NFV 319 had only recently come to Ken Shaw's when this picture was taken in the garage yard at Tame Water, Dobcross. The nearside view shows how time was saved on the repaint due to the fortuitous coincidence of the name of the advertiser in Blackpool with the name of the new operator. To the right is the rear of a Bedford SB5 that originated with Wilkinson of Sedgefield.

Ken Shaw's PD2 is taking workers home from Owl Mill in Lees. This scene has changed considerably with the closure and demolition of Owl Mill and the building of the Co-op store on the site. The Angel Inn on the right has been a constant through the years.

NFV 319 was originally Blackpool 319 and was in remarkably sound condition. It has joined High Street in Lees and is heading towards Lees Brook. The hoarding on the left advertises Weatherseal double glazing, once an important business in Lees.

Ken Shaw owned two Plaxton-bodied Bedford SB5s and they are seen here together in the yard at Dobcross. In the foreground is what I believe is the first full-size coach bought new, 10 (BHL 585C). To the left is FPT 872C which had been 72 in the fleet of Wilkinson, Sedgefield. It was bought just before that company sold out to United Automobile in 1967, although sister vehicle 73 survived to become United W12.

Ken Shaw bought two PD2s from what was, by then, Burnley and Pendle. This one (PCW 947) had been 247 in that fleet and had a Northern Counties body. They both remained in the yard at Dobcross long after Ken Shaw had ceased as an operator and the site was otherwise used for caravans. This view from Ladcastle Road has what was left of Walk Mill as a backdrop (it was once a much larger, albeit not a lot grander) structure. In its latter days it had been occupied by Saddleworth Dyeing Co. Ltd., but is now demolished with the site being the approach to the new primary school in Dobcross, appropriately called Walkmill. Photo courtesy Paul Wreghitt.

This bus is neither in Saddleworth or on a route to Saddleworth, but I have stretched the rules to include it as it was new to a Saddleworth operator, namely Ken Shaw. A Ford R1114 new in 1976 it was the last acquisition by Ken Shaw and, I believe, the only vehicle to pass to Stott's of Oldham when he sold up. It is seen at the top of West Street in Oldham on the first day of operation by Stott's of the 422 service to Moston. Photo courtesy Jon Brierley.