Lancashire United in Wigan

Once Wigan had a fine fleet of Corporation buses and was also served by Ribble and Lancashire United. Shortly after this picture was taken this locally built Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline of the latter would with the rest of the fleet join Wigan's buses in the orange and cream fleet of Greater Manchester. No.499 was working one of the LUT trunk routes to the other end of it's area at Bolton, the 559 having traditionally been the 59