1947 Thornycroft Sturdy Tower Wagon

I took this photograph at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1995.

It's the Greater Manchester Transport Society's former Manchester Corporation Transport 1947 Thornycroft Sturdy Tower Wagon. It was used to access the overhead wires used by the tramcars and trolleybuses that were in constant need of maintenance and repair. I've not been able to find out much information about the vehicle except from the DVLA record that says it has a 5,400cc petrol engine. The rally organisers have taken advantage of the vehicle's tower to lift the PA speakers high so that they can be heard across the whole of the site.