Greater Manchester 1983 to 1990

Greater Manchester Transport 1351 (VVM506L), Leigh, 25th May 1983

1351 (VVM606L), in one of the Leigh Bus Stations, was a Metro Scania of 1973 vintage, 25th May 1983

7342 (YNA297M), a "standard" Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline at Southern Cemetery Bus Station, screened for a Works Service and seen in original orange and white livery, 4th June 1983

5004 (GBU4V), one of Greater Manchester PTE's first MCW Metrobuses, at Stockport Bus Station, 4th June 1983

The pigeon was as taken by the line up as I was: one of the first GMPTE Leyland Olympians, 3006 (ANA6Y) and one of the Leyland Titans, 4014 (GNF14V) in Stockport Bus Station, 4th June 1983

Greater Manchester Transport 2226 (RNA226J), Oldham, 16th June 1983

The Mancunians were disappearing when I was living in the area, and for some reason I didn't photograph many. 2226 (RNA226J), seen in Oldham on 16th June 1983 was a Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline, and had been repainted into the brown, orange and white livery.,

5197 (ABU197J) was a Roe bodied Leyland Atlantean ordered by Oldham Corporation but delivered to SELNEC in 1971. Oldham, 16th June 1983

2335 (MLH462L) was an ex London transport Daimler Fleetline and was part of the Lancashire United fleet prior to GMPTE taking the operator over. It is leaving Victoria Bus Station sometime in 1984

Another batch of odd buses was the 25 ECW bodied Bristol VRTs ordered by North Western. 1408 (AJA408L) is seen at Victoria Station in 1984

1446 (NNA134W) was a Northern Counties bodied Volvo Ailsa MkII. Leigh, 9th June 1986

8427 (SND427X) was a standard NCME bodied Atlantean from 1981. It is seen in Rochdale Bus Station on 9th June 1986, heading for the lovely sounding "Peppermint Bridge"

Also screened for Peppermint Bridge was NCME bodied Dennis Dominator 2003 (B903TVR), 9th June 1986

Some of the Leyland Olympians were reliveried for Express services such as 400, the Trans-Lancs Express. 3079 (B79RJA) is seen in Bury Interchange, 11th June 1986

Another express liveried Olympian was 3127 (B127WNB), also seen in Bury. 11th June 1986

Next in the sequence was 3128 (B128WNB), in standard livery, Bury, 11th June 1986

1697 (TWH697T) was a bit odd! It started out as Lancashire United 522, a Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline. It became GMPTE 6938 and was rebuilt to single deck format following an accident.

Another view of 1697 (TWH697T), Bury Interchange, 11th June 1986

Standard Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline 7274 (YNA274M) in Oldham, 11th June 1986

Park Royal bodied Fleetline 7201 (XJA551L), also in Oldham, 11th June 1986

20 Dennis Dominos with Northern Counties bodywork were received in 1985-6 for the Centreline route in Manchester. One of these, 1769 (C769YBA), is seen in Piccadilly, 14th June 1986

Standard Leyland Atlantean 7754 (SRJ754R) in Piccadilly Bus Station, 14th June 1986

Leyland Titan 4013 (GNF13V) in Stockport Bus Station, 14th June 1986

Plaxton bodied Leyland Leopard 435 (LTE486P) was numerically the first bus delivered to Lancashire United following the GMPTE takeover. 17th June 1986

Dennis Domino 1761 (C761YBA), Cateaton Street, 17th June 1986

MCW Metrobus 5004 (GBU4V) in Altrincham Bus Station, 18th June 1986