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JCB 14-09-2015 10:08

Re: Accrington Buses?
 
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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 1149980)
If you're a FB user, there's a great Accrington Transport group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/737513103031889/

Thanks for link , Wyn .

Do you have any information on the green single-decker Accrington Corporation buses ?

I can remember at least two in the 1950s , and they were certainly on the Willows Lane/Moscow Mill bus routes .

Wynonie Harris 14-09-2015 15:28

Re: Accrington Buses?
 
Yep, I remember those, Colin. Used to get the Moscow Mill one regularly to go downtown with my Gran. There's a picture of one in Robert Rush's book, "Accrington's Public Transport 1886-1986". Although it's in black and white, you can see it's not the usual red and blue livery. According to him, it was just an experiment, which was obviously discontinued after awhile, as they were repainted in standard ACT livery. The header pic on the FB site shows one of the buses in later years.

JCB 14-09-2015 17:27

Re: Accrington Buses?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 1150007)
Yep, I remember those, Colin. Used to get the Moscow Mill one regularly to go downtown with my Gran. There's a picture of one in Robert Rush's book, "Accrington's Public Transport 1886-1986". Although it's in black and white, you can see it's not the usual red and blue livery. According to him, it was just an experiment, which was obviously discontinued after awhile, as they were repainted in standard ACT livery. The header pic on the FB site shows one of the buses in later years.

Thanks , Wyn .

I thought I hadn't been dreaming it .

It always caught my attention when one of those green buses turned up .......just the fact that they were different from the rest .

robot1002 29-09-2015 22:35

Re: Accrington Buses?
 
Yes, I have noticed the buses in the old Accrington livery...Fantastic to see this. I remember travelling to Accrington in 1943 / 52 from Leyland...as a child.. Looked forward to getting on the bus to Accrington, at Blackburn bus station, to go to my Grans in Richmond Road....Now I live here, what a super town it is, almost as good as was then, ....Almost.!


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