Mancunian double-decker bus
| Mancunian double-decker bus | |
|---|---|
 Preserved Mancunian Leyland Atlantean at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Park Royal East Lancs Metro Cammell Charles H Roe |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1-2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Daimler Fleetline Leyland Atlantean |
The Mancunian double-decker bus is a type of bodywork for double-decker bus designed by Manchester Corporation Transport Department (MCT) and built on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis. A total of 472 Mancunians were ordered by the department between 1965 and 1968 and delivered from 1968 until 1972 with bodywork by Park Royal, East Lancs, Metro Cammell and Charles H Roe. The first 96 buses ordered (48 each from Leyland and Daimler) used a 30-foot (9.1 m) chassis, but the majority were 33 feet (10 m) long. A further 20 were built for Salford City Transport (SCT) but were delivered new to SELNEC PTE.[1]
Nine have been preserved.[1]
| Numbers | Quantity | Registrations | Chassis | Body make | Seats | Type code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001–48 | 48 | HVM 901–948F | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR1/1 | Park Royal | H45/28D | 86 |
| 1051–97 | 47 | LNA 151–197G | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | Park Royal | H47/29D | 89 |
| 1101–16 | 16 | NNB 510–525H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 89 |
| 1117–26 | 10 | NNB 526–535H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 93 |
| 1131–42 | 12 | NNB 536–547H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | East Lancs | H47/32F | 92 |
| 1143–54 | 12 | NNB 548–559H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | East Lancs | H47/26D | 89 |
| 1161–94 | 34 | ONF 849–882H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 89 |
| 1201–20 | 20 | SRJ 324–343H | Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 | Metro-Cammell | H47/31D | 99 |
| 2001–48 | 48 | HVM 801–848F | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LX | Park Royal | H45/28D | 87 |
| 2051–92 | 42 | LNA 251–292G | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LX-33 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 90 |
| 2093–97 | 5 | LNA 293–297G | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 91 |
| 2101–39 | 39 | NNB 560–598H | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 91 |
| 2140–44 | 5 | NNB 599–603H | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Park Royal | H47/28D | 94 |
| 2151–2161 | 11 | ONF 883–893H | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Metro-Cammell | H47/30D | 98 |
| 2162–2210 | 49 | PNA 201–249J | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Metro-Cammell | H47/30D | 98 |
| 2211–70 | 60 | RNA 211–270J | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Park Royal | H47/29D | 98 |
| 2271–2304 | 34 | SVR 271–304K | Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 | Roe | H47/29D | 98 |
- Nos. 1201–20 were ordered by SCT; the rest were ordered by MCT.
- Nos. 1001–48/51–97, 1131–42, 2001–48/51–97 were delivered to MCT; the rest were delivered to SELNEC.
- Nos. 2271–2304 were intended to be bodied by East Lancs, but a fire at their works led to the order being transferred to Park Royal, who sub-contracted it to Roe.
The codes for seats denote: H – highbridge-layout double-deck bus (one with central gangways on both decks, as opposed to the lowbridge double-deck bus with a side gangway on the upper deck); this is followed by the number of seats on the upper and lower decks; then either D for dual doors (front entrance, centre exit) or F for front entrance/exit.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Manchester City Transport's New Mancurian Selnec Preservation Society
- ^ Telfer, R.L.; Witton, Alan M., eds. (June 1977). Fleetbook 1: Buses of Greater Manchester (3rd ed.). Manchester: A.M. Witton. pp. 14–15, 17–18. ISBN 0-86047-013-X.
External links
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