BET (British Electric Traction)
Up to 1968. BET was an early conglomerate which
owned or part owned many bus companies in the UK.
1161 Leyland Lion
Reg: CK 4518
Chassis: Leyland Lion LT2
Body: Leyland B30F
Built: 1931
1568 Leyland Cheetah
Reg: RN 7824
Chassis: Leyland Cheetah LZ2
Body: Brush C31F
Built: 1936
2700/209 TS7/Burlingham
Reg: RN 7588
Chassis: Leyland Tiger TS7
Body: Burlingame B35F
Built: chassis 1935, body 1949
2057 TD5 Alexander Lowbridge
Reg: RN 8622
Chassis: Leyland TD5
Body: Alexander L53R
Built: 1939 (chassis), 1949 (body)
1349 Lowbridge PD2
Reg: DRN 289
Chassis: Leyland PD2/3
Body: Leyland L53RD
Built: 1950
377 Royal Tiger
Reg: ERN 700
Chassis: Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13
Body: Leyland B44F
Built: 1952
452 Saro Tiger Cub
Reg: FCK 884
Chassis: Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1T
Body: Saunders-Roe (Saro) B44F
Built: 1954
1467 Burlingham/PD2
Reg: JCK 542
Chassis: Leyland PD2/12
Body: Burlingham H61RD
Built: 1956
1686 PDR1/1 Met Cam
Reg: NRN 586
Chassis: Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1
Body: Metro-Cammell H77F
Built: 1960
1036 Harrington Cavalier
Reg: PCK 618
Chassis: Leyland Leopard L2T
Body: Harrington Cavalier C32F
Built: 1961
1775 Leyland PD3
Reg: RCK 920
Chassis: Leyland PD3/5
Body: Metro-Cammell FH72F
Built: 1962
1279 White Lady
Reg: RRN 428
Chassis: Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1
Body: Weymann CH59F
Built: 1962
726 Long Cavalier
Reg: TCK 726
Chassis: Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT
Body: Harrington Cavalier C49F
Built: ?
731 Leyland Leopard
Reg: TRN 731
Chassis: Leyland PSU 3 / 3RT
Body: Plaxton Panorama C49F
Built: 1963
811 Leopard/Weymann DP
Reg: ARN 811C
Chassis: Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT
Body: Weymann DP49F
Built: 1965
338 Bristol RESL / ECW
Reg: NCK 338J
Chassis: Bristol RESL6L
Body: ECW B47F
Built: 1971
60 Bristol VRLL / ECW
Reg: LRN 60J
Chassis: Bristol VRLL6L
Body: ECW CH60CT
Built: 1970
NBC (National Bus Company)
In 1968 the BET companies were sold to the government who merged them with the already
nationalised Tilling Group companies to form NBC.
Leyland National 382
Reg: PTF 728L
Chassis: 1151/2R/0401(integral)
Body: Leyland National (integral) B48D
Built: 1972
1019 RE Coach
Reg: PTF 714L
Chassis: Bristol RELH6L
Body: ECW C49F
Built: 1972
1052 Duple Dominant
Reg: UTF 732M
Chassis: Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R
Body: Duple Dominant 1 C49F
Built: 1974
1397 AN68/Park Royal
Reg: NRN 397P
Chassis: Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R
Body: Park Royal H74F
Built: 1976
1481 AN68 / ECW
Reg: TRN 481V
Chassis: Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R
Body: ECW H74F
Built: 1980
1995 Bristol VR Open Top
Reg: OCK 995K
Chassis: Bristol VRT/SL2
Body: ECW H39/31F originally; now OT
Built: 1972
Olympian 2100
Reg: DBV 100W
Chassis: Leyland B45
Body: ECW H45/31F
Built: 1980
2101 Leyland Olympian
Reg: GFR 101W
Chassis: Leyland Olympian
Body: ECW H77F
Built:
831 National 2
Reg: DBV 831W
Chassis: Leyland National 2. NL 106 L11/1R
Body:
Built: 1980
Tiger / Duple saloon 900
Reg: B900 WRN
Chassis: Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/2RH
Body: Duple B49F
Built: 1985
Stagecoach
From 1988. This was in the early stages of Stagecoach’s acquisition drive.
Mercedes Minibus 567
Reg: G567 PRM
Chassis: Mercedes-Benz 709D
Body: Alexander DP25F
Built: 1990
Stagecoach Ribble 2234
Reg: P234 VCK
Chassis: Volvo Olympian
Body: Northern Counties Palatine 1 H82F
Built: 1996
Volvo B10M 20131
Reg: P131 XCN
Chassis: Volvo B10M-55
Body: Alexander PS B49F
Built: 1996
Trident ‘White Lady’ 17012
Reg: S812 BWC
Chassis: Dennis Trident
Body: Alexander ALX400
Built: 1999
18139 Trident / ALX400
Reg: PX04 DND
Chassis: Transbus Trident
Body: Alexander ALX400 H75F
Built: 2004
In addition we have one bus from Morecambe and Heysham Corporation and one from the
Lancaster City Council fleet. Both operated joint routes with Ribble.
72 Morecambe AEC Regent
Reg: MTC 540
Chassis: AEC Regent 111
Body: Park Royal H33/26R
Built: 1950
306 Lancaster Leopard
Reg: MFR 306P
Chassis: Leyland Leopard PSU3C/2R
Body: Alexander B53F
Built: 1976