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• The SELNEC Preservation Society - history, aspirations, objectives and the future.

  • HISTORY, ASPIRATIONS AND OBJECTIVES

  • THE PRESERVED FLEET

  • A) Manchester Rear Engined Buses

  • B) Manchester/SELNEC Mancunians

  • C) SELNEC/GMT Standards

  • D) SELNEC/GMT Seddon Minibus 

  • E) SELNEC Bristol VRT

  • F) GMT Bristol LH

  • G) GMT Leyland National

  • H) GMT Metrobus

  • I) GMT Leyland Titan B15

  • J) GMT Dennis Domino

  • Ancillary Vehicles

  • Preservation Candidates

  • Exhibition and Support Vehicles

  • DRIVING PRESERVED BUSES

  • STATUTORY OFF ROAD NOTIFICATION AND HISTORIC VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION

  • SELNEC PRESERVATION SOCIETY'S VEHICLES ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUMS DATABASE (NARTM)

  • LAYOUT OF PREMISES IN LEIGH AND WIGAN

  • SPARE PARTS AND VEHICLE ACQUISITIONS

  • SELNEC PRESERVATION SOCIETY PUBLICITY

  • ATTENDANCE AT THE TRANS LANCS HISTORIC VEHICLE RALLY ON 5TH SEPTEMBER 1999 AND 3RD SEPTEMBER 2000

  • PROGRESS AND THE FUTURE

• Background history of Manchester Corporation Transport Department's rear-engined double deck buses and preservation of 3832 & 4708.

  • BACKGROUND HISTORY OF MANCHESTER CORPORATION TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REAR ENGINED DOUBLE DECK BUSES

  • THE TRACKING DOWN OF REMAINING ATLANTEANS AND ACQUISITION OF 3832 (END 832D)

  • THE SEARCH FOR REMAINING FLEETLINES AND THE SECURING OF 4708 (DNF 708C)

• Manchester City Transport's new Mancunian and preservation of five ex-Manchester/SELNEC examples 1142, 1177, 2130, 2220 and 1066.

  • MANCHESTER CITY TRANSPORT'S NEW MANCUNIAN

  • 1142 (NNB 547H)

  • 1177 (ONF 865H)

  • 2130 (NNB 589H)

  • 2220 (RNA 220J)

  • 1066 (LNA 166G)

  • REMAINING MANCUNIANS

  • OTHER MANCUNIAN OWNED 1186 (ONF 874H)

  • AMERICAN MANCUNIANS

• Formation of SELNEC PTE in 1969, and the background history to the development of the SELNEC/GMT Standard double deck bus and the acquisition of the prototype Standards EX1 and EX19, and the preservation of 13 relevant SELNEC/GMT Standards, 7206, 7185, 7143, 7232, 7501, 7960, 8001, 8141, 6990, 6901, 8460, 8765 and 6912.

  • THE FORMATION OF THE SELNEC PTE

  • STANDARDISATION OF BUS DESIGN

  • THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF EX1(PNF 941J)

  • SELNEC FLASHES AND SYMBOLS

  • THE ACQUISITION OF EX19 (TNB 759K)

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'SELNEC' AREA

  • THE FIRST GENERATION REAR ENGINED PRODUCTION STANDARDS

  • 7001 - 7500

  • 7206 (VNB 177L)

  • 7185 (WWH 43L)

  • 7143 (XJA 534L)

  • 7232 (VNB 203L)

  • 7501 - 7800

  • 7501 (BNE 751N)

  • 7801 - 7960

  • 7960 (BNC 960T)

  • 6901 - 6990, 8001 - 8150 AND 8151 - 8400

  • 8001 (XBU 1S)

  • 8141 (GNF 16V)

  • ACQUISITION OF GRATER MANCHESTER'S LAST FLEETLINE 6990 (DWH 706W) AND THE LAST VEHICLE DELIVERED TO LUT

  • ACQUISITION OF THE FIRST LUT/GMT STANDARD 6901 (OBN 502R)

  • 8401 - 8765

  • 8460 (SND 460X)

  • 8765 (A765 NNA)

  • 2413/6912 

  • 1697

• The production Standard and the preservation of a relevant SELNEC/GMT Standard, 1451.

  • THE WHOLE PICTURE

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELNEC/GMT STANDARD

  • ADAPTATION OF THE STANDARD BUS TO SECOND GENERATION REAR ENGINED VEHICLES

  • THE PROTOTYPE STANDARD OLYMPIAN 1451
    (NJA 568W)

  • THE PRODUCTION STANDARD OLYMPIANS 3001 - 3305

  • SUMMARY

  • THREE OTHER STANDARDS (7110/7277/7066)

  • OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELNEC/GMT STANDARD ON FIRST GENERATION REAR ENGINED CHASSIS AND THE PRESERVED EXAMPLES

  • OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELNEC/GMT STANDARD ON SECOND GENERATION REAR ENGINED CHASSIS AND THE PRESERVED EXAMPLES

  • THE LAST SELNEC/GMT INSPIRED NORTHERN COUNTIES STANDARD

  • GREATER MANCHESTER TRANSPORT AND BEYOND

  • THE OPERATING LIFE OF VEHICLES IN PASSENGER SERVICE

  • THE SPLIT OF GM BUSES INTO NORTH & SOUTH DIVISIONS (13/12/93) AND TWO SEPARATE PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANIES (01/04/94)

• Preservation of four of SELNEC/Greater Manchester's First Minibuses 1700, 1711, 1733 and 1735.

  • INTRODUCTION

  • 1700-1703 - DP25F AND PRESERVED EXAMPLE 1700 ORIGINALLY EX56 (YDB 453L)

  • 1704-1714 - B23F AND PRESERVED EXAMPLE 1711 (XVU 341M)

  • 1715-1742 - B19F + 19 AND PRESERVED EXAMPLES 1733 (XVU 363M) AND 1735 (BNE 729N)

  • LICENCE PLATES OF ALL SEDDON PENNINE IV MINIBUSES PRODUCED

• Other recently preserved vehicles from the SELNEC/GMT fleet, 408, 1321, 105, 4015, 5001 and 1751.

  • THE SELNEC BRISTOL VRT'S AND THE PRESERVATION OF 408 (AJA 408L)

  • THE GMT/WIGAN BRISTOL LH'S AND THE PRESERVATION OF 1321 (BNE 764N)

  • THE SELNEC/GMT NATIONALS AND THE PRESERVATION OF 105 (HNB 24N)

  • THE GMT B15 TITAN AND THE PRESERVATION OF 4015 (GNF 15V)

  • THE GMT MCW METROBUS AND THE PRESERVATION OF 5001 (GBU 1V)

  • THE ACQUISITION OF THE FIRST OF ONLY 34 DENNIS DOMINOS, AND THE 1984 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MOTOR SHOW EXHIBIT 1751 (C751 YBA)

• The remaining vehicles in the batches from which the SELNEC Preservation Society has an interest or has preserved examples.

  • REMAINING MANCHESTER REAR ENGINED BUSES

  • MANCHESTER/SELNEC MANCUNIANS

  • PROTOTYPE SELNEC STANDARDS

  • SELNEC PARK ROYAL BODIED LEYLAND ATLANTEAN STANDARDS 7001 - 7145

  • SELNEC NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED LEYLAND ATLANTEAN STANDARDS 7146-7150

  • SELNEC PARK ROYAL BODIED DAIMLER FLEETLINE STANDARDS 7151-7205

  • SELNEC NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED DUAL DOOR FLEETLINE STANDARDS 7206-7251/7280-7281

  • SELNEC/GMT NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED SINGLE DOOR DAIMLER FLEETLINE STANDARDS 7252 - 7279/7282 - 7500

  • GMT NORTHERN COUNTIES LEYLAND ATLANTEANS 7501-7800

  • GMT PARK ROYAL BODIED LEYLAND ATLANTEANS 7801-7960

  • GMT NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED 'XBU' LEYLAND FLEETLINE STANDARDS 8001-8020

  • LUT NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED FLEETLINE STANDARDS DELIVERED IN RED/GREY 6901-6930

  • SELNEC/GMT MINI BUSES 1700-1742/EX62

  • SELNEC CHESHIRE BRISTOL VRT'S 400-424

  • GMT BRISTOL LH6'S 1320-1325

  • GMT LEYLAND TITANS 4001-4015

  • GMT NORTHERN COUNTIES BODIED DENNIS DOMINOS 1751-1770

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