40422 loads up in Manchester whilst working, so I am assured by the photographer and the location of the stop on Oldham Street, a peak hour 82 to Uppermill. It's difficult to understand why no route number is shown and not helpful given the close proximity of the 184 stop (a bus that goes a very different way to Uppermill). The vehicle is not the usual fare - at the time the 82 was worked principally by the Mercedes Citaros. Photo courtesy Mark Amis.

66825 is one of the Volve B7RLEs branded for the 82 (and 83), with the exception of a replacement window at the rear. It has just left Cheapside bus station and is on St. Mary's Way in Oldham Town Centre, about to pass the once-great Tommyfield market.

66834 climbs out of Waterhead towards Scouthead. This extension of the 82 route is difficult to photograph as the buses are always coming out of the sun and, because they only run in the peak hours, you need sunny weather to have enough light!

66888 has just arrived at Delph cross roads and is about to go up The Sound to do the loop through Delph village and round Carrcote estate. Photo courtesy Mark Amis.

66820 is one of seventeen buses branded for the 82 and 83 which are, not surprisingly, the most common vehicles on this extension to Uppermill. It has completed the loop round Carrcote and is returning through Delph village. Photo courtesy Mark Amis.

66895 heads along Delph New Road.

66889 is further along Delph New Road. Through the trees behind it would once have been seen Measurements Mill but all that is left of it now is the walls and fences facing the road. Behind the photographer is Tame Water Mill, another piece of Saddleworth's industrial heritage in the process of demolition at the time of the photo.

66824 swings round the mini-roundabout at the Woolpack in Dobcross. The number of people about to get off show that this extension of the 82 is a popular facility.