Tag: Manchester Corporation
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Manchester Buses – A Retrospective – Part One
In 1958 MCTD was working closely with MCW, its “preferred” body supplier, to overcome its objections to and problems with MCW’s Orion body. Albert Neal, General Manager, whilst always looking to keep costs down, could not do with the Orion in its original and early forms and the “improved” bodies he had taken into stock…
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Buses and coaches in Sale – Part 1
Not read from the beginning click here Part One – Manchester Corporation Sale is divided into two equal halves by the A56 trunk road which runs along a north north east to south south west axis through the centre of the town. Three main east-west routes cross the A56. The southernmost of these (Harboro Road…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Titan – TNA 494 – 3494
Manchester Corporation1958Leyland Titan PD2/40Burlingham H37/28R – Leyland H32/28R Mention has been made elsewhere on this site of Manchester 3494 getting beheaded at the Bridgewater Canal and gaining the body from 3363, the chassis of which had been damaged in an accident.The above photo is a photo of 3494 with its original Burlingham body shown at…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – JND 619 – 3218
Manchester Corporation1951Leyland Titan PD2/3Metro-Cammell H32/26R Seen in Piccadilly in August 1969 in the final months of Manchester Corporation ownership is No 3218, JND 619, one of a batch of Leyland PD2/3 buses purchased in 1951. Despite appearances, the bodywork is not by Crossley, being instead of the then standard Manchester design built by Metro-Cammell. Having…
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Manchester Corporation – Panther Cub – BND 872C – 72
Manchester Corporation1965Leyland Panther Cub PSRC1/1Park Royal B43D Delivered in April 1965 and photographed in June 1970 following the formation of Selnec is Manchester Corporation Panther Cub No 72, BND 872C. The Panther Cub was a shortened version of the Panther, the length being reduced from 36ft. to 33ft. 6ins. on an 18ft. 6ins wheelbase. With…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Panther – GND 87E – 87
Manchester City Transport1967Leyland Panther PSUR1/1MCW B40D It may seem barely credible now, but in the early 1960s Manchester Corporation was planning a future without double-deckers. They had realised (possibly before anyone else) that the days of the bus conductor were numbered, but at that time only a single-decker could be operated legally without one. As…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – UNB 629 – 3629
Manchester CorporationLeyland Atlantean PDR1/11959Metro-Cammell H44/33F I feel prompted to make a first contribution to your fascinating forum after stumbling across it whilst looking for information concerning the jointly operated Stockport/Manchester Corporations’ Service 16 Chorlton – Stepping Hill.I was born in Chorlton, attended the grammar school there and recall the day my mother took me for…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland PDR1/1 – HVM 914F – 1014
Manchester Corporation1968Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Park Royal H45/28D One of the famous Mancunians which revolutionised the double deck bus in the late 60s is seen turning into Portland Street in May 1968 when just a couple of months old. The stunning livery brightened up Manchester – sad that they soon succumbed to SELNEC orange and white. Photograph…
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Manchester Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – NNB 231 – 4421
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Manchester Corporation1954Daimler CVG6Metro Cammell H32/28R In 1965 Manchester had 398 Daimler CVs all rear entrance. Out of the 398 158 of them had the 7·0 litre 5 cylinder Gardner 5LW diesel engine the rest having the more powerful 8·4 litres, six…
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Manchester Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – NNB 222 – 4412
Manchester Corporation1953Daimler CVG6Metro Cammell H32/28R During the 1950s, Manchester Corporation mainly sourced its double deck fleet from Leyland, the shorter PD2 chassis being preferred, and from Daimler, mostly the CVG6 version, but some CVG5s were also taken. The picture, taken in June 1970 after the formation of the SELNEC PTE in November 1969, shows Daimler…