CONTRIBUTORS PAGE
This page is designed for photographic contributions to the Manx
Electric Railway Society website. If you have any views of transport
to or on the Isle of Man and would like to see them added to the
website please e-mail first with details to [email protected]
All contributions welcomed.
Photographer Clive Brown visited the Island for a short break during
May 1982, when he was able to capture some of the many facets of Manx
transport during that period. It was an interesting toime especially
on the bus scene, with many of the 'traditional' buses entering their
twylight days in service being replaced with more modern types,
albeit second-hand. Clive has a many thousands of transport and
scenic photographs from all over the UK on his website at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliveabrown/
with the Manx page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliveabrown/sets/72157605943072350/
and has very kindly allowed the inclusion of some on the Manx
Electric Railway Society website. To see these images in full-size or
the other good quality photographs from his collection please take a
look at theabove links.
This page features some of the buses found in the Isle of Man
National Transport fllet during May 1982. The MERS is very grateful
for the use of these photographs, which make a welcome addition to
the website. Copyright for each view remains with Clive Brown.
Leyland Titan PD3 36 (XMN 345) dating from 1958 at Port
Erin depot
Former Douglas Corporation Transport Willowbrook bodied
AEC Regent V 37 (409 LMN) in Lord Street, Douglas en
route to Willaston
Similar bus, but with Metro-Camnmell body departs the bus station
also bound for Willaston
Ex-Stratford Blue, Midland Red and Isle of Man Road Services Leyland
Titan PD3 43 (MN 45) sits alongside the bus wash at Douglas
railway yard. It was the only double-decker (and one of only
four vehicles, 1 d/d, 2 s/d & 1 minibus) to sport this
style of fleetname
Now preserved at Bournemouth, Weymann bodied Leyland PD3 50
(LMN 78) is seen on the descent into Foxdale on one of the
services on the Port Erin-Peel route 8
By 1982 Northern Counties bodied Leyland Titan PD3 60 (MN 60)
had been withdrawn and was in the process of being scrapped, the
planned conversion into an open-topper being abandoned, unlike its
sisters MN 57-59. It is seen at Douglas railway yard
Also at Douglas railway yard is former Tyne & Wear
PTE Alexander panoramic bodied Leyland Atlantean 63 (N873 MAN).
This batch of buses were gradualy replacing the traditional half-cabs
Two six year old Willowbrook bodied Leyland Titan PD3's were acquired
from Midland Red in 1972, along with numerous older Titans.One of the
duo, 70 (MN 2670), is seen ten years later at Douglas bus
station about to venture to the north of the Island
Passing through the bus wash at Douglas railway yard is Metro-Cammell
bodied Leyland Titan PD3 73 (68 UMN), new to Isle of Man Road
Services in 1964. Problems with the bus wash at the time led one
uncharitable commentator to speculate that it left the dirt on but
removed the paint.
Hailing from Merseyside PTE in 1979, this Metro-Cammell bodied
Leyland Atlantean had been new to Liverpool Corporation in 1965.
Fourteen such buses were acquired to introduce double-deck
one-man-operation to the Island. 78 (A517 MAN), based at Port Erin
(note the running code card in the windscreen) leaves Douglas bus
station on Onchan circular route 23