Mancunian double-decker bus
| Mancunian double-decker bus | |
|---|---|
 Preserved Mancunian 1001 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 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 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 but were delivered new to SELNEC PTE.[1]
Nine have been preserved.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Manchester City Transport's New Mancurian Selnec Preservation Society
External links[]
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