[Bob Dobson]

The first Corporation buses arrived in 1928 and to everyone's surprise they did not have the same livery as the Corporation's trams (bright red & pale cream with orange-brown roofs) Initially the buses were dark blue with red stripes ( as the East Lancs Regt) with black window frames. There is no mention of the colours in the Transport Dept minutes, so the theories cannot be confirmed, but it is widely believed by transport buffs such as the late Robert Rush.