Experimental Paint Trials
One of the Standard Atlanteans that were repurchased from Yorkshire Rider by GM Buses North was used as the base for an experimental livery. As the buses were making their way back accross the M62, GMN had still to find a new livery. Indeed some of the first ones back [7725 included that can be seen to the left] were painted into the GM Buses scheme, even using old fleetnames that were still in stock.
7706 was the only bus to wear this rather fussy livery and was initially painted into the old GM Buses livery at Bolton depot. This version was done at Oldham and was again repainted within a week into what would become the new GMN livery and was initially trialled at the same period by Atherton Fleetline 4977. This bus would wear the lime green band in place of light grey as it was to join the new Liverpool depot along with its other bretheren that came home from West Yorkshire.
We did try to get the bus out for a better attempt at photography but 7725 refused to start so i'm afraid this is the best I could do. The location is Oldham depot.
Experimental Paint Trials
One of the Standard Atlanteans that were repurchased from Yorkshire Rider by GM Buses North was used as the base for an experimental livery. As the buses were making their way back accross the M62, GMN had still to find a new livery. Indeed some of the first ones back [7725 included that can be seen to the left] were painted into the GM Buses scheme, even using old fleetnames that were still in stock.
7706 was the only bus to wear this rather fussy livery and was initially painted into the old GM Buses livery at Bolton depot. This version was done at Oldham and was again repainted within a week into what would become the new GMN livery and was initially trialled at the same period by Atherton Fleetline 4977. This bus would wear the lime green band in place of light grey as it was to join the new Liverpool depot along with its other bretheren that came home from West Yorkshire.
We did try to get the bus out for a better attempt at photography but 7725 refused to start so i'm afraid this is the best I could do. The location is Oldham depot.