Oldham's first post-war buses comprised a batch of fourteen Leyland PD1s which were the last narrow (7'-6" wide) buses bought by Oldham, who were pioneers in the introduction of wider and more comfortable buses. These buses enabled the replacement of Oldham's last trams on the Manchester to Waterhead route.

229 is on St. Peter's Street in Oldham, the terminus of the H service. This street is long-lost under the Town Square and Spindles developments and used to run parallel to and slightly below High Street.

Photograph by courtesy of The Bus Archive/Roy Marshall