Radiorails
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Stratford-upon-Avon Blue Motors it appears owned over 180 vehicles since the company's inception in 1927.
However to give some of the post WW2 fleet of 30 buses, which were purchased from 1948 onwards thus enabling the mixed bag of pre-war new and second hand vehicles to be withdrawn. This made the company almost unique, for a private (albeit a B&MMO subsidiary) to have no pre 1948 buses in the fleet. Interesting as their parent, Midland Red, still had quite a few pre-ww2 vehicles in their fleet.
32 - 39 GUE 238 - 245 Leyland Titan PD2/1 double deck 1948
40 - 49 GUE 246 - 255 " Tiger PS1 saloon 1948/9
50 - 53 JUE 348 - 351 " " PS2 " 1950 50 - 53 were rebodied into double deckers 1963 (32 - 35)*
54 - 55 JUE 352 - 353 " " " " " 55 was " " " decker 1961 became 16
26 - 31 JUE 354 - 359 " Titan PD2/1 double deck "
23 - 25 MAC 570 - 572 " " " " 1952 received platform doors in 1955
The three rebuilds took fleet numbers, but kept registrations, of time expired buses.
I had the good fortune of seeing and riding on many of these fine buses.
However to give some of the post WW2 fleet of 30 buses, which were purchased from 1948 onwards thus enabling the mixed bag of pre-war new and second hand vehicles to be withdrawn. This made the company almost unique, for a private (albeit a B&MMO subsidiary) to have no pre 1948 buses in the fleet. Interesting as their parent, Midland Red, still had quite a few pre-ww2 vehicles in their fleet.
32 - 39 GUE 238 - 245 Leyland Titan PD2/1 double deck 1948
40 - 49 GUE 246 - 255 " Tiger PS1 saloon 1948/9
50 - 53 JUE 348 - 351 " " PS2 " 1950 50 - 53 were rebodied into double deckers 1963 (32 - 35)*
54 - 55 JUE 352 - 353 " " " " " 55 was " " " decker 1961 became 16
26 - 31 JUE 354 - 359 " Titan PD2/1 double deck "
23 - 25 MAC 570 - 572 " " " " 1952 received platform doors in 1955
The three rebuilds took fleet numbers, but kept registrations, of time expired buses.
I had the good fortune of seeing and riding on many of these fine buses.