Mcw Other models
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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
Models compared
4 of 4 models.
| 95 MDR1980 | DR 101/141982 | DR-1021981 | MF1989 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylinders | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Displacement | 10,450 cm³ | – | 10,450 cm³ | – |
| Wheelbase | 4,950 mm | 4,940 mm | 4,930 mm | 4,750 mm |
| Length | 9,550 mm | 9,550 mm | 9,560 mm | 8,400 mm |
| Width | 2,550 mm | 2,500 mm | 2,500 mm | 2,380 mm |
| Unladen weight | 9,030 kg | 10,550 kg | 9,484 kg | 6,160 kg |
| Gross vehicle weight | 16,256 kg | 16,256 kg | 16,256 kg | 8,000 kg |
Models
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95 MDR
The Mcw 95 MDR is a machine built by Mcw. Production: 1980. The engine has 6 cylinders, with a displacement of...
MF
The MF comes from Mcw. Production: 1989. The engine has 6 cylinders. The machine is 8,400 mm long and 2,380 mm wide....
McwDR 101/14no photoDR 101/14
The DR 101/14 comes from Mcw. Production: 1982. The engine has 6 cylinders. The machine is 9,550 mm long and 2,500...
McwDR-102no photoDR-102
The Mcw DR-102 is a machine built by Mcw. Production: 1981. The engine has 6 cylinders, with a displacement of...
Mcw-no photo-
Mcw builds this truck. According to the available register data, the vehicle dates from 1981. Dimensions: 9,460 mm...