Located on Boyle Street adjacent to one of ‘First Manchester’s garages. It is easily visited by catching the tram heading for Bury as far as Queens Road, leaving the station, turn left and walk until Boyle St. appears on you right hand side.
A useful bonus is that if you hold a current Greater Manchester Wayfarer day ticket, entrance is free.
Everything is packed cheek by jowl but it really is a wonderland particularly for bus enthusiasts.
L2
Dating back to Victorian times, this Horse Bus was operated by Manchester Carriage & Tramways Company and dates back to 1890.
MJA 897G
A Leyland PD3 with East Lancs bodywork dating from 1969. Built for ‘Stockport Corporation’ as its No.97.
It is interesting to note that the rear engined Leyland Atlantean had been introduced nearly 10 years earlier.
This must have been one of the last half cab buses built.
HTF 586
A Bedford OB with Duple designed bodywork but constructed by Scottish Motor Traction. Once owned by ‘Warburton Brothers’ of Bury.
BND 874C
A Leyland Panther Cub with Park Royal dual doored bodywork seen in the livery of ‘Manchester Corporation Transport’ (MCT).
Not the most successful of Leyland products with only 94 being built.
HTB 656
A Leyland PS1 with Leeds produced bodywork by Charles H. Roe. Built for ‘Ramsbottom Urban District Council in 1947 as its No. 17.
VR 5742
A Leyland Tiger TS1 with Vulcan bodywork that was finished off by ‘MCT’ its operator. New in 1930 as No. 28.
DBA 214C
A Leyland Atlantean PDR 1with Metro-Cammell bodywork new in 1965 to ‘Salford City Transport’ as is No. 214.
Before being preserved in its original colours, it had a spell with a company called ‘Ashtree Coaches’.
TNA 496
Another bus from the fleet of ‘MCT’ is this Leyland PD2/40 with Burlingham bodywork being No. 3496 in ‘MCT’ service.
One of the features of double deckers in the fleet was the distinctive layout of the destination blinds. A layout that was the same on generations of buses.
Like many other local buses it went on to serve in the combined fleets in Manchester in the SELNEC (South East Lancs. North East Cheshire) fleet which preceded todays ‘Greater Manchester’ operation.
CDB 224
A Leyland PD2/1 with Leyland low bridge bodywork new in 1947 as No. 224 to the ‘North Western Road Car Company’.
I remember low bridge bodies as being difficult to access upstairs having to climb over other passengers to get to a seat and then in all probability banging your head in the process.
NDK 980
An AEC Regent 5 with Weymann bodywork in the livery of ‘Rochdale Corporation Transport’.
JVU 755
An all Crossley produced trolleybus for use on ‘MCT’s small trolley network.
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