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Manchester 2930.
Manchester's first postwar Crossleys were the 70 DD42/3's numbered 2890-2959/61 delivered in 1946. Of these 2954-9 were fitted with Brockhouse-Salerni turbo transmitters from new, but these were replaced with conventional gearboxes on first overhaul when they also gained Leyland 8.6 litre engines from withdrawn TD's. In addition to this 6, another 12 were also fitted with Leyland engines from withdrawn TD1s, and of these some were renumbered in the block 2890-2901 so they were more easily identifiable (former nos. 2922/23, 2895 swopped identities with 2890/99/902 respectively). The batch was withdrawn in 1962/63.
2930 is seen here on a leisurely Saturday duty in the early 1960's on the Free bus service to the Silvana fashion warehouse, which always seemed to be Crossley operated.
Manchester 2930.
Manchester's first postwar Crossleys were the 70 DD42/3's numbered 2890-2959/61 delivered in 1946. Of these 2954-9 were fitted with Brockhouse-Salerni turbo transmitters from new, but these were replaced with conventional gearboxes on first overhaul when they also gained Leyland 8.6 litre engines from withdrawn TD's. In addition to this 6, another 12 were also fitted with Leyland engines from withdrawn TD1s, and of these some were renumbered in the block 2890-2901 so they were more easily identifiable (former nos. 2922/23, 2895 swopped identities with 2890/99/902 respectively). The batch was withdrawn in 1962/63.
2930 is seen here on a leisurely Saturday duty in the early 1960's on the Free bus service to the Silvana fashion warehouse, which always seemed to be Crossley operated.