Listing detailing all known surviving

Bedford OWB & OB Types

Compiled by John Wakefield

This page was last updated on 09/08/2008

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Bedford OWB
GZ 783 * OWB 1942 Du B32F Ulsterbus N.I. replica body new 1985 NIRTB V957
GZ 2248 OWB 1944 Du B28F Green Bus, Gt.Wyrley a replica built from ex Ministry of Supply OB (KGT 70) NIRTB
WG 9833* OWB 1943 Du C29F Chandler, Elton Rebodied 1953 Alexander W120
BBW 291  OWB 1942 Du B26F Wilks, Lincoln House, Watlington
CUT 465 * OWB 1944 Du C29F Dew, Somersham, Rebodied  1952  Photograph of CUT 465 before Dews Coaches Jacques, Coalville
CTP 200  OWB 1944 Du B32F The Working Omnibus Museum Project, Portsmouth Portsmouth 170
GAL 967 OWB 1944 Du C29F Johnson, Hodthorpe Rebodied  1952 Gash, Newark
EH 586 OWB 1946 ATB B33F Museum of Transport and Technology)  Auckland  (Exported as chassis only Auckland TB
Bedford OB
DAY 499 1946 Du B--F Allen, Castle Donnington ex mobile shop - derelict Whieldon Castle Donnington
EY 9025 1949 Du C29F (see exported) Jones, Menai Bridge
EY 9392 1949 Du C25F (see exported) Jones, Menai Bridge
JS 8089 * 1948 Du B30F McLeod, North Tolsta, lsle of.Lewis Mitchell, Stornoway
PV 9371 * 1949 Du C27F Ipswich Transport Museum Mulley, lxworth
SJ 1340 1951 Du C29F George, Dalgety Bay Gordon, Lamlash
SS 7486  1950 Du C29F George, Dalgety Bay  Ford 4D diesel engine Starks, Dunbar
SS 7501 * 1950 Du C29F George, Dalgety Bay Fairbairn, Haddington
SS 7376  1949 Du C29F East Yorkshire  ex 1949 MN & KSU 381 McKinley Prestonpans
SW 8039 s 1950 Du C29F
Staniforth, Stroud, chassis only
 Campbell, Gatehouse of Fleet
ACC 88 1949 Du C29F Dickens, Crewe Davis, Deiniolen
ACC 629 * 1950 Du C29F Bibby, lngleton  ex TRN 618A & J 3617 Penmaenmawr Mtr.Co
ACC 712 1951 Du C29F (see off shore) Williams Wynfawr
AEP 849 1949 Du C--F Kinchin-Smith, Banbury Owen, Berriew
ATS 408 * 1948 Du C29F Simpson, Killamarsh Meffans, Kirriemuir
ATS 689 * 1949 Du C29F (see off shore) as ZV 50203 Fyffe, lnvergowerie new as ATS 689
AYJ 666  * 1950 Du C29F McNeill, Todmorden Fyffe, lnvergowerie
BCB 872 1949 Du C29F (see exported)  
BEP 882 * 1951 Du B29F Smallwood, Biddulph Mid Wales, Newtown
BGV 845 1949 Du C29F Wootton, Bucks Norfolk, Nayland
BJV 590   1950 Du C29F Barnes, Swindon Blackburn, Grimsby
BRN 654   1947 Du C29F Mackirdy, London SW11 Barnes (Premier) Preston
BWG 39 1948 SMT C25F George Dalgety Bay Alexander W218
BWG 246 1948 Chassis only George, Dalgety Bay Alexander 231
CBV 857 s 1949 Chassis only Glover, Shirebrook spares only Queens Hotel, Accrington
CCB 861 1951 Du C29F Golynia, Long Melford, Suffolk Ribblesdale, Blackburn
CCF 648 1951 Du C27F Woodhams, Ryde, loW Theobald, Long Melford
CCF 669 1950 Du C29F Chambers, Bures Chambers, Bures
CFV 851 * 1948 Du C29F Payne, Thundersley Seagull Coaches, Blackpool
CJT 185 1947 Du C29F Macalister, Wilden Beds Gibbs, Beaminster
DBU 889 * 1947 Du C27F Felix, Long Melford Smiths/Shearing, Oldham
DBW 613 1948 Du C29F Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough Oliver, Long Hanborough
DFX 932 1949 Mul B28F Tolhurst, Staplehurst Abbot, Piddletrenthide
DJD 217  1950 Mul B30F Izitt, Harrogate  Barnardo Homes, Woodford Bridge
DJR 264 s 1950 Du C29F Machin, Church Lawton spares Jordon, Bedlington
DJT 376 1949 Du C27F Wootton, Bucks Budden, Wimborne
DRD 820  1949 Du C29F Brett, Guyhirn Smith, Reading
DUD 522 * 1948 Du C29F Hunter, Tarleton Taylor, Bicester
EAJ 679 * 1948 Pn C29F Lockett, Henfield Howard, Whitby
ECT 912 * 1950 Du C29F Jones, Llanfaethlu Sharpe, Heckington
EDP 757 1950 Du C15F Whitehead, Reading Smith, Reading
EDR 793 1949 Du C29F (see exported)  
EHV 65 * 1951 Du B29F EHV Group, Portsmouth East Ham Borough Council
ERG 164  1950 Du C29F Simpson, Killamarsh Paterson, Aberdeen
ESL 175 * 1940 Du B--F Triggs, Nantwich  as JXT 482) ex Q986 OCR (caravan) Metropolitan Police
ETL 221 * 1950 Pn C29F Edwards, Llanon Gem Coaches, Colsterworth
ETL 373 1950 Du C29F Atkin, North Owersby, Lincs Delaine, Bourne
EVH 664 1949 Du C29F Hissey, Sale Chatman, Huddersfield
FAP 9 s 1949 Du C27F Gamlen, Pensford  for spares Killock & Vincent, Dallington
FDL 676 1949 Du C29F Tucker, Boroughbridge Currently on loan to the IOW bus museum Southern Vectis 216)
FDL 842 1948 Du C29F Dorey, Old Bolingbroke Pearce, Ryde, IoW
FFS 867 1947 Burl FC24F  Forsyth, Braidwood  re bodied 1953 SMT C167
FFS 871 1948 Burl FC--F C. Dobson, Cairnryan  re bodied 1953 SMT C171)
FJB 267 * 1949 Du C29F Sleep, Eversley Townsend, Crowthorne
FNV 705 * 1950 Du C29F Glover, Shirebrook  KW Daventry
FSA 232  * 1949 Du C27F Adkins, Upper Boddington Watt, Tarland
FSV 424 1950 Du C29F (see JWU 307)  
FUT 58 1949 Du C29F Winstanley, Bedford Smith, Syston
FWW 596* 1947 Du C26F Hudson, Bradford  (operating with Classic Vehicles of Yesteryear, Bradford) West Yorkshire 646)
GAD 781 s 1947 Du C27F Perry Bromyard   spares only Harrison, Broadway)
GBL 200 1950 Du C29F See LJO 757  
GCA 747  1950 Du C29F Warstone, Gt.Wyrley Owen, Rho.styllen
GDL 137 1949 Du C29F Pitcher, Henley on Thames Seaview, IoW
GDL 667  1950 Du C29F Alexcars, Cirencester Paul, Ryde IoW
GED 797 1950 Du C29F Premier Auto Trim, Aspull Fairhurst, Warrington
GRM 604 1947 Du C29F C. Bowman, Bowscar Derelict Titterington, Blencow
GUJ 356 * 1950 Du C29F Meridith, Malpas Gittens, Crickheath
GVJ 190 1949 Du C29F Ewart, Bradley Tummey, Llangarron
GWS 139 1950 Du C--F Machin, Church Lawton Reid & Mackay, Edinburgh
GWV 101* 1951 Du C29F Cooper, Maiden Bradley Leathers, Maiden Bradley
GWV 297 1951 Du C29F Adkins, Upper Boddington Athelstan, Malmsbury
GUX 188 1951 Du B30F (see off shore)  
HAA 874 1949 Du C29F (see exported)  
HGE 219 1950 Du C29F J & L Cook, Henstridge, Somerset SCWS, Glasgow)
HOD 55 1949 Du C29F Reid, Bedford  derelict in yard Western National 566)
HOD 75 * 1949 Du C29F Annetts & Porter, Innersdown Western National 596)
HOD 76 1949 Du C29F see MSJ 606 - HOD 76 mark retained by Paul Winson  
HOT 339 * 1950 Du C27F Barton, Shenington, Oxon Graceline, Alresford
HTC 577  1947 SMT C27F Blake, Sible Hedingham  Robinson, Gt Harwood
HTC 661 1947 SMT C27F County-Hopper, Ibstock Dean & Pownder, Morecambe
HTF 586 1947 SMT C29F Museum of Transport, Manchester Warburton, Bury
HTM 20 1950 Du C29F (see off shore)  
HUY 655 1949 Du C29F Emerton, Nantwich Ketley, Stourport
HVJ 203  1951 Du C29F Boulton, Cardington, Shrops Wye Valley, Hereford)
HYP 722 * 1947 Du C29F Wills, Bow carries LTA 755 reg. plates Birch Bros, London NW5
JAB 661 1950 Du C29F (see off shore)  
JAB 867 * 1950 Du C29F Fortune, Minehead Wright, Kidderminster
JBY 804 * 1951 Du C29F Kenzie, Shepreth Barber, Mitcham)
JCV 30 s 1947 Du C--F Barnes, Gedney Dyke derelict in scrap yard Hawkey, Newquay
JDV 754 * 1947 Du C23F Babb, Blue Anchor Woolacombe & Morthoe
JFJ 939 1949 Du C--F Dale, Lt.Tey, Essex caravan Greenslades, Exeter
JOH 262 1948 Du C29F (see off shore)  
JUE 860 1950 Du C29F Dodsworth, Boroughbridge Webb, Armscote
JVF 528 1949 Du C29F Oxford Bus Museum Bensley, Martham
JWU 307 1950 Du C29F Hawkins, Clophill  ex FSV 424 & J9151 Lunn, Rothwell)
JXT 482 * 1940 Du B--F See ESL 175  
JXE 575 1948 Du C27F C. Bowman, Bowscar  Derelict Orange London SW2
JXU 548 * 1948 Du C29F Wadley, Berrow, Worcs. Fallowfield & Britten
JXX 487 1950 Almet B30F Philips, Cilgerran Ministry of Supply
KAD 882 1950 Du C29F Cook, Wroxall, IoW Miles, Guiting Power
KDD 846 1950 Du C27F Lewis, Llanvihangel Crucorney Miller, Cirencester
KEL 94 * 1950 Du C29F Wootton, Bucks Shamrock & Rambler
KEL 679  1950 Du C25F Adams, Clapton , Gloustershire ex J5149 Hants & Dorset 687
KGN 204 1949 Chassis only  George, Dalgety Bay Garner, London
KGN 433 * 1949 Du B29F Brayford & Poole, Blackpool  Metropolitan Police
KGY 199 s 1949 Du C29F George, Dalgety Bay Fallowfield & Britten
KHU 28 1947 SMT C29F W Staniforth, Stroud, derelict  Jordan, Bristol
KHY 318 s 1948 Du C--F Plummer, Hazelbury Bryan store shed - derelict. Very little remains of this vehicle.  
KJH 91 1948 Du C29F (see exported)  
KJH 492 * 1948 Du C27F Chandler, Elton St.Michael's Convent, Effingham
KJH 731 * 1949 Du C29F Read, Ivybridge Kirbys, Bushey Heath
KKN 752 * 1950 Du C29F Mayne, Buckie  ex KSU 362 Eglington, Sittingbourne
KNN 314 * 1949 Du C29F Bissell, Coventry South Notts, Gotham 38
KNY 195 1951 Du C29F (see exported)  
KOD 965 1949 Du C27F Jenkins, Wells  derelict Blue Ilfracombe
KPW 986 * 1950 Du C29F Lewis Coaches, Henstridge, Somerset  Eagles Coaches, Castle Acre
KUP 234 * 1948 Du C29F Chandler, Elton Harrison, Wingate
KXV 562 1949 Mul B30F Shaw, Gi1bertdyke Ministry of Works
KYE 905 * 1950 Du C27F T.Peters, Croydon  Grey Green
KYW 335 1950 Whit B28F French, Arborfield, Berks   Ministry of Supply
LAH 75 1950 Du C29F
Price, Bishops Castle for spares
 Parnell, West Rudham
LBP 500 * 1949 Du C29F Risk, Plymouth Silver Queen, Worthing
LDF 833 * 1952 Du C29F Garaghty & Messenger, Desborough Bowles, Ford
LDV 483 * 1950 Du C29F Higgs, Cheltenham Gourds, Bishops Steighton
LFM 404 1950 Du C29F R Price, Bishops Castle Crosville SL67
LJO 757 * 1950 Du C29F Howard, Upminster Chiltonian, Chilton Folit as GBL 200
LKH 429 1950 Du C29F Cook, Bridgenorth Grey de Lux, Hull
LKN 550 1949 Mul B28F Staniforth, Stroud derelict Dinley, Margate
LNA 367 * 1950 Du C29F Moseley PCV, Pontefract Moss & Smith, Macclesfield
LOD 529 * 1950 Du C29F Sutton, Redgrave Good, Beer
LRB 158 s 1947 Du C29F Du C29F 1947 Billington of Maidenhead Taylor, Crich
LRB 750 1948 Barnaby C29F McNeill, Todmorden Booth & Fisher, Halfway
LRL 660 * 1949 Du C29F Ealson, Chertsey Willis, Bodmin
LRO 296 1950 Du C29F (see exported)  
LSM 44 1951 Du C--F Unknown, Shetland derelict Green, Lochmaben
LSU 857 * 1946 Mul B28F Yonge , Kew  also LTR 336R Safety Coaches, Jersey as J 6986
LTA 748 1950 Du C29F Billington, Holyport Western National 1409
LTA 750 * 1950 Du C29F Wootton, Gt.Horwood Western National 1411
LTA 752 * 1950 Du C27F Westcott & Knellor, Curdridge  open side conversion Western National 1413
LTA 755   1950 Du C29F Hillier, Foxham Western National 1416
LTA 904 * 1949 Du C27F Edwards, Clanfield, Oxon Southern National 1428
LTA 906 * 1949 Du C29F Greet, Broadhempston Southern National 1430
LTA 908 1949 Du C27F Tarrant, Marks Tey Southern National 1432
LTA 924 s 1950 Du C--F Simpson, Killamarsh  fire damaged, spares only Southern National 1448
LTB 907 * 1949 Du C29F Ingall, Rand, Lincs Lamb, Upholland
LTT 913  1949 Du C29F Keaney, Hepworth under restoration 7/07 Sunbeam, Torquay
LTU 670  s 1949 Du C--F Machin, Church Lawton  spares only Bullock, Cheadle
LUM 613 1948 Du C29F Perry, Bromyard Wallace Arnold
LUR 446 * 1950 Du C29F Preston, Cradley Kirby, Bushey Heath
LYB 941 * 1949 Du C29F Nostalgia Travel, North Hinskey Tor, Street
LYC 731* 1950 Du C29F Jones (Express Motors, Bontnewydd,) Blagdon Lioness, Blagdon
MDE 666 1950 Du C29F James, Blaenporth Richards, Moylgrove
MFM 38  1951 Du C--F Gould  Newchurch Kent Crosville SL70
MFM 39* 1951 Du C29F Smallwood, Churchill, North Somerset Crosville SL71
MHU 49 1949 Du B29F Staniforth, Stroud Bristol 207
MHU 52 * 1950 Du B30F Greet, Broadhempston Bristol 210
MHU 193* 1949 Mul B31F Walker, Wells, Somerset 10/06 Clifton College, Bristol
MHU 992 1950 Du C29F Smith, Douglas, Lanark. Bristol 220
MHY 904* 1950 Du C29F Hennessey, Redhill Bristol Co-op
MKP 810 1950 Du C29F Pursey, Wickford Jessop, Frinstead
MRB 765 1949 Du C29F Simpson, Killamarsh Andrews, Tideswell
MSJ 606 * 1949 Du C27F Gamlen, Pensford  also as ZV 3839 Western National 597 (as HOD 76)
MTT 214 s 1950 Du C29F Simpson, Killamarsh spares Court Coaches, Torquay
MWB 310 1950 Du C29F Dodd, Belton Sims, Sheffield
MYA 524 1950 Du C29F Atkin, North Owersby, Lincs Wakes's Services, Sparkford
MYA 525 s 1950 Du C27F Higgs, Cheltenham  spares only Wakes, Sparkford
MYB 33 *  1950 Du C29F Jones, Moulton, Lincs Safeway, South Petherton
NBB 171 1949 Du C29F Staniforth, Stroud Tait, Kirkwelpington
NBH 746 * 1948 Du C29F (see off shore)  
NTW 368 1948 Du C25F Harrington Coaches, Bedworth Hall, Maldon
NTW 706 * 1948 Du C25F Harrington, Bedworth Dix, Dagenham
ONO 85 1949 Du C29F Repton, Addlestone  under restoration Eastern National 4064
PPC 275 * 1951 Du C29F McNeill, Todmorden  Howard Coaches, Byfleet
REV 90 * 1950 Du C29F Chandler, Elton Dagenham Coaches
RHK 843 1951 Du C29F (see off shore)  
SEV 777 1951 Du C29F Hunter, Tarleton Wiffen, Finchingfield
TMY 700 * 1949 Du C29F Lodge Coaches, High Easter Essex County., Stratford
VMK 200* 1951 Du C--F Grimes, Kimpton   caravan  Grosvenor, Enfield

Offshore including Channel Islands, IOM & Eire
NBH 746 * 1948 Du C29F Telford, Coleraine, N.I.  Sargent, Slough
J 7247 * 1950 Du C29F Tantivy Blue, Jersey Powell, Kidderminster as JAB 661
1949 MN * 1950 Du C29F Protours, Douglas, IOM  also as BVH 319A Bailey, Turvey as HTM 20
1950 MN * 1951 Du C29F Protours, Douglas, IOM Went, Boxted as RHK 843
IY 1947 1948 Du C29F Wheatley, Drogheda, Eire Birmingham Police as JOH 262
ACC 712 1951 Du C29F Wheatley, Drogheda, Eire.   derelict in field Williams Wynfawr
GUX 188 1951 Du B30F Transport Museum Soc. Ireland  Lloyds, Oswestry)
ZV 50203 1949 Du C29F Devereux, Dublin Fyffe, lnvergowerie new as ATS 689

Exported
EY 9025* 1949 Du C29F Vanhusden, Diebenbeek, Belgium as BCK 893 Jones, Menai Bridge
EY 9392* 1949 Du C25F Vanhusden., Diebenbeek, Belgium  Belgium reg. 5695 P Jones, Menai Bridge
BCB 872* 1949 Du C29F Bruyninckx, Kapellan, Belgium Cronshaw, Hendon
EDR 793* 1949 Du C29F Hans Bezemer Holland Dutch registration BE-52-07 Pridham, Lamerton
HAA 874* 1949 Du C29F Bruyninckx, Kapellan, Belgium  Belgium reg BPU 558  Hants & Sussex 154
MAS 427* 1948 Du C29F Tap, AmmersIoort, Holland  Dutch reg BE-50-08 St James School, Burnt Oak as KJH 91
JDA 298 s 1951 Du C29F Bruyninckx, Kapellan, Belgium Worthington, Wolverhampton
KNY 195 1951 Du C29F Bruyninckx, Kapellan, Belgium Gray, Tonteg
LRO 296* 1950 Du C29F Mitsubishi, Japan by -/90 Picton & Gibbs, Garston)
TL 7157 19?? ?? B--F owner unknown New Zealand - caravan original owner unknown
 
* denotes vehicle known to be restored/part restored & roadworthy post 1998;
s denotes vehicle being used for spares

 

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