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York Pullman Bus Co. Ltd. 1926-1990

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York Pullman Bus Company - History 1926-1990…….……….………………………….. Page 3

York Pullman Bus Company - Fleet List 1926-1990……….….….……………………… Page 9

Cover Illustration: Preserved 1954 AEC Regent III No. 64 (JDN668) with Roe 58-seatbodywork. (LTHL collection).

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The history of York Pullman can be traced back to the early 1920's when Hartas Foxtonstarted a small garage, taxi and bus business in the city of York. Operating fromPiccadilly, just south of the city centre, he commenced a service north from York toEasingwold, trading as the 'Red Bus Service'. Around the same time another garageproprietor, Norman Pearce, commenced a service between York and Stamford Bridge,using the name 'Pullman'.

In June 1926, Hartas Foxton acquired the business of Hutchinson and Greenland, whowere also operating to Easingwold, but via Tollerton and in October 1926 he joinedwith Norman Pearce, who was in need of assistance on his route, to form the YorkPullman Bus Company Limited, taking a 50% share. Foxton was now operating twobus companies, but in 1929 Norman Pearce sold his half share to Foxton and on the1st January 1930 the 'Red Bus Service' was amalgamated with York Pullman and thebusiness unified. The livery of maroon, yellow and cream was apparently based on the'Pullman' railway coaches of the time although the colours were slightly richer.

Three vehicles and a garage at Holme-upon-Spalding Moor were acquired in July 1932with the business of R.P. & N. M. Walls, along with routes from Holme to Selby andYork. It is reported that because of the amount of luggage carried on the Holme toSelby service on market days the Company used a Dennis lorry to tag along behindthe bus in order to carry the excess baggage! This may have been a converted bus(possibly No. 19 [VY2102], which was sold in 1936 as a goods vehicle) since it is said


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to have carried a fleet number but no further details have come to light. In 1933 C.J.Wainwright's Thorganby/Wheldrake to York service, along with one bus, was purchased.

Later in 1933, the coaching business of Robert Whitehead, also of York, was pur-chased. The deal included the tours and excursion licences and five coaches, butWhitehead retained the garage for use with his taxi and funeral business. In 1935,however, the remainder of the Whitehead business was purchased and this time theJames Street garage was acquired. Shortly afterwards the Company opened a coachbooking office in Foss Bridge.

In the meantime the extra vehicles had to be housed somewhere, as the Piccadillypremises were overflowing, and so land at nearby Leadmill Lane was purchased tohouse the coaching fleet - a part of the business that was subsequently expanded.

By 1938, with the Company operating from three small sites in York and a new fleetof taxis purchased, a move to larger premises was contemplated. A large area ofderelict land, the former site of a glass works, was purchased in Navigation Road anda spacious new garage built. This enabled the garages at Leadmill Lane and JamesStreet to be closed, although the Piccadilly premises were retained for the time being.

With the onset of World War II in 1939, the Piccadilly garage was requisitioned, andHartas Foxton became a controller in the Observer Corps, and in 1941 was elected


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onto the Board of Directors of York City Football Club. The demands on the bus fleetincreased during the war with the restrictions in private motoring and the constructionof airfields at nearby Rawcliffe, Linton-on-Ouse, Melbourne, Holme and Elvington,which may have been the reason for the sale of the taxi and funeral business in 1943.York Pullman was fortunate amongst operators in that none of the fleet was requisi-tioned for war work.

With the onset of peacetime, the Piccadilly garage was returned but was used for aseparate business - Foxton's Garages Ltd, and was not retained as part of the YorkPullman operation.

Passenger numbers were also changing, with new developments on the outskirts ofYork and an RAF station at Linton increasing the loadings to the north of the City,whilst to the south of the City passenger numbers were falling. This led to the disposalof the Murton route (operated alternately with the Stamford Bridge service) in 1947,which passed to York-West Yorkshire, although York Pullman continued to operate anhourly journey to Stamford Bridge.

In 1951 the Company's head office was moved from the Piccadilly site to BoothamTower, a 13th century gate tower.

The Company's first double-deckers (Nos. 63-65: JDN667-669), three AEC Regent III'swith Roe H33/25RD bodywork arrived in 1954. At the same time the Company


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disposed of the Holme to Selby service, along with the garage at Holme-upon-Spalding, to Thorne's of Bubwith.

Sadly, in 1960, Hartas Foxton died, his wife having pre-deceased him earlier in theyear. With no immediate family, the business passed jointly to six of his nephews andnieces who became administrative directors. The day to day running of the Companywas left in the hands of four long-serving employees who became executive directors.

Throughout the 1960's the Company maintained a slow growth and the fleet strengthrose from 22 in 1962 to 27 by the early 1970's. Part of this can be attributed to theacquisition of Fawcett's Motor Coaches of Acomb in 1968, along with four vehicles,which gave the Company a virtual monopoly of tours and excursions out of York, andpart by good management, which brought about an increase in other areas such asprivate hire work. An increase in demand for the company's stage services resulted ina new peak period service to Brecksfield Estate in Skelton. The village of Dunningtonalso saw a growth in population and the Stamford Bridge route was diverted to caterfor this.

By the middle of the 1970's York Pullman was in an extremely healthy position andwas carrying around 1,000,000 passengers annually, approximately 80% of whomtravelled on the Company's stage carriage services and a period of consolidationfollowed. It was not until the de-regulation of express coach services in the early partof the 1980's that further expansion was undertaken. In collaboration with Epsom


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Coaches, the Company introduced an express service linking York with London. No.135 (JBT835Y), a Leyland Tiger with Plaxton C49FT bodywork was purchased especial-ly for the service and introduced a new style of livery with cream the dominant colour.The service was not a success and was withdrawn shortly afterwards.

With the future of the stage carriage services in doubt because of their impendingde-regulation, the family decided to sell the company. In January 1985, the Companywas purchased by John and David Marsh, trading as Reynard Coaches, who mergedtheir existing fleet into the York Pullman fleet, using the fleetname Reynard-Pullman.At the same time it was decided that it was no longer economic to operate double-deckers and by the end of the year they had all been sold.

In December 1986 the stage services and five-vehicle fleet of Milburn Brothers ofLeavening (trading as Leavening Motor Services) were purchased, although the stageservices were subsequently abandoned, and, in August 1988, the fleet and services ofKnaresborough Taxis were purchased. This saw the Company operating stage servicesin York, Harrogate and Tadcaster, which, along with the contract and coaching side ofthe business, necessitated a fleet of 47 vehicles. Additional services in York andHarrogate commenced in 1989 and in January 1990 the Company inaugurated a newservice to the South Bank area of York in competition with York City & District.

In the same month the Harrogate services were disposed of and suddenly the companyseemed to be in terminal decline. The following month the York Pullman trading name


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was sold to Hull City Transport, along with 20 coaches, which necessitated a changeof name to Reynard Buses Ltd. At this stage the Company introduced a new service toCopmanthorpe and took over subsidised services withdrawn by York City & District,but this was just a brief interlude in its fortunes and on 24th July 1990, Reynard Buseswas acquired by Yorkshire Rider with all the vehicles being absorbed into the subsidiaryWest Yorkshire Road Car Company, thus completing the rapid demise and extinctionof the original York Pullman Bus Company.

Hull City Transport continued to use the acquired York Pullman fleetname for coachingactivities until 1993 when it was sold to Durham Travel Services who used the nameuntil 2000 when it sold its York operations including the York Pullman name to FirstYork, who promptly dropped it.

In 2007 K&J Logistics acquired the now unused York Pullman name and revived thecoaching business using the logo and livery from the former York Pullman company,although it has no direct connection to the company formed in 1926.


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Bus Fleet List1926-1990

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

1926

4?; PT4527; Berliet; ? ; ? ; B20F

PT4527 ex-Pearce (new 1925).Withdrawn c.1930 (4?).

1927

2; DN9574; Dennis 30cwt; 52340; Northern Motor Utilities; B18F

Withdrawn 1939 (2).


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1928

1; DN8831; Dennis 30cwt; 51113; ? ; B20F

Withdrawn 1931 (1).

1929

3; VY1233; Dennis GL; 70561; Waveney; B20F

Withdrawn 1939 (3).


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1930

5; DN9310; Vulcan Duke; 3XB51; Vulcan; B20F?6; DN9323; Vulcan Duke; 3XB57; Vulcan; B20F?7; VY37; Dennis 50cwt; 45539; NMU; B26F?8; VY410; Dennis F; 80082; Waveney; C26F10; VY1680; Dennis GL; 70597; NMU; B20F11; VY2088; Vulcan Duchess; D42; Vulcan; B26F?12; DN9701; Dennis G; 70102; ? ; B20F?

Nos. 5-8, 12 ex-Red Bus Service, York (new 1927, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1928 respec-tively).No. 7 re-seated to B32F at a later date.No. 9 was a Morris bull-nose car (Reg. No. unknown). Sold 1932.No. 10 is also quoted as Waveney-bodied.No. 12 may have been bodied by Northern Motor Utilities.Withdrawn 1931 (5), 1933 (6-7), 1937 (8, 11-12), 1938 (10).


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1931

14; VY2653; Dennis Arrow; 110019; Waveney; B32R

Withdrawn 1945 (14).

1932

4; RP7357; Dennis G; 70428; ? ; B18F15; VY3521; Dennis Lancet; 170088; Waveney; B32F16 or 17?; ? ; Vulcan; ? ; ? ; ?20?16 or 17?; ? ; Chevrolet; ? ; ? ; ?18; VY638; Ford A; 845165; ? ; B14F?19; VY2102; Dennis 30cwt; 56090; ? ; B19F

No. 4 ex-United Counties (No. 239, new 1929 to White, Brixworth).Nos. 16-19 ex-Walls, Holme-upon-Spalding Moor (new unknown, unknown, 1929,1930 respectively).Also purchased this year and numbered 9 was a 1929 Morris 10cwt van. It replacedthe former No. 9 (the Morris car) and was withdrawn in 1943.Withdrawn 1932 (16-18), 1936 (19), 1940 (4).


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1933

16; VY4056; Dennis Lancet; 170275; Waveney; B32F

No. 16 re-seated to B35F at a later date.Withdrawn 1952 (16).

1934

7; YN7692; Dennis 30cwt; 50500; NMU?; B14F?17; VY5640; Dennis Ace; 200214; NMU; B20F20; VO730; Dennis G; 70475; ? ; B20F21-22; VY653-654; Gilford 166SD; 10546/29; ? ; C26F23; VY1122; AJS Pilot; 121; ? ; C26D24; VY3683; Dennis Lancet I; 170134; Plaxton; B32F25; VY4173; Dennis Lancet I; 170274; Plaxton; B32F

No. 7 second-hand (may have been ex-Wainwright, Wheldrake), new 1926 to Crook,Marlborough.No. 20 also quoted as numbered 12, but this would seem unlikely since there wasalready a vehicle with this number that was not withdrawn until 1937. May havebeen ex-Wainwright, Wheldrake (new 1929 to Retford Coaches, Retford).


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1934 (continued)

Nos. 21-25 ex-Whitehead, York (new 1929, 1929, 1929, 1932, 1933 respectively).Nos. 24-25 originally had canvas roof coach bodies and were probably re-bodied asshown at a later date.Withdrawn 1936 (21), 1937 (20, 22-23), 1950 (24), 1951 (25).

1935

26; FV4839; Dennis Lancet I; 170688; Barnaby; B35F27; VY7260; Dennis Mace; 240047; Waveney; C26C

No. 26 ex-Leamington Touring Services, Blackpool (new 1934). It originally had aBurlingham B32R body and must have been re-bodied as shown at a later date.Withdrawn 1950 (26-27).


No.25 (VY4173) a 1933 Dennis Lancet I with Plaxton 32-seat bus bodywork that came with the business ofWhitehead of York in 1934. (LTHL collection).


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1936

28; VY7400; Dennis Ace; 200436; Waveney; C20F29; VY8175; Dennis Lancet II; 175094; Duple; B36F30; AAU609; Dennis Lancet I; 170520; Barnaby; B36F

No. 29 re-seated to B35F at a later date.No. 30 ex-Skills, Nottingham (No. 15, new 1934 with Willowbrook C36F body, re-bodied as shown on acquisition).Withdrawn 1950 (28), 1953 (29), 1954 (30).

1937

31; RC699; Dennis Lancet I; 170090; Barnaby; B31F32; WW9200; Albion PMA28; 7041K; ? ; B32F33; UG4869; Dennis Lancet I; 170243; ? ; C32F34; VY9624; Bedford WTB; 111429; Waveney; C25F35; JT2674; Dennis Ace; 200346; Waveney; C20F36; VY9811; Dennis Lancet II; 175260; Waveney; B36F

No. 31 ex-Blue Bus, Derby (new 1932 with Duple B32F body, re-bodied as shown onacquisition).


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1937 (continued)

No. 32 ex-Clarke Brothers, Ripon (new 1929).No. 33 ex-United Services, Upton (new 1933). It also quoted as B32F.No. 35 ex-South Dorset Coaches, Corfe Castle (new 1935).Withdrawn 1946 (33), 1948 (34), 1950 (32), 1951 (31), 1953 (35-36).

1938

37; ADN400; Dennis Lancet II; 175325; Waveney; C32F38; UN5745; Dennis Lancet I; 170046; Barnaby; B35F39; AVY170; Dennis Lancet II; 175383; Waveney; C32F40; AVY153; Bedford WTB; 112126; Waveney; C25F

No. 38 ex-Crosville MS (No. W13, new 1932 to Price, Wrexham with Willmott DP35Rbody, re-bodied as shown on acquisition).No. 39 was converted to B36F at a later date.Withdrawn 1953 (40), 1954 (39), 1955 (37), 1956 (38).


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1940

41; BDN666; Bedford WTB; 19787; Waveney; C25F


1942

42; BVY472; Bedford OWB; 9044; Roe; B32F43; BVY514; Bedford OWB; 11683; Mulliner; B32F

Withdrawn 1950 (42-43).

1944

44-45; BVY629-630; Bedford OWB; 18438/82; Duple; B32F

Withdrawn 1949 (44), 1953 (45).


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1946

46-47; CDN321-322; AEC Regal; 06624759/58; Barnaby; B35F

Withdrawn 1957 (46-47).

1947

48-49; CVY587-588; AEC Regal; 06625346-47; Barnaby; B35F50-51; CVY898-899; AEC Regal; 06625348/96; Barnaby; B35F

Withdrawn 1959 (48), 1960 (49), 1962 (50-51).

1949

52; EDN92; Austin CXB; 130648; Barnaby B27F53; EDN93; Dennis Lancet III; 56033; Barnaby; B35F54-55; EDN663-664; Austin CXB; 13909/22; Mann Egerton; B29F56; EDN790; AEC Regal III; 6821A166; Barnaby; B35F

Withdrawn 1956 (54), 1963 (53, 55), 1964 (52), 1966 (56).


No. 52 (EDN92) was an Austin CXB dating from 1949 with Barnaby 27-seat bodywork. (LTHL collection).


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1950

57; EVY732; Dennis Lancet III; 820J3; Barnaby; B35F


1951

58-59; FVY410-411; AEC Regal III; 6821A382-83; Barnaby; B39F60; GPT711; AEC Regal; 06625249; Thurgood; B35F

Nos. 58-59 re-bodied by Roe to B39F in 1963 and 1962 respectively.No. 60 ex-Trimdon MS (new 1947).Withdrawn 1958 (60), 1972 (59), 1973 (58).

1953

61-62; HDN582-583; AEC Regal III; 6821A534/601; Barnaby; C35F

Withdrawn 1967 (61), 1969 (62).


No. 58 (FVY510) was a 1951 AEC Regal III originally with Barnaby 39-seat bodywork, it was re-bodied in1963 by Roe, which enabled it to survive until 1973. (LTHL collection).


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1954

63-65; JDN667-669; AEC Regent III; 6812A111-13; Roe; H33/25RD66; JVY516; AEC Regal III; 6821A632; Barnaby; C35F

No. 66 converted to B39F in 1964.Withdrawn 1968 (63), 1970 (64, 66), 1975 (65).

1955

67; LDN96; AEC Regent III; 6812A127; Roe; H33/27RD


1956

68-69; MDN448-449; AEC Reliance; MU3RV1144-45; Roe; C41C

Nos. 68-69 rebuilt to DP41F c.1965.Withdrawn 1972 (68), 1974 (69).


No. 67 (LDN96) was an AEC Regent III with Roe 60-seat bodywork, which entered service in 1955. It is seenhere in a depot view alongside No. 65 (JDN669), a similar AEC Regent III of 1954. (LTHL collection).


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1957

70; NVY898; AEC Reliance; MU3RV1626; Roe; C41C71; ODN348; AEC Regent V; MD3RV172; Roe; H33/28RD

No. 70 rebuilt to DP41F c.1965.Withdrawn 1969 (70), 1977 (71).

1959

72; SDN787; AEC Reliance; 2MU3RV2509; Roe; C41F

No. 72 converted to DP41F at a later date.Withdrawn 1975 (72).

1960

73; VDN429; AEC Reliance; 2MU3RV3040; Roe; DP41F



No. 71 (ODN348) was a 1957 AEC Regent V with Roe 61-seat bodywork that gave York Pullman 20 yearsservice, being withdrawn in 1977. (LTHL collection).


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1962

74; 2030DN; Bedford SB5; 89646; Plaxton; C41F


1963

75; 5775DN; Bedford SB5; 91553; Plaxton; C41F


1964

76; 176VY; Bedford SB5; 94181; Plaxton; C41F77; 9677DN; AEC Regent V; 2MD3RA606; Roe; H37/28RD

Withdrawn 1967 (76), 1979 (77).


No. 77 (9677DN) was a 1964 AEC Regent V with Roe 65-seat bodywork, seen here in the York Pullmandepot. (LTHL collection).


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1965

78; BDN678C; Bedford SB5; 96273; Plaxton; C41F79; BVY979C; Bedford SB5; 96524; Plaxton; C41F

Withdrawn 1968 (79), 1971 (78).

1966

80; EVY80D; Bedford VAM5; 6815797; Plaxton; C45F81-82; EVY981-82D; Bedford VAM5; 6823564/677; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1970 (80-82).

1967

83; HVY783E; Bedford VAM5; 6874619; Plaxton; C45F84; JDN984E; Bedford VAM5; 7821197; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1971 (83), 1972 (84).


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1968

46; SDN777; Commer Avenger IV; 94A0293; Duple; C41F47; UVY777; Bedford C5Z1; 4758; Duple; C29F48; YDN777; Ford 570E; 510E66300; Duple; C41F49; 777ADN; Bedford VAS1; 1172; Duple; C29F85; MDN885F; Bedford VAM70; 7T452321; Plaxton; C45F86; MVY586F; Bedford VAM70; 7T453911; Plaxton; C45F

Nos. 46-49 ex-Fawcett, York (new 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 respectively).Withdrawn 1968 (47), 1969 (46, 49), 1970 (48), 1976 (85-86).

1969

87; TDN387H; AEC Swift; 2MP2R207; Roe; B52F88; PVY488G; Bedford VAM70; 9T463680; Plaxton; C45F89; RDN89G; Bedford VAM70; 9T463684; Plaxton; C45F90; RVY290G; Bedford VAM70; 9T462974; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1974 (88-89), 1976 (90), 1981 (87).


No. 87 (TDN387H) was a 1969 AEC Swift with Roe 52-seat bus bodywork. It was withdrawn from service in1981. (LTHL collection).


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1970

91; UDN491H; AEC Swift; 2MP2R499; Plaxton; B52F93-95; UDN93-95H; Bedford VAM70; 0T476750/976/7002; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1976 (93), 1977 (94), 1978 (95), 1982 (91).

1971

92; XVY692J; Daimler CRG6LX; 64409; Roe; H44/34F97-98; XVY197-98J; Bedford YRQ; 1T482959/51; Plaxton; C45F99; BDN499K; Bedford YRQ; 1T488801; Plaxton; B49F

No. 99 passed to West Yorkshire Road Car Company in 7/90 as a withdrawn vehicle.It had not been used in service since 1986 and was confined to towing duties.Withdrawn 1978 (97-98), 1985 (92), 1986 (99).


No. 92 (XVY692J) was a 1971 Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Roe 78-seat bodywork, withdrawn in 1985.(LTHL collection).


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1972

96; EVY696L; Daimler CRG6LX; 66133; Roe; H44/34F101-102; CVY501-02K; Bedford YRQ; 2T471918/10; Plaxton; C45F103-104; DDN403-04K; Bedford YRQ; 2T472269/92; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1975 (103), 1979 (101-102), 1985 (96, 104).

1973

105-106; JDN505-06L; Bedford YRT; CW453193/698; Plaxton; C53F

Withdrawn 1980 (105), 1981 (106).

1974

108; RVY209M; Bedford YRQ; CW455153; Plaxton; C45F109; PDN209M; Bedford YRT; DW450454; Plaxton; C53F110; SVY252N; Bedford YRT; DW453503; Plaxton; B55F

Withdrawn 1981 (108), 1985 (109), 1987 (110).


DDN404K was a 1972 Bedford YRQ with Plaxton 45-seat coachwork. It was numbered 104 and waswithdrawn in 1985. (LTHL collection).


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1975

100; MVY543P; Daimler CRG6LX; 67907; Roe H44/34F111; JDN824N; Bedford YRQ; EW451260; Plaxton; C45F112; JDN823N; Bedford YRQ; EW451270; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1982 (111-112), 1985 (100).

1976

114; SBT14P; Bedford YMT; FW452627; Plaxton; C53F115-116; RDN405-06P; Bedford YLQ; FW452801/797; Plaxton; C45F

Withdrawn 1988 (114), 1989 (115-116).


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1977

107; FDN583S; Leyland FE30ALR; 7702606; Roe; H43/33F117; ADN117R; Bedford YLQ; CW451999; Plaxton; C45F118; BDN236R; Bedford YMT; CW453028; Plaxton; C53F119; YBT78R; Bedford YMT; CW451134; Plaxton; C53F

Withdrawn 1983 (117-118), 1985 (107), 1989 (119).

1978

120; GDN628S; Bedford YMT; GW456016; Plaxton; C53F121; JVY676S; Bedford YMT; HW453193; Plaxton; C53F122; MVY54T; Bedford YLQ; HW453539; Plaxton; C45F

No. 120 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Withdrawn 1985 (122), 1989 (121).


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1979

124; PVY767T; Bedford YMT; JW453829; Duple; B63F125; PVY768T; Bedford YLQ; JW452534; Plaxton; C45F126; PVY769T; Bedford YMT; HW457234; Plaxton; C53F

Nos. 125-126 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Withdrawn 1989 (124).

1980

127; YBT198V; Bedford YMT; JW458469; Duple; B63F128; CDN711V; Bedford YMT; KW451972; Plaxton; C53F

No. 127 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.No. 128 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).


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1981

129-130; SUM129-30W; Bedford YMT; KW452441/366; Plaxton; C53F131; SUM131W; Bedford YMQ; KW453757; Plaxton; C45F

No. 129 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.No. 130 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Withdrawn 1986 (131).

1982

132; HVY132X; Bedford YMT; KW454236; Plaxton; B55F133; HVY133X; Bedford YMP; CT104331; Plaxton; C33F134; JBT134Y; Bedford YMP; CT106361; Plaxton; C33F

No. 132 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.Withdrawn 1985 (133-134).


No. 129 (SUM129W) a 1981 Bedford YMT with Plaxton 53-seat coachwork. This vehicle passed to WestYorkshire Road Car in 1990. (LTHL collection).


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1983

135; JBT835Y; Leyland TRCTL11/3R; 8200851; Plaxton; C49FT


1985

117; CDN649V; Ford R1114; BCRSWU353940; Plaxton; C53F118; JNP360T; Ford R1114; BC04TD60964; Duple; C53F120; HFX416V; Ford R1114; BCRSWP396990; Plaxton; C53F121; HFX427V; Ford R1114; BCRSWU267790; Plaxton; C53F122; HFX418V; Ford R1114; BCRSWP396980; Plaxton; C53F123; HWD627V; Ford R1114; BCRSUR244920; Plaxton; C53F - ; HFX425V; Ford R1114; BCRSWU260150; Plaxton; C53F136; UUM957W; Ford R1114; BCRSAK378240; Plaxton; C53F137; YDM865W; Ford R1114; BCRSAA327750; Plaxton; C53F138; YDM864W; Ford R1114; BCRSAA343820; Plaxton; C53F139; YDM863W; Ford R1114; BCRSAA357470; Plaxton; C53F140; YDM862W; Ford R1114; BCRSAA(?) ; Plaxton; C53F141; A922LTM; Bedford YNT; DT105529; Duple; C53F142; A876THS; Bedford YNT; DT109556; Plaxton; C53F


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1985 (continued)

143; A875THS; Bedford YNT; DT109550; Plaxton; C53F

Nos. 117-118, 120-123, (HFX425V), 136-141 transferred from Reynard Coaches,Tadcaster.Nos. 117, 120, 122, 123 re-numbered 134, 122, 123, 117 respectively in 1985.Nos. 141-143 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Nos. 142-143 ex-Loch Lomond Bus Service (new 1984).Withdrawn 1985 (121), 1986 (118, 120[122]), 1987 (HFX425V, 122[123], 123[117],140), 1988 (137-138), 1989 (117[134], 136, 139).


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1986

144; A839AWA; Bedford YNT; ET102479; Plaxton; C53F145; KUJ125W; Bedford YMT; KW452394; Duple; B59F146; OBX453Y; Bedford YNT; DT101131; Duple; B63F147; VOD545S; Bedford YMT; CW453018; Duple; B53F148; A659MWR; Bedford YNT; DT102137; Plaxton; C53F

No. 144 ex-Spencers Coaches, New Ollerton (new 1984).No. 145 ex-Trefaldwyn Motors, Montgomery (new 1980).No. 146 ex-Davies Brothers, Pencader (No. 136, new 1983).No. 147 ex-Ubique Coaches, Brigg (new 1977).No. 148 ex-Howells Coaches, South Elmsall (new 1983).Nos. 144, 148 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Nos. 145-147 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.


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1987

149; FDN244W; Ford R1114; BCRSAB452630; Plaxton; C53F150; EKH475Y; Bedford YMP; CT106292; Plaxton; C53F151; JBT421Y; Bedford YNT; DT101861; Plaxton; C45F152; B633LJU; Leyland TRCTL11/2R; 8200831; Plaxton; C53F153; C738TJF; Bedford YNT; FT109002; Plaxton; C53F154; FCY284W; Bedford YMQ; KW454809; Duple; DP45F155; FCY286W; Bedford YMQ; KW454794; Duple; DP45F156; FCY294W; Bedford YMQ; KW455396; Duple; B43F157; CCG550V; Bedford YMT; KW451528; Duple; B61F158-160; D129-31HML; Bedford YNV; FT700498/182/85; Plaxton; C57F

No. 149-153 ex-Leavening MS (new 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986).No. 154-156 ex-South Wales Transport (all new 1980).No. 157 ex-Tillingbourne, Cranleigh (new 1980).Nos. 158-160 ex-Armchair Passenger Transport, Brentford (new 1987).Nos. 151, 153, 158-160 to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trading as York Pullman Coach-es Ltd).Nos. 152, 154-157 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.Withdrawn 1987 (150), 1989 (149).


No. 151 (JBT421Y) was a 1987 Bedford YNT with Plaxton 45-seat coachwork. This was one of the coachesthat passed to Hull City Transport in February 1990 along with the York Pullman trading name. (LTHLcollection).


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1988

161-162; HPC101-02V; Leyland PSU3E/4R; 7930013-14; Duple; C49F163; BWE209T; Leyland PSU5C/4R; 7807107; Duple; C53F164; BWE197T; Leyland PSU5C/4R; 7807055; Duple; C53F165-167; UWA90-92S; Leyland PSU5C/4R; 7704554/601/736; Duple; C51F168; A217YAB; Bova EL28/581; 2446; Duple; C49FT169; F363BUA; Dodge S46; 216814; Northern Counties; B24F170; F851BUA; Dodge S46; 216827; Northern Counties; B24F171; B124PEL; Bedford YNT; DT701019; Plaxton; C53F172; D569RKW; Bedford YNV; FT700263; Plaxton; C57F173; AWE53T; Bedford YMT; JW450551; Plaxton; C53F174; E575ANE; Renault S56; 219073; Northern Counties; DP25F

Nos. 161-162 ex-London Country Bus (Nos. DL1-2, new 1980).No. 163 ex-West Riding (No. 223, new 1979).No. 164 ex-Sheffield & District (new 1979).No. 165 ex-West Riding (No. 353, new 1978).No. 166-167 ex-Yorkshire Woollen (Nos. 354-355, new 1978).No. 168 ex-Knaresborough Taxis (new 1984).No. 171 ex-Tillingbourne, Cranleigh (new 1984).No. 172-173 ex-N&R Coaches, Elsecar (new 1987); to Hull City Transport 2/90 (trad-ing as York Pullman Coaches Ltd).


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1988 (continued)

No. 174 ex-Northern Counties demonstrator (new 1988).Nos. 163-164, 169-171 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.Withdrawn 1989 (161-162, 168), 1990 (165-167, 174).


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1989

175; PKU78X; Bedford YNT; LW452389; Plaxton; C53F176; KWB239W; Bedford YMT; KW454418; Duple; B55F177; KWB695W; Bedford YMT; KW454246; Duple; B55F178; UKY608Y; Bedford YMT; DT104063; Duple; B55F179; A698AWB; Bedford YMT; ET103981; Duple; B55F180; C472LKU; Bedford YMT; GT103705; Duple; B55F181-182; NPA226-27W; Leyland PSU3E/4R; 8131263/45; Plaxton; C53F183; NPA232W; Leyland PSU3E/4R; 8130240; Plaxton; C49F184; FOD941Y; Bedford YNT; DT101240; Plaxton; B55F

No. 175 ex-N&C Coaches, Elsecar (new 1982); to Hull City Transport 2/90 (tradingas York Pullman Coaches Ltd).Nos. 176-180 ex-Northern Bus (Nos. 103-107, new 1980, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986respectively).Nos. 181-183 ex-Richardson Travel, Sheffield (Nos. 202-204, new 1981).No. 184 ex-Tillingbourne, Cranleigh (new 1983).Nos. 176-184 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.


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1990

185; YAE515V; Bristol LH6L; LH1583; ECW; B43F186; TPL762X; Leyland TRCTL11/2R; 8101065; Plaxton; C53F187; CSU244; Leyland PSU3D/4R; 7604652; Plaxton; C53F188; JGW317V; Bedford YMT; JW458647; Duple; B55F189; E779DEO; Dodge S56; 217584; Reeve Burgess; DP25F190; E166CNC; Renault S56; 219326; Northern Counties; B23F191; E385CNE; Renault S56; 219299; Northern Counties; B23F192; LOI6690; Leyland PSU3D/4R; 7604616; Plaxton; B55F193; VDH244S; Leyland PSU3E/4R; 7606874; Duple; B55F

No. 185 ex-Wilts & Dorset (No. 3843, new 1979).No. 186 ex-Stanley Gath, Dewsbury (new 1982).No. 187 ex-York Bros, Northampton (No. 24, new 1977).No. 188 ex-Jackson, Bicknacre (No. 10 , new 1980).No. 189 ex-Ribble MS (No. 753, new 1987).Nos. 190-191 ex-Fylde Borough Transport (Nos. 119, 191 respectively, new 1988).Nos. 192-193 ex-Graham's Bus Service, Paisley (Nos. S1, S12 respectively, both new1977).Nos. 185-193 to West Yorkshire Road Car Company 7/90.

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