The closure of the North Western garage in Oldham in 1973 meant that the working of the 154 moved to the former Oldham Corporation garage and as a result buses from the erstwhile Oldham fleet could be seen on the 154. In the case of Oldham Panther 177 (now SELNEC 5027), seen here in Uppermill square on 11th August 1973, that situation did not last very long as these ill-fated buses were withdrawn in 1974 after a life of only seven years. Whilst some of the batch went on to have new lives in Australia, this was not one of them, although it is believed it was intended to go there.
