5-698: The Metro-Scania was a step-entrance single-deck bus body manufactured by Metro Cammell Weymann and Scania between 1970 and 1973. In 1969, Metro Cammell Weymann and Scania formed a joint venture to build a single deck bus to compete with the Leyland National . Built on the Scania BR110/BR111 chassis with Metro Cammell Weymann bodywork, the first was unveiled at the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in September 1970. Like
10-888: The double-deck Metropolitan, the Metro-Scania was noted for its performance from the turbocharged Scania engine and for a smoother and quiet ride through the use of air suspension. However, high fuel consumption plagued operators, particularly when the price of fuel rose during the 1973 oil crisis , and similar to the Metropolitan, issues with chassis corrosion lead to premature withdrawal of Metro-Scanias by most operators. A total of 133 Metro-Scanias, including two demonstrators, were manufactured from 1970 to 1973. A majority of these were purchased by Newport Transport and Leicester Citybus , who took 44 and 35 Metro-Scanias respectively. Merseyside PTE purchased twenty Metro-Scanias, while SELNEC PTE would purchase thirteen and London Transport six,
15-526: The latter split between the main fleet and London Country 's 'Superbus' network. Two were also purchased for a short-lived operation in Merthyr Tydfil . [REDACTED] Media related to MCW-Scania Metro-Scania at Wikimedia Commons Metro Cammell Weymann Metro Cammell Weymann Ltd. (MCW) was a British bus manufacturer and bus body builder based at Washwood Heath in Birmingham , England. MCW
20-611: The subdivisions could be found so each product was sold separately to various companies interested in its assets. The Metrorider was bought by Optare who relaunched it as the MetroRider ; the Metrobus design was bought by DAF (chassis) and Optare (body), who jointly reworked it into the Optare Spectra . The Metroliner design was acquired by Optare though not pursued. The Metrocab was bought by Reliant . Metro-Cammell's rail division and
25-630: Was established in 1932 by Metro-Cammell 's bus bodybuilding division and Weymann Motor Bodies to produce bus bodies. MCW bus bodies were built in Metro-Cammell's and Weymann's factories until 1966 when Weymann's factory in Addlestone was closed (the Metro-Cammell and Weymann brand names were discontinued in the same year). From 1977 onward, MCW also built bus chassis. In 1989 the Laird Group decided to sell its bus and rail divisions. No buyer for all of
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