EO 2323 was a Brush-bodied Daimler Y that had been new to the British Automobile Traction (BAT) Company in Barrow and formed part of the initial North Western fleet when it was created as a separate offshoot of BAT. It clearly formed part of the initial alocation to Oldham and is captured in this fine photograph at the end of Smithy Lane in Uppermill, the building to the right of the bus being long-demolished and the site of the small car park next to the Hare and Hounds, which pub was the timing point in Uppermill at that time, rather than the square. This bus was numbered 361 in the BAT series and was given a North Western number 41 in 1927, but only lasted until the following year. The poster inside the side window of the bus implies that the photograph was taken very soon after the service was introduced, as it advertises a "Regular Daily Omnibus Service".

Photograph courtesy of Peter Fox.