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Launched in 1962, the two-axle, low floor, double-deck AEC Ronown was designed to take over from the not too successful Bridgemaster. The model used independent front suspension and air bellows rear suspension, similar to that of the Routemaster. 3B3RA versions had four-speed synchronised gearboxes and 3B2RA models carried four-speed direct-selection epicyclic gearboxes. With an 18ft 3 1/2 in wheelbase the Renown could take either forward or rear entrance bodies. Some two-hundred and fifty Renowns were manufactured during the production period of 1962 to 1967. If you would like to find out more about this picture please click my profile link or here, thank you! Spring Sunset as we drove home from Manchester to Liverpool. Shot on my HTC Hero camera phone (not the greatest) Platts Field, Manchester Recent street art from around the UK. Produced by UrbanCanvas: www.merseyworld.com/interfest Photo: Philip Battle Manchester City's Gareth Barry (left) is challenged by Liverpool's Martin Skrtel (centre) and Javier Mascherano (right) Manchester City's Craig Bellamy reacts during the game Manchester City's Adam Johnson (left) is challenged by Liverpool's Jamie Carragher (right) The production version of the Leyland Atlantean double-decker appeared in 1958, and whilst early Atlanteans suffered some of the same reliability problems as the first rear-engined single-deckers, due to the remote positioning of the engine, the PDR1/1 was accepted by the majority of operators. Liverpool obtained a vast fleet of Atlanteans with its unique "hooded" style which first appeared in 1963. LCPT had opted for the Atlantean as the fleet's mainstay, following trials in 1958/9 betwen an AEC Regent V, a Leyland Atlantean and an AEC Bridgemaster. The "Pier Head" destination was hugely familiar for city centre buses and trams of the period. If you would like to find out more about this picture please click my profile link or here, thank you! Liverpool image from www.flickr.com The first Daimler buses in the Coventry fleet were purchased in 1933, and finding these to be very satisfactory, the Corporation supported the local product almost exclusively. By the early 1960s around 95% of the fleet were Daimlers and Metro-Cammell, another Midlands manufacturer, supplied a similar proportion of the bus bodies. One of the classic models was the Daimler CVA6 with a 60-seat Metro-Cammell body. From 1952 deliveries of this bus carried the Birmingham style tin front (with same body) and later Metro-Cammells, the lightweight Orion design. The maroon and cream Coventry livery hailed from 1933, with an increase in cream on some vehicles from the mid-sixties. If you would like to find out more about this picture please click my profile link or here, thank you!

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