North Western 299 is from the last batch of Bristol L5Gs with Weymann bodies which were also the last half-cab buses operated by the company in the Oldham area. The fleet numbers didn't correspond with the registration numbers on six of this batch as some vehicles had been built as dual-purpose vehicles but were scattered in a random way through the batch. North Western therefore renumbered them into two separate blocks, 299 being one of the dual-purpose examples thus registered DDB 306. The location is the lower part of Clegg Street, across the road from where the new bus garage and bus station were opened in 1966; at this time the garage was at Crofton Street (almost in Hathershaw) and buses were left parked here during the day between peaks. 299 is waiting to work a 153, whilst behind is 747 set for working a 154 and in the 'black-top' livery. Behind that is 774 in a cream coach livery that has been used on a morning extra on the 10 from Greenfield to Oldham.

Photograph courtesy of Tony Moyes.