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MANCUNIANS STILL TOGETHER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
| 题名： | MANCUNIANS STILL TOGETHER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | STEPHEN MORRIS |
| 摘要： | The November 21 launch of a newly restored Daimler Fleetline at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester was the first time for 30 years that three of the rear-engined Mancunian double-deckers, all with Park Royal bodies, have appeared together in public. CRG6LXB-33 2130 (NNB 589H) was new to Selnec PTE in February 1970 and has been returned to an early version of the PTE's orange and white livery. It was displayed alongside Leyland Atlantean 1001 (HVM 901F) in Manchester City Transport red and cream and Fleetline 2236 (RNA 236J) in post-1974 Greater Manchester Transport (GMT) darker orange and white. Comparatively few buses delivered to municipal fleets (or at least in full municipal livery) have been restored to later incarnations, making 2130 a particularly welcome addition to the ranks to restored classic buses. Manchester City Transport's Mancunian design was a major milestone in double- deck design. Commissioned by general manager Ralph Bennett from a concept produced by the undertaking's Ken Mortimer, it showed Manchester's commitment to making the most of new legislation to allow one-person-operated double-deckers and was the first double-decker designed explicitly to be so operated. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 74 |
| 期： | 803 |
| 页码： | 66-67 |
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