3648 x 2736 px | 30,9 x 23,2 cm | 12,2 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
19 giugno 2011
Ubicazione:
Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Altre informazioni:
The Transport Act of 1968 allowed double-deck buses to be operated by one-person (up until then only single-deck buses had been permitted to be one-person-operated). This effectively sounded the death knell for the conductor and the two-man crew, as local authorities sought to put their transport undertakings on a firmer financial footing. It also brought about the rapid demise of the front-engined rear-entrance vehicle from our roads. The last buses to be put into service by Bury Corporation were delivered in 1969. Three Leyland PDR1/1 Atlanteans (Nos. 1-3; KEN231-233G) with dual-entrance 72-seat East Lancs bodywork, six Daimler CRG/6LX Fleetlines (Nos. 92-97; KEN292-297G) with single-deck 41-seat dual-entrance East Lancs bodywork, and a Bedford J25Z10 (No. 81; KEN381G) with Duple 21-seat body (christened the 'breadvan' by crews). The Bedford was purchased specifically for the Chesham route, since the roads were deemed unsuitable for the heavier vehicles. The idea of setting up a co-ordinated bus service in the larger cities of the country lay simmering for some years until the 1960's when it was revived. In December 1967 a white paper was published under the title 'Public Transport and Traffic'. This was later made the 1968 Transport Act, receiving the Royal Assent on October 25th 1968. This Act created the Passenger Transport Authorities in Merseyside, Manchester, Tyneside and West Midlands. The PTA's were made up of members of local councils who drew upon the policies of each undertaking. Under their control were the Passenger Transport Executives (PTE's) who were professionals that would directly run the local services. There were to be no payments of compensation for the vehicles or premises as they were handed over to another joint local authority. On the 1st Apr 1969 the PTA's were officially created and on the 1st November 1969 the PTE's took over the operations. At midnight on the 31st October 1969, Bury Corporation Transport Department ceased to exist
