1. ... A selection of Morecambe buses parked up in the depot. To the right is the former 20, JTE546, the last of a batch of AEC Regent 6811As with Park Royal H30/26R bodies which was by then not in passenger service and used as a promotional vehicle. Next is the rear of 81, the highest-numbered Regent III in the fleet which was a 1954 6812A model with Park Royal H33/26R body. The next three, in the same order, are 58, 61 and 65 (KTF 587/90/94), all pre-selector 9612E models with Park Royal O33/26R bodies which had long lives due to their open-top status. Finally on the left is 32, HHG32, an East Lancs H41/32F-bodied PD3/6 formerly in the Burnley, Colne and Nelson fleet.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1976, Morecambe Battery Depot

2. ... The interior of the workshop in Morecambe depot, an area Mike Cleasby must have been very familiar with. Taken a year or two after he left, it's clear that very little will have changed with power for the machine tools still provided by line shafting and belts. A press occupies centre stage.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1976, Morecambe Battery Depot

3. GTJ694 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation former bus 10, GTJ694, an AEC Regent 0661, originally having a Park Royal H30/26R body new in 1947, but later converted as an illuminations servicing platform and seen here performing that role on the occasion of an enthusiasts' visit to the town.
Photo taken Sat 30 Aug 1975, Marine Road

4. GTJ694 ... I had always assumed this was a genuine Halifax bus but recent comments on an image of Morecambe Corporation number 10, GTJ694, a Park Royal bodied AEC Regent 0661 cut down to a service vehicle hinted that it may have received Halifax livery whilst in the care of Tony Blackman. There were no registration plates attached to this vehicle and comparing it to the Morecambe picture the bodywork appears identical, but this vehicle has been fitted with a deeper radiator and different front wings. Taken at a private visit to Tony's storage unit at Meltham Mills in 1994.
Photo taken July 1994, Meltham Mills, Kirklees

5. GTJ694 ... Former Morecambe & Heysham 10, GTJ694, an AEC Regent II originally with Park Royal H30/26R body new in 1947 but later converted into a hydraulic platform truck for servicing the illuminations. Having then been recently acquired by Tony Blackman for preservation, it is seen here in Milnsbridge scrapyard where the equipment is in the process of being removed.
Photo taken Mon 9 May 1977, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield

6. GTJ694 ... Former Morecambe & Heysham 10, GTJ694, an AEC Regent II originally with Park Royal H30/26R body new in 1947 but later converted into a hydraulic platform truck for servicing the illuminations. Having then been recently acquired by Tony Blackman for preservation, it is seen here in a gloomy Milnsbridge back street having just pulled out of the scrapyard where the equipment had been removed. Eeh, it were grim up North i'them days !
Photo taken Mon 9 May 1977, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield

7. JTE546 ... Conductor of preseved Morecambe AEC Regent JTE546 checks if he should change destination to Pisa.
Photo taken Sat 1 May 2010, top of Station Approach, Taunton

8. JTE546 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 20, JTE546, an AEC Regent III 6811A with Park Royal H33/26R body, new in 1948.
Photo taken late 1969, Morecambe Battery Depot forecourt

9. JTE546 ... Morecambe and Heysham AEC Regent III 20, JTE546, new in 1948 with Park Royal H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Jun 1983, Happy Mount Park, Bare, Morecambe

10. JTE546 ... JTE546, seen in Morecambe was an A.E.C. 6811A Regent III which had been new, with a Park Royal H30/26R body, in September 1948, being numbered 20 in the Morecambe & Heysham fleet.
Photo taken Sat 8 Aug 1970, Euston Road, Morecambe

11. KTF583 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 54, KTF583, an AEC Regent III 9612E with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken Late 1969, approaching Morecambe Battery Depot

12. KTF585 ... Morecambe & Heysham 56, KTF585, a 1949 AEC Regent III/Park Royal H33/26R
Photo taken Fri 27 Jul 1973, Main Street Terminus, Heysham Village

13. KTF585 ... Morecambe & Heysham 56, KTF585, an AEC Regent III 9612E with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken Marine Road West, Morecambe

14. KTF587 ... Morecambe & Heysham 58, KTF587, a 1949 AEC Regent III with open top Park Royal body shows off the reversed white and blue livery applied to open top vehicles after amalgamation with Lancaster.
Photo taken 1976, Morecambe Battery Depot

15. KTF587 ... Lancaster 58, KTF587 was an AEC Regent III of the 9612E variety, new to Morecambe & Heysham Corporation in 1949. New with a Park Royal H30/26R body, she has been converted to open top layout for summer duties, and upstead to O33/26R.
Photo taken Tue 20 May 1975, Heysham Road Depot

16. KTF589 ... Midland Scottish KTF589, an AEC Regent III 9612E built in 1949 with Park Royal O33/26R bodywork.
Photo taken July 1988, Stirling

17. KTF589 ... Ex Morecambe and Heysham Corporation 1949 AEC Regent III 60, KTF589, with Park Royal body.
Photo taken Sep 2002, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly

18. KTF590 ... Morecambe 61, KTF590, was an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Park Royal H30/26R body new in August 1949.
Photo taken Wed 7 Jun 1972, Epsom Downs

19. KTF591 ... Morecambe & Heysham 62, KTF591, a 1949 AEC Regent III was converted to open top for sea front duties in the 1960s. Some 40 years later it is still in revenue earning service. It is seen as a hospitality vehicle at the 2005 Sheffield bus rally. A psuedo London livery is carried complete with the spurious fleet number RT591!
Photo taken Sun 11 Sep 2005, at Meadowhall, Sheffield

20. KTF591 ... Morecambe & Heysham were staunch AEC buyers for many years. 62, KTF591, is a 1949 AEC Regent III with Park Royal bodywork that was converted to open top by Morecambe in the 1960s.
Photo taken Sun 24 Apr 2011, Brough

21. KTF591 ... A rear view of Morecambe 62, KTF591, seen at the 2011 Kirkby Stephen rally. The positioning of the trafficators on the waist band is unusual
Photo taken Sun 24 Apr 2011, Brough

22. KTF594 ... Morecambe & Heysham 65, KTF594, a 1949 AEC Regent III with Park Royal open top body seen on the Promenade
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Promenade

23. KTF594 ... Lancaster City Council 65, KTF594, an AEC Regent III built 1949 with Park Royal O33/26R bodywork.
Photo taken July 1977, Morecambe Battery

24. KTF594 ... KTF594 is an AEC Regent III from 1949 with Park Royal O33/26R body preserved as Morecambe and Heysham 65
Photo taken Sat 1 May 2010, Station Approach Taunton

25. LTF253 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation AEC Regent III with Park Royal bodywork, 68 LTF253, dates from 1950
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Battery

26. LTF253 ... Morecambe 68, LTF253, an A E C Regent III 9612E built in 1950 with Park Royal H33/26R bodywork.
Photo taken May 1972, Morecambe Battery

27. LTF254 ... Morecambe & Heysham 69, LTF254, a 1950 AEC Regent III with Park Royal bodywork
Photo taken Sun 21 Jun 2009, Chatsworth

28. LTF254 ... Morecambe bought many AEC Regent IIIs in post war years. Most of them carried the style of Park Royal bodywork shown here in profile. 69, LTF254, dates from 1950.
Photo taken Sun 9 Oct 2011, Skipton Bus Station

29. LTF254 ... City of Lancaster 69, LTF254, an AEC Regent III 9612E built 1950 with Park Royal H33/26R bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Morecambe Battery

30. LTF254 ... Morecambe and Heysham Corporation were staunch AEC users for most of their existence. Seen here is 69, LTF254, a 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E with Park Royal bodywork. For many years Morecambe eschewed the use of route numbers
Photo taken Sun 29 May 2011, Marine Road

31. LTF254 ... A rear view of Morecambe 69, LTF254, a 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E.
Photo taken Sun 29 May 2011, Marine Road, Morecambe

32. LTF254 ... Another view of Morecambe & Heysham's 69, LTF254 an AEC Regent III with Park Royal H33/26R new in 1950. It was up-seated from 30 seats in the upper deck in 1959/60.
Photo taken Mon 28 Aug 1972, Marine Road Central, Morecambe

33. LTF255 ... Morecambe & Heysham C.T. 70, LTF255, an AEC Regent III 9612E with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1950.
Photo taken 1969, Morecambe & Heysham CT Depot

34. MTC540 ... City of Lancaster, originally Morecambe, 72, MTC540, an AEC Regent III 9613E built in 1950 with Park Royal H33/26R bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Heysham Road, Morecambe

35. MTC540 ... Morecambe and Heysham 72, MTC540, a 1950 AEC Regent III with a Park Royal body derived from the RT was exhibited at the Earls Court Show in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 16 Jul 1978, Hornsea Pottery, Lancaster

36. MTC540 ... Former unique Morecambe & Heysham AEC Regent III was operating a service in connection with the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust?s (RVPT) Morecambe Running Day on 18 May 2025. An exhibit at the 1950 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court in London, 8ft-wide 72, MTC540, was a one-off in the Lancashire towns municipal fleet, as its Park Royal body had many of the features of London Transport's RT class.
Photo taken Sun 18 May 2025, Westgate, Morecambe

37. MTE635 ... Morecambe and Heysham 73, MTE635, is a preserved AEC Regent III with a Weymann H32/26R body dating from 1951.
Photo taken Mon 25 Jun 2018, Keighley Bus Museum, Dalton Lane

38. MTE635 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 73, MTE635, a 1951 AEC Regent III 6812A with a Weymann H30/26R body in the museum during the Keighley Bus Museum Open Day.
Photo taken Sun 24 Apr 2016, Keighley Bus Museum

39. MTE635 ... Morecambe and Heysham 73, MTE635, a 1951 AEC Regent III with Weymann bodywork has finally emerged from behind the wire at Keighley Bus Museum after a very thorough and painstaking restoration.
Photo taken Sun 1 Jul 2018, Higher Coach Road, Baildon

40. MTE635 ... Rear view of restored Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 73, MTE635, a 1951 AEC Regent III 6812A with a Weymann H32/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 1 Sep 2024, Worth Bridge Road, off Dalton Lane, Keighley

41. MTE638 ... Morecambe & Heysham C.T. 76, MTE638, an AEC Regent III 6812A with Weymann H30/26R body, new in 1951.
Photo taken 1969, Morecambe & Heysham CT Depot

42. MTE639 ... Morecambe and Heysham 77, MTE639, an AEC Regent III with stylish Weymann body, one of six bought in 1951. The original dark green livery is carried. Morecambe did not use route numbers until the 1960s.
Photo taken 1993, Halifax

43. MTE639 ... Morecambe and Heysham 77, MTE639, an AEC Regent III with Weymann H30/26R body, seen on an enthusiasts' day out.
Photo taken Sun 19 Sep 1982, Burscough

44. MTE640 ... Morecambe 78, MTE640, was an A.E.C. 6812A Regent III with a Weymann H33/28R body seen in Euston Road, Morecambe opposite the Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 8 Aug 1970, Euston Road, Morecambe

45. TTB688 ... Lancaster 79, TTB688 was new to Morecambe & Heysham Corporation in 1954. She was an AEC Regent III 6812A with a Park Royal body which had a seating arrangement of H30/26R when new.
Photo taken Sat 13 Sep 1975, Happy Mount Park, Bare

46. TTB688 ... Morecambe & Heysham C.T. 79, TTB688, an AEC Regent III 6812A with Park Royal H33/26R (originally H30/26R) body, new in 1954.
Photo taken 1969, Morecambe & Heysham CT depot

47. TTB689 ... Morecambe Corporation 80, TTB689, seen in Regent Street, Morecambe was an A.E.C. 6812A Regent III with a Park Royal H33/26R body.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1965, Regent Road, Morecambe

48. TTB690 ... Morecambe bought their last AEC Regent IIIs in 1954, a trio with Park Royal bodies. The last of the three 81, TTB690, makes it way through promenade holiday traffic when some 19 years old.
Photo taken Tue 21 Aug 1973, Marine Road Central, Morecambe

49. TTB690 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 81, TTB690, an AEC Regent III 6812A with Park Royal H30/26R body, new in 1954.
Photo taken Sat 30 Aug 1975, Marine Road, Morecambe

50. 791ATD ... Morecambe 82, 791ATD, was the first of five A.E.C. MD3RV Regent Vs with Massey H30/26R bodies, 82/3 being new in December 1956, and 84-86 being new in January 1957, with 84 being H30/26RD.
Photo taken Sat 8 Aug 1970, Euston Road, Morecambe

51. 793ATD ... City of Lancaster 84, 793ATD, an AEC Regent V MD3RV built in 1957 with Massey H33/28RD bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Morecambe

52. 794ATD ... Morecambe & Heysham 85, 794ATD, a AEC Regent V with Massey bodywork one of five bought in 1957. These were the last AEC double deckers bought by Morecambe.
Photo taken August 1973, Main Street Terminus, Heysham Village

53. 410DKM ... In 1975 Lancaster bought four Massey bodied Leyland Titan PD2/30s from Maidstone, new in 1958. They were seen as a stop gap until new buses could be delivered and ran in Maidstone's unusual blue and yellow livery. 410, 410DKM, was withdrawn in 1976
Photo taken 1976, Torrisholme, Morecambe

54. HHG33 ... Lancaster City Council 33, HHG33, a Leyland PD3/6 with East Lancs H41/31F bodywork, picks up passengers outside the erstwhile Morecambe Station. It had been new in March 1959 to Burnley, Colne and Nelson as their 233.
Photo taken c.1975, Morecambe Promenade

55. 33MTD ... Morecambe switched to Leyland for deliveries in 1960 - 87, 33MTD, is a Leyland Titan PD2/37 with front entrance Massey body. A Park Royal bodied AEC Regent III is seen in the background.
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Battery

56. 33MTD ... Former Morecambe & Heysham Corporation 87, 33MTD, a Leyland Titan PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F body, new in 1960, but now in Lancaster City Transport livery.
Photo taken Sat 30 Aug 1975, Marine Road West, Morecambe

57. 33MTD ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation on 33MTD
Photo taken Sat 8 Aug 1970

58. 34MTD ... Morecambe & Heysham's 88, 34MTD, a Leyland PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F bodywork new in 1960. Taken on promenade at Morecambe in August 1972.
Photo taken Mon 28 Aug 1972, Marine Road Central, Morecambe

59. 34MTD ... Morecambe & Heysham 88, 34MTD, a Leyland Titan PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F body, new in 1960.
Photo taken Marine Road West, Morecambe

60. 35MTD ... Lancaster 89, 35MTD, is a Leyland Titan PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F bodywork, new in 1960 to Morecambe & Heysham Corporation.
Photo taken Sat 13 Sep 1975, Marine Road East, Bare

61. 435XTF ... Morecambe's last new double deckers prior to amalgamation with Lancaster in 1974 were a pair of Massey bodied Leyland Titan PD2A/27s new in 1962. 90, 435XTF, is seen at the Battery bus park.
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Battery

62. 435XTF ... Morecambe and Heysham bought their last new double deckers in 1962, a pair of Leyland Titan PD2A/27s with front entrance Massey bodywork. Seen at the Battery Hotel wearing Lancaster City Council colours is 90, 435XTF.
Photo taken 1977, Morecambe Battery

63. CTJ101E ... City of Lancaster 1, CTJ101E, an AEC Swift MP2R built in 1967 with Pennine B50D bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Morecambe Battery

64. CTJ102E ... Morecambe returned to AEC for new vehicles in the late 1960s. These were AEC Swifts with Pennine bodywork seating 50. Number 2, CTJ102E, passes the Battery.
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Battery

65. CTJ104E ... CTJ104E, an A.E.C. MP2R Swift with a Pennine B50D body, was number 4 in the Morecambe fleet, and was one of six which were new in 1967, all passing to Lancaster in April 1974.
Photo taken Sat 8 Aug 1970, Euston Road, Morecambe

66. UTJ908H ... Morecambe & Heysham C.T. 8, UTJ908H, an AEC Swift 2MP2R with Northern Counties B50D body, new in February 1970.
Photo taken early 1970

67. UTJ909H ... Morecambe's second batch of AEC Swifts had Northern Counties bodywork. 9, UTJ909H, dates from 1970. It is seen loading on the promenade.
Photo taken August 1973, Morecambe Promenade

68. UTJ910H ... City of Lancaster 10, UTJ910H, an AEC Swift 2MP2R built in 1970 with Northern Counties B50D bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Morecambe Battery

69. MTE611K ... Morecambe & Heysham's 11, MTE611K, a Seddon RU with Seddon dual entrance bus body seating 46 was new in 1972 and seen here on Morecambe promenade.
Photo taken Mon 28 Aug 1972, Marine Road Central, Morecambe

70. NTF716M ... City of Lancaster 16, NTF716M, a Seddon Pennine RU DP47F built in 1973.
Photo taken July 1974, Morecambe Battery