173; Crossley; H30/26R Withdrawn 1962 (331, 333, 344, 348-50), 1963 (321-23, 325-30, 334-43, 345-47), 1964 (324, 332).

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No. 329 (BWH830) was a 1947 Leyland PD1/2 ‘Titan’ with Northern Counties 56-seat bodywork. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1948 351-356; CWH701-706; Leyland PD2/4; 481602/03/27/28/83/84; Leyland; H30/26R 357-360; CWH707-710; Leyland PD2/4; 481784/83/2765/1818; Leyland; H30/26R 361-365; CWH711-715; Leyland PD2/4; 482764/901/00/02/03; Leyland; H30/26R 366-369; CWH716-719; Leyland PD2/4; 483087/231/2959/58; Leyland; H30/26R 370-373; CWH720-723; Leyland PD2/4; 483086/2957/60/3328; Leyland; H30/26R 374-377; CWH724-727; Leyland PD2/4; 483232/329/986/416; Leyland; H30/26R 378-380; CWH728-730; Leyland PD2/4; 483415/985/1817; Leyland; H30/26R 381-385; CWH731-735; Leyland PD2/4; 483327/988/91/89/90; Leyland; H30/26R 386-389; CWH736-739; Leyland PD2/4; 484542/41/3993/92; Leyland; H30/26R

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1948 (continued) 390-393; CWH740-743; Leyland PD2/4; 484543/3987/4548/46; Leyland; H30/26R 394-397; CWH744-747; Leyland PD2/4; 484545/50/47/49; Leyland; H30/26R 398-400; CWH748-750; Leyland PD2/4; 484626/97/544; Leyland; H30/26R Nos. 351-400 re-seated to H32/26R in 1955 or 1956. Nos. 353, 357 to South East Lancashire & North East Cheshire PTE (SELNEC PTE) 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6853, 6857 respectively). Withdrawn 1963 (365-67, 373), 1964 (368-72, 374, 375, 378, 380, 381), 1965 (376, 377, 379, 382-88, 391, 394, 395, 399), 1966 (389, 392, 393, 396), 1968 (352, 358, 360, 362, 363, 400), 1969 (351, 354-56, 359, 361, 364, 390, 397, 398).

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No. 387 (CWH737), a 1948 Leyland PD2/4 with Leyland’s own 56-seat bodywork. (Mike Beamish) Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1949 5-8; DBN975-978; Crossley SD42/7; 98141/43/42/40; Crossley; B32R 401-405; DBN304-308; Leyland PD2/4; 484696/98/99/900/777; Leyland; H30/26R 406-409; DBN309-312; Leyland PD2/4; 484899/901/778/625; Leyland; H30/26R 410-414; DBN313-317; Leyland PD2/4; 484776/976/79/77/628; Leyland; H30/26R 415-417; DBN318-320; Leyland PD2/4; 484629/5721/4980; Leyland; H30/26R 418-420; DBN321-323; Leyland PD2/4; 484978/627/5343; Leyland; H30/26R 421-424; DBN324-327; Leyland PD2/4; 485108/4630/982/81; Leyland; H30/26R 425-429; DBN328-332; Leyland PD2/4; 485724/150/717/19/18; Leyland; H30/26R 430-434; DBN333-337; Leyland PD2/4; 485345/44/720/23/806; Leyland; H30/26R 435-439; DBN338-342; Leyland PD2/4; 485722/809/04/05/03; Leyland; H30/26R

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1949 (continued) 440-442; DBN343-345; Leyland PD2/4; 490601/485/808/07; Leyland; H30/26R 443-444; DBN346-347; Leyland PD2/4; 490604/485802; Leyland; H30/26R 445-450; DBN348-353; Leyland PD2/4; 490606/05/02/07/03/08; Leyland; H30/26R Nos. 401-450 re-seated to H32/26R in 1955 or 1956. Nos. 6, 7 converted to B32F in 1954 and 1955 respectively. No. 443 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6943). Withdrawn 1962 (8), 1964 (5-7), 1965 (402-06, 408, 411, 414-16, 426-28, 434, 437, 438), 1966 (409, 412, 417, 418, 430, 440, 442, 445, 446, 448-50), 1967 (407, 413, 420, 421, 424, 425, 432, 433, 436, 447), 1968 (401, 410, 419, 423, 429, 431, 435, 439, 441, 444), 1969 (422).

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No. 447 (DBN350), a Leyland PD2/4 with Leyland 56-seat bodywork, it was later re-seated to 58-seat and withdrawn in 1967. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

Three of the four 1949 Crossley SD42/7 single-deckers, headed by No. 6 (DBN976). Originally with rear-entrance, Nos. 6 and 7 were converted to forward entrance for one-man operation whilst Nos. 5 and 8 remained rear-entrance until withdrawal. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1955 9; GWH516; Leyland PSU1/14; 541369; East Lancs; B43F 51-54; GWH501-504; Leyland PD2/13; 541978-81; MCW; H31/27R 55-58; GWH505-508; Leyland PD2/13; 542036-39; MCW; H31/27R 59-62; GWH509-512; Leyland PD2/13; 542087-90; MCW; H31/27R 63-65; GWH513-515; Leyland PD2/13; 542132-34; MCW; H31/27R 66; JBN140; Leyland PD2/12; 531492; Bond; H32/28R Nos. 9, 51-66 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6009, 6551-6566 respectivley). 1956 10; JBN141; Leyland PSU1/14; 550808; Bond; B44F 11; JBN142; Bedford SBO; 41738; Duple; C41F 67-72; JBN143-148; Leyland PD2/13; 551543/45/46/85-7; Bond; H33/27R 73-75; JBN149-151; Leyland PD2/13; 551951-53; Bond; H33/27R 76-81; JBN152-157; Leyland PD2/13; 551544/88/647-50; MCW; H33/27R 82-84; JBN158-160; Leyland PD2/13; 552095-97; MCW; H33/27R Nos. 10, 67-84 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6010, 6567-6584 respectively). Withdrawn 1962 (11).

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No. 10 (JBN141) was a 1956 Leyland PSU1/14 with Bond 44-seat bodywork. It passed to SELNEC PTE in 1969 and was re-numbered 6010. (Geoff Lumb). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1957 85-94; KWH565-574; Daimler CVG6K; 19220-29; East Lancs; H35/28RD 95-105; KWH575-585; Daimler CVG6K; 19230-40; MCW; H34/28R Nos. 85-105 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6585-6605 respectively). 1958 106-112; MBN161-167; Daimler CVG6-30; 30004-10; MCW; H41/33R 113-114; MBN168-169; Leyland PD3/5; 573688/715; East Lancs; H41/33R 115-117; MBN170-172; Leyland PD3/5; 573855/64/65; East Lancs; H41/33R 118-120; MBN173-175; Leyland PD3/5; 573871/74/75; East Lancs; H41/33R 121-122; MBN176-177; Leyland PD3/5; 573920/21; East Lancs; H41/33R Nos. 106-122 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6606-6622 respectively). 1959 123-127; NBN431-435; Leyland PD2/37; 583412-16; MCW; H34/28R 128-132; NBN436-440; Leyland PD3/4; 583447-51; East Lancs; H41/32F Nos. 123-132 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6623-6632 respectively).

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No. 90 (KWH570) was a 1957 Daimler CVG6K with East Lancs 63-seat bodywork and was one of only 10 Bolton vehicles fitted with platform doors. (LTHL collection). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1960 143-150; PBN661-668; Daimler CVG6-30; 30075-82; East Lancs; H41/32F Nos. 143-150 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6643-6650 respectively).

1961 133-134; PBN651-652; Leyland PD2/27; 600504/05; MCW; FH35/27F 135-137; PBN653-655; Leyland PD2/27; 600530/31/54; MCW; FH35/27F 138-142; PBN656-660; Leyland PD2/27; 600601/915-18; MCW; FH35/27F 151-155; SBN751-755; Leyland PD3/4; 602936/37/96-98; East Lancs; H41/32F 156-161; SBN756-761; Leyland PD3/4; 603003-05/43-45; East Lancs; H41/32F 162-167; SBN762-767; AEC Regent V; 2D3RA944-49; MCW; H40/32F Nos. 133-42, 151-167 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6633-6642, 6651-6667 respectively).

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Leaving Howell Croft Bus Station when almost new in 1960 is No. 146 (PBN664) a Daimler CVG6-30 with East Lancs 73-seat bodywork. (John Kaye). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1962 12; UWH322; Leyland L2; 610633; East Lancs; DP41F 168-173; UBN901-906; Leyland PD3A/2; 611933-35/80-82; East Lancs; FH41/32F 174-176; UBN907-909; Leyland PD3A/2; 612030-32; East Lancs; FH41/32F 177-179; UBN910-912; Leyland PD3A/2; 612071-73; MCW; FH41/31F 180-184; UBN913-917; Leyland PD3A/2; 612177/78/99-201; MCW; FH41/31F Nos. 12, 168-84 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6012, 6668-6684 respectively). 1963 185-187; UWH185-187; Leyland PDR1/1; 622842/3056/66; East Lancs; H45/33F 188-192; UWH188-192; Leyland PDR1/1; 623107-10/649; East Lancs; H45/33F 193-194; UWH193-194; Leyland PDR1/1; 622840/1; MCW; H43/35F 195-199; UWH195-199; Leyland PDR1/1; 622898-901/3055; MCW; H43/35F Nos. 185-199 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6685-6699 respectively).

59 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1964 14-15; YBN14-15; Leyland PSU3/4R; L01662/3; East Lancs; B49D 16-17; YBN16-17; Leyland L2; L01696/7; East Lancs; B43D 200-203; ABN200-203B; Leyland PDR1/1; L03487/93-5; East Lancs; H45/33F 204-206; ABN204-206B; Leyland PDR1/1; L03496/560/1; Neepsend; H45/33F 207-209; ABN207-209B; Leyland PDR1/1; L03562/3/637; East Lancs; H45/33F 210; ABN210B; Leyland PDR1/1; L03710; East Lancs; H45/33F 211; ABN211B; Leyland PDR1/1; L03711; Neepsend; H45/33F Nos. 14-17, 200-211 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6014-6017, 6700-6711 respectively).

60 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

Neepsend 78-seat bodywork adorns the 1964 Leyland PDR1/1 chassis of No. 205 (ABN205B). (John Kaye). Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

1965 212-218; ABN212-218C; Leyland PDR1/1; L20256-8/423-5/91; East Lancs; H45/33F 219-223; ABN219-223C; Leyland PDR1/1; L20422/92/550-2; MCW; H45/32F 224-226; ABN224-226C; Leyland PDR1/1; L20574/629/30; MCW; H45/32F 227-232; FBN227-232C; Leyland PDR1/1; L42247/8/690-3; East Lancs; H45/33F 233-234; FBN233-234C; Leyland PDR1/1; L42834/5; East Lancs; H45/33F 235; FBN235D; Leyland PDR1/1; L42959; East Lancs; H45/33F 236; FBN236C; Leyland PDR1/1; L42960; East Lancs; H45/33F 237; FBN237D; Leyland PDR1/1; L43043; East Lancs; H45/33F 238; FBN238C; Leyland PDR1/1; L43044; East Lancs; H45/33F 239; FBN239D; Leyland PDR1/1; L43069; East Lancs; H45/33F 240-241; FBN240-241C; Leyland PDR1/1; L43070/157; East Lancs; H45/33F Nos. 212-241 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6712-6741 respectively).

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1966 242-246; GBN242-246D; Leyland PDR1/1; L60785-7/99/800; East Lancs; H45/33F 247-250; GBN247-250D; Leyland PDR1/1; L60861/966-8; East Lancs; H45/33F 251-254; GBN251-254D; Leyland PDR1/1; L61074-6/94; East Lancs; H45/33F 255-256; GBN255-256D; Leyland PDR1/1; L61272/389; East Lancs; H45/33F Nos. 242-256 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6742-6756 respectively). 1967 257-260; HWH257-260F; Leyland PDR1/1; 700011/2/73/4; East Lancs; H45/33F 261-264; HWH261-264F; Leyland PDR1/1; 700203/4/59/60; East Lancs; H45/33F 265-267; HWH265-267F; Leyland PDR1/1; 700477/8/577; East Lancs; H45/33F 268-271; HWH268-271F; Leyland PDR1/1; 700702/3/834/5; East Lancs; H45/33F Nos. 257-271 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6757-6771 respectively).

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1968 272-278; MWH272-278G; Leyland PDR1A/1; 802737-41/59/60; East Lancs; H45/33F 279-282; MWH279-282G; Leyland PDR1A/1; 802799/800/950/1; East Lancs; H45/33F 283-286; MWH283-286G; Leyland PDR1A/1; 802761/960-2; East Lancs; H45/33F Nos. 272-286 to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6772-6786 respectively).

1969 287-291; OBN287-291H; Leyland PDR1A/1; 901260-2/322/3; East Lancs; H43/29D 292-301; OBN292-301H; Leyland PDR1A/1; 901499-503/653-7; East Lancs; H43/29D Nos. 287/91/5, 300 new to Bolton, then to SELNEC PTE 1.11.69 (re-numbered 6787, 6791, 6795, 6800 respectively), the remainder were new to SELNEC PTE (as Nos. 6788-6790, 6792-6794, 6796-6799, 6801 respectively).

64 Bolton Corporation Transport 1900-1969

No. 291 (OBN291H) was one of only four 1969 Leyland PDR1A/1 ‘Atlantean’s’ with East Lancs 72-seat dual door bodywork that operated under Bolton Corporation ownership, the remainder were new to SELNEC PTE. (LTHL collection). © Local Transport History Library 2019

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