Manchester Corporation Transport

Bus Fleet List 1906-1969
Part 2: 1936-1950

No. 43 ex-Sharp, Longsight (new 1929).
No. 577 was fitted from new with the original Crossley H28/24R body from No. 501.
Nos. 536, 539, 544, 551, 576, 579, 580, 584 re-numbered 2536, 2539, 2544, 2551, 2576, 2579, 2580, 2584 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 540, 543, 547, 550, 564-565, 571, 573, 575, 577 re-numbered 2540, 2543, 2547, 2550, 2564-2565, 2571, 2573, 2575, 2577 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 534, 546, 549, 553, 555-557, 566-569 re-numbered 2534, 2546, 2549, 2553, 2555-2557, 2566-2569 respectively in 1949.
Nos. 532, 545, 548, 552, 554, 558, 570, 572, 574 re-numbered 2532, 2545, 2548, 2552, 2554, 2558, 2570, 2572, 2574 respectively in 1950.
Withdrawn 1936 (43), 1949 (537, 543[2543]), 1950 (536[2536], 539[2539], 540[2540], 541-542), 1951 (532[2532], 532[2534], 544-545[2544-2545], 549[2549]), 1952 (555[2555], 557[2557], 569[2569], 579-580[2579-2580]), 1953 (546-548[2546-2548], 550-554[2550-2554], 556[2556], 558[2558], 564-568[2564-2568], 570-577[2570-2577], 584[2584]).

Nos. 60, 64, 78-79, 89, 98-99 rebuilt; by Bond to C30F in 1950 (60); by MCT to C20R in 1946 (64); by Stockport Manufacturing Co./MCT to C20R in 1949 (78-79); by Bond to C30F in 1950 (89); by MCCW to C20R in 1946 (98); by County Motors (Leigh) to C30F in 1950 (99), for use on the airport service. They received blue and cream livery.
No. 587 received the MCT/MCCW [1937] H28/26R body from 449 in 1950.
Nos. 601, 607 re-seated to H28/26R in 1938.
No. 627 received new chassis frame in 1940.
No. 657 rebuilt after fire using chassis from 663 (92547), re-bodied by MCT to H30/26R and re-registered GNC788 in 1940; fitted with H28/26R body from 278 in 1949.
No. 663 received the chassis from 627 (92520) in 1940.
Nos. 560-563, 578, 581, 595, 597-598, 600, 608, 612, 614-615, 618, 620, 623-624, 626-627, 629-630, 632, 643-645, 647-648, 650-653, 655, 658, 664-666 re-numbered 2560-2563, 2578, 2581, 2595, 2597-2598, 2600, 2608, 2612, 2614-2615, 2618, 2620, 2623-2624, 2626-2627, 2629-2630, 2632, 2643-2645, 2647-2648, 2650-2653, 2655, 2658, 2664-2666 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 602, 604-607, 638-640, 642 re-numbered 3602, 3604-3607, 3638-3640, 3642 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 585, 588, 590-591, 596, 609-611, 613, 616, 625, 628, 631, 633, 656, 659, 661-662, 667-668 re-numbered 2585, 2588, 2590-2591, 2596, 2609-2611, 2613, 2616, 2625, 2628, 2631, 2633, 2656, 2659, 2661-2662, 2667-2668 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 559, 663 re-numbered 2559, 2663 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 603, 635-637 re-numbered 3603, 3635-3637 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 582, 593, 617, 634, 646, 657 re-numbered 2582, 2593, 2617, 2634, 2646, 2657 respectively in 1949.
No. 641 re-numbered 3641 in 1949.
Nos. 583, 587, 589, 592, 594, 599, 601, 654 re-numbered 2583, 2587, 2589, 2592, 2594, 2599, 2601, 2654 respectively in 1950.
Withdrawn 1948 (128, 131, 142, 145, 560[2560]), 1949 (126-127, 130, 132, 135, 137, 143, 146, 148), 1950 (129, 134, 136, 141, 144, 147, 586, 598[2598], 600[2600], 608[2608], 610[2610], 612[2612], 614[2614], 621, 628[2628], 631[2631], 633[2633], 650-651[2650-2651], 653[2653], 655-656[2655-2656], 658-659[2658-2659], 660, 661[2661], 664-668[2664-2668]), 1951 (66, 68, 92, 591[2591], 597[2597], 601[2601], 602-607[3602-3607], 609[2609], 611[2611], 613[2613], 615-618[2615-2618], 619, 620[2620], 622, 623-627[2623-2627], 629-630[2629-2630], 632[2632], 634[2634], 635[3635], 637[3637], 639-642[3639-3642], 643-648[2643-2648], 649, 652[2652], 654[2654], 657[2657(GNC788)], 662-663[2662-2663]), 1952 (65, 70, 581[2581]), 1953 (62-64, 69, 72, 74-75, 77-83, 85-88, 90, 93, 95, 98, 559[2559], 562-563[2562-2563], 578[2578], 582-583[2582-2583], 585[2585], 587-590[2587-2590], 592-596[2590-2596], 599[2599], 636[3636], 638[3638]), 1954 (60, 89, 99, 561[2561]).

No. 71 rebuilt by MCT as normal control B29R in 1949.
No. 97 rebuilt by County Motors, Leigh, to C30F in 1950. Received blue and cream airport livery.
No. 773 received a new chassis (given same number - 92633) and new Crossley H28/26R body in 1939, after accident.
Nos. 672, 677, 679, 683, 691, 693, 698, 700, 703, 706, 710, 712, 714, 718-720, 728, 733, 736, 754, 759, 762, 767, 770, 772, 780 re-numbered 2672, 2677, 2679, 2683, 2691, 2693, 2698, 2700, 2703, 2706, 2710, 2712, 2714, 2718-2720, 2728, 2733, 2736, 2754, 2759, 2762, 2767, 2770, 2772, 2780 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 809, 812-813 re-numbered 3809, 3812-3813 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 670, 675, 684-688, 690, 694, 701-702, 705, 707, 711, 717, 727, 730-731, 737-740, 746, 753, 757, 761, 769, 771, 773-776, 779 re-numbered 2670, 2675, 2684-2688, 2690, 2694, 2701-2702, 2705, 2707, 2711, 2717, 2727, 2730-2731, 2737-2740, 2746, 2753, 2757, 2761, 2769, 2771, 2773-2776, 2779 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 783-786, 791, 802-803, 810 re-numbered 3783-3786, 3791, 3802-3803, 3810 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 674, 697, 709, 722, 725-726, 729, 732, 735, 741, 763, 778 re-numbered 2674, 2697, 2709, 2722, 2725-2726, 2729, 2732, 2735, 2741, 2763, 2778 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 787-790, 792-799, 800-801, 804-808, 811, 814 re-numbered 3787-3790, 3792-3799, 3800-3801, 3804-3808, 3811, 3814 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 704, 716, 734, 742, 751-752, 755, 758, 760, 764-766, 768, 777 re-numbered 2704, 2716, 2734, 2742, 2751-2752, 2755, 2758, 2760, 2764-2766, 2768, 2777 respectively in 1949.
Nos. 680, 682, 689, 715, 721, 723-724, 756 re-numbered 2680, 2682, 2689, 2715, 2721, 2723-2724, 2756 respectively in 1950.
Withdrawn 1948 (2710), 1949 (2691), 1950 (669, 671, 675[2675], 676, 678, 681, 684-685[2684-2685], 690[2690], 699, 701[2701], 703[2703], 705-707[2705-2707], 708, 709[2709], 711-712[2711-2712], 713, 714[2714]), 1951 (91, 670[2670], 672[2672], 673, 674[2674], 679[2679], 680[2680], 682-683[2682-2683], 686-689[2686-2689], 692, 693-694[2693-2694], 695-696, 697-698[2697-2698], 700[2700], 702[2702], 704[2704], 715-716[2715-2716], 724-725[2724-2725], 729-731[2729-2731], 734-737[2734-2737], 740-741[2740-2741], 746[2746], 752[2752], 755-756[2755-2756], 759-760[2759-2760], 762[2762], 767[2767], 769-780[2769-2780]), 1952 (733[2733], 738[2738], 751[2751], 754[2754]), 1953 (67, 71, 73, 76, 84, 96, 717[2717], 720[2720], 723[2723], 727[2727] 757[2757], 761[2761], 764[2764], 768[2768], 770-771[2770-2771], 773[2773], 775-776[2775-2776], 810[3810]), 1954 (61, 94, 97, 718[2718], 722[2722], 726[2726], 728[2728], 753[2753], 758[2758], 763[2763], 766[2766]), 1955 (719[2719], 721[2721], 732[2732], 774[2774], 778[2778], 805[3805]), 1956 (742[2742], 765[2765], 772[2772], 777[2777], 779[2779], 784[3784], 788[3788], 795[3795], 803[3803], 806[3806], 808[3808], 811[3811], 814[3814]), 1957 (739[2739], 783[3783], 789-791[3789-3791], 793[3793], 800[3800], 807[3807], 813[3813]), 1958 (785-786[3785-3786], 792[3792], 794[3794], 796[3796], 799[3799], 801-802[3801-3802], 812[3812]), 1959 (787[3787], 804[3804]), 1960 (798[3798], 809[3809]), 1961 (797[3797]).

No. 838 received 1936 Crossley H30/26R body from 287 in 1948.
Nos. 890, 900-901, 907, 932 re-seated to H31/26R in 1947.
No. 911 received new EEC H28/26R body in 1944 (originally intended for Daimler chassis destroyed by enemy action and had been stored since 1941).
No. 988 received the original Crossley H28/26R body from 773 (which had been rebuilt by Crossley after an accident), whilst 773 received a new Crossley body. It carried this body from new.
No. 1205 was rebuilt by Santus, Wigan in 1945.
No. 1211 received the Crossley H28/26R body intended for 1217 (GNE217) in 1944, whilst the original body was fitted to the chassis of 1217 earlier in the year.
Nos. 748, 750, 818-819, 821, 836, 838-841, 844, 976, 986-991, 999 re-numbered 2748, 2750, 2818-2819, 2821, 2836, 2838-2841, 2844, 2976, 2986-2991, 2999 respectively in 1946.
Nos. 864, 866, 876-877, 883, 887, 890, 900-901, 905, 907, 910, 912-913, 916-917, 920, 926, 929-935, 937 re-numbered 3864, 3866, 3876-3877, 3883, 3887, 3890, 3900-3901, 3905, 3907, 3910, 3912-3913, 3916-3917, 3920, 3926, 3929-3935, 3937 respectively in 1946.
No. 1214 re-numbered 2884 in 1946.
Nos. 743, 781-782, 820, 825-826, 829-830, 837, 842, 846, 849, 854, 982, 998 re-numbered 2743, 2781-2782, 2820, 2825-2826, 2829-2830, 2837, 2842, 2846, 2849, 2854, 2982, 2998 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 863, 869, 871, 873, 875, 879, 884, 892, 902, 904, 906, 908, 915, 919, 921-922, 924, 927, 936, 940 re-numbered 3863, 3869, 3871, 3873, 3875, 3879, 3884, 3892, 3902, 3904, 3906, 3908, 3915, 3919, 3921-3922, 3924, 3927, 3936, 3940 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 1203, 1208-1209, 1213 re-numbered 2873, 2878-2879, 2883 respectively in 1947.
Nos. 744, 815, 817, 822, 828, 832-834, 848, 851, 855-856, 861, 970-975, 977, 983 re-numbered 2744, 2815, 2817, 2822, 2828, 2832-2834, 2848, 2851, 2855-2856, 2861, 2970-2975, 2977, 2983 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 862, 865, 867-868, 870, 872, 874, 878, 880-882, 885-886, 888-889, 891, 893-895, 898-899, 903, 909, 911, 914, 918, 923, 925, 928, 939 re-numbered 3862, 3865, 3867-3868, 3870, 3872, 3874, 3878, 3880-3882, 3885-386, 3888-3889, 3891, 3893-3895, 3898-3899, 3903, 3909, 3911, 3914, 3918, 3923, 3925, 3928, 3939 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 1200, 1202, 1204-1205, 1207, 1210, 1212, 1215 re-numbered 2870, 2872, 2874-2875, 2877, 2880, 2882, 2885 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 745, 747, 816, 823-824, 827, 831, 835, 843, 845, 847, 850, 852-853, 857-860, 978-981, 984-985, 992-997 re-numbered 2745, 2747, 2816, 2823-2824, 2827, 2831, 2835, 2843, 2845, 2847, 2850, 2852-2853, 2857-2860, 2978-2981, 2984-2985, 2992-2997 respectively in 1949.
Nos. 896, 938 re-numbered 3896, 3938 respectively in 1948.
Nos. 1201, 1206, 1211, 1216 re-numbered 2871, 2876, 2881, 2886 respectively in 1949.
No. 749 re-numbered 2749 in 1950.
No. 897 apparently never received '3' prefix to fleet number and was withdrawn as such in 1958.
Withdrawn 1950 (986[2986]), 1951 (743[2743], 749[2749], 781[2781]), 1952 (745[2745], 748[2748]), 1953 (744[2744], 828-829[2828-2829], 838[2838], 840[2840], 843[2843], 849[2849], 914[3914], 976[2976], 988[2988], 1200[2870], 1202-1203[2872-2873], 1205-1206[2875-2876], 1209-1210[2879-2880], 1213[2883], 1216[2886]), 1954 (747[2747], 750[2750], 822-825[2822-2825], 831-832[2831-2832], 834[2834], 836[2836], 842[2842], 844[2844], 848[2848], 851-852[2851-2852], 854-855[2854-2855], 882[3882], 980-981[2890-2891], 983[2893], 985[2985], 987[2987], 991[2991], 993[2993], 995-996[2995-2996], 998-999[2998-2999], 1201[2871], 1204[2874], 1208[2878]), 1955 (782[2782], 815[2815], 833[2833], 837[2837], 850[2850], 857-858[2857-2858], 973-974[2973-2974], 1212[2882]), 1956 (817-821[2817-2821], 826-827[2826-2827], 830[2830], 839[2839], 841[2841], 845-847[2845-2847], 853 [2853], 856[2856], 860-861[2860-2861], 886[3886], 970-972[2970-2972], 975[2975], 978[2798], 982[2982], 989-990[2989-2990], 992[2992], 994[2994], 1207[2877], 1211[2881], 1214-1215[2884-2885]), 1957 (816[2816], 835[2835], 859[2859], 891[3891], 895[3895], 902[3902], 912[3912, 921[3921], 924[3924], 930[3930], 932[3932], 977[2977], 979[2979], 984[2984], 997[2997]), 1958 (862-863[3862-3863], 865[3865], 867-878[3867-3878], 880-881[3880-3881], 883-884[3883-3884], 887[3887], 889-890[3889-3890], 892[3892], 894[3894], 896[3896], 897, 900[3900], 903-906[3903-3906], 908-910[3908-3910], 913[3913], 915-916[3915-3916], 918[3918], 922[3922], 925-929[3925-2929], 931[3931]), 1959 (879[3879], 885[3885], 893[3893], 899[3899], 919-920[3919-3920], 933[3933], 935-936[3935-3936], 938[3938]), 1960 (866[3866], 888[3888], 901[3901], 907[3907]), 1961 (864[3864], 898[3898], 911[3911], 923[3923], 934[3934], 937[3937], 939-940[3939-3940]), 1962 (917[3917]).