. . . . . . . . . . . "Lancashire United Transport (LUT) was a tram, bus and trolleybus operator based at Howe Bridge in Atherton, 10 miles north west of Manchester. It was the largest independent bus operator in the United Kingdom until its acquisition by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive in 1976."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Lancashire United Transport"@en . "Brown, Stewart J. Greater Manchester Buses, Capital Transport."@en . "Ogden, Eric Lancashire United: A Centenary Celebration 1906–2006, Venture Publications."@en . . . . . . . "954234596"^^ . "Lancashire United Transport (LUT) was a tram, bus and trolleybus operator based at Howe Bridge in Atherton, 10 miles north west of Manchester. It was the largest independent bus operator in the United Kingdom until its acquisition by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive in 1976."@en . . "9792864"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "idOgden2006"@en . . . . . . "3460"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "idBrown1995"@en . . . . . . . . . . .