▁Stock port ▁or ▁Bol ton . ▁To ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁Transport ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁SE L NE C ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Executive ▁was ▁formed . ▁SE L NE C ▁stood ▁for ▁South ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁North ▁East ▁Ch esh ire , ▁a ▁joint ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁local ▁coun c ils . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁P TE ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁bus ▁fle ets ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁municipal ities , ▁and ▁operation ally , ▁the ▁organisation ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁divis ional ▁areas , ▁Northern , ▁Central , ▁and ▁Southern : ▁ ▁Northern ▁Bol ton ▁Corporation ▁( 2 4 9 ▁vehicles ) ▁B ury ▁Corporation ▁( 9 6 ▁vehicles ) ▁Le igh ▁Corporation ▁( 5 7 ▁vehicles ) ▁R ams bottom ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁( 1 2 ▁vehicles ) ▁Ro ch dale ▁Corporation ▁( 1 3 0 ▁vehicles ) ▁ ▁Central ▁Manchester ▁Corporation ▁( 1 , 2 5 0 ▁vehicles ) ▁S alf ord ▁Corporation ▁( 2 7 1 ▁vehicles ) ▁ ▁Southern ▁As ht on - under - L y ne ▁Corporation ▁( 6 0 ▁vehicles ) ▁Old ham ▁Corporation ▁( 1 8 0 ▁vehicles ) ▁Stock port ▁Corporation ▁( 1 4 5 ▁vehicles ) ▁St aly bridge , ▁Hy de , ▁M oss ley ▁& ▁D uk in field ▁Transport ▁& ▁Electric ity ▁Board ▁( 8 2 ▁vehicles ) ▁ ▁SE L NE C ▁brand ed