GM Standard double-decker bus

The GM Standard double-decker bus was a double-decker bus bodywork designed by SELNEC and its successor the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and built on Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis. No fewer than 1,815 standards were delivered to SELNEC, Greater Manchester Transport and Lancashire United Transport.

GM Standard double-decker bus
A GM Standard/Leyland Atlantean departing Rochdale bus station in 1984
Overview
Manufacturer	Park Royal Northern Counties
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Step-entrance
Chassis	Leyland Atlantean Daimler Fleetline
Dimensions
Length	9.0 to 10.6 m (29 ft 6 in to 34 ft 9 in)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)

A common design is that the bus has its tall lower deck double-curvature windscreen and upper deck double-curvature windscreen with either an arched top or a flat top.

See also

• Buses portal

• List of buses

External links

• Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester