SCT '61 Photo Index
Walsall Corporation
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1. JDH37 ... When photographed by John, Guy Arab II 215, JDH37, had a Willowbrook H30/26R body which it received in 1953. It had been new in 1943 with a Park Royal H30/26R body and was, at that time, number 227 being renumbered when rebodied. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
2. JDH109 ... New in 1944 as Walsall number 18, JDH109, with a Park Royal H30/26R body this Guy Arab II was rebodied with a Willowbrook H30/26R body in 1953 and renumbered to 206. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
3. JDH134 ... Walsall 209, JDH134, seen at St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall, was a Guy Arab II (6LW) which, when new in 1944, had a Strachans H30/26R body and was numbered 26. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
4. JDH265 ... One of nineteen Guy Arab IIs delivered in 1945, Walsall 36, JDH265, was one of thirteen with Park Royal H30/26R bodies, the remainder having Massey bodies of the same capacity. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
5. JDH275 ... Walsall 211, JDH275, was a Guy Arab II of 1945, originally with a utility Park Royal H30/26R body and numbered 41. In 1953 it was rebodied with a Willowbrook H30/26R body and renumbered 211. (1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
6. BDY816 ... Acquired from Maidstone & District 41 in 1959, BDY816 became Walsall 309. It was a Sunbeam W4 with Weymann H30/26R body new in 1947. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
7. EED9 ... In addition to the five RTLs acquired in 1959, Walsall also bought two buses from Warrington. 198, EED9, was a Leyland PD1A with a Bruce L27/26R body which had been new as Warrington 100 in 1947. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
8. MDH307 ... Walsall 29, MDH307, seen in St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall, was a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Park Royal H30/26R body, one of fifteen new in November-December 1948, 29 being new in December. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
9. KYY643 ... Walsall bought five Leyland 7RTs with Park Royal H30/26R bodies from London Transport in 1959 and 201, KYY643, the first of them, which had been RTL550 when in London, is seen in this view. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
10. MDH319 ... Walsall 109, MDH319, was one of twenty-five Guy Arab IIIs with Park Royal H30/26R bodies delivered in 1949 with fleet numbers in the range 87 to 255, MDH316-340. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
11. MDH346 ... New in 1949, Walsall 261, MDH346, was one of ten Guy Arab IIIs with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1950, 256-265, MDH 341-350. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
12. 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. (April 1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
13. ADX189 ... Although technically part of WMPTE, trolleybus 862, TDH912, still has the Walsall crest on the offside while ex Ipswich Sunbeam F4 351, ADX189 arrives at St Paul's bus station. (August 1969, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
14. 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. (April 1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
15. 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. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
16. ADX196 ... Walsall 347, ADX196 (formerly Ipswich 126) a Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal H30/26R body, built in 1950. (1967, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
17. GFU692 ... Walsall trolleybus 874, GFU692, is one of a quartet of BUT 9611T with Northern Coachbuilders bodywork acquired from the Grimsby Cleethorpes system. (Sat 28/2/70, Birchills Depot, Walsall)
18. GFU693 ... Walsall 875, GFU693, a B.U.T 9611T built in 1950 with a NCB 54-seat body and acquired from Grimsby Cleethorpes in 1960. It was lengthened in 1962 and rebuilt to front entrance H39/30F by Walsall Corporation and survived until the end of the system in October 1970. (c.1969, Townend Street, Walsall)
19. GFU693 ... Originally uploaded in black and white by Alan Hall, Walsall Corporation Trolleybus 875, GFU693, previously with Grimsby-Cleethorpes, was rebuilt and lengthened with a front entrance by Walsall is seen at Townend Street. (August 1968, Townend Street)
20. GFU695 ... This B.U.T 9611T, GFU695, had started life in 1950 as Cleethorpes 62 with a Northern Coachbuilders H28/26R body and was acquired by Walsall in 1960 from Grimsby-Cleethorpes 162 to whom it had passed in January 1957. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
21. GFU695 ... Walsall 877, GFU695, seen in St. Paul's Street, Walsall, had been acquired from Grimsby-Cleethorpes 162 in 1960. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street, Walsall)
22. HBE542 ... Walsall's last General Manager was a keen experimenter, rebuilding and lengthening several trolleybuses. One of his less successful experiments involved fitting auxiliary diesel engines to trolleybuses. The victim of one of these experiments was 873, HBE542, seen here dumped at the back of Walsall depot after the end of the experiment. It has been much modified at the back. (Walsall Depot)
23. HBE542 ... A nearside view of Walsall 873, HBE542, showing how the whole of the back platform had been removed (this was where the diesel engine was fitted) and a bay at the front has been removed, presumably to give access to the lower saloon. (Walsall Depot)
24. NDH958 ... In the summer of 1970, former Walsall 341, NDH958, leaves St Pauls Street bus station, Walsall. It is a 1950 Sunbeam F4 with a Brush body, much rebuilt. (August 1970, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
25. OLD603 ... In 1959 Walsall acquired five Leyland 7RT buses from London Transport Executive. The last of them was 205, OLD603, which had a Park Royal H30/26R body. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
26. HBE541 ... HBE541, a Crossley Empire TDD42/3 built in 1951 with Roe H54R body as Cleethorpes 163 but shown here as part of the Walsall Corporation fleet (850) on driver training duties nearing the bus station. (Aug 1968, Walsall, near bus station)
27. HBE541 ... New as Cleethorpes 63 in 1951, HBE541 became Walsall 850 when acquired in 1960 from Grimsby-Cleethorpes 163 to whom it had passed in January 1957. It was a Crossley TDD42/3 with a Roe H29/25R body. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
28. NDH955 ... Walsall 338, NDH955, new in November 1951, was a Sunbeam F4 with a Brush H30/26R body. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street, Walsall)
29. NDH956 ... Nine Sunbeam F4s with Brush H30/26R bodies entered service with Walsall in 1951 and 339, NDH956, was the fifth of the batch. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
30. NDH958 ... Walsall 341, NDH958, a Sunbeam F4 with Brush H30/26R bodywork, stands in Bloxwich High Street whilst the crew enjoy some fresh air on a hot afternoon. The trolley is operating the 30 Circular and has arrived from Walsall via Leamore and will return via Blakenhall. The Circular in the opposite direction was numbered 15. (c.1969, High Street, Bloxwich)
31. NDH960 ... Walsall 343, NDH960, was a Sunbeam F4 with a Brush H30/26R body, new in November 1951. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street, Walsall)
32. ODH100 ... Walsall 183, ODH100, was one of twenty-five Guy Arab IIIs with Park Royal FH30/26R bodies delivered in 1951 with fleet numbers in the range 131 to 232, ODH89-100, 297-309. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
33. ODH297 ... ODH297 was Walsall 187 and was a Guy Arab III with a Park Royal FH30/26R body, one of twenty-five new in 1951. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
34. ODH304 ... Walsall 226, ODH304, was a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Park Royal FH30/26R body, new in April 1951, which was seen at St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
35. ODH307 ... West Midlands PTE 230, ODH307, a Guy Arab III 6LW built in 1951 with Park Royal FH30/26R bodywork. Clearly betraying its Walsall ancestry and on training duties in the same town. (April 1972, Walsall)
36. ODH78 ... Walsall 120, ODH78 was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Park Royal FH30/26R body dating from 1951 and was one of twenty-five delivered that year. 120 was one of three reseated to FH36/29R in 1960. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
37. ODH805 ... Walsall 233, ODH805, was one of twelve Leyland PD2/1s with Park Royal FH30/26R bodies new in 1951. (Sat 28/9/63, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
38. ODH81 ... Walsall 123, ODH81, seen in St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall, was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Park Royal FH30/26R body, new in January 1951. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
39. ODH88 ... Two batches of Leyland PD2/1s with Park Royal FH30/26R bodies were delivered to Walsall in 1951 (118-130, ODH76-88 and 106, 111, 184, 197, 233-240, ODH801-812). Seen here is 130, ODH88, the last of the first delivery. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
40. ODH93 ... Walsall 174, ODH93, was a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Park Royal FH30/26R body, new in February 1951, which was seen at St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
41. OLD601 ... OLD601, the former London Transport RTL1492, seen as West Midlands PTE 204L and formerly Walsall Corporation 204, a Leyland PD2 with a Park Royal body. (1971, West Bromwich Bus Station)
42. PDH805 ... PDH805, number 805 in the Walsall Corporation fleet was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Leyland B44F body and was the last of five purchased in 1952. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
43. PDH805 ... West Midlands PTE 805, PDH805, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with Leyland B44F body, new to Walsall Corporation (805) in 1952. (1970, WMPTE's Walsall depot)
44. NXP956 ... Walsall 202, NXP956, former London Transport RTL1470, acquired in 1959. (April/May 1965, Cannock)
45. PDH807 ... Walsall 807, PDH807, one of five Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tigers with Park Royal B42F bodies was new in 1953 and was one of three (806/7/9) converted for omo in December 1961. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
46. PDH808 ... PDH808 is a 1953 Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1 with Park Royal body, new to Walsall Corporation. It entered service in May 1953 as a 42 seater but this bus, no. 808, was given 40 coach seats in 1959 for evening tours to Cannock Chase, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. (Sun 23/5/21, Hopwood Services)
47. PDH809 ... The B42F bodies for five Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tigers in 1953 were by Park Royal and 809, PDH809 was the penultimate one of this batch for Walsall. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
48. RDH501 ... Walsall 811, RDH501, was the first of twelve Leyland PD2/12s with Roe FH33/23RD bodies new in 1953. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
49. RDH502 ... Three of the ten Leyland PD2/12s with Park Royal/Roe FH33/23R bodies (811-820, RDH501-510) delivered to Walsall in 1953 were rebuilt in 1959/60 to 30 foot length and reseated to FH40/31F. Notice the small flush glazed window in the upper saloon where the extra length was inserted. The three in question were 811 to 813 and the middle one, 812 RDH502 is seen just up from Walsall Bus Station on 28 February 1970 on the occasion of a visit for a final trolleybus tour. (Sat 28/2/70, St Pauls Street, Walsall)
50. RDH502 ... RDH502 was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Roe FH33/23RD body new in 1953 and was number 812 in the Walsall Corporation fleet. Along with 811 and 813-820 there was special provision for extra luggage accommodation on the lower deck. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
51. RDH505 ... West Midlands PTE 815L, RDH505, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1953 with Park Royal-Roe bodywork. For several years it was used as a staff canteen and was new to Walsall Corporation. (April 1977, Bradford Place, Walsall)
52. RDH505 ... RDH505 is a 1953 Leyland PD2/12 undergoing long term restoration into it's Walsall livery (Mon 28/3/16, Wythall Transport Museum)
53. RDH507 ... Walsall 817, RDH507, seen outside the offices of Roe at Manston Lane, Crossgates, was one of ten delivered in 1953. It was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Roe FH33/23R body on a Park Royal frame. (1953, Roe Works, Manston Lane, Crossgates)
54. RDH509 ... In 1953 Walsall took delivery of ten Leyland PD2/12s with Park Royal/Roe FH33/23R bodies (811-820, RDH501-510) with extra provision for luggage accommodation. This view of 819, RDH509, shows the nearside sliding door for engine access and also the grilles above the windscreens for the forced air ventilation system with which these were equipped in addition to the normal system of opening windows. (Sat 6/10/62, Walsall)
55. RDH990 ... Walsall 350, RDH990, the unique 3-axle Sunbeam S7 with Willowbrook H62D body, new in 1953. (March 1966, High Street, Bloxwich)
56. RDH990 ... Second shot of Walsall 350, RDH990, the 1953 Sunbeam S7 with Willowbrook H62D body. (March 1966, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
57. RDH990 ... Rear view of shot of Walsall Sunbeam 350, RDH990 (March 1966, High Street, Bloxwich)
58. TDH673 ... Daimler CVG5 TDH673, with a Northern Counties H37/28R body, was number 821 in the Walsall Corporation fleet. It was one of four vehicles new in 1954 which were bought for comparison purposes. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
59. TDH769 ... A.E.C. MD3RV Regent V 822, TDH769, was the third of Walsall's trial vehicles. It had a Park Royal H33/28R body and was new in 1954. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
60. TDH769 ... As a young enthusiast in the Midlands, I found Walsall Corporation a facinating fleet, almost every bus seemingly different. One of my favourites upon which I travelled on regularly in college days was 822, TDH769, a 1954 Park Royal H33/28R bodied AEC Regent V, seen here at the Birchills garage. (1970, Birchills Depot, Walsall)
61. TDH770 ... Walsall 823, TDH770, with a Metro Cammell H32/28R body was one of four lightweight vehicles purchased in 1954 for performance comparison purposes. The other three were:- two Daimler CVG5s, 400 and 821(7' 6" and 8' 0"), and an 8' 0" wide A.E.C. Regent V, 822, having a synchromesh gearbox and an AV470 engine. Originally recorded as a Leyland PD2/14 (pre-selector), and later referred to as a "semi-automatic", TDH770 was recorded by Leyland as a PD2/20. It had been exhibited at the 1954 Commercial Motor Show where it was described as a "PD2/20 series" model, as also was Newcastle 351, UTN 851, which had a pneumocyclic gearbox. These two seem to have had the specification which was later offered as the PD2/24. (Sun 22/3/64, Anson Street, Rugeley)
62. TDH770 ... The fourth of the trial vehicles bought by Walsall Corporation in 1954 was 823, TDH770, which had a Metro Cammell H32/28R body and was classified as a Leyland PD2/20 but had a pneumocyclic gearbox and was a forerunner of the later catalogued PD2/24 model. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
63. TDH901 ... Walsall 851, TDH901, new in November 1954 and seen in St. Paul's Street, Walsall, was a Sunbeam F4A with a Willowbrook H36/34R body. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street, Walsall)
64. TDH904 ... Walsall 854, TDH904, a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook H70R body, new in 1954. Note the wooden chock under the front offside wheel. (April 1966, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
65. TDH905 ... Walsall 855, TDH905, a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook H36/34RD body, built in 1954. (1967, St. Paul's Street Bus Station)
66. TDH905 ... WMPTE, ex-Walsall 855, TDH905, was a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook H36/34RD body of 1954. Next to it is WMPTE 2591, ex-Birmingham 2591, JOJ591, a Guy Arab IV with Metro-Cammell H30/24R of 1951. (1970, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
67. TDH909 ... Walsall Daimler 836, WDH911, on route 12 to Pelsall passes trolleybus 859, TDH909 on route 30 to Bloxwich. (Sat 3/10/70, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
68. TDH909 ... Walsall 859, TDH909, a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook H36/34RD body, new in 1954. (June 1967, Blakenhall)
69. TDH99 ... TDH99, number 400 in the Walsall Corporation fleet, was a Daimler CVG5 with a Northern Counties H32/28R body and was one of four buses bought in 1954 for comparison purposes. The other three were 821-823 which were 8' wide. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
70. ... Walsall’s tower wagon on duty with repairs to the overhead in progress, I think at the junction for the line into the depot. This was on a Sunday, when no trolleybuses were operating, so the men could work uninterrupted. (late 1960s, Stafford Street, Birchills)
71. ... An unidentified, ex Walsall Willowbrook bodied Sunbeam F4A trolleybus. It could possibly be 864, TDH914, but I'm not sure. Now in use as a store shed at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum (Sun 14/7/13, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)
72. TDH904 ... Walsall trolleybus 854, TDH904, a 1955 Sunbeam F4 with Willowbrook H70RD bodywork enters the trolleybuses only contra flow lane in Stafford Street en route to St Pauls Street bus station. Motorbuses working the same services had to turn left here in to Day Street and follow the normal traffic flow. (Sat 28/2/70, Stafford Street, Walsall)
73. TDH906 ... Walsall trolleybus 856, TDH906, a 1955 Sunbeam F4 with Willowbrook H70RD bodywork is seen in St Pauls Street bus station on 28 February 1970. (Sat 28/2/70, St Pauls Street Bus Station, Walsall)
74. TDH911 ... Walsall 861, TDH911, one of the 30ft Sunbeam F4 with Willowbrook H70R bodywork delivered in 1955 is seen on the approach to the Mossley Estate terminus of service 31 on Crossley Crescent, which is just round the island to the right. (Sat 28/2/70, Crossley Crescent, Mossley Estate, Walsall)
75. TDH912 ... Walsall was known for its more eccentric designs (e.g. running both the shortest and longest Daimler Fleetlines). Here we see trolleybus 862, TDH912, a Sunbeam F4A built in 1955 with a distinctive Willowbrook body. (Sat 10/6/06, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
76. TDH912 ... A second view of Walsall 862, TDH912, showing its sleek lines and fully enclosed rear platform. (Sat 10/6/06, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
77. TDH912 ... A third view of ex Walsall Sunbeam 862, TDH912. (Sat 10/6/06, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
78. TDH912 ... Seen at a trolley bus event at the Black Country Museum c.1995, Walsall Sunbeam F4A TDH912 with Willowbrook body is seen with visiting vehicles from Bournmouth. (1990, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
79. TDH915 ... Walsall 865, TDH915, was a Willowbrook bodied Sunbeam dating from 1955. (1970, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
80. TDH912 ... Walsall Sunbeam F4A TDH912 with Willowbrook body, seen here operating special services for event organised by West Midland Transport Circle celebrating 90 years since introduction of trolleybuses to Wolverhampton (Sun 27/10/13, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
81. WDH901 ... With a Willowbrook H37/29RD body on a Daimler CVG6 chassis WDH901, new in 1956, was number 826 in Walsall's fleet and was the first of fifteen such vehicles. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
82. WDH907 ... Walsall 832, WDH907, a Daimler CVG6 with a Willowbrook H37/29RD body is seen in St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
83. WDH911 ... Walsall Daimler 836, WDH911, on route 12 to Pelsall passes trolleybus 859, TDH909 on route 30 to Bloxwich. (Sat 3/10/70, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
84. XDH297 ... West Bromwich Corporation Welfare Department 78, XDH297, was a Bedford SBO with a Willowbrook B39F body which had been new as Walsall 297 in 1956 and which was acquired in September 1966. (Sun 13/4/69, Oak Lane Garage, West Bromwich)
85. XDH66 ... West Midlands PTE ex-Walsall Corporation 866, XDH66, a Sunbeam F4A with Willowbrook body new in 1956 and converted at some time to forward entrance. (1970, Walsall Corporation Depot)
86. XDH68 ... Walsall 868, XDH68, was one of the 1956 batch of Willowbrook-bodied Sunbeam F4A's. (1970, St. Paul's Street Bus Station)
87. XDH68 ... Walsall 868, XDH68, was the third of seven Sunbeam F4As with Willowbrook H36/34RD bodies, and was seen in  St. Paul's Street, Walsall. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street, Walsall)
88. XDH69 ... New to Walsall in 1956, 869, XDH69, was a Willowbrook H36/34RD bodied Sunbeam F4A, one of seven new that year with fourteen having entered service the previous year. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
89. XDH71 ... Walsall trolleybus 871, XDH71, a Willowbrook-bodied Sunbeam F4A, passes 131, ODH89, a full-front Park Royal-bodied Leyland PD2/1 of 1951. (1967, St Paul's Street, Walsall)
90. XDH71 ... 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. (1969, Lower Farm Estate, Walsall)
91. XDH72 ... Walsall 872, XDH72, was the highest numbered new trolleybus in the Walsall fleet, their last new trolley to enter service (14 October 1956) and the last trolleybus of all to operate on the streets of Walsall. (c.1969, High Street, Bloxwich)
92. XDH72 ... On the last day of trolleybus operation in Walsall, 872, XDH72, leaves Birchills Depot for the last time. 872 is a Sunbeam F4A with 70 seat Willowbrook body, designed by R. Edgley Cox, who is at the wheel in this photo. (Sat 3/10/70, outside Birchills Depot, Walsall)
93. XDH72 ... Walsall 872, XDH72, was the last of seven Sunbeam F4As, with Willowbrook H36/34RD bodies, new in 1956. (Sat 28/9/63)
94. YDH225 ... Walsall 825, YDH225, Crossley Bridgemaster with Crossley H41/31R body new in 1956. (1960, Walsall Bus Station, Townend Bank)
95. 244HDH ... In 1960 Walsall purchased fifteen Dennis YF2 Loline IIs and 844, 244HDH, with a Willowbrook H44/30F body was the third in the batch which had Gardner 6LW engines. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
96. 890MDH ... Walsall 890, 890MDH, seen at St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall, was a Daimler CVG6-30 with a Metro Cammell H41/31F body, new in 1961. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
97. 891MDH ... One of Walsall's five AEC Regent V 2D2RAs with Metro-Cammell Orion H41/31F bodies, 891MDH is shown here in Cannock Bus Station in 1973. (Sat 2/6/73, Cannock Bus Station)
98. 893MDH ... Walsall Regent V 893, 893MDH, departing on route 1 to Walsall. It carried a Metro-Cammell H41/31F body and was new in September 1961. (early 1970s, Anson Street, Rugeley)
99. 898MDH ... The products of AEC did not figure greatly in the Walsall Corporation fleet. Between 1931 and 1961, when ten Regent V 2D2RAs were purchased, with the body order equally split between Metro-Cammell and Willowbrook, only two prototypes - a 7.7 litre Regent V in 1954 and a Bridgemaster in 1956 - were bought new. (Sat 2/6/73, Cannock Bus Station)
100. 899MDH ... Walsall 899, 899MDH, was a Willowbrook H41/31F bodied A.E.C. 2D2RA Regent V, one of five new in 1961 although a further five had Metro-Cammell bodywork. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
101. 1UDH ... Walsall's first Daimler Fleetline, 1 1UDH was unusual in that it had no front overhang. (1972, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
102. 1UDH ... Walsall 1, 1UDH, seen in St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall, was a Daimler CRG6LX with a Northern Counties H37/27F body, new in November 1962. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
103. 761UDH ... As well as the bus station in St Paul’s Street, Walsall services departed from a number of different streets around the town centre. One of these was opposite the War Memorial in Bradford Place, and 61, 761UDH, one of a batch of 15 Daimler CVG6s with Metro-Cammell H37/28F bodywork, is seen there awaiting departure time before setting out on a trip to West Bromwich. (c.1969, Bradford Place, Walsall)
104. 768UDH ... Walsall 68, 768UDH, a Daimler CVG6 with a Metro-Cammell H37/28F body, new in April 1963, is seen in St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall. (Sat 28/9/63, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
105. ADH119B ... Walsall 19, ADH119B, was one of their unusual forward entrance Northern Counties-bodied Daimler Fleetlines built to a Walsall Corporation design. Many were later retrofitted as dual-door (with a true front entrance). (1964, London Earls Court)
106. ADH120B ... West Midlands PTE 20L, ADH120B, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LW (27') built in 1964 with Northern Counties H41/29D bodywork. New to Walsall Corporation and with just a front entrance but the same seating. (April 1972, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
107. BDH428C ... West Midlands PTE ex Walsall 28L, BDH428C, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LW with Northern Counties H41/29F body displays some of the characteristics that made Walsall buses instantly recognisable! (Tue 27/8/74, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
108. EDH944C ... Walsall short Fleetline 44, EDH944C, on route 865 to Dudley. (Station Road, Stafford)
109. EDH953C ... Walsall had a number of short Daimler CRG6LW Fleetlines and 53, EDH953C, is from the second batch which had Northern Counties H41/29D bodies. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)
110. RDH97F ... West Midlands PTE 97L, RDH97F, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX-27 built in 1967/8 with Northern Counties H41/29D bodywork. This had been new to Walsall Corporation. (April 1977, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
111. TDH915 ... Walsall trolley bus No. 865, TDH915, with crew. (Tue 27/2/68)
112. XDH516G ... XDH516G Walsall 116, XDH516G, a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties body. Built in 1968, 116 was one of the final batch of buses delivered to Walsall Corporation before the WMPTE take-over. The specially shortened chassis was a feature of all Walsall Fleetlines and the body style was peculiar to Walsall and a small batch built for SHMD. (Mon 25/4/11, Wythall Transport Museum)
113. XDH56G ... XDH516G Walsall 116, XDH516G, a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties body. Built in 1968, 116 was one of the final batch of buses delivered to Walsall Corporation before the WMPTE take-over. The specially shortened chassis was a feature of all Walsall Fleetlines and the body style was peculiar to Walsall and a small batch built for SHMD. (Mon 25/4/11, Wythall Transport Museum)
114. XDH56G ... Walsall 56. XDH56G. the Daimler CRC6-36 with Cummins V6-200 9.63 litre engine. Originally had automatic gearbox but this was changed to semi-automatic. Body by Northern Counties with 86 seats. (Mon 25/4/11, Wythall Transport Museum)
115. XDH56G ... Walsall's unique Daimler CRC6-36 with Northern Counties H51/35D bodywork, XDH56G, was ordered in the Spring of 1968 and delivered in the December. It was one of the last buses received by the Corporation as a separate entity as, within ten months, the undertaking would come under the umbrella of the West Midlands PTE. (1969, St. Paul's Street Bus Station, Walsall)
116. XDH56G ... Seen at Chessington Zoo (as it was then known) is XDH56G, the Daimler CRC6-36 Fleetline with a Northern Counties H51/35D body which had been new as Walsall 56. It is seen here with Lea Valley, Hertford. (Sun 17/8/80, Chessington Zoo)
117. XDH56G ... With a Daimler CRC6-36 chassis and a Northern Counties H51/35D body Walsall Corporation 56, XDH56G, was a unique bus which had been exhibited at the 1968 Commercial Motor Show. (Sun 13/4/69, Garage, Bloxwich Road, Walsall)