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Leigh Corporation Transport
Leigh Corporation Transport
Photo: Colin Harlow
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Item #: 29150
This particular bus entered service in 1965 and worked the Leigh area until 1978, and was one of the last AEC examples in use in the Greater Manchester fleet. The Leigh livery carried the attractive colours of light blue with cream relief. The bus is owned by GMT.

Comment by: Alex on 3rd March 2017 at 15:23

Where was Leigh bus depot?

Comment by: Raymond on 3rd March 2017 at 16:40

Leigh depot was in Holden Road, the 82 was a regular between Leigh and Bolton.

Comment by: Garry on 3rd March 2017 at 17:04

Leigh Road Atherton, Howe Bridge,

Comment by: Maurice on 3rd March 2017 at 17:08

Alex,the bus station was on Holden Road.it was nice when towns had their own buses,single deckers were quite rare then,and the double deckers were usually full.

Comment by: harry on 3rd March 2017 at 17:22

Can anybody remember the colour of leigh buses.

Comment by: Maurice on 3rd March 2017 at 17:43

Garry,the bus depot in Atherton was for the LUT buses.

Comment by: Stuart on 3rd March 2017 at 19:59

Leigh buses were blue and cream, Leigh bus DEPOT was in Holden Road, Leigh bus STATION was in King Street (where it is now) and LUT's head office was on Leigh Road in Howe Bridge and had nothing to do with Leigh Corporation.

Comment by: Garry on 3rd March 2017 at 20:04

Oh..thanks Maurice it was LUT.

Comment by: Maurice on 3rd March 2017 at 21:11

All the Leigh double deckers had a notice in the drivers cab."Beware of Chat Moss bridge",the bridge was quite low.

Comment by: Raymond on 3rd March 2017 at 22:55

I remember Chat Moss bridge, went under it many times on my way to Risley, a later bridge.

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Comment by: Mr X on 6th May 2017 at 22:44

All Leigh Corporation double deckers were low height, and all from 1952 were bodied by East Lancs. 1952 AEC Regent, NTE381-387, 1955-57 Leyland PD2 WTE21-25, 722-724ATE, 491-495DTC. 1958-61 Dennis Loline, 223-224FTC, 878-879GTF, 267-268WTE. 1962 Leyland PD3, 778-779YTB. 1963-67 AEC Renown, 1972-1975TJ (the last rear entrance), HTD328B,HTJ761-764B, PTC112-115C, YTJ627-628D, ATB245-246D, ATE190E (front entrance).

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