By the time of this shot (22nd May 1971) 377 was the last of this small batch of five MCW Orion-bodied PD2s left in service, a batch which can probably be considered Oldham's ugliest post-war buses. The canal bridge was considered weak and restricted to a single lane of traffic controlled by temporary traffic lights. It had been culverted by the following year (see the Greenfield to Manchester collection).