(24/08/2015 16:46)Barney Wrote:  I remember these very same trees being an issue more than fifty years ago, particularly the one at the junction of Sefton Road and School Lane. However, in those days Litherland UDC and LCPT/Ribble worked in harmony and for the common good. Every spring an ancient LCPT decker, converted to open-top, was used to lop the overhanging branches of these trees along Gorsey Lane.

Ironically, Sefton Council recently announced - without any consultation with and to the outrage of most local residents - that it intends to fell over one hundred mature trees in the surrounding area because it can't afford to sweep up the leaves in the autumn. All of these tree-lined roads are quiet residential ones of course, not a major bus route such as Gorsey lane. Go figure.

(24/08/2015 17:07)Barney Wrote:  The good news is that the new deckers are now on the likes of the 53 and 63.

(28/08/2015 14:36)mathias Wrote:  Nice to see deckers back on the 52/52A/55/56 routes again today after a six-day absence.

Presumably someone has trimmed back the overhanging branches along these routes and the new deckers can safely use them without fear of further damage to upper deck windows and bodywork.

Who's to be held responsible for such damage is a different matter...

(31/08/2015 17:12)SL64 JDZ Wrote:  Is there any news on when Bootle is due to receive the DLPs that were previously mentioned in this thread? I presume it'll be two to replace 2226/35