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SCT '61 Photo Index Manchester Corporation | |
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| 1. EVR359 Manchester 2779, EVR359, Crossley Mancunian with Crossley H28/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station alongside 3301. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 2. EVU252 Manchester 3785, EVU252, a Leyland TD5 with Manchester Corporation H28/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station. Twenty TD5s were delivered in 1938 (783-802) and were the first of a large number bought for tram replacement. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 3. FNA344 Manchester 3872, FNA344, Leyland TD5 / Leyland H29/26R in Albert Square operating to Seymour Grove, a short working (signified by the 'x' of the route number) on the Chorlton route. This was one of 25 new in the first two months of 1939 as 862-886, renumbered 3862-3886 post war. Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Albert Square, Manchester | |
| 4. FND888 Manchester 3906, FND888, a Leyland TD5 with Leyland H29/26R body at Heaton Park on a short working to Albert Square. This was one of the fifty to carry Leyland bodywork from the batch of 83 which entered service in 1939/40, the remainder being built by Crossley(2) or Crossley on Metro Cammell frames(31). Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Heaton Park, Manchester | |
| 5. FVM12 Manchester 3922, FVM17, a Leyland TD5 with Leyland H29/26R body in Albert Square. With Manchester Town Hall as a background 3922 operates a short working on route 62, going as far as Queens Road. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Albert Square, Manchester | |
| 6. GNA39 Manchester 1121, GNA39, Leyland TB5 - English Electric H28/26R in Piccadilly Bus Station. This batch of 37 vehicles, new in 1940/41, were the last vehicles to carry the streamlined livery when new but lost it when repainted. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 7. GNA401 Manchester 3962, GNA401, Leyland TD5 - Crossley H28/26R (on Metro Cammell frames) at Warwick Road, Old Trafford on a football service. New in February 1940 as 962 it became 3962 after the war and was withdrawn in March 1959. Photo taken Saturday 19 October 1957, Warwick Road, Old Trafford | |
| 8. GNA453 Manchester 4305, GNA453, Daimler COG5 - English Electric H28/26R in Piccadilly Bus Station preparing for a Football Match journey to Old Trafford. New in May 1940 this bus was withdrawn from service two months after this photograph was taken. Photo taken Saturday 16 November 1957, Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station | |
| 9. GNB1 Manchester 3392, GNB1, a Leyland TD7 with Crossley H28/26R body (on Metro Cammell frames) in Albert Square. This was one of a batch of 33 delivered in the early part of 1940. New as 1370-1402 they became 3370-3402 in the renumbering. Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Albert Square, Manchester | |
| 10. GNB491 Manchester 4357, GNB491, Daimler COG5 with English Electric H28/26R body in Picaddilly Bus Station. This batch suffered due to the war and, although 33 were ordered, only 15 were delivered as complete vehicles with 4357 entering service in October 1940 and being withdrawn in March 1959. Photo taken Saturday 2 November 1957, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 11. GNC57 Manchester 4259, GNC57, a 1940 Daimler COG5 with Crossley H28/26R body seen in May 1959 at Cheetham Hill Road on a short working to Brooks's Bar on the 53 service from Cheetham Hill Road to Old Trafford. Photo taken Saturday 23 May 1959, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester | |
| 12. GNC60 Manchester 4265, GNC60, Daimler COG5 - Metro Cammell H28/26R at Warwick Road, Old Trafford was from a batch of 83 vehicles ordered. Due to the war only 58 chassis were delivered with bodywork split between Metro Cammell and English Electric - the other chassis were destroyed by enemy action at the Daimler works before delivery. Photo taken Saturday 19 October 1957, Warwick Road, Old Trafford | |
| 13. GNC61 Daimler COG5 4266, GNC61, with Metro Cammell H28/26R body new to Manchester in 1940, as 1266, seen adjacent to the construction work for the 'new' Piccadilly bus station (you can see more in the higher resolution picture) - now long since gone! Photo taken Saturday 15 March 1958, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 14. GNA87 Manchester 1169 and 1167, GNA 87 and GNA85, Crossley TDD4s with Crossley H28/26R bodies, new in 1941, seen in Portland Street at the terminus of the routes from Ashton and Stalybridge in May 1959. Photo taken Friday 15 May 1959, Portland Street, Manchester | |
| 15. GNF849 Manchester 2919, GNF849, a Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1946 Photo taken Friday 15 May 1959, Portland Street, Manchester | |
| 16. GVR218 Manchester 3016, GVR218, a Leyland PD1 with Metro Cammell H32/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 17. GVR278 Manchester 3076, GVR278, seen near Cannon Street Bus Station in Manchester was a Leyland PD1/3 with a Metro Cammell H32/26R body new in 1947. Photo taken Sunday 16 February 1958, Manchester, Cannon Street Bus Station | |
| 18. JND679 Manchester Corporation 2128, JND769, a 1948 Crossley DD42/75 with Crossley H32/26R body Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 19. JND964 Manchester 2962, JND964, Crossley DD42/5 - Crossley H32/26R at Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Photo taken Saturday 2 November 1957, Chorlton-cum-Hardy | |
| 20. GVR320 Manchester 4018, GVR320, a 1949 Daimler CVG5/Metro Cammell H32/26R in the revised livery travels down Lower Mosley Street on a short working to Wythenshawe Park in May 1959 Photo taken Saturday 16 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester | |
| 21. JND791 Preserved Manchester 2150, JND791, a Crossley DD42/8S with Crossley H32/26R body, new in 1949. Photo taken Saturday 14 October 2006, Museum of Transport, Manchester | |
| 22. KNA623 Manchester 2183, KNA623, seen at Levenshulme (Lloyd Road) was a Crossley H32/26R bodied Crossley DD42/8S new in 1949. The tracks & shelter remain in place from the tram service abandoned in January 1949. The building on the left housed offices for the transport department. Photo taken Saturday 8 March 1958, Levenshulme, Lloyd Road | |
| 23. KNA654 Manchester 2214, KNA654, Crossley DD42/8S with Crossley H32/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station. The third batch of Crossleys delivered after the war consisted of sixty vehicles (2160-2219) and 2214-2219 were fitted with saloon heaters (not common at that date). Photo taken Saturday 2 November 1957, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 24. JND696 Manchester 3295, JND696, Leyland PD2/3 with Leyland H32/26R body. A batch of 100 vehicles, Manchester's first PD2s, was delivered in 1950/51 with four entering service in 1952. 3200-3264 had Metro Cammell bodies of standard post-war Manchester design whilst 3265-3299 which were delivered first had the flush mounted windows of the standard Leyland Farington body. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Stevenson Square, Manchester | |
| 25. JND728 Manchester 4127, JND728, Daimler CVG6 with Metro Cammell H32/26R in Albert Square. Ninety of these vehicles were delivered in 1950/51 and over 75% survived to pass to Selnec in 1969. Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Albert Square, Manchester | |
| 26. JND646 Manchester Corporation 3245, JND646, a 1951 Leyland Titan PD2/3 with MCW bodywork. Photo taken 2005, Manchester Victoria Station | |
| 27. JND655 Manchester 3254, JND655, Leyland PD2/3 - Metro Cammell H32/26R at Heaton Park. 3254, new in 1951, and here on route 62 to Chorltonville, stands with schoolboys around the clock whilst the crew wait for the scheduled departure time before stamping their card. Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Heaton Park, Manchester | |
| 28. JND691 Manchester 3290, JND691, Leyland PD2/3 - Leyland H32/26R at Heaton Park at the terminus of route 62 from Heaton Park to Chorlton (Ryebank Road). Standard Leyland Farington bodywork is carried allowing comparison with the pre-war Leyland body on the bus behind. Photo taken Thursday 29 March 1956, Heaton Park, Manchester | |
| 29. JVU746 Manchester 1241, JVU746, Crossley TDD64/1 with Crossley H36/30R body was from a batch of sixteen delivered in 1951 which were used mainly on peak hour duties. This batch represented the only post war 6-wheel Crossley trolleybuses built. Photo taken Wednesday 2 October 1957, Aytoun Street, Manchester | |
| 30. NNB124 Manchester 24, NNB124, Leyland PSU1/13 with Northern Counties B33C body in Piccadilly Bus Station. Photo taken Saturday 19 October 1957, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 31. NNB125 Preserved Manchester 25, NNB125, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with Northern Counties B33C centre entrance bodywork, new in 1953. Photo taken Saturday 14 October 2006, Museum of Transport, Manchester | |
| 32. NNB131 Manchester 31, NNB131, Leyland PSU1/13 with Bond RC41F body (on Burlingham frames) in Piccadilly Bus Station. Six Royal Tigers were delivered in 1953 with raised roof bodies for airport work. Photo taken Tuesday 18 October 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 33. NNB152 Manchester 3312, NNB152, Leyland PD2/12 with Northern Counties H32/28R body, one of a batch of 30 delivered in 1953-1954, seen here on route 1 to Gatley on which they were regular performers. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 34. NNB153 Manchester 3313, NNB153, a Leyland PD2/12 with Northern Counties H33/28R body, new in 1953. Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 35. NNB162 Manchester 3322, NNB162, a Leyland PD2/12 with Northern Counties H33/28R body, new in 1953. Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 36. NNB179 Manchester 3339, NNB179, Leyland PD2/12 - Leyland H32/28R in Piccadilly Bus Station working the full length of the 33 service to Romiley & Greave. Standard Leyland bodywork was fitted to this batch of forty delivered in 1953 with a large number passing to Selnec in 1969. Photo taken Saturday 23 November 1957, Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station | |
| 37. NNB204 Manchester 3364, NNB204, Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland H32/28R body in Piccadilly Bus Station. This was one of forty delivered in 1953 working on route 33 to Romiley as a Limited Stop service operated by Manchester, Stockport and North Western. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 38. NNB223 Manchester 4413, NNB223, a Daimler CVG6 with Metro-Cammell H32/28R body, new in 1954 Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1964, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 39. NNB256 Manchester 4446, NNB256, Daimler CVG6K - Metro Cammell H32/28R. This was one of a batch of 90, the last ten of which had lightweight Metro Cammell Orion bodies. They were the first Manchester buses with concealed radiators and all passed to Selnec in 1969. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 40. NNB264 Unusual working in Manchester Piccadilly with traffic in both directions on the left of the board due to road works. Traffic on the left would be to/from London Road whilst on the right would be to Portland Street. 4454, NNB264, a 1954 Metro Cammell H32/28R bodied Daimler CVG6 passes on its way to Southern Cemetery. Photo taken Sunday 16 February 1958, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 41. NNB284 Manchester 4474, NNB284, Daimler CVG6K - Metro Cammell H32/28R at Stockport (Hazel Grove) on the route thence to Manchester (Picaddilly) operated jointly with Stockport Corporation. A Standard Vanguard passes by and a Burlingham bodied half-cab coach creeps into the background. New in 1954 this bus passed to Selnec in 1969 along with the other eighty-nine in the batch. Photo taken Thursday 10 October 1957, Stockport (Hazel Grove) | |
| 42. ONE708 Manchester 1308, ONE708, BUT9612T with Burlingham H33/28R body, new in 1955, followed by an Ashton trolleybus Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965 | |
| 43. ONE720 A worried looking conductor eyes the overhead as Manchester 1320, ONE720, turns the corner from London Road to Portland Street obstructed by a lorry carrying out roadworks. The Burlingham H32/28R bodied BUT 9612T was new in 1955. Photo taken Sunday 12 January 1958, Portland Street, Manchester | |
| 44. ONE722 Manchester 1322, ONE722, BUT9612T with Burlingham H32/28R body, new in 1955. Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965 | |
| 45. ONE744 Preserved ex-Manchester trolley 1344, ONE744, a BUT 9612T with Burlingham H32/28R body, new in 1955 and withdrawn in 1964. Photo taken Sunday 10 July 2005, East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville | |
| 46. ONE747 Manchester 1347, ONE747, one of sixty-two BUT 9612T trolleybuses with Burlingham H32/28R bodywork delivered in 1955/56 seen in Portland Street on a short working journey on route 212. Photo taken Sunday 23 February 1958, Portland Street, Manchester | |
| 47. PND498 Manchester 4498, PND498, Daimler CVG5K / Metro Cammell H36/28R in Piccadilly Bus Station. Twenty Orion bodied Daimlers were delivered in 1955 and here 4498 is seen when two months old operating on route 12 to Flixton, a service operated jointly with North Western Road Car Co. Photo taken Thursday 18 August 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 48. NNB137 Manchester 37, NNB137, Leyland PSUC1/2T with Burlingham RC41F body in St. Ann's Square awaiting departure to Paris although the waiting passenger doesn't seem to be very excited about it.! Photo taken Wednesday 2 October 1957, St. Ann's Square, Manchester | |
| 49. PND445 Manchester 3445, PND445, Leyland PD2/12 - Metro Cammell H36/28R in Rochdale on the service from Manchester (Stevenson Square) operated jointly with Rochdale. Just four months old when this was taken, 3445 was from the batch of 60 Orion bodied vehicles delivered in 1956, all surviving to pass to Selnec in 1969. Photo taken Sunday 14 October 1956, Rochdale | |
| 50. PND454 Manchester 3454, PND454, Leyland PD2/12 with Metro Cammell H36/28R body in Piccadilly Bus Station. Although the Daimlers delivered in 1954/5 had concealed radiators, Leyland continued to offer exposed radiators preferred by Manchester who took a batch of 60 in 1956. Photo taken Saturday 2 November 1957, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester | |
| 51. TNA552 Manchester 4552, TNA552, Daimler CVG6K - Burlingham H37/28R at the Manchester/Stockport boundary designated Levenshulme (Lloyd Road) if coming from Manchester or Stockport (Crossley Road) if working from Stockport! Making its first journey in passenger service on a short working (hence the 'x' suffix to the route number) to Heaton Chapel of the joint Manchester/Stockport route from Picaddilly to Hazel Grove. Photo taken Saturday 23 November 1957, Manchester/Stockport boundary | |
| 52. TNA511 Manchester 3511, TNA511, a Leyland PD2/40 with Burlingham H37/38R body, new in 1958 Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Central Manchester | |
| 53. UNB524 Preserved former Manchester 3524, UNB524, Leyland PD2/40 with MCCW H37/28R body, new in October 1958. Photo taken Sunday 26 June 2005, at totally Transport, Blackpool | |
| 54. UNB543 Manchester 3543, UNB543, new in 1958, a Leyland PD2/40 with Metro Cammell H37/28R body seen in Lower Mosley Street outside Manchester (L.M.S.) in May 1959. Photo taken Saturday 16 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester | |
| 55. 3654NE Manchester Corporation 54, 3654NE, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/12 with Park Royal C36F body built in 1962 with another of the same batch behind, photographed on a damp August day. Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Picadilly | |
| 56. 4594NE Manchester Corporation 4594, 4594NE, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6 with Metro-Cammell H43/33F body new in 1962 Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 57. 4632VM Preserved Manchester 4632, 4632VM, a Daimler CVG6DD with MCCW H37/28R body, new in 1963. Photo taken Saturday 14 October 2006, Museum of Transport, Manchester | |
| 58. 3715VM Manchester 3715, 3715VM, a Leyland PD2/37 with MCCW H37/28R body, new in 1964, and part of Manchester's last batch, 25 in all, of conventional rear entrance double deckers. Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 59. ANA679B Manchester 4679, ANA679B, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with MCCW H43/33F body, new in 1964, seen in the rain in August 1965 - note the waiting mother and daughter Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 60. BND868C Manchester Corporation 68, BND868C, a Leyland Panther Cub PSRC1/1 with Park Royal B43D body new in 1964 Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 61. BND874C Manchester Corporation Leyland Panther Cub 74, BND874C, with Park Royal 43 seat dual door bodywork, new in 1965. Photo taken July 1999, Rochdale Town Hall | |
| 62. HVM901F Manchester Corporation 1001, HVM901F, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Park Royal H45/28D body, new in March 1968. HVM901F has been preserved. | |
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