Ramsbottom UDC 1 (247 STD) with its driver and conductress at Edenfield - 31 May 1966

Tuesday 31 May 1966 – Ramsbottom Urban District Council 1 (247 STD) was an East Lancs bodied Leyland PD2/24 new in January 1964. It was seen near the Rostron Arms pub in Edenfield in a dedicated bus bay into which the buses that terminated here would reverse and spend their lay-over time. The bay, directly opposite Merlewood, is now occupied by a recycling centre. Ribble timetables referred to this point in Edenfield as a ‘Bus Embayment’ – a term little used anywhere else. The crew, Jim and Amelia Driver, are stood in front of the bus before departure. The bus was bound for Bury but they were relieved at the garage in Stubbins Lane, Ramsbottom.