SELNEC 6809, Grecian Crescent, Bolton, 1972
As with other Passenger Transport Executives upon their formation, SELNEC committed to orders of new buses made by their municipal forebears. Although no standard bus types had been yet decided upon by the PTE, these new buses assisted greatly in their modernisation plans.
6809 was one of fifteen (6802 - 6816) East Lancs bodied Leyland Atlanteans received by the PTE between December 1971 and March 1972. These buses were allocated to Bolton. A handful of these long-wheelbase buses went on to see further service after withdrawal, but 6809 was saved for posterity by the Bolton Bus Group. This vehicle is a lucky survivor from the period and remains with us to this day, restored to the near new state it is seen in here.
The image shows 6809 on Grecian Crescent, Bolton working the Great Lever Circular service on the 27th September 1972.
The scene is much altered, but part of the school still stands from behind where the people are standing. Today, the old school is used as a mosque, but the old chapel to the left of the picture is no more. In the distance can be seen a glimpse of the Robin Hood Mills, these also remain extant. However, the rest of the buildings in this view are long gone including the corner shop.
The open-sodium street lighting is worthy of note, Bolton using a lot of this kind of lighting in the post war period. These are Revo C9225 lanterns for use with 140w low-pressure sodium lamps and would have been installed in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Photo - 27th September 1972.
Scanned from the original 35mm slide held in my archive.
SELNEC 6809, Grecian Crescent, Bolton, 1972
As with other Passenger Transport Executives upon their formation, SELNEC committed to orders of new buses made by their municipal forebears. Although no standard bus types had been yet decided upon by the PTE, these new buses assisted greatly in their modernisation plans.
6809 was one of fifteen (6802 - 6816) East Lancs bodied Leyland Atlanteans received by the PTE between December 1971 and March 1972. These buses were allocated to Bolton. A handful of these long-wheelbase buses went on to see further service after withdrawal, but 6809 was saved for posterity by the Bolton Bus Group. This vehicle is a lucky survivor from the period and remains with us to this day, restored to the near new state it is seen in here.
The image shows 6809 on Grecian Crescent, Bolton working the Great Lever Circular service on the 27th September 1972.
The scene is much altered, but part of the school still stands from behind where the people are standing. Today, the old school is used as a mosque, but the old chapel to the left of the picture is no more. In the distance can be seen a glimpse of the Robin Hood Mills, these also remain extant. However, the rest of the buildings in this view are long gone including the corner shop.
The open-sodium street lighting is worthy of note, Bolton using a lot of this kind of lighting in the post war period. These are Revo C9225 lanterns for use with 140w low-pressure sodium lamps and would have been installed in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Photo - 27th September 1972.
Scanned from the original 35mm slide held in my archive.