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. (Thu 5/8/76, 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. (Thu 5/8/76, 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. (Sat 30/8/75, 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. (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. (Mon 9/5/77, 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 ! (Mon 9/5/77, Milnsbridge, Huddersfield)

7. JTE546 ... Conductor of preseved Morecambe AEC Regent JTE546 checks if he should change destination to Pisa. (Sat 1/5/10, 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. (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. (Sun 19/6/83, 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. (Sat 8/8/70, Euston Road, Morecambe)

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

12. KTF585 ... Morecambe & Heysham 56, KTF585, a 1949 AEC Regent III/Park Royal H33/26R (Fri 27/7/73, 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. (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. (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. (Tue 20/5/75, Heysham Road Depot)

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

17. KTF589 ... Ex Morecambe and Heysham Corporation 1949 AEC Regent III 60, KTF589, with Park Royal body. (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. (Wed 7/6/72, 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! (Sun 11/9/05, 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. (Sun 24/4/11, 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 (Sun 24/4/11, Brough)

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

23. KTF594 ... Lancaster City Council 65, KTF594, an AEC Regent III built 1949 with Park Royal O33/26R bodywork. (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 (Sat 1/5/10, Station Approach Taunton)

25. LTF253 ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation AEC Regent III with Park Royal bodywork, 68 LTF253, dates from 1950 (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. (May 1972, Morecambe Battery)

27. LTF254 ... Morecambe & Heysham 69, LTF254, a 1950 AEC Regent III with Park Royal bodywork (Sun 21/6/09, 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. (Sun 9/10/11, Skipton Bus Station)

29. LTF254 ... City of Lancaster 69, LTF254, an AEC Regent III 9612E built 1950 with Park Royal H33/26R bodywork. (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 (Sun 29/5/11, Marine Road)

31. LTF254 ... A rear view of Morecambe 69, LTF254, a 1950 AEC Regent III 9612E. (Sun 29/5/11, 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. (Mon 28/8/72, 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. (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. (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. (Sun 16/7/78, 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. (Sun 18/5/25, Westgate, Morecambe)

37. MTE635 ... Morecambe and Heysham 73, MTE635, is a preserved AEC Regent III with a Weymann H32/26R body dating from 1951. (Mon 25/6/18, 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. (Sun 24/4/16, 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. (Sun 1/7/18, 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. (Sun 1/9/24, 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. (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. (1993, Halifax)

43. MTE639 ... Morecambe and Heysham 77, MTE639, an AEC Regent III with Weymann H30/26R body, seen on an enthusiasts' day out. (Sun 19/9/82, 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. (Sat 8/8/70, 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. (Sat 13/9/75, 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. (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. (Thu 5/8/65, 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. (Tue 21/8/73, 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. (Sat 30/8/75, 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. (Sat 8/8/70, Euston Road, Morecambe)

51. 793ATD ... City of Lancaster 84, 793ATD, an AEC Regent V MD3RV built in 1957 with Massey H33/28RD bodywork. (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. (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 (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. (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. (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. (Sat 30/8/75, Marine Road West, Morecambe)

57. 33MTD ... Morecambe & Heysham Corporation on 33MTD (Sat 8/8/70)

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. (Mon 28/8/72, Marine Road Central, Morecambe)

59. 34MTD ... Morecambe & Heysham 88, 34MTD, a Leyland Titan PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F body, new in 1960. (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. (Sat 13/9/75, 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. (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. (1977, Morecambe Battery)

63. CTJ101E ... City of Lancaster 1, CTJ101E, an AEC Swift MP2R built in 1967 with Pennine B50D bodywork. (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. (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. (Sat 8/8/70, Euston Road, Morecambe)

66. UTJ908H ... Morecambe & Heysham C.T. 8, UTJ908H, an AEC Swift 2MP2R with Northern Counties B50D body, new in February 1970. (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. (August 1973, Morecambe Promenade)

68. UTJ910H ... City of Lancaster 10, UTJ910H, an AEC Swift 2MP2R built in 1970 with Northern Counties B50D bodywork. (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. (Mon 28/8/72, Marine Road Central, Morecambe)

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