1. ... Part of a portfolio of Thorneycroft pictures acquired years ago and recently found in attic! Thornycroft stamped the back "John Thornycroft and Co Ltd., Thornycroft House, Smith Square, London SW1". Has this vehicle been delivered to SHMD or at the builders ????

2. CTU961 ... Seen in Hyde is S.H.M.D. CTU961, a Thornycroft Cygnet in use as the staff canteen. When new in 1936 its Northern Counties body had been B36R and it carried number 162. It was converted to a mobile canteen for Hyde Market Place after withdrawal in 1956. (Sat 14/3/59, Hyde)

3. CTU961 ... A rear view of CTU961 a Thornycroft Cygnet in use as the staff canteen for S.H.M.D. in Hyde. New in 1936 with a Northern Counties B36R body it was numbered 162. (Sat 14/3/59, Hyde)

4. DMB738 ... A rear view of DMB738, a Daimler COG5 with a Northern Counties B38R body, which was number 178 in the S.H.M.D. fleet and was new in 1937. It is seen in Calder Street adjacent to Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester. (Sat 7/2/59, Calder Street, Manchester)

5. DMB738 ... Seen in Calder Street at the side of Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester is DMB738, a Daimler COG5 with a Northern Counties B38R body, which was number 178 in the S.H.M.D. fleet and was new in 1937. (Sat 7/2/59, Calder Street, Manchester)

6. FTU132 ... An undated (probably mid-fifties) image of a 1939-vintage S.H.M.D. Daimler COG6, fleet-number 2, reg.no. FTU132. (mid 1950s, Hamnett Street, Hyde)

7. GLG933 ... GLG933 was number 13 in the fleet of the S.H.M.D. and was a Daimler COG6 new in 1940, one of ten with Northern Counties H30/26R bodies. (Sat 6/6/59, Garage, Park Road, Dukinfield)

8. HMA527 ... HMA527 seen outside the garage in Tame Street, Stalybridge was a Daimler CWA6 new in 1944 with a Northern Counties H30/26R body and was number 195 in the S.H.M.D. fleet. One of three (194-196), it was withdrawn in 1960 and sold to Max Speed Transportation (dealer), London for scrap. (Sat 28/2/59, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

9. HMA529 ... S.H.M.D. 197, HMA529, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Brush H30/26R body new in 1944 which was seen in the Park Road garage in Stalybridge. (Sat 28/2/59, Park Road Garage, Stalybridge)

10. JMB852 ... S.H.M.D. 23, JMB852, was an 8' 0" wide Daimler CVD6 new in 1947 with a Northern Counties H30/26R body and is seen in Chorlton Street Bus Station in the dark green livery with the silver roof. (Sat 4/6/60, Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester)

11. KMA511 ... S.H.M.D. 41, KMA511, a Daimler CVD6 new in 1948 with a Brush H30/26R body was rebodied, along with the rest of the batch (36-45) in 1954 with a Northern Counties H30/26R body as seen here in Portland Street, Manchester. (Wed 17/9/58, Portland Street, Manchester)

12. LMA750 ... S.H.M.D. 50, LMA750, seen in Ashton Bus Station was a Daimler CVD6 with an East Lancs H30/26R body, new in 1949. (Sat 7/8/65, Ashton Bus Station)

13. LMA752 ... S.H.M.D. 52, LMA752, a Daimler CVD6 with East Lancs H30/26R body is seen on Mersey Way, Stockport approaching Mersey Square. (Thu 26/5/60, Mersey Way, Stockport)

14. LMA752 ... Lower Mosley Street Bus Station provides the setting for Daimler CVD6DD LMA752, which had an East Lancs H30/26R body and was Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Joint Transport Board 52. (Wed 17/9/58, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester)

15. LMA754 ... A rear view, inside the Park Road garage in Stalybridge, of LMA754, one of ten Daimler CVD6s new TO S.H.M.D. in 1949 with East Lancs H30/26R bodies. (Sat 28/2/59, Park Road Garage, Stalybridge)

16. LMA754 ... S.H.M.D. 54, LMA754, was a Daimler CVD6 with an East Lancs H30/26R body seen in Ashton Market Place on the Manchester to Glossop service. (Sat 1/11/58, Ashton Market Place)

17. ... SHMD crest

18. MMA57 ... One of S.H.M.D.'s single-decker Northern Counties bodied Daimlers, 57, MMA57, parked in Hamnett Street, Hyde next to the store building that once housed the town's Woolworth's store. Until a bus station was built in the early '60s, this street allowed buses to enter the town's central market area or to leave it (as with this service to 'Walker Fold') for the suburbs. (mid 1950s, Hamnett Street, Hyde)

19. MMA58 ... MMA58 was number 58 in the fleet of the S.H.M.D. and was a Daimler CVD6 with a Northern Counties B35R body, one of five new in 1950. (Sat 14/3/59, St. Michael's Square, Ashton)

20. OMB161 ... SHMD 61, OMB161, is a fine preserved Daimler CVD6DD with a Northern Counties H36/28R body dating from 1952, seen here taking part in the 1976 Trans-Pennine Rally. (August 1976, Trans-Pennine Rally, Otley)

21. OMB161 ... SHMD Joint Board number 61, OMB161, a 1952 Daimler CVD6 with Northern Counties body. Withdrawn 1971 and subsequently preserved and seen here at Greenfield Paper Mill. This bus still survives in the Chippenham area but apparently in an extremely poor condition. (October 1971, Greenfield, Saddleworth)

22. OMB161 ... Left is an unidentified SHMD Northern Counties-bodied Leyland PD2/40 while centre is SHMD 61, OMB161, a Daimler CVD6DD with a Northern Counties H36/28R dating from 1952; this bus was subsequently preserved but its current state is in doubt. On the right is SHMD 96, 696GTU, a Daimler CSG6DD with a Northern Counties H36/28R body dating from 1959. (1967, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

23. OMB161 ... What a sad sight, former SHMD 61, OMB161, a Daimler CVD6 with Northern Counties H30/28R body, new in 1952 (Sun 15/9/19, Town And District Premises. Great Harwood)

24. OMB161 ... I'd hesitated to post this photo at the time, but as other pics have since emerged, I thought this would add to the story. It is the former SHMD 61, OMB161, a Daimler CVD6 with Northern Counties H30/28R body, new in 1952, seen here as it arrived at the Keighley Bus Museum after the top deck partially collapsed in transit from its former storage site. (Tue 15/8/17, Keighley Bus Museum)

25. PLG967 ... A more unusual interior from SHMD here, an interior view of their solitary Freeline. This was new as 67, PLG967, but renumbered 105 when all the single-deckers were grouped together. It was a Daimler Freeline G6H with a Northern Counties B34+26C body. (Sun 30/8/70, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

26. PLG967 ... S.H.M.D. 67, PLG967, a Daimler G6HS Freeline with a Northern Counties B34+27C standee body new in 1953 seen at St. Michaels' Square, Ashton. (Sat 14/3/59, St. Michael's Square, Ashton)

27. SMA868 ... S.H.M.D. 68, SMA868, one of two new in 1954, seen at St. Michaels' Square, Ashton, was an Atkinson PL746H with a Northern Counties B34+27C standee body. (Sat 14/3/59, St. Michael's Square, Ashton)

28. SMA869 ... S.H.M.D. 69, SMA869, seen at St. Michaels' Square, Ashton, was an Atkinson PL746H with a Northern Counties B34+27C standee body, one of two new in 1954. (Sat 14/3/59, St. Michael's Square, Ashton)

29. UMA370 ... S.H.M.D. 70, UMA370, the solitary Atkinson PD746 double decker with Northern Counties H35/25C body in George Street, Manchester adjacent to Piccadilly Gardens. (Wed 29/1/58, George Street, Manchester)

30. UMA370 ... Preserved S.H.M.D. 70, UMA370, the solitary Atkinson PD746 double decker with Northern Counties H35/25C body (Manchester Museum of Transport)

31. 993GMA ... SHMD's last Atkinsons were front entrance but still had standee bodies. In this case the front rows of seats were just single seats with normal seating further back. This is a view inside 110, 993GMA, an Atkinson PL746H with Northern Counties B34F body, reseated in 1967 to B41F. It was numbered 93 when new but renumbered in 1961. (Sun 4/4/71, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

32. UMA370 ... Atkinson only produced one double deck chassis for the home market. This was bodied by Northern Counties for SHMD as their 70 UMA370 in 1955 It was one of their last centre entrance buses, indeed it was one of the last centre entrance buses built for the UK market (Sat 4/12/10, Manchester Museum of Transport)

33. ... To my surprise and great pleasure, the 1960s weekend in the series of events held at Boyle Street to commemorate 200 years of the bus provided an opportunity to see four SHMD buses together. (Sat 27/7/24, Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester)

34. VTU72 ... SHMD 72, VTU72, was one of six Daimler CVG6/Northern Counties H35/23C vehicles new in 1956 seen in Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station (Wed 29/1/58, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester)

35. VTU72 ... Photographed in June 1970 on a rather dismal day, blue sky behind notwithstanding, is SHMD No.72, VTU72, a Daimler CVG6 of 1956 with Northern Counties H35/23CD bodywork. (June 1970, Stalybridge Bus Station)

36. VTU76 ... One of the more unusual buses to be seen at the Southend Transport garage was VTU76. It is a former Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Electricity and Transport Joint Board Daimler CVG6DD with characteristic centre-entrance NCME body, new in 1956. ( London Road Garage, Southend)

37. VTU76 ... SHMD were the last operator to specify the use of centre entrances on their double deckers, the last of which were delivered in 1956. One example of the batch has been preserved in the shape of 76, VTU76, a Daimler CVG6 with Northern Counties body. (1996, Keighley)

38. VTU76 ... SHMD 76, VTU76, a Daimler CVG6DD with centre-entrance NCME body, new in 1956, in serious trouble.

39. VTU76 ... SHMD Board 76, VTU76, a 1956 Daimler CVG6 with a Northern Counties H35/23C body at Dalton Lane Campus during the Keighley Bus Museum Running Day in July 2013 (Sun 7/7/13, Dalton Lane, Keighley)

40. VTU76 ... SHMD 76, VTU76, a Daimler CVG6DD with centre-entrance NCME body, new in 1956. (November 1995, Ingrow Station, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway)

41. XLG477 ... Having completed its restoration SHMD 108, XLG477, made one of its first forays away from its base to be at the 1960s weekend in the series of events held at Boyle Street to commemorate 200 years of the bus. (Sat 27/7/24, Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester)

42. XLG477 ... SHMD 77, XLG477, is the preserved Atkinson PL746H with a Northern Counties B34+27C standee body dating from 1956. (Mon 25/6/18, Keighley Bus Museum, Dalton Lane)

43. XLG478 ... SHMD 109, XLG478, an Atkinson PL746H with Northern Counties B34+27C body, one of two new in 1956. (1967, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

44. XLG478 ... S.H.M.D. 78, XLG478, was an Atkinson PL746H with a Northern Counties B34+27C standee body and was seen at Tame Street, Stalybridge outside the garage. It was one of two new in 1956. (Sat 28/2/59, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

45. 279ATU ... SHMD 79, 279ATU, was a Daimler CVG6, one of six new in 1957, with a Northern Counties H33/28R body. (Sun 1/2/59, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester)

46. 280ATU ... The SHMD Board bought six Northern Counties bodied Daimler CVG6s in 1957. Seen in Hyde bus station is SHMD 80, 280ATU. (Thu 23/7/70, Hyde Bus Station)

47. 281ATU ... Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Joint Transport Board (SHMD) 81, 281ATU, a Daimler CVG6/Northern Counties H36/28R, new in August 1957, in Manchester (L.M.S.) Bus Station on the service to Glossop operated jointly by Ashton and Manchester Corporations, North Western and S.H.M.D. (Sat 16/5/59, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester)

48. 85ETU ... S.H.M.D. 85, 85ETU, seen in Chorlton Street Bus Station, was a Leyland PD2/40 with a Northern Counties H36/28R body. (Sun 7/12/58, Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester)

49. 88ETU ... I thought it might be worth illustrating the use of Parker Street Bus Station on a destination blind well after you would have expected it to stop. SELNEC PD2 5688, 88ETU, originally 88 in the SHMD fleet, is in Hyde bus station in September 1972 working a service which only commenced operation well after it became known as Piccadilly, the 208 being a service to the overspill estate at Hattersley as shown by Manchester PD2 3656, 9856NA, heading the other way. (Fri 1/9/72, Hyde Bus Station)

50. 88ETU ... SELNEC Southern 5688, 88ETU, aLeyland Titan PD2/40 built in 1958 with Northern Counties H36/28R bodywork. This had been new as SHMD 88. (April 1973, Tame Street, Stalybridge)

51. 90ETU ... SHMD 90, 90ETU, a 1958 Leyland Titan PD2/40 with Northern Counties body (August 1970, Hyde Bus Station)

52. 91ETU ... SELNEC 5691, 91ETU a 1958 Leyland PD2/40 with NCME H36/28R bodywork originally SHMD 91. (Sat 21/7/73, Hyde Bus Station)

53. 696GTU ... Left is an unidentified SHMD Northern Counties-bodied Leyland PD2/40 while centre is SHMD 61, OMB161, a Daimler CVD6DD with a Northern Counties H36/28R dating from 1952; this bus was subsequently preserved but its current state is in doubt. On the right is SHMD 96, 696GTU, a Daimler CSG6DD with a Northern Counties H36/28R body dating from 1959. (1967, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

54. 697GTU ... A lower saloon interior view of SHMD 97, 697GTU, one of two Daimler CSG6s with Northern Counties bodies which seemed to spend as much time on driver training as anything else. This shows the effect inside associated with Northern Counties' standee windows. (Tue 4/7/72, Tame Street Garage, Stalybridge)

55. 994GMA ... SHMD 94, 994GMA an Atkinson PL746H with Northern Counties B34F body, new in 1959, seen in Ashton Bus Station. Note the “standee” windows. Again after formation of the PTE, but the bus shows no sign of it. (Ashton Bus Station)

56. 995GMA ... Seen in St. Michael's Square, Ashton is S.H.M.D. 95, 995GMA, one of three new in 1959. It was an Atkinson PL746H with a Northern Counties B34+26F standee body. (Sat 6/6/59, St. Michael's Square, Ashton)

57. 101UTU ... SHMD PD2 1, 101UTU, a Northern Counties bodied Leyland PD2/37 at Ashton Bus Station. This is after the formation of the PTE, although the bus is still in SHMD livery and does not even carry its PTE fleet number. (Ashton Bus Station)

58. 104UTU ... SELNEC Southern 5604, 104UTU, a Leyland Titan PD2/37 built 1962 with Northern Counties H36/28F bodywork, new as SHMD 4. (April 1973, Ashton Bus Station)

59. ATU407B ... SHMD Daimler CVG6 7, ATU407B, with Northern Counties H36/28F body in Ashton Bus Station. Again after formation of the PTE, but the bus shows no sign of it. (Ashton Bus Station)

60. ATU410B ... SHMD 10, ATU410B, a Daimler CVG6 built in 1964 with Northern Counties H36/28F bodywork. (October 1969, Bus station, Ashton under Lyne)

61. ATU410B ... S.H.M.D 10, ATU410B, a Daimler CVG6 with Northern Counties H36/28F body, new in 1964. (October 1968, Shibden Hall Road, Halifax)

62. GTU114C ... SHMD bought their first rear engined buses in 1965, 14 GTU114C is a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties bodywork. (1975, Piccadilly, Manchester)

63. NMA332D ... GMT 5632, NMA332D, a 1966 Daimler Fleetline with NCME H43/31F bodywork, originally SHMD 32. (August 1979, Mosley St, Manchester)

64. NMA336D ... GMT 5636, NMA336D a 1966 Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with NCME H43/31F bodywork originally SHMD 36. (Tue 12/6/79, Chestergate, Stockport)

65. WMA113E ... GMT 1727, XVU357M a 1974 Seddon Midi with Seddon B19F bodywork, and 5073, WMA113E a 1967 Bristol RESL6G with NCME B43F bodywork, originally SHMD 113 (Sun 10/8/80, Werneth Low)

66. WMA114E ... SELNEC Southern 5074, WMA114E, a Bristol RESL6G built 1967 with Northern Counties B43F bodywork. This had been new as SHMD 114. (April 1975, Ashton Bus Station)

67. YLG717F ... Seen undergoing restoration in one of the hangers at Hooton Park is former SHMD 117, YLG717F, a Bristol RESL with Northern Counties B43F body dating from 1967, one of 6 delivered to SHMD. (Sun 28/5/17, Hooton Park)

68. YLG717F ... YLG717F, a 1967 Bristol RESL6G/NCME B45F originally SHMD 117 then SELNEC/GMT 5077. (Wed 18/5/83, Davenport, Stockport)

69. YLG717F ... Also making its debut at an event near its original home was SHMD 117, YLG717F, a very suitable candidate for the 1960s weekend in the series of events held at Boyle Street to commemorate 200 years of the bus. (Sat 27/7/24, Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester)

70. ELG39F ... SELNEC Southern 5639, ELG39F, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1968 with Northern Counties H41/27D bodywork. Looking very like a Walsall escapee, this was one from a batch of 10 new to SHMD (as 39) with 27' 6" length. (April 1973, Ashton Bus Station)

71. ELG45F ... After a year with Bristol RESL purchases, SHMD returned to double-deckers in 1968 with 38-47, ELG38F etc albeit with smaller Gardner 6LW engines. ELG45F is still in traditional colours almost four years after transfer to SELNEC Southern Division as 5645 in November 1969. (Fri 17/8/73, Portland Street, approaching Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester)

72. ELG45F ... GMT 5645, ELG45F a 1968 Daimler Fleetline with NCME H41/27D bodywork, originally SHMD 45. (Tue 24/2/81, Mersey Square, Stockport)