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John Greenwood was an early operator of regular transport services. His son John succeed to the business in 1851. At the time the omnibuses were pulled by two horses and charged fares of 6d inside, 3d outside. In 1852 there was a new rival, [[MacEwens City Omnibus]], who used larger omnibuses pulled by three horses and charged fares of 3d inside, 2d outside.
Ivie Mackie bought a partnership in the company. John Greenwood used this money to purchase similar omnibuses to those of MacEwen. He then charged the same fares. The 3d token is very similar in shape and size to the MacEwen 2d token. 
The cupronickel token is an early example of a coin or token struck in this metal and would have been struck from about 1860. Other omnibus companies used the more traditional pewter for "silver" tokens (e.g. Menzies of Glasgow and Robertson of Dundee).
Greenwood, Mackie (the owner of the City Omnibus from 1858) and the Robert Turner & Co. (a company Greenwood was a partner in) combined in 1865 to form the Manchester Carriage Company. Each original company had a similar number of trams and the new company had 91 trams.
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Revision as of 20:01, 21 January 2022

John Greenwood was an early operator of regular transport services. His son John succeed to the business in 1851. At the time the omnibuses were pulled by two horses and charged fares of 6d inside, 3d outside. In 1852 there was a new rival, MacEwens City Omnibus, who used larger omnibuses pulled by three horses and charged fares of 3d inside, 2d outside.

Ivie Mackie bought a partnership in the company. John Greenwood used this money to purchase similar omnibuses to those of MacEwen. He then charged the same fares. The 3d token is very similar in shape and size to the MacEwen 2d token.

The cupronickel token is an early example of a coin or token struck in this metal and would have been struck from about 1860. Other omnibus companies used the more traditional pewter for "silver" tokens (e.g. Menzies of Glasgow and Robertson of Dundee).

Greenwood, Mackie (the owner of the City Omnibus from 1858) and the Robert Turner & Co. (a company Greenwood was a partner in) combined in 1865 to form the Manchester Carriage Company. Each original company had a similar number of trams and the new company had 91 trams.

Greenwood, John
GRE.002.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename GRE.002
Value 2d
Add Desc. Omnibus Outside
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture 0 Brass
Notes 1852-1865
GRE.003.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename GRE.003
Value 3d
Add Desc. Omnibus Inside
Size (mm) 24x19
Manufacture Oval Brass
Notes
GRE.003a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename GRE.003a
Value 3d
Add Desc. Omnibus Inside
Size (mm) 24x19
Manufacture White Metal
Notes Early cupronickel coin/token