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Night bus (1961)
Night bus (1961)
Photo: Steve
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Item #: 17972
I appreciate it isn't in Wigan, but maybe the bus travelled to Wigan at some time. Can some ex-bus drivers oblige with some details?

Comment by: Fr. Norman on 20th June 2011 at 23:20

This is a City of Manchester Daimler. Sorry bit they enver ran into Wigan. The 77 ran from Swinton to Reddish. The only time Manchester buses ventured in to other parts of the North West region was on Private Hire or occasional duplicate workings on the X60 from Manchester to Blackpool normally run by Ribble and LUT.

Comment by: Dave Marsh on 20th June 2011 at 23:22

When I worked in Manchester 1960 ish,I used to catch either the No 57 or the 77 bus or tram from Hyde Rd.to Piccadilly,the bus then continued through Salford to Irlam o'th Height.This photo brings back lots of happy memories.

Comment by: Bill Eatock on 21st June 2011 at 00:20

Great photo. I was always one for catching the last bus home and this pic brings back lots of happy memories. For a moment I thought I'd gone back to the 1960s!

Comment by: DerekB on 21st June 2011 at 13:33

Fr Norman. Didn't City of Manchester operate the no.26 Leigh-Manchester route in the 60s, as a joint service with Salford City Transport and Leigh Corporation?

Comment by: Brian Eccles on 21st June 2011 at 20:55

Great picture. It looked familiar for some reason, then I realised its the bus that was in the film; A Taste of Honey.
I tracked it down via Google.
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_21783-Daimler-CVG6-1961.html

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