Oldham Atlantean 159 passes through the nightmare that was the Market Place of the late sixties and seventies, a concrete creation of ugly subways. Although this stretch of road is now pedestrianised, most of the buildings visible are still in existence. 159 was delivered uniquely fitted with hopper ventilators instead of the normal sliding type, but as can be seen from this photograph taken when it was barely two years old, they were soon replaced with standard units.

Photograph by courtesy of The Bus Archive/Roy Marshall