blˈækbɜːn kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən pˈɜːtʃɪst ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː nˈuː bˈʌsᵻz tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðə dᵻfˈʌŋkt tɹˈæmz, ænd, æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ɪt wʌzɐ fˈɜːðɚ sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ˌɛni mˈoːɹ nˈuː bˈʌsᵻz wɜː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd.
Blackburn Corporation purchased 83 new buses to replace the defunct trams, and, as a result, it was a further seven years before any more new buses were required.