Oldham 471 started life as Bolton Corporation 426 and was hired by Oldham to help out during a severe vehicle crisis in 1965. At that time it and the other ex-Bolton vehicles could be seen in Saddleworth as they were the preferred choice for peak hour workings on the 10. By the end of 1965 Oldham had bought this bus which continued in service into the SELNEC era and was only repainted from crimson and white to the pommard and cream livery shown here just after the formation of SELNEC. It survived until a few months after this photo, even managing to be rebuilt following an accident only a few months earlier. Most surprisingly, it was then sold for further service to Paton's of Renfrew and along with another more modern Oldham bus which went to the same operator about the same time, were the only postwar Oldham buses to see further service until quite a few years later. 471 is passing through Dacres on 17th December 1970 with the 1400hrs shift change bus, a working that brought older Oldham buses into Saddleworth.