Five brand new Jubilee buseswere delivered to Stagecoach Manchester to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth in 2002. These buses carry a special purple and gold adaptation of the increasingly familiar 'new' red, orange and blue livery.During the time of the Commonwealth Games these buses operated a special service between Piccadily and the City of Manchester stadium.Altogether 30 new, fully accessible buses, were placed onto the Stadium Shuttle service during the Commonwealth Games. The service ran at 1 minute intervals during peak times.