First GM 3160, Rawtenstall, 1997 - a photo on Flickriver

First GM 3160, Rawtenstall, 1997

            First Greater Manchester 3160, a NCME bodied Leyland Olympian had been new to GMPTE in August, 1985. The bus is pictured on Bacup Road, Rawtenstall in June 1997, having departed the nearby bus station.

This bus along with others would be transferred to the Wirral by First Bus to assist in their Red Rider operations for a few months in 2001/2. After serving with Red Rider, 3160 would eventually return to Manchester following a period of disuse. 

Fellow flickrite 'Zippy' records the bus being allocated to Bury garage on its return to Greater Manchester. However, at some point during this period, 3160 suffered frontal accident damaged. The repair to the bus necessitated the fitment of  later style NCME lower front panels, radically altering its frontal appearance.

Taken on: February 12, 2024

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First

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C160YBA

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Bacup Road

Rawtenstall

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Sets appears in: • Britain in the 1990s • Manchester and Greater Manchester

Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Pixelmator 3.5.1
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