Vintage Crossley on Adelaide Street

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 17 Jul 2016

DBN 978, a Crossley half cab single decker dates from 1949 and was originally in service with Bolton Corporation Transport. In 2013, it was repainted to represent a typical Manchester Corporation bus from World War II*. In the 1930s streamlining was highly fashionable in most forms of transport; particularly trains, cars and later, aircraft. Manchester Corporation introduced the first version of its famous “Streamline Livery” in 1936 and it was applied almost exclusively to buses built specifically for it. The Streamline livery was modifies a number of times between 1936 and 1950, after which a simpler livery was applied without the swoops and flashes; saving considerable time and expense during painting. This bus is presented with the livery as it was ca 1940 with grey roof and wartime markings. * http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=18317 contains a discussion about the repainting of the post war bus in wartime colours.

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