Rain is no fun for bus enthusiasts either but with nowhere to go I can at least prepare some photographs. This view was taken in Autumn 1969 shortly after some Bristol LH6L buses arrived at the main Lancashire United depot in Atherton freshly delivered from Northern Counties just down the road in Wigan. Even though especially in those days I omitted to photograph many of the interesting bus types I regularly saw at least with others I didn't forget the back end. In this case though the rear end was probably more attractive than the flatish front but it was more of an excuse as well to get a shot of the Plaxton bodied Leyland Leopard coach No. 214 wearing 'Manchester United F. C' as it's destination sheltering just inside. It seems these twenty dual-doorway LH's Nos. 318-337 were the only examples delivered to LUT although they did quite like the bigger Bristol RESL with the Gardner engine.
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