Oldham Instamatic Photos
1st January 1966

As the fleet with which I grew up, Oldham has to have its own special collection, although it has to be said some of these negatives are a bit thin. An Instamatic doesn't take good pictures inside a garage!

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408 was one of the ill-fated Crossley-bodied PD2s.  After overhauling 409 the cost was found to be prohibitive and the rest of the batch saw no more than ten years service, July 1968
408 was one of the ill-fated Crossley-bodied PD2s. After overhauling 409 the cost was found to be prohibitive and the rest of the batch saw no more than ten years service, July 1968
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246 was, and is, a survivor, running into SELNEC days.  It was twenty-two years old when it was painted into the pommard and devon cream livery from the crimson seen here in July 1968.
246 was, and is, a survivor, running into SELNEC days. It was twenty-two years old when it was painted into the pommard and devon cream livery from the crimson seen here in July 1968.
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466 was bought from Sheffield and was the last of this particular quartet to survive, seen here in March 1969.
466 was bought from Sheffield and was the last of this particular quartet to survive, seen here in March 1969.
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Tiger Cub 111 gained fame by making a trip to Kranj in Yugoslavia (Oldham's twin town).  This shot in the garage in February 1966 is before it acquired an AA badge on the front, a relic of that trip.
Tiger Cub 111 gained fame by making a trip to Kranj in Yugoslavia (Oldham's twin town). This shot in the garage in February 1966 is before it acquired an AA badge on the front, a relic of that trip.
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East Lancs-bodied Atlantean 132 was brand-new when seen here in February 1966.  This was the first sighting of the new pommard and devon cream livery.
East Lancs-bodied Atlantean 132 was brand-new when seen here in February 1966. This was the first sighting of the new pommard and devon cream livery.
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This line-up at the back of the garage in February 1966 includes a withdrawn Crossley-bodied Daimler CVD6.
This line-up at the back of the garage in February 1966 includes a withdrawn Crossley-bodied Daimler CVD6.
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A blurred Pennine-bodied Tiger Cub passes the Grotton Hotel on its way to Mossley, August 1966.
A blurred Pennine-bodied Tiger Cub passes the Grotton Hotel on its way to Mossley, August 1966.
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400 in traffic on Oldham Road Grasscroft in the very early days of SELNEC, December 1969.
400 in traffic on Oldham Road Grasscroft in the very early days of SELNEC, December 1969.
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Panther 177 goes through the site of the Manchester Street roundabout at the end of the by-pass.  Construction work was still taking place and the following day traffic followed the roundabout and traffic could no longer run on this bit of raod, April 1970.
Panther 177 goes through the site of the Manchester Street roundabout at the end of the by-pass. Construction work was still taking place and the following day traffic followed the roundabout and traffic could no longer run on this bit of raod, April 1970.
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Heading down Manchester Street on the same day as 177 is Atlantean 170.
Heading down Manchester Street on the same day as 177 is Atlantean 170.
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