1. AAO574 ... Cumberland Motors 38, AAO574, a Leyland Lion LT5A with Massey body, built in 1934.
Photo taken circa 1967, Halton Moor, Leeds

2. AAO574 ... Former Cumberland M.S. 38, AAO574, a Leyland Lion LT5A with Massey B32R body new in 1934, but seen here later operating for a showman.
Photo taken Sat 30 Mar 1968, off Victoria Road, Halifax

3. BAO772 ... The first of nine Massey L27/26R bodied Leyland TD4s, new in 1936 as Cumberland 115, BAO772 was rebodied with a new Eastern Coachworks L27/28R body in 1950 and renumbered to 287 as seen in this photograph.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

4. BAO775 ... New as Cumberland 118, BAO775, was a Leyland TD4, one of nine new in 1936 with Massey L27/26R bodies. It was rebodied with a new Eastern Coachworks L27/28R body in 1950 and renumbered to 289. It is recorded by the P.S.V. Circle as passing to North (dealer), Leeds in April 1959 and then to Foster, Dinnington in October 1959.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven

5. BRM596 ... Barton, Chilwell 816, BRM596, which had been acquired from Cumberland, Whitehaven in May 1959, was a Leyland TD4 which, when new in October 1936, had a Massey L27/26R body, and was numbered 132.
Photo taken Sun 25 Aug 1963, Chilwell Garage

6. BRM596 ... Cumberland Motor Services had an all Leyland fleet until the end of the second world war when Bristols gradually took over. 291, BRM596, is a 1936 Leyland Titan TD4 which in 1948 received a new ECW body similar to that fitted to a number of Leyland Titan PD1s at that time. Indeed the only clue to the real age of the bus is the short pre-war radiator.
Photo taken 1997, Stone Chair, Halifax

7. BRM596 ... There is already a picture of Cumberland BRM596 on this site, but here is an updated picture showing the long term restoration it is receiving as part of the Quantock Heritage fleet. It is a 1936 Leyland Titan TD4, rebodied in 1948 by ECW.
Photo taken Sat 9 May 2015, Private site near Wiveliscombe

8. BRM596 ... Former Cumberland Leyland TD4/ECW L27/28R(1949), 291, BRM596.
Photo taken Sat 6 May 1978, Former BRS workshop, rear of Northampton C.T. Garage, St James', Northampton

9. BRM596 ... Former Cumberland 291, BRM596, a 1936 Leyland Titan TD4 with a 1948 ECW body seen about to enter service during Taunton running day.
Photo taken Sun 2 Jun 2024, Taunton Bus Station

10. DAO49 ... Barton, Chilwell 817, DAO49, seen at Chilwell Garage, was a Leyland TD5 with an Eastern Coachworks L27/28R body.
Photo taken Sun 25 Aug 1963, Chilwell Garage

11. EAO701 ... Cumberland 295, EAO701, was new in March 1941 as number 161, being renumbered in 1950 when it was fitted with the Burlingham L27/26R body to replace the original L27/26R body built by Massey.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

12. GAO503 ... One of five Leyland PS1s with Massey B32F bodies new in 1947, Cumberland 58, GAO503, was withdrawn in 1959 and passed to Millburn Motors (dealer), Preston in November and then to Contract Bus Services Limited, Llanwern in May 1960.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

13. GAO506 ... In 1947 Cumberland received nineteen Leyland PS1s with bodies by Massey (5), A.C.B. (4) and Burlingham (10) and 89, GAO506, new in October, the first of the A.C.B. ones with B32R bodies is seen here.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

14. GAO518 ... Cumberland 258, GAO518, new in 1947, was one of ten Leyland PS1s with Burlingham B35F bodies.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

15. MPU37 ... New as Eastern National 3976, MPU37 was transferred to United Counties as number 584 in May 1952. It passed to Cumberland as number 207 in April 1959, being one of twelve such buses acquired that year, It was a Leyland PD1 with an Eastern Coachworks L27/26R body new in September 1947. It was renumbered to 301 in December 1961 and withdrawn in 1964 passing to Swift (dealer), Stairfoot for scrap in November.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven Bus Station

16. MPU39 ... Cumberland 209, MPU39, was new as Eastern National 3978, and was transferred to United Counties as number 586 in May 1952. It passed to Cumberland as number 209 in April 1959, being one of twelve such buses acquired that year, It was a Leyland PD1 with an Eastern Coachworks L27/26R body new in September 1947. It was renumbered to 303 in December 1961 and withdrawn in 1963 passing to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford in April 1964 and then to Manchester Corporation Direct Works Department number 45/003 in December. It passed to a dealer in May 1967.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven Bus Station

17. MPU53 ... MPU53, Cumberland 217, had been new as Eastern National 3992 and was transferred to United Counties as number 594 in May 1952. It passed to Cumberland as number 217 in April 1959, being the last of twelve such buses acquired that year.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Oxford Street, Workington

18. GAO757 ... Cumberland 219, GAO757, new in March 1948 was a Leyland PD1 with a Massey L27/26R body, being one of ten similar vehicles new that year. It was rebuilt with radiused windows in 1956, withdrawn in 1959 and sold in November 1959, via an unknown dealer, passing to Mc Dowall, Glasgow in December 1960 and then to Fleet Car Sales (dealer), Dunchurch in April 1962.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Vulcan's Lane Depot, Workington

19. GAO767 ... Cumberland 229, GAO767, new in June 1948, was one of seventeen Leyland PD1s with Northern Coachbuilders L27/26R bodies new in 1948. 229 was rebuilt with radiused windows in 1958 and renumbered to 316 and passed to North (dealer), Leeds in November 1962 and was not traced further.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Cumberland Head Office/Depot, Tangier Street, Whitehaven

20. GAO784 ... New in March 1948, Cumberland 246, GAO784, was one of ten Leyland PD1s with Massey L27/26R bodies new in 1948.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven Station

21. GAO785 ... Cumberland 247, GAO785, was the last of ten Leyland PD1s with Massey L27/26R bodies new in 1948 and was rebuilt with radiused windows in 1955. It was withdrawn in 1961, passing to Fleet Car Sales (dealer), Dunchurch in September, then to Holloway Brothers (London) Limited (contractor), London S.W.1 and to Lines, Wootton to whom it was last licensed in November 1963.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Cumberland Head Office/Depot, Tangier Street, Whitehaven

22. HRM693 ... Cumberland 352, HRM693, seen in Carlisle was a Leyland PD2/1. It was new in February 1949 as number 273, being renumbered in December 1961, and had a Leyland L27/26R body.
Photo taken Fri 21 Aug 1964, Carlisle

23. HRM698 ... Cumberland 278, HRM698, was one of twenty-two Leyland L27/26R bodied Leyland PD2/1s new in 1949. A further eight, HRM 703-710, were sold to Crosville, Chester without being delivered to Whitehaven. They became Crosville M583-590, later DTO583-590, and retained their Cumberland registration numbers.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven

24. HRM699 ... Cumberland 358, HRM699, was a 1949 Leyland L27/26R bodied Leyland PD2/1 and is seen here at Cleator Moor. New as number 279, it became 358 in the 1961 renumbering and was withdrawn in 1967.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Cleator Moor

25. JAO835 ... Ten Leyland PS1/1s with Associated Coachbuilders C31F bodies were delivered to Cumberland in 1949 and 33, JAO835, is seen here after being one of nine rebodied with new B34F bodies, fitted for one-man operation, built by Cumberland Motor Services between 1958 and 1960, this one dating from February 1959. The tenth one was rebodied by Eastern Coachworks with an FB35F body in December 1958. JAO835 was renumbered to 112 in December 1961 and withdrawn in 1965, passing to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Whitehaven Bus Station

26. JAO837 ... Cumberland 35, JAO837, a Leyland PS1/1 new in 1949 with an ACB C31F body was rebodied with an Eastern Coachworks FB35F body in December 1958 and is seen here outside the garage at Keswick.
Photo taken Thu 16 Apr 1959, Keswick Bus Station

27. JAO837 ... Cumberland 35, JAO837. Ten Leyland PS1/1s with Associated Coachbuilders C31F bodies were delivered to Cumberland in 1949 and nine were rebodied with new B34F bodies, fitted for one-man operation, built by Cumberland Motor Services between 1958 and 1960. The tenth one was rebodied by Eastern Coachworks with an FB35F body in December 1958. JAO837 was renumbered to 114 in December 1961 and withdrawn in 1966, passing to Armstrong (contractor), Cockermouth in July 1966, and was reported as still being in service with Armstrong, numbered 35, in 1975.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Carlisle Bus Station

28. JRM195 ... Cumberland 199, JRM195, was one of ten Leyland PS1/1s with Burlingham bodies delivered in 1950. Two had C28F bodies whilst the others, including 199, had C31F coachwork. In April 1959 bus seats were fitted to 199 and a full width canopy, with destination and route number boxes, was also fitted. New windows with radiused sliders replacing the original half-drop type were also fitted. In December 1961 it became number 124 and passed to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford in January 1964 and then to William Press Limited (contractor), London numbered CH36 in March.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Oxford Street/Workington Bus Station

29. KRM252 ... Cumberland 370, KRM252, a Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland L27/28R body, new in 1951
Photo taken March 1967, Whitehaven Station

30. KRM262 ... Twenty Leyland PD2/12s with Leyland L27/28R bodies were delivered to Cumberland in 1951 and 313, KRM262, having been renumbered to 380 in December 1961, was withdrawn in 1968 passing to A. Finlay (Hartwood Finance) (dealer), Barnsley in October and was not traced further.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

31. LAO145 ... Cumberland 324, LAO145, carried an early version of the ECW body which was B45F in this case. Seen at Keswick it was one of five Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tigers new in 1951.
Photo taken Thu 16 Apr 1959, Keswick

32. LAO146 ... Cumberland 152, LAO146, seen at Wigton was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with Eastern Coachworks B45F body.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Wigton

33. LAO147 ... Cumberland 153, LAO147, an Eastern Coachworks B45F bodied Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger pictured at Workington.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Oxford Street/Vulcan's Lane, Bus Station parking, Workington

34. LRM103 ... Ten Leyland PD2/12s with Leyland L27/28R bodies were delivered to Cumberland in 1952 and 329, LRM103, was the second of them, entering service in July. Renumbered to 391 in December 1961 it was withdrawn in 1968, being sold in October with no further trace.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, Cumberland Head Office/Depot, Tangier Street, Whitehaven

35. LRM108 ... Cumberland Motor Services 334, LRM108, a Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland L27/26R body which dates from 1952 and was one of the last ten Leyland double deckers to be purchased by Cumberland.
Photo taken Thu 16 Apr 1959, Keswick

36. MAO105 ... Cumberland 175, MAO105, was the last of three Leyland C41C bodied Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tigers new in 1953. It is seen here at Carlisle and had been numbered 347 before the fleet renumbering in 1961. It passed to Dublin Hire Coaches in April 1966.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Carlisle Bus Station

37. MAO105 ... Cumberland, Whitehaven 175, MAO105, seen in the bus station in Carlisle, was a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger with a Leyland C41C body.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Carlisle Bus Station

38. MAO105 ... Seen at Wembley Stadium is Cumberland 347, MAO105, a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger with a Leyland C41C body, one of three new to Cumberland in 1953.
Photo taken Sat 13 May 1961, Wembley Stadium

39. MAO107 ... Cumberland 155 and 158, MAO107 and MAO109, 1953 Leyland B44F bodied Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tigers seen at Carlisle, new in 1953 as 339 and 341 before the fleet renumbering in 1961.
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Carlisle Bus Station

40. MAO110 ... Cumberland 342, MAO110, seen in Whitehaven was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Leyland B44F body, one of seven new between March and July 1953.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1959, bus parking opposite Whitehaven Bus Station

41. MAO111 ... Two Cumberland vehicles, on the left 159, MAO111, a 1953 Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with Leyland B44F body and on the right 552, 111DRM, a Bristol FS6G with ECW H33/27R body new in 1961
Photo taken March 1967, Whitehaven

42. RHN764 ... Cumberland 163, RHN764 (formerly LU2), a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with an ECW B45F body, seen operating from Keswick depot on service 79 to Seatoller.
Photo taken 1969, Seatoller Terminus

43. ORM135 ... An official view of Cumberland Lodekka ORM135 shown here as fleet number 353, but renumbered 400 later, at ECW before delivery.
Photo taken 1954, ECW Lowestoft?

44. ORM141 ... Cumberland 406, ORM141, an early Bristol LD6G with ECW H33/27RD body, new in 1954/5
Photo taken Fri 1 Jul 1966, Keswick Bus Station

45. ORM139 ... A general view of the Welshways premises at Menai Bridge. Vehicles present include 397BLY a former Ewer Group Bedford SB8/Harrington (see higher res photo and here), OAH754 a former Eastern Counties LS coach, and ORM139, a former Cumberland Bristol LD.
Photo taken Wed 22 Aug 1973, Menai Bridge Station

46. RAO736 ... Cumberland 282, RAO736, a Bristol LS6G with ECW C39F body, new in 1956
Photo taken Sun 8 Aug 1965, Keswick Bus Station

47. 606JPU ... Former Eastern National Bristol SC 436, 606JPU, new in 1957 and seen here with Cumberland as their number 210.
Photo taken 1960s

48. UAO373 ... Cumberland 200, UAO373, was a Bristol SC4LK with an E.C.W. B35F body new in September 1957 as number 373 and renumbered in December 1961.
Photo taken Tue 5 Jun 1962, Carlisle Bus Station

49. VAO387 ... Central Coaches (Voy), Newton Aycliffe, VAO387, a Bristol Lodekka LD6B built in 1958 with ECW H33/27R bodywork.
Photo taken April 1973, Newton Aycliffe

50. XAO601 ... Cumberland 285, XAO601, was a Bristol MW6G with an Eastern Coachworks C39F body, new in June 1959, seen in Carlisle. Until renumbered in 1961 it had been number 393.
Photo taken Fri 21 Aug 1964, Carlisle

51. 501BRM ... Cumberland 500, 501BRM, was a Bristol FSF6B with an E.C.W. H34/26F body new in 1960 with fleet number C404, being renumbered in December 1961.
Photo taken Tue 5 Jun 1962, Carlisle Bus Station

52. 508BRM ... Interior view of United Counties FLF6G 739, 508BRM, new to Cumberland Motor Services in 11/60 and bought by U.C.O.C. in 8/73. The photo was taken in July 1977, after withdrawal and when it was on the 'dump' behind Wellingborough garage.
Photo taken Sun 24 Jul 1977, Wellingborough Garage

53. 109DRM ... Cumberland Motor Services 550, 109DRM, a 1961 Bristol Lodekka FS6G with ECW body
Photo taken Sun 8 Apr 2007, Brough

54. 111DRM ... Two Cumberland vehicles, on the left 159, MAO111, a 1953 Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with Leyland B44F body and on the right 552, 111DRM, a Bristol FS6G with ECW H33/27R body new in 1961
Photo taken March 1967, Whitehaven

55. 112DRM ... Cumberland 553, 112DRM, was a Bristol FS6G with an E.C.W. H33/27RD body new in April 1961 as number C419 and renumbered in December 1961.
Photo taken Tue 5 Jun 1962, Carlisle Bus Station

56. 717GRM ... Cumberland 557, 717GRM, a Bristol Lodekka FS6B built in 1962 with ECW H33/27RD bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

57. ... At the ECW factory in Lowestoft what looks like one of three Cumberland Bristol FS6Bs (563-565) with Eastern National BVX676B, a brand new Bristol FLF6B alongside and BVX677B at the back.
Photo taken June 1964, ECW factory, Eastern Way, Lowestoft

58. AAO34B ... Cumberland 231, AAO34B, a Bristol MW6G with ECW B45F body, new in 1963 but kept in store until May 1964 when it was registered and entered service. AAO34B has been restored by the Cumbria Bus Group.
Photo taken Sun 8 Aug 1965, Keswick Bus Station

59. AAO34B ... Cumberland Motor Services 231, AAO34B, a 1964 Bristol MW6G with ECW bus body stands in Keswick bus station waiting to work the Borrowdale bus to Seatoller
Photo taken Sun 12 Aug 1973, Keswick Bus Station

60. AAO37B ... Cumberland 522, AAO37B, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6L built in 1964 with ECW H38/32F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1971, Strand Street, Whitehaven

61. AAO574B ... Cumberland 564, AAO574B, a Bristol FS6B with ECW H60R body, new in 1964.
Photo taken Sun 8 Aug 1965, Keswick Bus Station

62. JAO245D ... Cumberland Motor Services 245, JAO245D, a Bristol MW6G with ECW B45F bodywork, was new in December 1966.
Photo taken March 1976, Keswick Bus Station

63. KRM262E ... The weak spring sunshine glints on Cumberland Motor Services 256, KRM262E, a Bristol RELL6L with ECW B53F bodywork new in August 1967, and 369, MAO369P, a brand new 52 seat Leyland National.
Photo taken March 1976, Keswick Bus Station

64. NRM809M ... Cumberland Motor Services 809, NRM809M, a Ford R226 with Duple C53F bodywork, has just arrived at Keswick on the 71 service from Carlisle via Wigton. The bus had been new in October 1973.
Photo taken March 1976, Keswick Bus Station

65. MAO369P ... The weak spring sunshine glints on Cumberland Motor Services 256, KRM262E, a Bristol RELL6L with ECW B53F bodywork new in August 1967, and 369, MAO369P, a brand new 52 seat Leyland National.
Photo taken March 1976, Keswick Bus Station