Greater Manchester PTE 5004.
Greater Manchester PTE: 5004 (GBU 4V) a Metro Cammell bodied MCW Metrobus, numerically the fourth of this type to be delivered and in this scene allocated to Princess Road Garage when captured at Flixton Town's Gate terminus about to operate on service 257 to Manchester Piccadilly.
The first 10 Metrobuses were non standard here featuring the London specification of Hydraulic brakes. The buses were all allocated in batches of five. The first five (5001-5) were allocated to Princess Road and the next five (5006-10) to Oldham. However in March 1981 they were replaced at each of these garages by slightly newer examples with the GMT standard specification of air brakes with Oldham receiving 5056-60 and Princess Road receiving 5061-5 to replace 5001-5.
The batch of ten Hydraulic braked examples would remain with Greater Manchester Transport until deregulation and all ten were withdrawn in October 1986 and offered for sale after only seven years here. All ten finding ready buyers including London Transport which took 5 of them. including 5004.
© James E. Lowe.
Date: 4th September 1980.
Ref No. Scan02519/JL.
Greater Manchester PTE 5004.
Greater Manchester PTE: 5004 (GBU 4V) a Metro Cammell bodied MCW Metrobus, numerically the fourth of this type to be delivered and in this scene allocated to Princess Road Garage when captured at Flixton Town's Gate terminus about to operate on service 257 to Manchester Piccadilly.
The first 10 Metrobuses were non standard here featuring the London specification of Hydraulic brakes. The buses were all allocated in batches of five. The first five (5001-5) were allocated to Princess Road and the next five (5006-10) to Oldham. However in March 1981 they were replaced at each of these garages by slightly newer examples with the GMT standard specification of air brakes with Oldham receiving 5056-60 and Princess Road receiving 5061-5 to replace 5001-5.
The batch of ten Hydraulic braked examples would remain with Greater Manchester Transport until deregulation and all ten were withdrawn in October 1986 and offered for sale after only seven years here. All ten finding ready buyers including London Transport which took 5 of them. including 5004.
© James E. Lowe.
Date: 4th September 1980.
Ref No. Scan02519/JL.