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Vehicles by Period

 

Greater Manchester's rich transport heritage is represented through the decades by our comprehensive vehicle collection.

 

Select a period below to find out more!

 
 
 
Victorian Era Early 1900s
The Roaring 20s The Streamlined 30s The Austere 40s The Fantastic 50s
The Swinging 60s The Stormy 70s The Eighties The Nineties
 

 

 

 

 

At the time of your visit, some of the vehicles normally on display may be away from the Museum for repair, renovation or storage, or through attendance at an event.

 

 

 

 

 

Victorian Era

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
Victorian Manchester Carriage & Tramways Company L2 N/A 1890 Horse bus

 

 

 

 

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Early 1900s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
1900s Manchester Corporation Tramways 173 N/A 1901 Tram
1900s South Lancashire Tramways 65 N/A 1906 Tram
1900s     AR 246 1913 Lorry

 

 

 

 

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1920s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
20s North Western 170 DB 5070 1925 Double deck bus
20s Stockport Corporation Transport 106 YM 9410 1926 Recovery vehicle
20s Ribble C295 CK 3825 1927 Single deck bus
20s Manchester Corporation Transport 138 VM 4439 1928 Single deck bus
20s Ribble 957 VY 957 1929 Single deck bus

 

 

 

 

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1930s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
30s Manchester Corporation Transport 28 VR 5742 1930 Single deck bus
30s Manchester Corporation Transport 436 ANB 851 1934 Double deck bus
30s Manchester Corporation Transport 526 AXJ 857 1934 Chassis
30s Ribble C1568 RN 7824 1935 Single deck coach
30s Stockport Corporation Transport 185 JA 7585 1935 Single deck bus
30s Taylors of Exeter   EFJ 92 1938 Single deck coach
30s North Western 432 AJA 152 1939 Double deck bus
30s Salford Corporation Transport 235 BBA 560 1939 Double deck bus

 

 

 

 

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1940s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
40s Wigan Corporation Transport 70 JP 4712 1940 Double deck bus
40s Leigh Corporation Motors 84 FTB 11 1941 Double deck bus
40s Salford Corporation Fire Brigade   BRJ 333 1941 Fire engine
40s Wigan Corporation Transport Matador Unregistered 1941 Recovery vehicle
40s Lancashire United Transport Matador LSU 282 1943 Recovery vehicle
40s Beverley's Beers 6 AHL 622 1946 Lorry
40s North Western 270 BJA 425 1946 Single deck bus
40s Ramsbottom Urban District Council Transport 17 HTB 656 1946 Single deck bus
40s Manchester Corporation Transport A118 HVM 93 1947 Tower wagon
40s North Western 224 CDB 224 1947 Double deck bus
40s Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport 246 DBU 246 1947 Double deck bus
40s Warburton Bros (Bury) Ltd   HTF 586 1947 Single deck coach
40s Bolton Corporation Transport 2 CWH 717 1948 Tower wagon
40s Manchester Corporation Cleansing Department 156 JNA 256 1948 Road Sweeper
40s Manchester Corporation Transport 2150 JND 791 1949 Double deck bus
40s Manchester Corporation Transport 3166 JNA 467 1949 Double deck bus
40s R Bullock   LMA 284 1949 Single deck coach

 

 

 

 

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1950s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
50s Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Passenger Transport 80 LTC 774 1950 Trolleybus
50s Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport 368 FBU 827 1950 Double deck bus
50s W Alexander & Sons PA164 CWG 206 1950 Single deck bus
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 1250 JVU 755 1951 Trolleybus
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 3245 JND 646 1951 Double deck bus
50s Stockport Corporation Transport 295 EDB 549 1951 Double deck bus
50s Stockport Corporation Transport 308 EDB 562 1951 Double deck bus
50s Stockport Corporation Transport 321 EDB 575 1951 Double deck bus
50s British Aerospace   MUE 990 1952 Recovery vehicle
50s Bury Corporation Transport 177 BEN 177 1952 Double deck bus
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 25 NNB 125 1953 Single deck bus
50s SHMD Board 70 UMA 370 1955 Double deck bus
50s Bolton Corporation Transport 77 JBN 153 1956 Double deck bus
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 3460 PND 460 1956 Double deck bus
50s Rochdale Corporation Transport 280 NDK 980 1956 Double deck bus
50s Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport 394 NBU 494 1957 Double deck bus
50s Ellen Smith   SDK 442 1958 Single deck coach
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 3496 TNA 496 1958 Double deck bus
50s Manchester Corporation Transport 3520 TNA 520 1958 Double deck bus
50s Wigan Corporation Transport 115 DJP 754 1958 Double deck bus
50s Lancashire United Transport 21 116 JTD 1959 Double deck bus
50s Lancashire United Transport 27 122 JTD 1959 Double deck bus

 

 

 

 

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1960s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
60s Manchester Corporation Transport 3629 UNB 629 1960 Double deck bus
60s Wigan Corporation Transport 57 HEK 705 1961 Double deck bus
60s Yelloway   YDK 590 1961 Single deck coach
60s Manchester Corporation Transport 55 3655 NE 1962 Single deck bus
60s Salford Corporation Transport 112 TRJ 112 1962 Double deck bus
60s Bury Corporation Transport 116 REN 116 1963 Double deck bus
60s London Transport RM 1414 414 CLT 1963 Double deck bus
60s Manchester Corporation Transport 4632 4632 VM 1963 Double deck bus
60s A Mayne & Son   8860 VR 1964 Double deck bus
60s Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Passenger Transport 44 PTE 944C 1965 Double deck bus
60s Leigh Corporation Motors 15 PTC 114C 1965 Double deck bus
60s Manchester Corporation Transport 74 BND 874C 1965 Single deck bus
60s North Western 174 DDB 174C 1965 Double deck bus
60s Salford Corporation Transport 214 DBA 214C 1965 Double deck bus
60s Private transport   NPB 840D 1966 Car
60s Salford Corporation Transport 254 FRJ 254D 1966 Double deck bus
60s Manchester Corporation Transport 1001 HVM 901F 1968 Double deck bus
60s Stockport Corporation Transport 71 KJA 871F 1968 Double deck bus
60s Stockport Corporation Transport 408 KDB 408F 1968 Single deck bus
60s Ramsbottom Urban District Council Transport 11 TTD 386H 1969 Double deck bus
60s Stockport Corporation Transport 91 MJA 891G 1969 Double deck bus
60s Stockport Corporation Transport 97 MJA 897G 1969 Double deck bus

 

 

 

 

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1970s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
70s SELNEC 1205 SRJ 328H 1970 Double deck bus
70s SELNEC 7001 VNB 101L 1972 Double deck bus
70s SELNEC EX30 TXJ 507K 1972 Single deck bus
70s Greater Manchester Transport 1722 XVU 352M 1974 Midibus
70s Greater Manchester Transport EX62 GNC 276N 1975 Single deck bus
70s Yelloway   HVU 244N 1975 Single deck coach
70s Greater Manchester Transport 8017 XBU 17S 1978 Double deck bus

 

 

 

 

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1980s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
80s Greater Manchester Transport 5083 ORJ 83W 1981 Double deck bus
80s Greater Manchester Transport 3065 B65 PJA 1984 Double deck bus
80s Greater Manchester Transport 8706 A706 LNC 1984 Double deck bus
80s Greater Manchester Transport 3255 C255 FRJ 1986 Double deck bus
80s Greater Manchester Transport 5208 C208 FVU 1986 Double deck bus
80s The Bee Line Buzz Company 63 D63 NOF 1986 Minibus
80s GM Buses 1676 D676 NNE 1987 Minibus

 

 

 

 

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1990s

 

 

Period Operator Fleet No Registration Year Type of Vehicle
90s Metrolink 1000 N/A 1990 Light rail vehicle
90s Ring and Ride W4 M939 XKA 1994 Minibus

 

 

 

 

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