The Mancunian double-decker bus is a type of bodywork for double-decker bus designed by Manchester Corporation Transport Department (MCT) and built on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis. A total of 472 Mancunians were ordered by the department between 1965 and 1968 and delivered from 1968 until 1972 with bodywork by Park Royal, East Lancs, Metro Cammell and Charles H Roe. The first 96 buses ordered (48 each from Leyland and Daimler) used a chassis, but the majority were long. A further 20 were built for Salford City Transport (SCT) but were delivered new to SELNEC PTE.

Nine have been preserved.

+ Summary of deliveries Numbers Quantity Registrations Chassis Body make Seats Type code 1001–48 48 HVM 901–948F Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR1/1 Park Royal H45/28D 86 1051–97 47 LNA 151–197G Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 Park Royal H47/29D 89 1101–16 16 NNB 510–525H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 Park Royal H47/28D 89 1117–26 10 NNB 526–535H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 Park Royal H47/28D 93 1131–42 12 NNB 536–547H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 East Lancs H47/32F 92 1143–54 12 NNB 548–559H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 East Lancs H47/26D 89 1161–94 34 ONF 849–882H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 Park Royal H47/28D 89 1201–20 20 SRJ 324–343H Leyland 'Atlantean' PDR2/1 Metro-Cammell H47/31D 99 2001–48 48 HVM 801–848F Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LX Park Royal H45/28D 87 2051–92 42 LNA 251–292G Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LX-33 Park Royal H47/28D 90 2093–97 5 LNA 293–297G Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Park Royal H47/28D 91 2101–39 39 NNB 560–598H Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Park Royal H47/28D 91 2140–44 5 NNB 599–603H Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Park Royal H47/28D 94 2151–2161 11 ONF 883–893H Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Metro-Cammell H47/30D 98 2162–2210 49 PNA 201–249J Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Metro-Cammell H47/30D 98 2211–70 60 RNA 211–270J Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Park Royal H47/29D 98 2271–2304 34 SVR 271–304K Daimler 'Fleetline' CRG6LXB-33 Roe H47/29D 98 Nos. 1201–20 were ordered by SCT; the rest were ordered by MCT. Nos. 1001–48/51–97, 1131–42, 2001–48/51–97 were delivered to MCT; the rest were delivered to SELNEC. Nos. 2271–2304 were intended to be bodied by East Lancs, but a fire at their works led to the order being transferred to Park Royal, who sub-contracted it to Roe. The codes for seats denote: H – highbridge-layout double-deck bus (one with central gangways on both decks, as opposed to the lowbridge double-deck bus with a side gangway on the upper deck); this is followed by the number of seats on the upper and lower decks; then either D for dual doors (front entrance, centre exit) or F for front entrance/exit.

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