Thames Transit came into being on 7th March 1987, when Harry Blundred of Devon General started his Oxford Minibus and Oxford Tube operations. The operations of South Midland were absorbed in 1988.
This historical fleet list is complicated by virtue of the fact that vehicles frequently came and went from Transit Holdings' other operations in Portsmouth, Devon and Docklands. For the sake of completeness, the entire series have been included, but this means that many vehicles are listed which have never operated in Oxford. We hope at some point in the future to be able to distinguish those vehicles which have been part of the Oxford fleet.
Like all our other lists, this is unofficial, and probably contains inaccuracies and/or omissions. Any corrections are therefore welcome (however pedantic they may seem) and will be credited.
| Oxford Tube Coaches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/No. | Reg.No | Chassis | Body | Notes |
| 1/2 | AOD 648/9Y | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3R | Plaxton Paramount I 3200 C46FT | 1 |
| 3-8 | B400-3/5/6 UOD | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RH | Duple Laser II C44FT | 1,2 |
| 9 | D142 PTT | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RH | Plaxton Paramount III 3500 C51FT | |
| 10/1 | PYV 277, LSV 670 | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RZ | Plaxton Paramount II 3500 C51FT | 1 |
| 12/3 | EBW 101/2Y | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3R | Duple Dominant IV C44FT | 3 |
| 14 | B404 UOD | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RH | Duple Laser II C44FT | 1 |
| 15 | C922 HYA | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RZ | Plaxton Paramount II 3200 C49FT | 4 |
| 16/7 | B896/4 YYD | Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3RH | Plaxton Paramount I 3500 C48FT | 1 |
| 18 | H69 CFJ | Volvo B10M-60 | Plaxton Paramount III 3200 C53FT | |
| 19-23 | H913-7 FTT | Volvo B10M-60 | Ikarus Blue Danube C49FT | |
| 24 | J499 MOD | Volvo B10M-60 | Ikarus Blue Danube C49FT | |
| 25-8 | H914-7 PTG | Volvo B10M-60 | Ikarus Blue Danube C49FT | 5 |
| 29/30 | F23/4 LBW | Volvo B10M-61 | Ikarus Blue Danube C49FT | 6 |
| 31 | F337 CHE | Volvo B10M-61 | Ikarus Blue Danube C49FT | 6 |
| 1/2 | L723/4 JUD | Volvo B10M-62 | Jonckheere Deauville C49FT | |
| 3-7 | L210-4 GJO | Volvo B10M-62 | Jonckheere Deauville C49FT | |
| 21, 29-31, 18 | L155-9 LBW | Volvo B10M-62 | Jonckheere Deauville C49FT | |
| 10/1/5/7 | H639-41/50 UWR | Volvo B10M-60 | Plaxton Paramount III 3500 C48FT | 7 |
| 9, 15, 25/6/8 | M103-7 XBW | Volvo B10M-62 | Berkhof Excellence 1000 C49FT | |
| 8, 12, 14, 19, 23, 32/3 | N41-3/5-8 MJO | Volvo B10M-62 | Berkhof Excellence 1000 C49FT | |
| 20/4 | J420/4 HDS | Volvo B10M-60 | Plaxton Excalibur C44FT | 8 |
| 3/6 | 3063, 9258 VC | Volvo B10M-60 | Plaxton Paramount III 3500 C51FT | 9 |
| 22 | J456 FSR | Volvo B10M-60 | Plaxton Expressliner I C46FT | 10 |
| Minibuses | ||||
| F/No. | Reg.No | Chassis | Body | Notes |
| 636-9/41/3-6/51-6 | D636-9/41/3-6/ 51-6 NOD | Ford Transit | Mellor B16F | 13 |
| 789 | D789 NDV | Ford Transit | Mellor B16F | 13 |
| 98 | A103 JUD | Ford Transit | Dormobile B16F | 28 |
| 99 | B105 XJO | Ford Transit | Carlyle B16F | 28 |
| 100-40 | D100-40 PTT | Ford Transit | Mellor B16F | |
| 141 | D776 NDV | Ford Transit | Mellor B16F | |
| 142-5 | E825-8 ATT | Ford Transit | Mellor B16F | |
| Midibuses | ||||
| F/No. | Reg.No | Chassis | Body | Notes |
| 50/1 | E829/30 ATT | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver B25F | 13,27 |
| 64/74 | F724/34 FDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver B25F | 13 |
| 300-9 | E300-9 BWL | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver DP25F | |
| 310-24 | F310-24 EJO | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver DP25F | |
| 325-33 | F775/6/64-70 FDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver B25F | |
| 334-45 | F404-13/02/3 KOD | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver B25F | |
| 346 | F746 FDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Reeve Burgess Beaver B25F | |
| 347-52 | G947-54 TDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Carlyle B29F | |
| 353/4 | G843/4 UDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Carlyle B29F | |
| 355-66 | G831-42 UDV | Mercedes-Benz 811D | Carlyle B33F | |
| 367-79 | H985-97 FTT | Mercedes-Benz 811D | Carlyle B29F | |
| 380-9 | H171-80 GTA | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Carlyle B29F | |
| 390-9 | H781-90 GTA | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Carlyle B29F | |
| 400-9 | H100-10 HDV | Mercedes-Benz 709D | Carlyle B29F | 26 |
| 2000-22 | K701-23 UTT | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2023 | K913 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2024-31 | K725-32 UTT | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2032 | K724 UTT | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2033-5 | L322-4 BOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2036/7 | K911/2 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2038-41 | K914-7 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2042-6 | K919-23 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2047-50 | K928-31 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2051/2 | K801/2 WFJ | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2053 | K918 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2054-6 | K619/21/2 XOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2057 | K819 WFJ | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2058 | K623 XOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2059-69 | L311-21 BOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2070-2 | K924/6/7 VDV | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2081/3 | K806/16 WFJ | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2082/4 | K633/20 XOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2085-90 | L945-50 EOD | Iveco 49.12 | Mellor B26D | |
| 2110/1 | L247/8 FDV | Iveco 49.10 hybrid | Mellor B??? | 25 |
| 801-4 | L801-4 HJO | Optare Mertorider MREL | Optare B18F | 12 |
| 201-6 | N201-6 CUD | Mercedes-Benz | Marshall C??F | 11 |
| Single Deckers | ||||
| F/No. | Reg.No | Chassis | Body | Notes |
| 94/6 | LFJ 848/50W | Bristol LHS6L | ECW B35F | 13 |
| 3318,97 | AFJ 738/41T | Bristol LH6L | Plaxton Supreme C41F | 13 |
| 921/2 | VUD 29/30X | Leyland Leopard PSU3G/4R | ECW B51 C49F | 14 |
| 924/5 | EYH 808/10V | Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R | Duple Dominant II C49F | 14 |
| 993/4 | F603/4 CET | Leyland Tiger TRBTL11/2RP | Plaxton Derwent B54F | 15 |
| 995-9 | F278-82 HOD | Leyland Tiger TRBTL11/2RP | Plaxton Derwent B54F | 16 |
| 3000-13 | L709-22 JUD | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B37D | |
| 3014-29 | M59/61-5/7-9/ 71/3-6/8/9 VJO | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B37D | 17,19 |
| 3030-48 | M81-7/9/91-8/ 101-3 WBW | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B37D | 17,20 |
| 3049/50 | N47/8 EJO | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B37D | 20 |
| 3051-62 | N51-4/6-9/61-4 KBW | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B40F | 18 |
| 3063-5 | R63-5 UFC | Dennis Dart 9.8SDL | Plaxton Pointer B37D | 21 |
| 801-29 | R801-5/706/807-19/ 720/821-9 YUD | Dennis Dart SLF | Alexander ALX200 B37F | |
| 831-8 | P321-8 JND | Volvo B6LE | Alexander ALX200 B36F | 22 |
| 839 | P677 NOJ | Volvo B6LE | Alexander ALX200 B35F | 22 |
| 840-2/4 | P330-2/4 JND | Volvo B6LE | Alexander ALX200 B36F | 22 |
| 901-3 | N901-3 PFC | Dennis Lance 11SDA | Plaxton Verde B49F | |
| 904-12 | R904-10/811/912 XFC | Volvo B10M | Plaxton Paladin B49F | |
| Double Deckers | ||||
| F/No. | Reg.No | Chassis | Body | Notes |
| 200 | LRV 992 | Leyland Titan PD2/12 | Metro-Cammell O33/26R | 23 |
| 287 | XTP 287L | Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R | Alexander AL H45/30D | 23 |
| 500 | SVK 627G | Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 | Alexander O??/??F | 24 |
| 501-13 | R501-13 UWL | Volvo Olympian | Alexander RL H51/36F | |
| 514-26 | R414-25 XFC | Volvo Olympian | Alexander RL H51/32D | |
| Notes | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1-8, 10/1, 14/6/7 were ex-Devon General |
| 2 | 7/8 were C42FT |
| 3 | 12/3 were ex-South Midland (12 via the associated Windrush Valley Travel fleet) |
| 4 | 15 was ex-Southern National |
| 5 | 25-8 were ex-Hills, Tredegar |
| 6 | 29-31 were ex-McLean, Witney |
| 7 | 10/1/5/7 were ex-Wallace Arnold |
| 8 | 3/6 were ex-Stagecoach Midland Red |
| 9 | 20/4 were ex-Stagecoach Busways |
| 10 | 22 was ex-Stagecoach Midland Red |
| 11 | 201-6 were initially numbered 8, 12, 14, 32-4 in the coach series |
| 12 | 801-4 were battery-electric buses, operated under franchise for Southern Electric and Oxfordshire County Council. They were originally operated by the Oxford Bus Company. When the new Darts 801-29 arrived, L801-4 HJO were renumbered on paper but the physical renumbering did not take place. |
| 13 | 50/1, 64/74, 94/6/7, 3318, 636-656, 789 were ex-Devon General |
| 14 | 921/2/4/5 were ex-South Midland |
| 15 | 993/4 were ex-Kelvin Central Buses |
| 16 | 995-9 were ex-Brixham Coaches |
| 17 | 3014/46/8/40-5 were renumbered 700-8 in 1998 |
| 18 | 3051-62 were renumbered 751-4/6-9/61-4 in 1998 |
| 19 | 3015/6/25-9 were renumbered 771/2/4-6/8/9 in 1998 |
| 20 | 3033/49/50 were renumbered 784/7/8 in 1998 |
| 21 | 3063-5 were renumbered 793-5 in 1998 |
| 22 | 831-42/4 were ex-Stagecoach Manchester 321-8/58/330-2/4 in 1998 |
| 23 | 200, 287 were originally Portsmouth CT 2, 287 |
| 24 | 500 was ex-Stagecoach Busways in 1998 |
| 25 | 2110/1 are hybrid petrol/battery-electric buses |
| 26 | 408 was renumbered 367 in 1998 |
| 27 | 50 was renumbered 308 in 1998 |
| 28 | 98/9 were ex-South Midland 2,5 |
| Names | |
|---|---|
| 3 (B400 UOD) | TRINITY |
| 4 (B401 UOD) | BRASENOSE |
| 6 (B403 UOD) | KEBLE |
| 7 (B405 UOD) | ST. PETER'S |
| 9 (D142 PTT) | MAGDALEN |
| 10 (PYV 277) | ORIEL |
| 11 (LSV 670) | QUEEN'S |
| 12 (EBW 101Y) | NEW COLLEGE |
| 13 (EBW 102Y) | MERTON |
| 14 (B404 UOD) | BALLIOL |
| 15 (C922 HYA) | ST. CATHERINE'S |
| 22 (H916 FTT) | LINCOLN COLLEGE |
| 24 (J499 MOD) | HERTFORD COLLEGE |
| 1 (L723 JUD) | NEW COLLEGE |
| 2 (L724 JUD) | NUFFIELD |
| 3 (L210 GJO) | MERTON |
| 4 (L211 GJO) | QUEENS COLLEGE |
| 5 (L212 GJO) | MAGDALEN |
| 6 (L213 GJO) | PEMBROKE |
| 7 (L214 GJO) | ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE |
| 18 (L155 LBW) | MANSFIELD |
| 29 (L156 LBW) | TRINITY |
| 30 (L157 LBW) | KEBLE |
| 31 (L158 LBW) | ST. HILDA'S |
| 21 (L159 LBW) | CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD |
| 9 (M103 XBW) | MANCHESTER COLLEGE |
| 16 (M104 XBW) | SOMERVILLE |
| 25 (M105 XBW) | CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE |
| 26 (M106 XBW) | WORCESTER COLLEGE |
| 12 (N42 MJO) | ST. EDMUND HALL |
| 23 (N46 MJO) | LADY MARGARET HALL |
| 22 (J456 FSR) | MERTON |
| 3025 (M74 VJO) | LILLIAN BOARD |
| 3026 (M75 VJO) | CHRISTOPHER BRASHER |
| 3027 (M76 VJO) | DAVE MOORCROFT |
| 3028 (M78 VJO) | MARY RAND |
| 3029 (M79 VJO) | STEVE OVETT |