Metro Cammell Weymann

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3-axle Metro Cammell Weymann Super Metrobus (11 m) owned by Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong.

A double deck MCW Metroliner with Yorkshire Traction

Travel West Midlands MkII Metrobuses seen in Dudley.

An MCW Metrorider

Metro Cammell Weymann (MCW) was once a major player in transportation manufacturing in the UK and Europe. It was formed in 1932 by Weymann Motor Bodies Ltd and Metro Cammell's bus bodybuilding division to produce bus bodies.

MCW bus bodies were built in Metro-Cammell's and Weymann's factories until 1966 when Weymann's factory in Addlestone was closed (the Metro-Cammell and Weymann brand names were dropped in the same year). From 1977 MCW also built bus chassis.

In 1989 the Laird group decided to sell its bus and rail divisions. No buyer for the complete group could be found so each product was sold separately. The Metrorider was bought by Optare who relaunched it as the MetroRider; the Metrobus design was bought by DAF (chassis) and Optare (body), who jointly reworked it into the Optare Spectra. The Metroliner design was acquired by Optare though not pursued. The Metrocab was bought by Reliant. Metro-Cammell's rail devision and the Washword Heath factory went to GEC Alsthom (now Alstom).

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[edit] Bodies

Orion series
DMS body
London Transport RLH

[edit] Chassis/Complete buses

Metro-Scania - semi-integral single decker using Scania running units
Metropolitan - semi-integral double decker based on Scania running units
Metrobus - double decker
- Mark 1
- Mark 2
- Mark 2A
- Note: also bodied by Alexander (mainly for Scottish Bus Group) and Northern Counties (for Greater Manchester PTE)

Metroliner - single and double deck coach
- Metroliner - Semi-integral 4.23 m high double deck coach
- Metroliner 400GT - intregal 4 m high double deck coach
- Metroliner - Semi-integral 3.2 m high single deck coach
- Metro Hiliner - Intregal 3.4 m high single deck coach