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Listed below are all vehicles purchased by Blackburn Transport primarily for use with Blackburn Coachlines.

 

Fleet No.
Reg'n No.
Date into Service
Chassis Type
Bodywork & Type
295
ANJ 304T
Aug 1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors
 
296
ANJ 305T
Aug 1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
 
New to Southdown Motors
 
297
ANJ 313T
30/05/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.102
 
298
ANJ 314T
30/05/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.101
 
299
ANJ 315T
30/05/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.100
 
300
ANJ 316T
30/05/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.99
 
300
B300 BTW
Jan 1987
Volvo B10M
Van Hoole C49F
On extended loan from Ensign Bus from January - December 1987 option to purchase not taken up
 
301
ANJ 311T
24/04/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.103
 
302
ANJ 312T
24/04/1988
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme III C49F
New to Southdown Motors sold to Rennies of Dunfermline and swapped with Atlantean No.104
 
303
KJF 3V
30/08/1986
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
 
New to Leicester City Transport (Gibson Division)
 
304
KBC 4V
30/06/1986
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
 
New to Leicester City Transport (Gibson Division)
 
305
FUT 5V
30/08/1986
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
  New to Leicester City Transport (Gibson Division)
 
306
FUT 6V
30/08/1986
Leyland Leopard PSU3
Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
  New to Leicester City Transport (Gibson Division)
 
307
LHE 254W
25/03/1987
Leyland Leopard PSU5
Plaxton Supreme IV C50F
  Purchased from Weaste Auction of SUT/Yelloway stock
 
308
LHE 255W
11/03/1987
Leyland Leopard PSU5
Plaxton Supreme IV C50F
  Purchased from Weaste Auction of SUT/Yelloway stock
 
309
LHE 258W
11/03/1987
Leyland Leopard PSU5
Plaxton Supreme IV C50F
Purchased from Weaste Auction of SUT/Yelloway stock
 
310
NHL 260X
11/03/1987
Leyland Leopard PSU5
Plaxton Supreme IV C50F
  Purchased from Weaste Auction of SUT/Yelloway stock
 

311-314 Leyland Tiger ECW - click here for details
 
N.B.Although initially painted in coachline livery, these vehicles were only ever used on Transport services
 
315
A135 RMJ
01/03/1985
Leyland Tiger
Duple Caribbean C55F
  New to Hounslow Travel in 1983 - Originally numered 201 in Coachlines fleet, renumbered 1986.
 
 
316
A136 RMJ
01/03/1985
Leyland Tiger
Duple Caribbean C55F
  New to Hounslow Travel in 1983 - Originally numered 202 in Coachlines fleet, renumbered 1986.
 
 
317
B417 CWC
26/01/1987
Leyland Tiger
Plaxton Paramount 3200 C57F
  New to British Airways - Small destination box added, demountable cab door and downseated to C53F/C55F with luggage pen. In 1988 cab door and destination box removed and reseated to C57F
 
 
318
PCB 24
April 1988
Volvo B10M
Ceateno Algarve C49F
  New to Parks of Hamilton as C673 KDS, re-registered at Blackburn PCB 24 (former Leyland PD2 No.24 ) (Reg No. currently on Dennis Trident No. 5)
 
 
319
D319 NEC
12/05/1987
Leyland Tiger
Plaxton Paramount 3200 C50F
  Purchased new April 1987
 
 
320
D320 NEC
12/05/1987
Leyland Tiger
Plaxton Paramount 3200 C50F
  Purchased new April 1987
 
 
321
F984 HGE
04/1990
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Paramount 3500 C53F
New to Parks of Hamilton - Re-registered 213 ONU 04/2000 (Reg No. currently on Dennis Trident No. 3)
 
 
322
LIJ 4991
Volvo B10M
Caeteno Algarve C49F
 
 
 
323
G996 RKN
11/1991
Volvo B10M
Caeteno Algarve C49F
New to O'Neill of Gillingham
 
 
324
UIJ 4996
Volvo B10M
Caeteno Algarve C49F
 
 
 
325
G999 RKN
11/1992
Volvo B10M
Caeteno Algarve C49F
New to O'Neill of Gillingham
 
 
326
H174 EJU
01/1994
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Paramount 3500 C53F
New to Ambassador Travel, Great Yarmouth - re-registered at Blackburn LUF 549 04/2000 (Reg No. currently on Dennis Trident No. 4)
 
 
327
H724 VWU
03/1995
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Paramount 3500 C53F
  New to Dodsworth of Boroughbridge - re-registered at Blackburn PBC 24 (from No. 318) (Reg No. currently on Dennis Trident No. 5)
 
 
328
L345 ERU
02/1996
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
New to Excelsior Bournemouth as reg XEL 31, re-registered prior to sale to Blackburn
 
 
329
M351 ERU
02/1996
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
New to Excelsior Bournemouth as reg A14 EXC, re-registered prior to sale to Blackburn
 
 
330
N224 THO
12/1997
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
New to Excelsior Bournemouth as reg A13 EXC, re-registered prior to sale to Blackburn
 
 
331
P526 BLJ
03/1999
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
New to Excelsior Bournemouth
 
 
300
BCB 340
02/2002
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
New to ?? re-registered when purchased BCB 340 by Blackburn (former Leyland PS1 No.7) (Reg No. currently on Dennis Trident No. 1)
 
 
301
W301 GCW
01/06/2000
Volvo B10M
Plaxton Premiere C49F
Purchased new
 
 
302
PJ02 UXR
06/2002
Volvo B12M
Van Hool C47F
  Purchased new
 
 

 
Single Deck = B Rear Entrance = R The figures shown denote seating capacity. For Single Deck vehicles the total is shown. For Double Deck vehicles the first figure is upper deck, the second figure lower deck
Double Deck 'Highbridge' = H Front Entrance = F
Double Deck 'Lowbridge' = L  
Wartime 'Utility' Body = U  
 

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