St. HELENS CORPORATION TRANSPORT
St. Helens Corporation served the town and surrounding areas until forced into Merseyside PTE in 1974. A selection of the fleet is shown below.
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Forty AEC RT /Park Royal were purchased in 1950/52. D67 (BDJ 67) is seen after preservation. |
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E84 (DDJ 491), a Leyland PD2/ East Lancs in Victoria Square, St. Helens in 1968. |
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G121 (FDJ 821) , a Leyland PD2/ East Lancs, and K199, the unique front entrance AEC Regent 5/ MCW. St. Helens Ormskirk Street in January 1969. |
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G129 (FDJ 829) a Leyland PD2 / Weymann is seen in Watford soon after withdrawal. The letter prefixes (later discontinued) referred to ordering of batches rather than a bus type classification. |
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136 (HDJ 436) was an AEC Regent 5 / Weymann dating from 1957. |
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K199 (KDJ 999), the unique front entrance AEC Regent 5/East Lancs. |
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1 (ODJ 941), AEC Regent 5/Metro Cammell, and 51 (MDJ551E), Leyland PD2A/27 / East Lancs. Also just visible is now preserved 29 (RDJ 729)
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L13 (PDJ 813), a Leyland PD2/30 / Metro-Cammell |
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23 (RDJ 103), a Leyland PD2/30 / Metro-Cammell |
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41 (FDJ 341C), a Leyland PD2A/30 / East Lancs with a non-standard heating system. |
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55 (MDJ 555E), the last Leyland Titan bought by St. Helens Corporation. |
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Merseyside PTE transferred some buses from Birkenhead to St. Helens and initially repainted them in St. Helens livery. 31 (DBG 141D) was a Leyland PD2/40 / Massey. |
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212 (TDJ 612) was an AEC Reliance / Marshall. |
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214 (DDJ214C), an AEC Reliance/ Marshall, seen on a diverted route in Eccleston Broadway, January 1969. |
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From 1968, driver-only operation was rapidly extended, using batches of Marshall-bodied AEC Swifts. |
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260 (JDJ 260K) in Church Street, 17 February 1973. |
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277 (PDJ 277L) at the junction of Bridge Street and Chalon Way. |
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The final version of the coat of arms. |
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