4130 lost its roof after missing its turning on a 31 service. After trying to correct itself via a garage forecourt that was too low, here are the results. Ouch!

6990 did a tour of former LUT routes on the 12 November 2006. I was supposed to get up early and follow it on various services but a delayed flight back into Liverpool the night before and oversleeping prevented the morning leg. Here's a selection on the 32, some at Mossley Common and the rest at Atherton

Allover advertisements and rear adverts brought in extra revenue. Some were quite tastefull others awfull. Also included are other one off liveries and special schemes.

GM South started operations on the Wirral using Fleetlines transfered in from Princess Rd Depot using a livery not unlike the old Birkenhead Corporation colours. Later Atlanteans were used in Liverpool but retaining GMS orange livery.

A collection of Bumps ,Scrapes and Bruises. Some lived to tell the tale others booked a one way ticket to heaven... well Barnsley at least.

A collection of photos of the Charterplan coaching unit that was based at Charles Street,Stockport

Some 400+ buses were disposed of at de-regulation in 1986 and many filtered through the second hand market to continue working for other operators throughout the country. Also First moved buses between fleets especially Yorkshire Rider and a selection are shown here.

Lancashire United was fully absorbed by GMT in 1981 and its buses were gradually repainted into GMT livery. These views show the changeover point when the LUT standards lost orange and white LUT style for corporate GMT colours.

First painted three Olympians into Heritage livery, these being Salford,Wigan and Bolton corporations. With the hope of more to follow none came to fruition although South Lancs did do a Leigh Corporation decker albeit without fleetnames. All firsts are now withdrawn though the SLT survives and is shown here for reference. 8573 is also shown as it was put back into orange/brown to celebrate the Leyland Atlantean.

Photographs of GM Buses North vehicles in their operating areas and depots. Includes the early days of the first bus era with "Tomato Soup" livery and Greater Manchester f Fleetnames.

Photographs of GM Buses South vehicles in service and at depots except central Manchester. These can be found in their own gallery. Includes the early days following the stagecoach takeover.

GM Buses North started the aquisition trail with Citibus of Chadderton in 1995. Although some vehicles were repainted into fleet colours the vast majority were withdrawn within months and stored in the old Atherton works until dispatched to the Barnsley breakers.

GMN set up an operating base in Liverpool with a depot in Bootle using standards re aquired from Yorkshire Rider. Secondhand MCW minis operated in Southport under the Lancashire Gem brand from the same base.

A collection showing the successful Magic Bus operation started by Stagecoach just after the GM Buses South takeover. Originally operated exclusivley by Atlanteans but as the network expanded so did the vehicles.

A selection of photos taken in various locations around Manchester City Centre in the 1990s. Covers up to the privatisation period and the split of GM Buses into the North and South operating companies

Collection of the large fleet of minibuses that GM Buses bought in the Post D Reg era in various liveries. Also included are the Dennis Dominos and a few Seddon midis that worked the Centreline service in central Manchester.

A Selection taken in service when I drove from Atherton, Bolton and Wigan between 1994 and 2000 when I left for pastures new.

Buses that are now preserved that worked for Greater Manchester Transport and its succesors.

Withdrawn vehicles waiting to meet their fate with the Barnsley breakers.Some of the early 80s views are a bit dodgy but cannon hadn't invented the Eos in 1983.

At privatisation GM South aquired 22 elderly Leyland Nationals from various sources to refurbish, though the Stagecoach takeover ended the program. GM North came to an operating agreement with MTL and brought National 2s into the fleet for the first time.

Covers the formation of the new PTE up until the end of an era at D-regulation. A number of buses carried the new GM Buses fleetnames for the new company that took over from GMT on the 26 October 1986 buit never actually ran for them,such was the way that buses were treated to the new names.

All vehicles purchased for evaluation were numbered in the 14xx series pending further orders if any. The most notable being Olympian 1451 which led to a total of 305 being delivered between 1982 - 1988. Flops included the three Dennis Falcons which struggled to get out of the depot under their own power!

This section covers the period from D-Reg to around 1994 and the split of GM Buses into the North and South companies.
Note : Photos taken in this period in Manchester city centre are in their own gallery under the heading 'Manchester in the 1990s'

A number of standard Atlanteans and Fleetlines that were sold at De Reg got re purchased from Yorkshire Rider,mainly to start new services against MTL in Liverpool

Various photos of buses given a stay of execution and transfered to the training fleet to teach the next generation of steering wheel attedndants.

Various bits and bobs from Ancillary vehicles to Publicity material and a few "doctored" photos of "what might of been" in the GM fleet.