Reg Ellis was a driver employed by Searle and Ormerod Coach Company of Weatherfield. In October 1969 he was assigned to be the driver for the day for a trip to the Lake District organised by Emily Nugent but he made the mistake - fatal for him - of taking out coach 48 instead of 172, the former having its track rods on the steering fixed and the job not yet having been completed. The character was uncredited and was probably played by a professional coach driver rather than a trained actor. He was only seen in Episode 923 (29th October 1969), filmed from behind or in distance shots.