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Pics from today (11/08/13):

1162 at Burscough (Thanks to John Salmon for allowing me to upload this image) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses13/9489303934/

1449 at Burscough after another day on tours awaiting to be washed - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses13/9486506877/

1236 at Kew (near Tesco) taken from the back upper deck of 1449 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses13/9489304674/

1236 at Burscough after we got back - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses13/9489304938

hope you all enjoy

Well done to all. It's great to see the old favourites back in service on this nostalgic tour. A lot of effort put in by the trust and judging by the full deck on the 14:00 your, popular with all. Once again well done & keep up the excellent work!

(11/08/2013 20:39)Vbg111v Wrote: [ -> ]Well done to all. It's great to see the old favourites back in service on this nostalgic tour. A lot of effort put in by the trust and judging by the full deck on the 14:00 your, popular with all. Once again well done & keep up the excellent work!

cheers Vbg111v we do try

Just a quick ask? Is OLV551M likely to appear in red on the Southport tour or are you keeping it back until the Liverpool gig next month????

(14/08/2013 18:24)LJ51DCX Wrote: [ -> ]Just a quick ask? Is OLV551M likely to appear in red on the Southport tour or are you keeping it back until the Liverpool gig next month????

All im going to say there may be A surprice on the Bank Holiday weekend in Southport but cant say anymore

Once again thanks to anyone who came on Todays Open Top Tours...

Dont forget the Tours are operating next Sunday and also the last day will be on Monday Tours leave Southport Pier at 1200, 1300, 1400 and 1500

Got A few shots at the shed on Saturday (17/08/13) whilst we had a little reshuffle in the shed.

N811 CKA (7811) getting moved to its new location in the shed - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses13/9538395841/

HKF 820 (A344) see's the light whilst we had the move - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses1...otostream/

FKF 933G (1054) parked outside in the yard - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses1...otostream/

FKF 835E (L835) parked outside in the yard - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses1...otostream/

BKC 236K (1236) parked outside in the yard - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses1...otostream/

ANW 678 parked in the shed before getting moved to its new location in the shed - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbuses1...otostream/

Afternoon Everyone,

Dont forget we will still be running our Open Top Tours on Sunday and Monday tours leave Southport Pier at 1200, 1300, 1400 and the last tour being 1500 all tours take 45 minutes and along the route visits Churchtown and Birkdale

also on Sunday we have a couple of buses running from Ormskirk Bus Station to Ormskirk Motor Fest in Edge Hill Uni these will be running A regular Park and Ride Service

Another good day in Southport today with 1449 only operating the tours again and 1236 parked on the stop.
(looks like it be the same for the last day tommorow)

Also I believe A267, 1111 and L835 did well in Ormskirk today

When is it happening?
Our eighth annual Running Day event takes place on Sunday 8th September 2013.

What time?
The main services will run between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm. There will be "feeder" journeys on various routes from the north of the city before 10.00 am, and some eturning after the main event.

Where will it take place?
The hub of all the activity will be Liverpool South Parkway Interchange. The routes served will be mainly pre-deregulation LCPT and MPTE services as follows:
4 & 5: Woolton (Hunts Cross Avenue) via Menlove Avenue, Penny Lane to Pier Head.
66B: Woolton (Hunts Cross Avenue) to South Parkway.
77A: Speke Hall (inside grounds) via South Parkway, Mather Avenue, Penny Lane to Pier Head.
87 & H25: South Parkway via Aigburth, Dingle to Pier Head.
There will be some additional services on other routes, including services 25, 46, 72, 73, 88, 166 and 188.
Some feeder journeys will operate towards South Parkway or the Pier Head from north Liverpool early in the morning. Details of these are listed lower down this page, but everything is in the PROGRAMME BOOKLET. This will be available at South Parkway, or from bus crews on the day or you can order in advance (details below).

Which buses will be operating?
The plans are not quite finalised yet, but it is hoped to run most of the following buses, some of which are visitors:-
LCPT: A36 (NKD 536), A267 (VKB 900), L501 (501 KD), L835 (FKF 835E) 1054 (FKF 933G), 2025 (SKB 695G).
MPTE: 1111 (UKA 562H), 1236 (BKC 236K), 2160 (MUA 45P).
Merseybus: 1003 (A323 GLV), 1070 (B926 KWM).
Crosville: ERG 52 (UFM 52F).
National Express (Maidstone & District): 4771 (XGS 771X).

How much does it cost?
All the bus services are free! For only £5.00, this special souvenir booklet contains timetables and route details of all the services, as well as the allocation of vehicles*.

This booklet will be available from our volunteers at South Parkway, and from bus crews on the day.
You can order a copy in advance by sending a cheque or postal order (payable to "Merseyside Transport Trust") to:
3 Sunflower Close, Bold, St Helens, WA9 4ZT



More info can be found on our website including how to get to events and also parking - http://mttrust.co.uk/#/running-day/4554003371