Just thought you'd like to see my 1956 ex Liverpool Transport bus back on the road after 10 years of restoration into mid 60s livery.
Pic follows
At Penny Lane on our running day in Sept 2007
photo Chris Tunstall
Just thought you'd like to see my 1956 ex Liverpool Transport bus back on the road after 10 years of restoration into mid 60s livery.
Pic follows
At Penny Lane on our running day in Sept 2007
photo Chris Tunstall
Looks great Bob, lots of hard work gone into that project.
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
Winston Churchill
stunning. really miss the old buses.
when I was at the Holt I used to walk down to Thingwall Rd to get the 76 home as Crosville were still running some old back loaders on the route in the late 1970's.
Proud Scouser, with a dabbling of Welsh and Irish.
bore yourself silly at my Flickr page...anorak central!
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Wow, love it to bits Bob.I have a 1956 Austin A50 to go with it. You don't happen to know a good paint sprayer for classic cars do you?
Last edited by Chris48; 02-23-2008 at 09:26 AM.
They are kept up at Burscough at mo. but we do a few rallies and trips round lpool have a look at www.mttrust.co.uk
Rob
Well done! ,
Yes the Leyland Titan Pd2/20s were used on the 27 from Edge lane depot.
surprisingly the 26 going the other way would be he preserve of AEC Regents from Edge Lane depot too.
Liverpool's Leylands sounded more distinctive and powerful as they were fitted with 'export' type Oil bath Air Filters!
Always remember waiting in Tithebarn St for route 16 home which was usually a AEC regent back loader even the punters knew it was the 16 as it stood out against the usual leyland atlanteans, and would step forward in the queue.
HAPPY DAYS!
Rob
The Titan almost had a turbo charged sound to it. The Titans were quite fast and cornered well compared to the AEC Regents. The drivers could throw them around corners easily enough. The Regent had a distinctive "diesel" sound and vibrated a lot on idle. The Titan was a superior bus in chassis and engine, however the Regent appeared better appointed inside for passengers - from memory.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
Some of the AECs were unpainted aluminium silver.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
Yeah we have the first one A40 NKD 540 www.mttrust.co.uk
there was also A147, A221-232 plus Leylands L294/5,300,303-309 locally known as the SILVER BULLETS!
Pic link of L295 when nearly new in 1962 at Pier Head
http://www.transportimages.com/galle...geViewsIndex=1
Nice pic showing St Nicks church and the warehouses in the background , before the Sandcastle and Atlantic tower were built!
Rob
Proud Scouser, with a dabbling of Welsh and Irish.
bore yourself silly at my Flickr page...anorak central!
My Austin A50 from 1956. Its solid and in good condition. Spent most of itslife in Malaysia when it was flown home in the late 1990s.
Last edited by Chris48; 02-26-2008 at 05:00 PM.
"Flown" over from Malaysia? It is very good condition. It needs garaging in the UK climate otherwise it will rot. Don't take it out in the winter as the salt on roads will rot the underside.
Why do you want it painted when it looks OK? At least engine parts are easy to come by - A series.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
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