A front and nearside view of ex-Ashton Corporation Leyland PD2 No 5446 PTE946C with an H37/28F Roe body is seen here at Manchester Central Bus Station on the jointly-operated No 6 route which ran to Glossop.

The front and nearside view of 6682 UBN 915 which was an ex-Bolton Corporation Leyland PD3 with an FH41/31F Metro-Cammell body. It is seen here at the town's Moor Lane Bus Station.

A front and offside view of Manchester Corporation Leyland PD2 No 3711 (3711VM) seen here outside its home depot at Parrs Wood during a crew change on the Limited Stop 162 service from Piccadilly to Gatley. This vehicle spent its entire life working the suburbs of South Manchester, initially as a Parrs Wood vehicle before moving northwards to Birchfields Road garage where it remained until withdrawal in 1974 after ten years service. 4th October 1964.

The view of two Salford Corporation Daimler CVG6s dominate the scene here at East Didsbury. The leading vehicle is 529 FRJ 529 followed by 518 FRJ 518 which both have an H30/24R Metro-Cammell body of Phoenix design from 1951 are working the 96 and 95 route to Whitefield. In the background stands a Manchester Corporation Leyland PD2 with an H37/28R Burlingham body. 4th October 1964.

Manchester City Transport 3668 (9868 NA) is seen here outside Parrs Wood garage for a crew change on the 31 route from Manchester Piccadilly to Bramhall. Several vehicles in this batch of forty (3631-3670) were fitted with the half-drop saloon window vents and an offside illuminated advertisement panel as seen here. 21st August 1970.

A front and offside view of Manchester Corporation Leyland PD2 No 3654 (9854 NA) seen here emerging from Middleton Bus Station on what was a Sunday operation working a part route of the 59 to Mills Hill Bridge. 24th October 1971.

Manchester Corporation Daimler Fleetline No 4702 DNF 702C with an H43/32F Metro-Cammell body is seen here in Middleton at the start of its journey on the Cross-City 80 route to Chorlton. The route was still a two-man operation when this photo was taken. 24th October 1971

Salford City Transport 112 TRJ 112 is a Daimler CVG6 with a Metro-Cammell H37/28R body and is seen here on Princess Street in Central Manchester during the Lord Mayor's parade. 20th June 1981.

Manchester City Transport 4632 (4632 VM) like its Salford counterpart behind it is a Daimler CVG6 with a Metro-Cammell H37/28R body. This vehicle had entered service in 1963 and is air brake operated with a Gardner 6LW engine and preselector gearbox. It is seen here on Princess Street in Central Manchester taking part in the Lord Mayor's parade procession on the 20th June 1981.

Manchester Corporation 106 GND 106E is a Leyland Panther with a Metro-Cammell B44D body seen here at the Fallowfield terminus of the 123 route from Manchester Corporation Street. (Photo by M Jones)

Manchester Corporation Leyland Atlantean No 1140 NNB 545H with an East Lancs H47/32F body is seen here descending Crescent Road in Crumpsall working the No 7 route from Mandley Park to Brookdale Park. This was one of twelve single-door Atlanteans in a fleet of 24 vehicles based at Queens Road garage. The other twelve vehicles in this batch were fitted with dual doors and were split evenly between Birchfields Road and Northenden garage in the south of the city.

An offside view of 1150 NNB 555H which is a Leyland Atlantean with East Lancs bodywork. Of the twenty-four vehicles that were built in this batch, 1131-1142 were of single door configuration whereas the remainder including this one had dual doors. This vehicle was new to Manchester Corporation in 1969. (Photo by S Kemp)

1182 ONF 870H was new to Selnec in 1970. This Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlantean spent most of its life as a Queens Road vehicle before moving west to Wigan where it is seen here working the 629 route to Abbey Lakes. (Photo by S Kemp)

A profile view of Manchester Corporation trolleybus 1303 ONE 723 at Audenshaw.

Salford City Transport 130 TRJ 130 is a Daimler CVG6 with a Metro-Cammell H37/28R body seen here turning out of Victoria Bus Station.

A front and nearside view of Manchester Corporation Burlingham bodied trolleybus 1321 ONE 721 as it heads west on Ashton New Road in the Bradford (now Beswick) area of the city working the 215 route from Audenshaw.

Burlingham bodied trolleybus No 1341 ONE 741 is seen here at the eastern end of Portland Street in the centre of Manchester.

Ex Manchester Corporation trolleybus No 1344 ONE 744 with a Burlingham H32/28R body is seen here at the East Anglian Transport Museum. (Photo by I Banks)

Manchester Corporation trolleybus 1356 ONE 756 seen here at Stevenson Square working the 215 to Audenshaw.

A front & offside view of 1436 PNE 358R which is a Northern Counties H43/32F bodied Foden. It was one of two vehicles new to Greater Manchester Transport in 1977 and was allocated to Princess Road Garage and seen here at Piccadilly Bus Station. (Photo by S Kemp)

New to the Greater Manchester Transport fleet in 1980 was Dennis Dominator 1437 HDB 437V with a Northern Counties H43/32F body seen here in Albert Square working the 45 route to Gatley. (Photo by S Kemp)

A front and nearside view of Manchester Corporation Daimler Fleetline No 2094 LNA 294G with a Park-Royal H47/28D body. (Photo by S Kemp)

Manchester Corporation 2121 NNB 580H is a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal bodywork built in 1969. These vehicles were known affectionately as "Mancunians". 2121 stands at the Platt Lane terminus in Fallowfield working the 76 route to Brookdale Park. (Photo by M Jones)

A front and nearside view of Manchester Corporation Daimler Fleetline 2136 NNB 595H with a Park Royal H47/28D body is seen here at Manchester Airport.