SCT '61 Photo Index
Ipswich Corporation
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Ipswich Tram 33 with Cambridge Horse Tram 7 beside and rear of Ipswich Trolleybus 2 behind.
Photo taken Wednesday 30 September 2020, Ipswich Transport Museum
2. DX5631
Restored chassis of Garrett built Ipswich Trolleybus 29, DX5631, built 1926.
Photo taken Saturday 24 March 2018, Long Shop Museum, Leiston
3. DX8871
Ipswich Trolleybus 44, DX8871, built by Ransomes, Ipswich in 1930 and operated until 1953.
Photo taken Monday 2 May 2022, Ipswich Transport Museum
4. PV4061
Pre-delivery photo of Ipswich trolleybus 68, PV4061, a Ransomes with Massey H24/24R body new in 1937, one of 18 similar vehicles bought that and the following year.
Photo taken 1937, near or outside Massey's works in Pemberton, Wigan
5. PV4061
Pre-delivery rear view photo of 1937 Ipswich trolleybus 68, PV4061, a Ransomes with Massey body.
Photo taken 1937, near or outside Massey's works in Pemberton, Wigan
6. PV4542
A great delivery photo of 10 Ipswich trolleybuses with 76, PV4542, a 1937 Ransomes with Massey H24/24R body in the lead.
Photo taken 1937, Wright Road, alongside Priory Heath Depot, Ipswich
7. PV4790
Colchester's only trolleybus was only used by ladies. As a mobile toilet it was towed to serve major outdoor events in the borough. The green and white livery more or less perpetuated that of its previous owner Ipswich Corporation, number 82, PV4790, a locally built Ransomes with Massey body seating 48.
Photo taken late December 1965, Middle Mill Council Yard, Colchester
8. PV6426
Pre-delivery photo of Ipswich trolleybus 86, PV6426, a Ransomes with Massey H24/24R body, new in 1940 (the last Ransomes trolleybus built for the UK)
Photo taken 1940, near or outside Massey's works in Pemberton, Wigan
9. PV6895
Ipswich 95, PV6895, a Karrier W with Park Royal utility H56R body, new in 1945. It lasted until 1960.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
10. PV6953
Ipswich 100, PV6953, a Karrier W with Park Royal utility H56R body, new in 1945. It lasted until 1961.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
11. PV8269
Ipswich 104, PV8269, a Karrier F4 with Park Royal H56R body, new in 1948. It lasted until 1961.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
12. PV8270
Karrier W trolleybus with Park Royal body, Ipswich 105, PV8270, was delivered early in 1948. Painstaking restoration has recently been completed at Ipswich Transport Museum, including wartime pattern wooden slatted seats!
Photo taken Sunday 10 November 2013, Ipswich Transport Museum
13. PV8270
Ipswich Trolleybus 105, PV8270, owned by Ipswich Transport Museum at work at East Anglia Transport Museum.
Photo taken Sunday 1 January 2023, East Anglia Transport Museum
14. PV8580
Ipswich Corporation Transport AEC Monarch Tower Wagon PV8580, new in 1948.
Photo taken Monday 26 August 2024, Ipswich Transport Museum
15. PV8866
Ipswich 109, PV8866, a Karrier F4 with Park Royal H56R body, new in 1949. It lasted until 1963.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
16. ADX1
Ipswich 1, ADX1, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1950, the first numerically of Ipswich's first batch of buses.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Crown Street
17. ADX1
A pair of Ipswich Park Royal bodied AEC Regent llls: No1 dates from 1950, the Corporation's first motorbus (in a batch of six) and 24 from 1956 ( one of a batch of four).
Photo taken Sunday 10 November 2013, Ipswich Transport Museum
18. ADX187
Ipswich 117, ADX187, a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H56R body, new in 1950
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
19. ADX189
Walsall 351, ADX189, a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H30/26R new to Ipswich in 1950, with fleet number 119 and sold to Walsall in 1962 just before the Ipswich system closed.
Photo taken April 1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall
20. ADX193
Walsall 344, ADX193, a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H30/26R new to Ipswich in 1950, with fleet number 123 and sold to Walsall in 1962 just before the Ipswich system closed.
Photo taken April 1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall
21. ADX194
Ipswich 124, ADX194, a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H56R body, new in 1950. Withdrawn in 1962, it was sold to Walsall for further service.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House
22. ADX195
ADX195 which was Walsall 346 was a Sunbeam F4 new in 1950 with a Park Royal H30/26R body which had been acquired in 1962 from Ipswich Corporation where it had been number 125.
Photo taken Sunday 13 April 1969, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall
23. ADX195
Walsall trolleybuses 871, XDH71 a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook H36/34RD body built in 1956 and 346, ADX195 a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H30/26R body which had been new to Ipswich Corporation in 1950 and acquired by Walsall Corporation in 1962.
Photo taken 1969, Lower Farm Estate, Walsall
24. ADX196
Preserved Ipswich 126, ADX196, one of a batch of 12 Sunbeam F4 vehicles with Park Royal H56R bodywork which entered service in 1950. It ran in Ipswich until 1962 when it was sold with some other members of the batch to Walsall Corporation Transport, where it continued to operate until 1970.
Photo taken October 2007, Ipswich Transport Museum
25. ADX196
Walsall 347, ADX196 (formerly Ipswich 126) a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H30/26R body, built in 1950.
Photo taken 1967, St Paul's Street, Walsall
26. BPV10
Ipswich 10, BPV10, an AEC Regal IV with Park Royal B42D body, new in 1953.
Photo taken c.1953, opposite the front of Constantine Road Depot, Ipswich
27. BPV10
Interior shot of Ipswich Regal 10, BPV10.
Photo taken c.1953, Ipswich
28. BPV10
Detailed shot of the rear entrance of Ipswich Regal 10, BPV10.
Photo taken c.1953, Ipswich
29. BPV10
View of the drivers cab of Ipswich Regal 10, BPV10.
Photo taken c.1953, Ipswich
30. BPV11
Ipswich 11, BPV11, an AEC Regal IV with Park Royal B42D body, new in 1953. It was reseated to B40D in 1971 and withdrawn two years later.
Photo taken Sunday 9 May 1965, emerging from the Lloyds Avenue archway and crossing Cornhill, Ipswich
31. BPV12
Ipswich Coach Company BPV12, an AEC Regal IV with Park Royal B40D body, ex-Ipswich Corporation, new in 1953 as a 42 seater, re-seated to B40D in 1971 and withdrawn by them in 1973.
Photo taken May 1974, Ipswich
32. BPV12
Rear view of Ipswich Coach Company BPV12, AEC Regal / Park Royal, ex-Ipswich Corporation.
Photo taken May 1974, Old Cattle Market/Silent Street access to Falcon Street, Ipswich
33. BPV8
Ipswich Corporation 8, BPV8, AEC Regal IV / Park Royal B42D, new in 1953.
Photo taken 1972, Ipswich
34. BPV8
A rear view of ex-Ipswich 8, BPV8, an A.E.C. 9822E Regal IV with a Park Royal B42D body new in August 1953 seen in the station car park at Weybridge.
Photo taken Sunday 2 April 1978, Weybridge Station
35. BPV8
Former Ipswich 8, BPV8, is seen arriving at Felixstowe after its trip from Ipswich on the Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run. It was an A.E.C. 9822E Regal IV with a Park Royal B42D body new in August 1953.
Photo taken Sunday 6 May 2018, Felixstowe
36. BPV9
Ipswich Corporation 9, BPV9, an AEC Regal IV with Park Royal B42D body, new in 1953, passing 1959 AEC Regent V 33, HPV33.
Photo taken Sunday 17 May 1964, Cornhill, Ipswich
37. CDX514
Ipswich Corporation 14, CDX514, an AEC Regent III with a Park Royal body, new in 1954.
Photo taken February 1972, Crown Street, Ipswich
38. CDX514
Ipswich 14, CDX514, an AEC Regent III with a Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1954.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Electric House, Ipswich
39. CDX514
Conway Street, Hove just opposite Southdown Garage on the waste ground: OPN808, HJG27 and Ipswich 14 (CDX514), already featured on SCT61. I think the blue bus to the right is ex Brighton Corporation but I didn't record that one on film.
Photo taken Saturday 11 September 1976, Conway Street, Hove
40. CDX515
Ipswich Corporation 15, CDX515, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1954. It was withdrawn in 1973.
Photo taken Sunday 27 September 1964, Crown Street, Ipswich
41. CDX516
Preserved former Ipswich 16, CDX516, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in April 1954. It was withdrawn in 1973.
Photo taken Sunday 4 April 2004, Wisley Aerodrome
42. CDX516
Preserved former Ipswich 16, CDX516, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in April 1954. It was withdrawn in 1973.
Photo taken Sunday 15 July 2007, Alton
43. EPV22
Ipswich 22, EPV22, an AEC Regent III with a Park Royal H33/28R body, new in 1956. It was withdrawn in 1974.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Lloyds Avenue, Ipswich
44. EPV24
Rear view of Ipswich AEC Regent III 24, EPV24, with a Park Royal H33/28R body, new in 1956
Photo taken Sunday 9 May 1965, Crown Street, Ipswich
45. EPV24
Ipswich AEC Regent III 24, EPV24, with a Park Royal H33/28R body, new in 1956.
Photo taken Sunday 17 May 1964, Crown Street, Ipswich
46. EPV24
EPV24, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H33/28R body new in 1956 to Ipswich as their no. 24
Photo taken Sunday 29 July 2012, Marine Parade, Worthing
47. EPV24
Preserved ex-Ipswich AEC Regent III 24, EPV24, with a Park Royal H33/28R body, new in 1956.
Photo taken Sunday 18 July 2010, Alton
48. GPV29
Ipswich Corporation 29, GPV29, an AEC Regent V with Park Royal H37/28R body, new in 1958. It lasted in the fleet until 1976.
Photo taken Sunday 17 May 1964, Electric House, Ipswich
49. GPV30
Ipswich Corporation 30, GPV30, an AEC Regent V with Park Royal H37/28R body, new in 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 27 September 1964, Crown Street, Ipswich
50. PPV49
Ipswich Corporation 49, PPV49, an AEC Regent V with East Lancs H37/28R body, new in 1962.
Photo taken Sunday 27 September 1964, Crown Street, Ipswich
51. PPV51
Ipswich Corporation 51, PPV51, was an A.E.C. 2D2RA Regent V with an East Lancs H37/28R body, which had been new in January 1963.
Photo taken Sunday 17 March 1968, Crown Street, Ipswich
52. PPV55
Ipswich Corporation 55, PPV55, an AEC Regent V with East Lancs H37/28R body, new in 1963.
Photo taken Sunday 17 May 1964, Electric House
53. ADX63B
Preserved ex-Ipswich Corporation 63, ADX63B, one of two AEC Regent V with Massey H37/28R bodies delivered in 1964.
Photo taken Sunday 10 July 2005, East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville
54. ADX63B
Ipswich Corporation 63, ADX63B, one of two AEC Regent V with Massey H37/28R bodies delivered in 1964.
Photo taken late 1970s, Tower Ramparts Bus Station (formerly known as Electric House), Ipswich
55. ADX64B
Ipswich Corporation 64, ADX64B, was one of two AEC Regent V with Massey H37/28R bodies delivered in 1964.
Photo taken Sunday 9 May 1965, Tavern Street, Ipswich
56. DPV65D
Ipswich Borough Transport 65, DPV65D, an AEC Regent V with Neepsend H37/28R new in February 1966 and withdrawn in 1986.
Photo taken July 1983, Tower Ramparts Bus Station, Ipswich
57. HPV71F
Ipswich Corporation 71, HPV71F, was an A.E.C. 6MU2R Reliance with a Massey B40D body.
Photo taken Sunday 17 March 1968, Cornhill, Ipswich
58. LDX73G
Eastbourne 63, LDX73G, seen in Terminus Road, Eastbourne, on a grey day in April 1983. This Leyland Atlantean/ECW H43/31F was new to Ipswich as their 73 in October 1968.
Photo taken April 1983, Terminus Road, Eastbourne
59. LDX73G
Ex-Ipswich via Eastbourne Atlantean/ECW LDX73G appears to have been converted to a film/TV catering bus, from the display in the blind box now owned by FTV of New Malden.
Photo taken mid 1993, Great Tower Street, London
60. LDX74G
Ipswich Corporation 74, LDX74G, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with ECW H43/31F body, new in October 1968, withdrawn 1980.
Photo taken February 1972, Tower Ramparts Bus Station (formerly known as Electric House), Ipswich
61. LDX74G
Ex Ipswich ECW bodied Atlantean LDX74G parked at Scratchwood Services on the M1 in the early 1990s.
Photo taken early 1990s, M1 Scratchwood Services
62. LDX75G
Eastbourne Buses 65, LDX75G, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with ECW O43/31F body, new to Ipswich C.T. (75) in 1968 as H43/31F.
Photo taken Summer 1990, approaching Beachy Head, near Eastbourne
63. LDX76G
Eastbourne Buses 66, LDX76G, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with ECW O43/31F body, new to Ipswich C.T. (76) in 1968 as H43/31F.
Photo taken Summer 1990, Eastbourne Pier, Grand Parade, Eastbourne
64. LDX76G
LDX76G is an ex Ipswich Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 delivered in Nov 1968 as No 76. The ECW body was originally H43/31F. This vehicle was later sold to Eastbourne and converted to open top.
Photo taken Sunday 31 July 2011, Marine Parade, Worthing
65. LDX76G
Ipswich 76, LDX76G, a 1968 Leyland PDR1/1 carried an ECW H43/31F body.
Photo taken early 1970s, Tower Ramparts, Ipswich
66. TRY121H
Borough of Ipswich 121, TRY121H, a Bristol RELL6L built in 1969 with ECW B47D bodywork. This had been new as Leicester 121.
Photo taken October 1982, Crown Street, Ipswich
67. JRT82K
With Ipswich Transport Museum since 1989, JRT82K is an AEC Swift with Willowbrook dual door body, one of six delivered to the Corporation in 1971. It was in service at the Museum's Winter Warmer event - no Real Ale that day though!
Photo taken Sunday 10 November 2013, Ipswich Transport Museum
68. JRT78K
Ipswich Corporation 78, JRT78K, AEC Swift / Willowbrook B40D. New 1972, withdrawn 1983.
Photo taken July 1972, Ipswich
69. DDX89L
DDX89L, Ipswich 89, an AEC Swift 3MP2R/East Lancs B40D new in July 1973.
Photo taken July 1983, Tower Ramparts Bus Station, Ipswich
70. B115LDX
Ipswich 243, B115LDX, is a little modern for SCT61, but probably worth including as perhaps one of the last Bristols to be built.
Photo taken Sunday 2 June 2013, Weeley Village