Manchester Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1906-1969 Part 1: 1906-1935
Fleet No. | Reg. No. | Chassis | Chassis No. | Body | Seating |
1906
1 | N1593 | Lancashire Steam Motor Co. | ? | Dick Kerr | O33RO |
2-3 | N1601-1602 | Lancashire Steam Motor Co. | ? | Dick Kerr | O33RO |
Nos. 1-3 were ordered from Crossley Brothers and (although the chassis were manufactured by and carried Lancashire Steam Motor Co. makers plates) were always referred to as Leyland-Crossleys.
Withdrawn 1909 (3), 1913 (1-2).
1908
4 | N3635 | Ryknield | ? | Dick Kerr | O33RO |
Withdrawn 1913 (4).
1909
3 | N4587 | Ryknield | ? | Dick Kerr | O33RO |
No. 3 (N4587) received the body and fleet number from the previous No. 3 (N1602).
Withdrawn 1913 (3).
1913
1-3 | N9245-9247 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
4 | N9302 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
Nos. 2, 4 were impressed by the War Department in August 1914, the bodies were removed and placed in store; Nos. 1, 3 converted to MCT tower wagons.
Withdrawn 1914 (1-4).
1914
5-7 | N9803-9805 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
8 | NA557 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
Nos. 5-8 chassis impressed by War Department, bodies placed in store.
Withdrawn 1914 (5-8).
1917
– | NA2687-2688 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
– | NA2992 | Daimler | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
NA2687-2688, NA2992 received bodies from Daimlers of 1913-1914, which had been placed in store; they were later re-seated to O39RO and in 1923 were rebuilt to O45RO.
Withdrawn 1924 (NA2687-2688, NA2992).
1920
– | NA6623-6625 | Daimler 2-ton | ? | MCT | O38R |
– | NA6627-6628 | Daimler 2-ton | ? | MCT | O38R |
– | NB1942 | Daimler 2-ton | ? | MCT | O38R |
Five of these vehicles were numbered 1-5 in 1927.
Withdrawn 1925 (1 vehicle [details unknown]), by 1928 (1-5).
1921
– | NB2254 | AEC 3-ton | 14907 | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
– | NB2355 | AEC 3-ton | 14891 | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
– | NB2669 | AEC 3-ton | ? | Dodson or Brush | O33RO |
– | NB3741 | Daimler CJ | 3131 | MCT | O39R |
NB2254, 2355, 2669 received bodies from Daimlers of 1913-1914, which had been placed in store; NB2254 rebuilt to O44RO in 1925; NB2355 rebuilt to O44RO in 1923 and NB2669 rebuilt to O45RO in 1923; numbered 6-8 respectively in 1927.
NB3741 rebuilt to O45R c.1925; numbered 9 in 1927.
Withdrawn 1927 (NB2254[6], NB2355[7], NB2669[8], NB3741[9]).
1922
– | NC5666-5667 | AEC S | ? | Fry | O26/28RO |
– | NC7911 | Karrier CL4 | ? | Karrier | B20F |
NC5666-5667 numbered 10-11 respectively in 1927.
NC7911 was ordered complete from Karrier (of Huddersfield), but it has been suggested that the bodywork may have been by Hall Lewis.
Withdrawn 1923 (NC7911), by 1929 (NC5666-5667[10-11]).
1923
– | ND2272-2274 | Karrier CL4 | ? | Karrier | B20F |
– | ND2776 | Karrier CL4 | ? | Karrier | B20F |
– | ND2777-2778 | Vulcan | ? | Vulcan | B20F |
ND2272-2274, 2776 ordered complete from Karrier (of Huddersfield), but it has been suggested that the bodywork may have been by Hall Lewis; numbered 12-15 respectively in 1927.
Withdrawn 1927 (ND2277-2278), by 1929 (ND2272-2274[12-14], ND2776[15]).
1924
– | ND4399-4400 | Karrier JKL | ? | Hall Lewis | B30F |
– | ND4454 | Karrier JKL | ? | Hall Lewis | B30F |
– | ND4511 | Karrier JKL | ? | Hall Lewis | B30F |
– | ND5291 | Karrier JKL | ? | Hall Lewis | B30F |
– | ND5350 | Karrier JKL | ? | Hall Lewis | B30F |
– | ND6234-6237 | Bristol 4-ton | 1572-75 | Bristol | B30F |
– | ND8183 | Bristol 4-ton | 1611 | Bristol | B30F |
– | ND8201 | Bristol 4-ton | 1612 | Bristol | B30F |
ND4399-4400, 4454, 4511, 5291, 5350 numbered 16-21 respectively in 1927.
ND6234-6237, 8183, 8201 numbered 22-27 respectively in 1927.
Withdrawn 1928 (ND4399-4400[16-17], ND4454[18], ND4511[19], ND5291[20], ND5350[21]), 1930 (ND6234-6237[22-25], ND8183[26], ND8201[27]).
1925
– | BU1412-1413 | AEC YC | 15542/41 | ? | ? |
– | HO5506 | Daimler Y | 6626 | ? | B32F |
– | ND9278-9280 | AEC 401 | ? | Davidson | H54R |
– | ND9651 | AEC 401 | ? | Davidson | H54R |
– | ND9668-9669 | AEC 401 | ? | Davidson | H54R |
– | NE312-315 | AEC 401 | ? | Davidson | H54R |
– | NE436-437 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE744 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE942 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE976 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE1410 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE1436 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE1498 | Karrier JH | ? | Strachan & Brown | FB30F |
– | NE4660 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
BU1412-1413, HO5506 ex-Middleton Electric Traction Company (new 1920 or 1921[HO5506]); HO5506 numbered 38 in 1927.
ND9278-9280, 9651, 9668-9669, NE312-315 numbered 28-30, 33, 31-32, 34-37 respectively in 1927. These chassis included nos. 401006, 401016-22.
NE436-437, 744, 942, 976, 1410, 1436, 1498 numbered 39-46 respectively in 1927.
NE4660 numbered 47 in 1927.
Withdrawn 1927 (HO5506[38]), 1928 (NE437[40], NE1498[46]), 1929 (ND9278-9279[28-29], ND9651[33], ND9668[31], NE312-314[34-36], NE436[39], NE744[41], NE942[42], NE976[43], NE1410[44], NE1436[45]), 1930 (ND9280[30], ND9669[32], NE315[37]), 1931 (NE4660[47]).
1926
– | NE7867-7869 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
– | NE8101 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
– | NE8629-8630 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
– | NE9338-9339 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
– | NE9382 | Daimler CM36 | ? | Strachan & Brown | B30F |
NE7867-7869, 8101, 8629-8630, 9338-9339, 9382 numbered 48-56 in 1927.
Withdrawn 1929 (NE9339[55]), 1930 (NE7868-7869[49-50], NE8101[51], NE8269[52], NE9338[54], NE9382[56]), 1931 (NE7867[48], NE8630[53]).
1927
57-59* | NF1802-1804 | Daimler CM36 | 4687-89 | Davidson | B30F |
60-62* | NF4078-4080 | Bristol A | A109/11/13 | Bristol | H26/26RO |
63-65* | NF4143-4145 | Bristol A | A110/12/14 | Bristol | H26/26RO |
66* | NF4168 | Leyland PLSP1 | 50067 | Leyland | H26/26RO |
67-68* | NF300-4301 | Leyland PLSP1 | 50066/68 | Leyland | H26/26RO |
69 | NF7810 | Bristol B | B185 | Bristol | B32R |
70 | NF7811 | ADC 416D | 416288 | Davidson | B32R |
71 | NF7847 | ADC 416D | 416295 | Davidson | B32R |
72 | NF7848 | Karrier WL6/2 | 45004 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | H35/30R |
73-74 | NF8037-8038 | ADC 416D | 416293/96 | Davidson | B32R |
75 | NF8091 | ADC 416D | 416298 | Davidson | B32R |
76 | NF8121 | ADC 416D | 416300 | Davidson | B32R |
77 | NF8143 | Bristol B | B184 | Bristol | B32R |
78 | NF8182 | Bristol B | B187 | Bristol | B32R |
79 | NF8233 | Bristol B | B181 | Bristol | B32R |
80-81 | NF8258-8259 | Bristol B | B186/93 | Bristol | B32R |
82 | NF8313 | Bristol B | B188 | Bristol | B32R |
83 | NF8382 | Bristol B | B191 | Bristol | B32R |
84-85 | NF8434-8435 | Bristol B | B194-95 | Bristol | B32R |
86-89 | NF8485-8488 | Bristol B | B197/89-90/92 | Bristol | B32R |
90 | NF8555 | ADC 416D | 416289 | London General | B32R |
91-92 | NF8558-8559 | ADC 416D | 416286/91 | London General | B32R |
93 | NF8654 | ADC 416D | 416287 | London General | B32R |
94-98 | NF8704-8708 | ADC 416D | 416290/92/94/ 97/99 | London General | B32R |
99 | NF8709 | Bristol B | B182 | Bristol | B32R |
* Nos. 57-68 were numbered later in 1927 and originally entered service without fleet numbers.
No. 78 re-seated to B31R in 1934.
Withdrawn 1930 (57-58), 1931 (59, 70-71, 74-76), 1932 (68, 73, 96), 1933 (72, 90, 94, 98), 1934 (66-67, 91-93, 95, 97), 1935 (60-65), 1936 (77, 80-81, 83-84, 86), 1937 (69, 78-79, 82, 85, 87-89, 99).
1928
38* | VM3675 | Crossley Eagle | 90000 | Davidson | B32R |
100-104 | PT4701-4705 | Bristol 4-ton | 1618/20/24-26 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
105 | PT4708 | Bristol 4-ton | 1629 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
106-107 | PT4711-4712 | Bristol 4-ton | 1649-50 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
108 | PT4714 | Bristol 4-ton | 1617 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
109 | PT4718 | Bristol 4-ton | 1676 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
110-113 | PT4720-4723 | Bristol 4-ton | 1678-79/77/82 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies | B26D |
114-115 | VM1965-1966 | Bristol B | B287-88 | Bristol | B32R |
116-117 | VM2491-2492 | Bristol B | B290-91 | Bristol | B32R |
118-119 | VM2646-2647 | Bristol B | B303/02 | Bristol | B32R |
120 | VM2793 | Bristol B | B297 | Bristol | B32R |
121-122 | VM2932-2933 | Bristol B | B298/301 | Bristol | B32R |
123-125 | VM3254-3256 | Bristol B | B289/300/299 | Bristol | B32R |
126 | VM3257 | ADC 423 | 423058 | Davidson | B32R |
127-129 | VM4442-4444 | ADC 423 | 423059-61 | Davidson | B32R |
130-137 | VM5313-5320 | ADC 423 | 423062-69 | Davidson | B32R |
138-140 | VM4439-4441 | Leyland TS1 | 60091-93 | Davidson | B32R |
* No. 38 ex-Crossley demonstrator (new 1928). Hired until September 1928 when it was purchased, it did not, however, receive a fleet number until July 1929.
Nos. 100-113 ex-Sunderland District (Nos. 3-4, 6, 5, 8-9, 12, 14-15, 20, 22-23, 25, 24 respectively, all new 1924).
Nos. 138-140 re-bodied by MCCW-Crossley to B32R in 1935; rebuilt by Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in 1945 (138) or 1946 (139-140).
Withdrawn 1929 (100-101), 1930 (102-105, 108-113), 1931 (106-107), 1934 (38), 1935 (116), 1936 (121, 124-137), 1937 (114-115, 117-120, 122-123), 1949 (138-140).
1929
41 | WH275 | ADC 417D | 417004D | ? | B26D |
42 | WH476 | ADC 416D | 416492D | ? | B32? |
43 | WH735 | ADC 416 | 416666 | Davidson | B32? |
44 | WH1351 | AEC 426 | 426201 | Bell | B32F |
45 | WH1161 | Leyland TS1 | 60173 | Burlingham | B26D |
46 | WH1921 | Leyland TS2 | 60536 | Burlingham | C26D |
141-143 | VM6401-6403 | Dennis E | 17477-79 | Davidson | B32R |
144-148 | VM6404-6408 | Crossley Eagle | 90011-15 | Davidson | B32R |
149 | VR2627 | Crossley Six | 90203 | Crossley | B32R |
150 | VR4149 | Crossley Six | 90209 | Crossley | B32R |
151 | VR4151 | Crossley Six | 90210 | Crossley | B32R |
152 | VR4252 | Crossley Six | 90213 | Crossley | B32R |
153 | VR4251 | Crossley Six | 90211 | Crossley | B32R |
154-158 | VR4253-4257 | Crossley Six | 90214-16/18/ 22 | Crossley | B32R |
159 | VR4573 | Crossley Six | 90219 | MCT | B32R |
164 | VR4572 | Crossley Six | 90235 | Crossley | B32R |
165 | VR4571 | Crossley Six | 90234 | Crossley | B32R |
Nos. 41-46 ex-Tognarelli, Bolton (new 1927 (41-42), 1928 (43-45) and 1929 (46); No. 41 rebuilt to B32R by MCT before entering service; No. 46 rebuilt to B32R by MCT in 1930; the body of No. 45 was fitted to chassis of No. 108 (of 1933) and rebuilt to B32R by MCT in 1933, it was re-bodied to B32R by MCT in 1936; No. 46 re-bodied to B32R by MCT in 1933.
No. 149 withdrawn in May 1937 and used as an ARP instruction bus; body rebuilt by MCT in 1941 and returned to service.
No. 150 was re-bodied to B32R by MCT in 1935 after fire damage; it was re-numbered 7 at the same time.
Withdrawn 1931 (41-43), 1934 (44, 141-148), 1937 (152, 156-158, 165), 1939 (45-46, 150[7], 151, 153-155, 159, 164), 1943 (149).
1930
8-10 | VU341-343 | Crossley Six | 90264/62/57 | MCT | B32R |
11-12 | VU347-348 | Crossley Six | 90258/66 | MCT | B32R |
13-19 | VU625-631 | Crossley Six | 90259/61/25/ 65/71/70/69 | MCT | B32R |
28 | VR5742 | Leyland TS2 | 60858 | MCT | B32R |
29 | VR5994 | Leyland TS2 | 60860 | MCT | B32R |
30 | VR9662 | Leyland TS2 | 61205 | Vulcan | B32R |
31 | VR5995 | Leyland TS2 | 60856 | MCT | B32R |
33-35 | VR5996-5998 | Leyland TS2 | 60857/59/ 1047 | MCT | B32R |
100-104 | VR9663-9667 | Leyland TS2 | 61207/06/15/ 10/09 | Vulcan | B32R |
105-110 | VR9671-9676 | Leyland TS2 | 61218/11/19/ 13/17/14 | Vulcan | B32R |
111-113 | VU344-346 | Leyland TS2 | 61208/12/16 | Vulcan | B32R |
160 | VR4776 | Crossley Six | 90221 | MCT | B32R |
161 | VR4775 | Crossley Six | 90220 | MCT | B32R |
162 | VR4752 | Crossley Six | 90212 | MCT | B32R |
163 | VR4751 | Crossley Six | 90217 | MCT | B32R |
166 | VR4750 | Crossley Six | 90243 | Crossley | B32R |
167 | VR4747 | Crossley Six | 90236 | Crossley | B32R |
168 | VR4749 | Crossley Six | 90242 | Crossley | B32R |
169 | VR4748 | Crossley Six | 90237 | Crossley | B32R |
170-173 | VR4868-4871 | Crossley Six | 90241/38/ 40/39 | Crossley | B32R |
174-178 | VR7530-7534 | Crossley Six | 90231-32/27/ 47/28 | MCT | B32R |
179-182 | VR8549-8552 | Crossley Six | 90230/33/ 48/44 | MCT | B32R |
183-185 | VR9164-9166 | Crossley Six | 90246/60/63 | MCT | B32R |
186-188 | VR9668-9670 | Crossley Six | 90224/26/45 | Crossley | B32R |
189-195 | VR6008-6014 | Crossley Condor | 90406/09/12/ 08/10/14/17 | Crossley | L26/22R |
196-198 | VR6683-6685 | Crossley Condor | 90413/15-16 | Crossley | L26/22R |
199-203 | VR6686-6690 | Crossley Condor | 90407/11/ 18-19/22 | Arnold | L26/22R |
204 | VR7538 | Crossley Condor | 90423 | Arnold | L26/22R |
205-207 | VR7535-7537 | Crossley Condor | 90421/20/25 | Brush | L26/22R |
208 | VR7539 | Crossley Condor | 90424 | Brush | L26/22R |
209-211 | VR5764-5766 | Leyland TD1 | 71050/57/67 | Brush | L26/22R |
212-218 | VR6001-6007 | Leyland TD1 | 71055-56/48/ 62/64/52/80 | Brush | L26/22R |
219-220 | VR6681-6682 | Leyland TD1 | 71078-79 | Brush | L26/22R |
221-224 | VR6017-6020 | Leyland TD1 | 71083/82/ 84-85 | Brush | L26/22R |
225 | VR5258 | Leyland TD1 | 71053 | Short | L26/22R |
226-228 | VR5469-5471 | Leyland TD1 | 71054/59/51 | Short | L26/22R |
229-236 | VR5749-5756 | Leyland TD1 | 71065/46/68- 69/71- 72/70/73 | Short | L26/22R |
237 | VR5472 | Leyland TD1 | 71047 | Strachan | L26/22R |
238-244 | VR5757-5763 | Leyland TD1 | 71058/49/60- 61/63/66/75 | Strachan | L26/22R |
245-246 | VR5767-5768 | Leyland TD1 | 71074/76 | Strachan | L26/22R |
247-248 | VR6015-6016 | Leyland TD1 | 71077/81 | Strachan | L26/22R |
249-250 | VU349-350 | Crossley Condor | 90443/41 | Crossley | L26/22R |
251-259 | VU636-644 | Crossley Condor | 90440/42/44- 47/51/50/48 | Crossley | L26/22R |
260 | VU635 | Crossley Condor | 90454 | Crossley | L26/22R |
261-268 | VU766-773 | Crossley Condor | 90453/52/49/ 55/62/59/63/ 61 | Crossley | L26/22R |
278 | VU783 | Crossley Condor | 90503 | Crossley | L26/22R |
Nos. 28-29, 31, 33-35 re-bodied to B32R by MCT in 1937, 1938 (33) or 1939 (31).
No. 30, 100-113 re-bodied to B32R by MCT in 1937, 1938 (30, 103-105, 111) or 1939 (108, 110, 112); No. 108 had received the chassis from 45 (WH1161) in 1933; Nos. 102, 105, 108, 110, 112 were further rebuilt to B32R by Santus in 1945.Nos. 192, 197 re-seated to L24/24R in 1933.
No. 196 received the body from No. 197 in 1935; it was re-seated to L26/26R.
Nos. 198, 206-207 received the Crossley L26/26R bodies from Nos. 260, 273, 261 respectively in 1935.
Nos. 189-193, 195, 197, 200, 205, 208 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1934 (189) or 1935.
Nos. 194, 196, 198, 206-207 re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1936 (194) and 1937; re-numbered 284, 271, 274, 269, 272 respectively; No. 194[284] re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1941.
Nos. 199, 201-204 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1934.
No. 200 received the Crossley L26/26R body from No. 268 in 1937; re-numbered 268.
Nos. 209-248 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1935 (209, 211-212, 217, 219, 221, 225, 227-228, 230, 232, 234-237, 238-239, 241, 244, 247-248) and 1936.
Nos. 249-251, 253, 256, 259-263, 265-268 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1935 or 1936 (253, 262, 266).
Nos. 252, 254, re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1936; re-numbered 275, 276 respectively.
No. 255 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1934.
Nos. 257-258 received Crossley L26/26R bodies from Nos. 274, 277 in 1935; re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1936 (257) or 1937 (258); re-numbered 273, 277 respectively.
Nos. 260-262, 265, 267-268 re-seated to L24/24R in 1933 or 1934 (265, 268).
No. 278 re-seated to L26/24R at a later date; re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1937.
Nos. 209-210, 212-220, 222-232, 234-240, 242-248 re-numbered 3209-3210, 3212-3220, 3222-3232, 3234-3240, 3242-3248 respectively in 1946.
Withdrawn 1934 (264), 1937 (8, 10-11, 15, 17, 162, 166-168, 172, 174, 177, 183, 189-191, 193, 195, 249, 263, 268), 1938 (14, 178, 181, 205, 251, 256, 259), 1939 (9, 12-13, 28-29, 31, 34-35, 160-161, 163, 169-171, 173, 175-176, 179-180, 182, 184-188, 199, 201-204, 255), 1940 (16, 18-19, 111), 1942 (206[269], 258[277]), 1943 (100, 241), 1944 (109), 1945 (30, 101-106, 108, 110, 112-113, 221, 233, 254[276], 257[273]), 1946 (107, 192, 194[284], 196[271], 197, 198[274], 200[268], 207[272], 208, 250, 252[275], 253, 260-261, 266-267, 278), 1947 (238[3238], 262, 265), 1948 (33), 1949 (209-210[3209-3210], 211, 212-220[3212-3220], 222-225[3222-3225], 227-230[3227-3230], 232[3232], 235[3235], 237[3237], 240[3240], 243[3243], 245[3245], 237[3237]), 1950 (226[3226], 231[3231], 234[3234], 236[3236], 239[3239], 242[3242], 244[3244], 246[3246], 248[3248]).
1931
20-22 | VU632-634 | Crossley Six | 90267/29/68 | MCT | B32R |
269-277 | VU774-782 | Crossley Condor | 90464/6/72/ 65/60/71/73/ 69/67 | Crossley | L26/22R |
279-288 | VU3627-3636 | Crossley Condor | 90705/03-04/ 01-02/07/10/ 09/08/11 | Crossley | H28/24R |
289-299 | VU3637-3647 | Crossley Condor | 90706/14/13/ 16/12/17/15/ 18-20/23 | Crossley | H28/24R |
300-310 | VU3648-3658 | Crossley Condor | 90721/31/22/ 24-25/29/32/ 30/26-28 | Crossley | H28/24R |
311-318 | VU3659-3666 | Crossley Condor | 90733-40 | Crossley | H28/24R |
319 | VU3667 | Daimler CH6 | 9060 | Eastwood & Kenning | H28/24R |
320 | VU3668 | Crossley Condor | 90468 | Crossley | L26/24R |
321-324 | VU6287-6290 | Crossley Condor | 90805/04/07/ 02 | MCT | H24/24R |
325-327 | VU6291-6293 | Crossley Condor | 90743/41/493 | MCT | H28/24R |
331-337 | VU7394-7400 | Crossley Condor | 90822/24-29 | Strachan | H26/24R |
Nos. 271, 273-274, 277 re-seated to L24/24R in 1933.
Nos. 269, 271, 273-277 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1935 or 1936 (271, 273, 276); re-numbered 206, 196, 257, 198, 252, 254, 258 respectively.
No. 270 re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1936.
No. 272 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1934; re-numbered 207.
Nos. 279-282, 285-286, 288, 290-291, 297-298, 302, 304, 308-309, 311-312, 315-316 fitted with Crossley H30/26R bodies from Nos. 450, 443, 454, 457, 441, 439, 455, 444, 446, 448, 438, 461, 437, 452, 447, 442, 445, 449, 460 respectively in 1937; the body on 285 (from 441) was replaced by that from 456 later in 1937.
No. 284 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1936; re-numbered 194.
Nos. 292, 294, 300 fitted with the Strachan H28/24R bodies from 343, 337, 333 respectively in 1937; all rebuilt by MCT in 1939.
Nos. 279, 288, 297, 304, 308, 312, 315 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1939 (279, 304) or 1940.
No. 283 fitted with the MCT H28/24R body from 355 in 1936; rebuilt by MCT in 1939.
Nos. 287, 293, 296, 310 re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1936.
No. 288 fitted with Crossley H28/24R body from 374 in 1945.
No. 307 re-bodied to H28/24R by Crossley in 1934; fitted with Hurst Nelson H28/24R body from 388 in 1945.
No. 308 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 409 in 1948 (itself ex-269 in 1943); re-numbered 2308 in 1948.
No. 320 re-bodied to L26/26R by Crossley in 1936; re-numbered 264 in 1937.
No. 321 re-bodied to H30/26R by Crossley in 1937.
No. 322 re-seated to H28/24R in 1937.
Nos. 331, 333-337 re-bodied to H28/26R by Crossley in 1936 (331) or 1937; No. 333 re-numbered 2333 in 1946; No. 334 re-numbered 2334 in 1947.
No. 332 fitted with Crossley H28/26R body from 249 in 1938; re-numbered 249.
No. 336 fitted with MCT H30/26R body from 279 in 1944.
Withdrawn 1937 (20, 22, 289, 295, 303, 306, 313-314, 317, 319, 325), 1938 (284[194]), 1939 (272[207], 280-282, 285-286, 290-291, 298-299, 301-302, 305, 309, 311, 316, 318, 322, 324), 1940 (21), 1941 (310, 321), 1943 (296), 1944 (279), 1945 (270, 304, 307, 312), 1946 (269[206], 271[196], 274[198], 275[252], 276[254], 283, 287-288, 292-294, 297, 300, 315, 323, 326-327, 332[249]), 1947 (273[257], 277[258], 320[264]), 1948 (336), 1949 (331), 1950 (308[2308], 333-334[2333-2334], 335, 337).
1932
328-330 | VU6294-6296 | Crossley Condor | 90742/45/44 | MCT | H28/24R |
338-350 | VU7401-7413 | Crossley Condor | 90830-32/23/ 33-37/43/ 39-40/38 | Strachan | H26/24R |
351-355 | VU7414-7418 | Crossley Condor | 90820/45-46/ 41/47 | MCT | H28/23R |
356 | VU7419 | Crossley Condor | 90849 | MCT | H28/22R |
357-360 | VU7420-7423 | Crossley Condor | 90850/48/ 42/44 | MCT | H28/23R |
371-380 | XJ2250-2259 | Crossley Condor | 91028-37 | Crossley | H28/24R |
381-385 | XJ2260-2264 | Crossley Condor | 91025/ 39-42 | Hurst Nelson | H28/24R |
390 | XJ2269 | Crossley Condor | 91026 | MCCW | H28/24R |
Nos. 338-339, 341-344, 347-348, 352, 355 re-bodied to H28/26R by Crossley in 1937.
Nos. 340, 346, 349-350, 356-358 fitted with Crossley L26/26R bodies from 191, 189, 259, 195, 256, 190, 193 respectively in 1937 or 1938 (349, 356-357); re-numbered 191, 189, 259, 195, 256 , 190, 193 respectively at the same time.
No. 345 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 277 in 1943.
No. 351 re-bodied to H28/26R by MCT in 1940.
Nos. 375, 377 fitted with Crossley L26/26R bodies from 200, 251 respectively; re-numbered 200, 251 respectively at the same time.
Nos. 371-372, 374, 378, 380, 382, 385 rebuilt by MCT in 1939 or 1940 (371, 382, 385).
Nos. 371, 374, 385 fitted with MCT H30/26R bodies from 284, 288, 304 respectively in 1945 (374) or 1946.
Nos. 343-344, 347-348, 355 re-numbered 2343-2344, 2347-2348, 2355 in 1947.
Withdrawn 1937 (328), 1939 (329-330, 379), 1940 (353-354, 359-360, 373, 376, 381, 383-384), 1946 (340[191], 349[259], 350[195], 356[190], 358[193], 372, 375[200], 378, 382), 1947 (346[189], 351, 356[256], 377[251], 380, 385), 1948 (371), 1949 (339, 341, 352, 374), 1950 (338, 342, 343-344[2343-2344], 345, 347-348[2347-2348], 355[2355], 390).
1933
39 | VU392 | Crossley Eagle | 90070 | Crossley | B32R |
361-370 | XJ2240-2249 | Crossley Condor | 91027/38/43/ 49-50/48/51/ 52/54/53 | MCT | H28/24R |
386-389 | XJ2265-268 | Crossley Condor | 91044-47 | Hurst Nelson | H28/24R |
391-395 | XJ9270-9274 | Crossley Condor | 91067/65/66/ 70/68 | MCT | H28/24R |
396 | ANA227 | Crossley Condor | 91071 | MCT | H28/24R |
397 | ANA724 | Crossley Condor | 91072 | MCT | H28/24R |
398 | ANA814 | Crossley Condor | 91073 | MCT | H28/24R |
399 | ANB76 | Crossley Condor | 91074 | MCT | H28/24R |
401 | ANB470 | Crossley Condor | 91075 | MCT | H30/26R |
406 | XJ7980 | Crossley Condor | 91060 | Crossley | H30/26R |
407-410 | XJ8559-8562 | Crossley Condor | 91063/62/64/ 61 | Crossley | H30/26R |
411-415 | XJ9027-9031 | Crossley Condor | 91080-84 | Crossley | H30/26R |
416-420 | XJ7706-7710 | Leyland TD2 | 2677/79/78/ 80-81 | MCCW | H30/26R |
437 | ANB13 | Crossley Mancunian | 91702 | Crossley | H30/26R |
No. 39 ex-Sykes Motor Tours, Sale (new 1930).
Nos. 364, 368, 370 fitted with Crossley L26/26R bodies from 263, 194 and 205 in 1937-38; re-numbered 263, 194, 205 respectively.
No. 365 re-bodied to H28/26R by MCT in 1940.
No. 386 fitted with MCT H30/26R body from 312 in 1946.
No. 388 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 270 in 1945.
No. 397 fitted with Crossley H28/24R body from 307 in 1946.
No. 399 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 273 in 1945.
Nos. 401, 406, 408, 410-415 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1939-1942.
No. 407 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 296 in 1944.
No. 409 fitted with Crossley H30/26R body from 269 in 1943.
No. 414 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1942.
No. 416-420 fitted with Crossley H30/26R bodies from 272, 275, 271, 293, 341 respectively in 1946-1949.
No. 437 re-bodied to H28/26R by MCT in 1937.
Nos. 397, 409-10, 417 re-numbered 2397, 2409-2410, 3417 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 407, 416, 419 re-numbered 2407, 3416, 3419 respectively in 1947.
No. 418 re-numbered 3418 in 1948.
No. 420 re-numbered 3420 in 1949.
Withdrawn 1934 (39), 1939 (369), 1940 (361-362, 389, 391, 393-394), 1946 (366, 368[194], 370[205], 392, 398), 1947 (363, 364[263], 367, 387, 395-396, 413), 1948 (401, 409[2409], 411), 1949 (388, 397[2397], 406, 410[2410], 412, 414-415), 1950 (365, 399, 407[2407], 408, 437), 1951 (416-420[3416-3420]).
1934
23 | AXJ304 | Crossley Alpha | 91901 | Crossley | B32R |
24 | AXJ257 | Crossley Alpha | 91902 | Crossley | B32R |
25-26 | AXJ460-461 | Crossley Alpha | 91903-04 | Crossley | B32R |
27 | AXJ305 | Crossley Alpha | 91905 | Crossley | B32R |
36-37 | AXJ462-463 | Crossley Alpha | 91906-07 | Crossley | B32R |
47 | AXJ306 | Crossley Alpha | 91908 | Crossley | B32R |
48-50 | AXJ464-466 | Crossley Alpha | 91909-11 | Crossley | B32R |
51 | AXJ307 | Crossley Alpha | 91912 | Crossley | B32R |
52-59 | AXJ467-474 | Crossley Alpha | 91913-20 | Crossley | B32R |
71 | AXJ77 | Crossley Mancunian | 91301 | Crossley-MCT | H33/30R |
400 | ANC139 | Crossley Condor | 91069 | MCT | H28/24R |
402 | AND203 | Crossley Condor | 91078 | MCT | H30/26R |
403 | ANF971 | Crossley Condor | 91079 | MCT | H29/26R |
404 | ANE70 | Crossley Condor | 91076 | MCT | H29/26R |
405 | AVR386 | Crossley Condor | 91077 | MCT | H29/26R |
421-435 | AND16-30 | Crossley Mancunian | 91708-09/07/ 06/10/23-24/ 21/25/22/31- 32/34/33/35 | MCCW | H28/26R |
436 | ANB851 | Crossley Mancunian | 91701 | Crossley | H30/26R |
438-441 | ANB852-855 | Crossley Mancunian | 91703-05/12 | Crossley | H30/26R |
442 | ANC673 | Crossley Mancunian | 91711 | Crossley | H30/26R |
443 | ANC681 | Crossley Mancunian | 91713 | Crossley | H30/26R |
444-445 | ANC822-823 | Crossley Mancunian | 91714-15 | Crossley | H30/26R |
446 | ANC682 | Crossley Mancunian | 91716 | Crossley | H30/26R |
447 | ANC824 | Crossley Mancunian | 91717 | Crossley | H30/26R |
448 | ANC674 | Crossley Mancunian | 91718 | Crossley | H30/26R |
449 | ANC683 | Crossley Mancunian | 91719 | Crossley | H30/26R |
450-451 | ANC825-826 | Crossley Mancunian | 91720/27 | Crossley | H30/26R |
452-453 | AND90-91 | Crossley Mancunian | 91726/28 | Crossley | H30/26R |
454-455 | AND198-199 | Crossley Mancunian | 91729-30 | Crossley | H30/26R |
456-457 | AND92-93 | Crossley Mancunian | 91736-37 | Crossley | H30/26R |
458 | AND200 | Crossley Mancunian | 91738 | Crossley | H30/26R |
459 | AND94 | Crossley Mancunian | 91739 | Crossley | H30/26R |
460-461 | AND201-202 | Crossley Mancunian | 91740-41 | Crossley | H30/26R |
462-465 | ANE71-74 | Crossley Mancunian | 91742-45 | Crossley | H30/26R |
466-476 | AVM151-161 | Crossley Mancunian | 91750-60 | Crossley | H28/26R |
477 | AVM331 | Crossley Mancunian | 91761 | Crossley | H28/26R |
478 | AVM162 | Crossley Mancunian | 91762 | Crossley | H28/26R |
479 | AVM332 | Crossley Mancunian | 91763 | Crossley | H28/26R |
480 | AVM330 | Crossley Mancunian | 91764 | Crossley | H28/26R |
481-482 | AVM333-334 | Crossley Mancunian | 91765-66 | Crossley | H28/26R |
483 | AVR281 | Crossley Mancunian | 91767 | Crossley | H28/26R |
484-486 | AVM833-835 | Crossley Mancunian | 91768-70 | Crossley | H28/26R |
487 | AVR282 | Crossley Mancunian | 91771 | Crossley | H28/26R |
488 | AVM831 | Crossley Mancunian | 91772 | Crossley | H28/26R |
489 | AVR751 | Crossley Mancunian | 91773 | Crossley | H28/26R |
490 | AVM832 | Crossley Mancunian | 91774 | Crossley | H28/26R |
491-493 | AVR284-286 | Crossley Mancunian | 91775-77 | Crossley | H28/26R |
494 | AVR283 | Crossley Mancunian | 91778 | Crossley | H28/26R |
495-496 | AVR287-288 | Crossley Mancunian | 91779-80 | Crossley | H28/26R |
497-500 | AVR752-755 | Crossley Mancunian | 91781-84 | Crossley | H28/26R |
501-502 | AXJ475-476 | Crossley Mancunian | 91791/807 | Crossley | H28/24R |
503-505 | AXJ970-972 | Crossley Mancunian | 91808-10 | Crossley | H28/24R |
507 | AXJ974 | Crossley Mancunian | 91812 | Crossley | H28/24R |
510-512 | AXJ977-979 | Crossley Mancunian | 91815-17 | Crossley | H28/24R |
521-522 | AXJ793-794 | Leyland TD3 | 5341/46 | Crossley | H28/26R |
523-524 | AXJ477-478 | Leyland TD3 | 5344/43 | Crossley | H28/26R |
525-526 | AXJ856-857 | Leyland TD3 | 5342/49 | Crossley | H28/26R |
No. 25 re-seated to B28R in 1941 reverting to B32R at a later date.
Nos. 36, 48, 58 re-seated to B28R in 1941 reverting to B32R in 1941, 1942, 1946 respectively.
No. 71 re-numbered 320 in 1937.
Nos. 400, 435 fitted with Crossley H30/26R bodies from 276, 274 respectively in 1946 and 1947 respectively.
Nos. 402, 404 re-bodied to H29/26R by MCT in 1940, 1941 respectively.
No. 403 re-seated to H28/26R in 1935; re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1940.
No. 405 re-bodied to H30/26R by MCT in 1941.
Nos. 436, 440, 462-464 re-bodied to H28/26R by MCT in 1938.
Nos. 438-439, 441-461, 465 re-bodied to H28/26R by MCT in 1937-1938.
No. 501 re-bodied to H28/26R by Crossley in 1937.
Nos. 521, 524-526 fitted with MCCW H28/26R bodies from 525, 521, 528, 527 respectively in 1946-1948.
No. 522 re-bodied to H28/26R with new English Electric body by MCT in 1942.
No. 523 fitted with Leyland H29/26R body from 911 (rebuilt by Lancashire Aircraft Co.) in 1946.
Nos. 422, 439, 489, 493, 495, 497, 501, 507, 521, 525 re-numbered 2422, 2439, 2489, 2493, 2495, 2497, 2501, 2507, 3521, 3525 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 403, 423, 429, 433-435, 442-443, 445, 447, 451, 453-455, 458-459, 461, 463, 466, 468, 470-473, 478, 480, 482-483, 486, 494, 496, 498-500, 503, 505, 510-512, 524 re-numbered 2403, 2423, 2429, 2433-2435, 2442-2443, 2445, 2447, 2451, 2453-2455, 2458-2459, 2461, 2463, 2466, 2468, 2470-2473, 2478, 2480, 2482-2483, 2486, 2494, 2496, 2498-2500, 2503, 2505, 2510-2512, 3524 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 431, 523, 526 re-numbered 2431, 3523, 3526 respectively in 1948.
No. 522 re-numbered 3522 in 1949.
Withdrawn 1946 (77[320]), 1947 (55, 402, 467), 1948 (23, 49, 426-428, 456, 458[2458], 466[2466], 474, 479, 487, 490, 492, 494[2494], 498[2498]), 1949 (24-27, 36-37, 47-48, 50-54, 56-59, 400, 403[2403], 404-405, 421, 422[2422], 424, 429[2429], 430, 431[2431], 433[2433], 435[2435], 438, 442[2442], 446, 447[2447], 450, 451[2451], 452, 453[2453], 455[2455], 457, 459[2459], 482-483[2482-2483], 485, 488, 491, 500[2500], 503[2503], 504, 511[2511]), 1950 (423[2423], 425, 432, 434[2434], 436, 439[2439], 440-441, 443[2443], 444, 445[2445], 448-449, 454[2454], 460, 461[2461], 462, 463[2463], 464-465, 468[2468], 469, 470-473[2470-2473], 475-477, 478[2478], 480[2480], 481, 484, 486[2486], 489[2489], 493[2493], 495-497[2495-2497], 499[2499], 501[2501], 502, 505[2505], 507[2507], 510[2510], 512[1512]), 1951 (521-526[3521-3526]).
1935
6 | BVU98 | Crossley Delta | 92101 | Crossley | C20F |
506 | AXJ973 | Crossley Mancunian | 91811 | MCCW | H28/24R |
508-509 | AXJ975-976 | Crossley Mancunian | 91813-14 | MCCW | H28/24R |
513-520 | AXJ980-987 | Crossley Mancunian | 91818-25 | MCCW | H28/24R |
527-530 | AXJ858-861 | Leyland TD3 | 5345/47/50/48 | MCCW | H28/26R |
531 | BVU667 | Crossley Mancunian | 92201 | MCCW | H30/26R |
533 | BVU669 | Crossley Mancunian | 92203 | MCCW | H30/26R |
535 | BVU671 | Crossley Mancunian | 92205 | MCCW | H30/26R |
538 | BVU674 | Crossley Mancunian | 92208 | MCCW | H30/26R |
Nos. 527-528 fitted with MCCW H28/24R bodies from 523, 529 respectively in 1946.
No. 529 re-bodied to H28/26R with new English Electric body by MCT in 1945.
Nos. 509, 513, 516, 519, 527-528 re-numbered 2509, 2513, 2516, 2519, 3527-3528 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 514-515, 517, 520, 530, 533, 538 re-numbered 2514-2515, 2517, 2520, 3530, 2533, 2538 respectively in 1947.
No. 529 re-numbered 3529 in 1951.
Withdrawn 1939 (6), 1948 (506), 1949 (508, 535), 1950 (509[2509], 513-517[2513-2517], 518, 519[2519], 520[2520], 531, 538[2538]), 1951 (527-528[3527-3528], 530[3530], 533[2533]), 1954 (529[3529]).
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