1928 Karrier single-decker bus - a photo on Flickriver

1928 Karrier single-decker bus

            TE5780, fleet No. 8, was completed in November 1928, one of a pair of three-axle, single deck chassis built by Karrier Motors of Huddersfield, with a 32-seat body made in Preston by English Electric. Bought by Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Tramways & Motors for one-man operation, including use on the Ashton- Hyde-Stockport and Ashton-Oldham-Rochdale services, a change in the law from August 1931 reduced the number of passengers a one-man bus could carry to 20, meaning it had to operate with a conductor from then on.

Believed to have been re-numbered 10 in 1932, the bus had been withdrawn by September 1933 and was sold in 1935. It became a holiday chalet, serving for almost 40 years at Talacre beach, North Wales, the final destination for many withdrawn buses, including several from the Manchester area.

Recovered from the Deeside sand dunes in 1973 by a Huddersfield preservationist, the bus was in poor condition with few fittings. Over many years this Karrier was restored, becoming part of a private collection, from which it was acquired by the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester, in 2023.

Taken on: January 26, 2025

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