1. ADK283 ... When new in 1935, Rochdale 121, ADK283, an A.E.C. O661 (preselector) Regent, had a Metro Cammell H28/24R body. It is seen here with the Samlesbury H31/26R, 7’ 9” wide, body fitted in 1951. (Mon 29/4/57, Smith Street, Rochdale)

2. DDK112 ... DDK112, ex-Rochdale 142, was a Leyland TD5c with a Cravens body which was originally H28/26R, re-seated to H30/24R between 1947 and 1949, but is seen here with a showman at Hunslet Feast, having been modified somewhat since its withdrawal in 1955. (Tue 5/8/58, Hunslet Feast)

3. DDK117 ... Former Rochdale 147, DDK117, a Leyland TD5 with ECW H30/26R body new in 1938, withdrawn in 1954 and in use as a mobile canteen. (1960s, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester)

4. EDK802 ... Passing Martin’s Bank in Rochdale, on a rainy day, Rochdale 192, EDK802, operates to Broad Lane. It was a Daimler CWA6 with a Northern Counties H30/26R body new in 1944. (Mon 29/4/57, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale)

5. EDK921 ... Seen in Glasgow Paddocks in Doncaster is Leon, Finningley 42, EDK921, a Daimler CWA6 with a Massey H30/26R body which had been new in 1945 as Rochdale 21. (Wed 31/7/57, Glasgow Paddocks bus station, Doncaster)

6. FDK334 ... New in 1947, Rochdale 34, FDK334, was an A.E.C. 0961 Regent III with a Weymann H30/26R body, the seating later being increased to H31/26R and it was seen in Smith Street. (Sun 14/10/56, Smith Street, Rochdale)

7. GDK401 ... Samuel Ledgard GDK401, an AEC Regent III with East Lancs H31/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation in 1948 and one of five acquired by Samuel Ledgard in 1962. (Sat 1/7/67, Crossgate, Otley)

8. GDK401 ... Samuel Ledgard's former Rochdale 201, GDK401, was an AEC Regent III with East Lancs H33/26R body dating from 1948. It was acquired by Ledgard in 1962 and saw service until the demise of the company in 1967. (c.1966, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds)

9. GDK401 ... Ledgard, Armley GDK401, seen in Otley Bus Station, was the first of five A.E.C. O961 Regent IIIs acquired from Rochdale in 1962. They had East Lancs H33/26R bodies and had been new in 1948. (Sat 7/10/67, Otley Bus Station)

10. GDK404 ... Samuel Ledgard GDK404, an AEC Regent III with East Lancs H31/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation in 1948 and one of five acquired by Samuel Ledgard in 1962. (Mon 9/8/65, Wellington Street, Leeds)

11. GDK405 ... Samuel Ledgard GDK405, an AEC Regent III 0961 with East Lancs. H33/26R body, new in 1948 to Rochdale Corporation (205), and acquired by Ledgard in 1962. One of a batch of five, this one was withdrawn in 1966 and passed to Jackson's of Bradford for scrap. (August 1966, Chester Street Bus Station, Bradford)

12. HDK703 ... Rochdale 303, HDK703 was an A.E.C. 9821E Regal IV with an East Lancs B42D (rear entrance, front exit) body new in 1951 seen on The Esplanade in Rochdale. (Sun 14/10/56, The Esplanade, Rochdale)

13. HDK835 ... Rochdale Corporation 235, HDK835, a 1951 East Lancs H33/26R bodied AEC Regent III 9612E pictured at the Dalton Lane Campus display area at the Keighley Bus Museum's Festival Of Transport (Sun 7/7/13, Dalton Lane, Keighley)

14. HDK836 ... On the left Rochdale Corporation 236, HDK836, an AEC Regent III with East Lancs H33/26R body, new in 1951. On the right Ledgard GDK401 another Regent III/East Lancs but H31/26R and originally new to Rochdale Corporation as 201 in 1948. (mid 1960s, Rochdale Corporation Depot)

15. HDK835 ... Newly restored Rochdale AEC Regent III / East Lancs of 1952, 235, HDK835 (Sun 28/10/12, Piece Hall, Halifax)

16. HDK835 ... Rochdale 235, HDK835, already appears on the site, but now final finishing touches have been applied such as fleet numbers I thought it worth submitting another. It is an AEC Regent III 9612E with East Lancs H33/26R body and just as nice inside as it obviously is outside. (Sun 4/9/16, Heaton Park, Manchester)

17. HDK837 ... Rochdale 237, HDK837, and 229, HDK29, seen on the parking area in Smith Street, Rochdale, were A.E.C. 9612E Regent IIIs with East Lancs H31/28R and Weymann H31/28R bodies respectively, new in 1951 and in 1950. (Sun 14/10/56, Smith Street, Rochdale)

18. JDK740 ... SELNEC 6140, JDK740, a Daimler CVG6 built in 1953 with Weymann H31/28R bodywork. (ca 1972, Smith Street, Rochdale)

19. JDK748 ... SELNEC (Northern) 6148, JDK748, a Daimler CVG6 with Weymann H31/28R body, new in 1953 to Rochdale Corporation as 248, and 6215, RDK415, an AEC Regent V D2RA with Weymann H33/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation (315) in 1957. (1970, Smith Street, Rochdale)

20. KDK654 ... SELNEC (Northern) 6154, KDK654, a Daimler CVG6 with Weymann H31/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation (254) in 1953. (Jan/Feb 1971, Smith Street Parking Area, Rochdale)

21. KDK656 ... Rochdale Corporation 256, KDK656, was one of fifteen Weymann H33/26R bodied Daimler CVG6 new between December 1953 and January 1954. (Mon 1/9/69, Rochdale)

22. NDK974 ... Rochdale Corporation 274, NDK974, was Weymann H33/28R bodied AEC Regent V, new in June 1956, one of 40 new in that year. (Mon 1/9/69, Rochdale)

23. NDK975 ... Rochdale 275, NDK975, a 1956 AEC Regent V with Weymann body and unusually a Gardner engine passes Leeds 29, TUA29, a 1955 Leyland Tiger Cub with Roe centre entrance standee body. The Leeds bus is on an enthusiasts tour. (1968, Rochdale Town Hall)

24. NDK980 ... Rochdale switched to Daimler for its new bus requirements in the early fifties; however in 1956 it returned to AEC buying Regent Vs albeit with Gardner engines, a most unusual combination. 280, NDK980 dates, from 1956 and carries a Weymann body to a style the was superceded by the Orion design. (Sat 4/12/10, Manchester Museum of Transport)

25. NDK986 ... Rochdale 286, NDK986, one of thirty AEC Regent Vs with Gardner 6LW engines and preselector gearboxes new in 1956 and fitted with Weymann H33/28R bodies. (Sun 14/10/56, Packer Street, Rochdale)

26. NDK987 ... SELNEC Northern 6187, NDK987, an AEC Regent V D2RA6G with Weymann H33/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation (287) in 1956. (Rochdale Town Centre)

27. NDK990 ... Rochdale Corporation 290, NDK990, was one of 40 Weymann H33/28R bodied AEC Regent V new in 1956. (Mon 1/9/69, Rochdale)

28. ODK701 ... SELNEC Northern 6201, ODK701, an AEC Regent V D2RA6G with Weymann H33/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation (301) in 1956. (April 1973, Cannon Street, Manchester)

29. ODK702 ... One of Rochdale's Gardiner engined AEC Regent Vs 302, ODK702, a 1956 example with stylish Weymann bodywork plies its trade in Rochdale town centre in the twilight of its career. (1974, Packer Street, Rochdale)

30. ODK704 ... There seems to have been some sort of vehicle crisis at GMT’s Oldham depot in the winter of 1974/5 as a lot of unfamiliar vehicles appeared in service. One of the most surprising, given that Oldham’s fleet was all-Leyland at the time of the formation of SELNEC, was a group of ex-Rochdale Regent Vs. 6204, ODK704, was one of these and is seen in the lay-by at the then fairly new bus station at Oldham Mumps on a very murky January day. Behind is one of Oldham’s once-elegant Roe-bodied PD2s. 6204 was one of ten Rochdale Regents that had Gardner 6LW engines and Monocontrol transmission. (Wed 8/1/75, Mumps, Oldham)

31. ODK705 ... This sorry looking bus is an ex-Rochdale AEC Regent V with Weymann bodywork. Formerly 305, ODK705, in their fleet, it is a rare Gardner engined example and is now owned by Tony Blackman's Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company. (Sun 8/6/14, Keighley Bus Museum)

32. RDK409 ... Former Rochdale 309, RDK409, was an AEC Regent V with a Weymann H33/28R body of 1957, wearing SELNEC colours and fleet number 6209. (1974, South Parade, Rochdale)

33. RDK412 ... Rochdale 312, RDK412, was one of eleven A.E.C. D2RA Regent Vs with Weymann H33/28R bodies new in 1957 and was seen almost in Cannon Street Bus Station in Manchester on the 17 service to its home town. (Sun 8/2/59, Cannon Street Bus Station, Manchester)

34. RDK415 ... SELNEC (Northern) 6148, JDK748, a Daimler CVG6 with Weymann H31/28R body, new in 1953 to Rochdale Corporation as 248, and 6215, RDK415, an AEC Regent V D2RA with Weymann H33/28R body, new to Rochdale Corporation (315) in 1957. (1970, Smith Street, Rochdale)

35. TDK320 ... Rochdale 320, TDK320, an AEC Regent V with Weymann H33/28RD body, new in 1958 (probably 31 May 1966, Stevenson Square, Manchester)

36. TDK322 ... Rochdale Corporation 322, TDK322, a 1959 AEC Regent V with Weymann H33/28RD body of a style that dates from the early fifties. (Sun 11/9/05, Sheffield Bus Museum)

37. TDK322 ... Rochdale Corporation bought several batches of AEC Regent Vs in the mid fifties, all were fitted with Weymann bodywork but rather than the ubiquitous Orion bodywork, they were fitted with a body that had more in common with early post war styling. The near vintage curve on the rear dome is seen in this rear view of 322, TDK322, a 1959 AEC Regent V D2RA (Sun 1/8/10, Harrogate)

38. TDK322 ... In scanning this image for submission, I think I am seeing it as a positive for the first time since I took it. It shows SELNEC Northern 6222, TDK322, which had been originally Rochdale 322 new in 1959 and was one of a batch of four AEC Regent V D2RAs with Weymann H33/28RD bodies, only these four in the fleet having rear doors. (Sun 6/8/72)

39. TDK322 ... The Rochdale coat of arms on preserved AEC Regent V 322, TDK322, a 1959 example with Weymann body. The prowling cat is a reflection and not part of the colour scheme! (Sun 3/8/14, Trans-Pennine Rally, Harrogate Stray)

40. 6327DK ... Noting the absence so far of a picture of a Rochdale Fleetline on the site I thought I'd submit one, although I'm afraid it's a sorry specimen. Shorn of blinds, headlights, Daimler badge and dignity GMT 6227, 6327DK, a Weymann bodied CRG6LX built in 1964 and originally Rochdale Corporation 327, awaits disposal. (c.1980, Bennett St. Permanant Way Yard, Ardwick, Manchester)

41. EDK132C ... Rochdale Corporation Transport 332, EDK132C, a Weymann bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX new in December 1965, seen in Littleborough Square. It was taken around 1300 and the bus was heading for Summit on service 6A. (November 1966, Littleborough Square, Rochdale)

42. GDK325D ... New to Rochdale in 1966 as their 25, GDK325D, this AEC Reliance had a 45 seat Willowbrook body. It is seen wearing PTE livery and numbered 6025 in central Rochdale. (Wed 25/6/75, The Esplanade, Rochdale)

43. GDK326D ... Rochdale Corporation 26, GDK326D, was one of six Willowbrook B45F bodied AEC Reliance 6MU2RA new in October 1966. (Mon 1/9/69, Rochdale)

44. LDK831G ... Rochdale Corporation 31, LDK831G, was one of four Willowbrook B45F bodied Daimler SRG6LW new in September 1968. (Mon 1/9/69, Rochdale)

45. MDK736G ... Rochdale's last new buses were a quartet of AEC Swifts with uncommon Pennine bodywork delivered in 1969, the year the PTE was formed. Seen in Rochdale town centre is 36, MDK736G. (Thu 25/5/72, Rochdale Town Hall)

46. TDK544K ... Berresfords continued purchasing vehicles from GM Buses, including TDK544K one of three AEC Swift 2MP2R with Pennine B42D bodywork acquired in 1981. (Sat 10/1/87, Longton)