11-629: (Redirected from Mancunians ) [REDACTED] Look up Mancunian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mancunian is the associated adjective and demonym of Manchester , a city in North West England. It may refer to: Anything from or related to the city of Manchester or the county of Greater Manchester , in particular: The people of Manchester (see also List of people from Manchester ) The Manchester dialect of English The Mancunion ,
22-527: A rugby league and handball club Mancunian music 758 Mancunia , a minor planet Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mancunian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mancunian&oldid=1246848915 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
33-476: A student newspaper published by University of Manchester Students' Union. Buses created primarily to the specifications of Manchester Corporation's transport department: The Crossley Mancunian front-engine double-decker chassis of the 1930s The rear-engine Mancunian double-decker bus bodywork on Leyland and Daimler chassis of the 1960s See also [ edit ] Manc (disambiguation) Mancunian Films Mancunian Way Mancunians RL ,
44-441: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Mancunian [REDACTED] Look up Mancunian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mancunian is the associated adjective and demonym of Manchester , a city in North West England. It may refer to: Anything from or related to
55-435: The 1930s The rear-engine Mancunian double-decker bus bodywork on Leyland and Daimler chassis of the 1960s See also [ edit ] Manc (disambiguation) Mancunian Films Mancunian Way Mancunians RL , a rugby league and handball club Mancunian music 758 Mancunia , a minor planet Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
66-453: The city of Manchester or the county of Greater Manchester , in particular: The people of Manchester (see also List of people from Manchester ) The Manchester dialect of English The Mancunion , a student newspaper published by University of Manchester Students' Union. Buses created primarily to the specifications of Manchester Corporation's transport department: The Crossley Mancunian front-engine double-decker chassis of
77-561: The principal models of the early 1930s were the Alpha and Condor , intended for single- and double-deck bodywork respectively. Crossley had also been manufacturing diesel engines (also known as oil engines) from 1930, which were available as an option on the Alpha and Condor models. Crossley's factories were in and around Manchester, and Manchester Corporation had a policy to support local industry – hence, Crossley's biggest customer for its bus chassis
88-528: The title Mancunian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mancunian&oldid=1246848915 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Crossley Mancunian The Crossley Mancunian
99-512: Was Manchester Corporation Transport (MCT). In the early 1930s, MCT produced a double-deck bus chassis specification, and to satisfy that, Crossley developed the Mancunian chassis. This used a new version of their oil engine, utilising a Ricardo Comet cylinder head , and having a displacement of 8.367 litres (510.6 cu in); other changes from the design of the Condor included the gearbox, which
110-438: Was a commercial vehicle chassis produced by Crossley Motors from 1934 until 1941. It was of the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with forward control , sold as a bare chassis including engine, transmission and driving controls, and was intended to be fitted with double deck bodywork built either by Crossley or by an outside coachbuilder . Crossley Motors had produced rolling chassis suitable for buses since 1928, and
121-538: Was fitted to the rear of the engine instead of part-way along the chassis. The Mancunian was launched in 1934, and having provided the specification the principal customer was therefore MCT, which took well over 400. Other customers bought far fewer, and included Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation (which took 18), Maidstone Corporation (12), Northampton Corporation (11), Warrington Corporation (11), Salford Corporation (9) and Oldham Corporation (6). Several other towns bought one or two each. Production ended in 1941, by which time
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