LIVERPOOL PART 2

Let's start off with a visit to Liverpool Museum, where there are a few interesting exhibits.

Close to Lime Street railway station is Liverpool Coach Station, where varrious operators could be found.

Nearby, Liverpool's trams once passed the Art Gallery.

It's 1934 and we're celebrating the opening of the Mersey Tunnel.

Liverpool Corporation Transport was taken over by Merseyside PTE. Here, no. 1270 retains the old green livery.

More PTE vehicles in the 1970s.

The PTE later became Merseybus. Leyland Atlantean 1326 is seen in that livery, 1993 (Richard Huggins).

A batch of ex London Leyland Titans was obtained.

Merseytravel, who operated PTE sponsored routes, used this unusual Neoplan in 1996.

Merseybus was later split up. GTL took over part of the operations.

Arriva, if I remember correctly, took over GTL.

Stagecoach also now run a large proportion of Liverpool's buses.

Other major operators have included First Crosville and Halton Transport.

Since deregulation, many independents have tried running services in Liverpool. These have included Aintree Coachline, Blue Triangle and City Fleet.

CMT grew to become quite a large bus company.

Cumfybus run several tendered services.

Other independents included People's Bus, Fareway and Liverbus.

Yet another was Liverline, who also tried the use of ex London AEC Routemasters.

This Bedford VAL coach is used on Magical Mystery Tours of the city.

Phew! After all those buses, we must need a pint. Let's call in at the Vernon Arms, a classic city centre boozer.

That's where I'll call it a day. Next time, the rest of the city centre pubs (and there's some good ones), then we'll venture out of the city.