45 at Morecambe bus station at the Stagecoach open day May 2009

45 at Morecambe bus station at the Stagecoach open day May 2009

Sisters in preservation 96 on the left an older short wheel base version of 45 on the right, 96 is in a mock version of the Blue Bus livery which it could have carried if Blue Buses was still arround today....or is it??

45 and 364 at the 2009 Birkenhead gathering

45 and 364 at the 2009 Birkenhead gathering

45 at the 2009 Birkenhead gathering

45 & 44 in Mark 2 Seagull Coaches livery

45 & 44 when newly repainted into the mark 1 Seagull Coaches livery note the larger Seagulls and underlined fleet names

45 as 75 after repainting into the new Blue Bus Livery

45 when new as 75 on an excursion to the races

45 when new as 75 on a publicity shoot note the destination blinds havnt been fitted

45 and 2 trams at Fleetwood Ferry

45 When newly repainted into Seagull Coaches Livery

45 Reversing into Manchester Museum of Transport 19-10-08

45's older sister 71 at the LTT open day blackpool Seafront 26th October 2008 71 has a short wheel base Northern Counties body you can tell by the last upper saloon window

Although refurbished with differant fronts 45 & 71 generally have similar bodies, 71 on the right being a short wheel base and 45 a long wheel base seen here at LTT open day 26th October 2008

45 & 71 together in thier old liveries for the first time in 17 years on blackpool sea front 26th October 2008

45 at the LTT open day on Backpool Sea front 26th October 2008 with the tower in the back groud

45 in the middle with 71 left and 364 right at LTT open day Blackpool seafront 26th October 2008

45 at the LTT open day on Backpool Sea front 26th October 2008

45 and 364 at Bolton West Services on the M61 on their way to Manchester 19th October 2008

45 and 364 at Bolton West Services on the M61 on their way to Manchester 19th October 2008

45 and 364 at Bolton West Services on the M61 on their way to Manchester 19th October 2008

This is 45 now fully restored making her debut in the Manchester Museum of Transport for the Atlantean 50th on 19th October 2008. You can compare this to the earlier photo of 45 in the same museum 3 years ago.