Mcw - – specifications
Built: 1981 · Series: Other models
Data for the version built 1981 · Data origin: Official register · sources
More machines from model year 1981
MCW – other models: the collective page of the British Metro-Cammell-Weymann buses from Birmingham outside the named ranges, the DR 101 and DR-102 (Metrobus), 95 MDR and MF, six-cylinders of 10,450 cm³, gross weight 8
This page gathers the MCW vehicles the register could not assign to a named range – the 95 MDR, DR 101/14, DR-102 and MF. Metro-Cammell-Weymann (MCW), based in Birmingham, was one of the major British bus makers of the 20th century; the internal type designation of the well-known Metrobus double-decker was DR101 for the first and DR102 for the second range generation.
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The register lists here 5 versions from six-cylinders of 10,450 cm³, unladen weights from 6,160 to 10,550 kg, gross weights from 8,000 to 16,256 kg, lengths from 8,400 to 9,560 mm and widths from 2,380 to 2,550 mm.
The MCW Metrobus shaped scheduled services in Britain's big cities, London in particular, for decades as a double-decker with front-engine alternatives and a rear-engine layout; MCW also supplied coach operators and Commonwealth export markets.
On these British buses, rust on the self-supporting all-steel body, the condition of the engine and gearbox (mostly Gardner or Leyland units), the braking system and door control, and, on double-deckers, the condition of the upper deck and the staircase structure all count; spare parts today run almost exclusively through classic-bus specialists.
Under today's classification, these buses, with a gross weight of 8,000 to 16,256 kg, would fall entirely into bus class M3 (over 5 t); in practice, surviving examples mostly run on historic-vehicle plates today and are therefore exempt from the tachograph and toll obligations that apply to the commercial scheduled operation of modern buses in this weight class.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: MCW – weitere Modelle
Technical data
Engine
| Cylinders | 6correct |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 10,450 cm³correct |
Dimensions and weights
| Length | 9,460 mmcorrect |
|---|---|
| Width | 2,500 mmcorrect |
| Wheelbase | 4,940 mmcorrect |
| Unladen weight | 9,830 kgcorrect |
| Gross vehicle weight | 16,256 kgcorrect |
Drivetrain and chassis
| Wheels | 4correct |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Mcw - weigh?
The unladen weight is 9,830 kg.
What is the gross vehicle weight of the Mcw -?
16,256 kg.
What engine does the Mcw - have?
6 cylinders, 10,450 cm³ displacement.
What are the dimensions of the Mcw -?
9,460 mm × 2,500 mm.
When was the Mcw - built?
Production years: 1981.
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