St.Helens-Merseyside PTE http://st-helens-transport.fotopic.net/ 3 rows en-gb 60 Ex Merseyside PTE 6156 http://st-helens-transport.fotopic.net/c1054322.html Merseyside PTE Leyland National 2 Fleet No 6156 bought for preservation.To be restored back to MPTE Green and Cream. Would anyone be able to help me with any pictures of 6156 in service. Wednesday 16 August 2006: Merseyside PTE Leyland National 2 Fleet No 6156 bought for preservation.To be restored back to MPTE Green and Cream. Would anyone be able to help me with any pictures of 6156 in service.

Heads 6156 Head Gaskets Change at St.Helens 12-8-06 12-8-06 1055 and 6156 1055 and 6156

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]]> Wed Aug 16 2006 Merseyside scrap buses http://st-helens-transport.fotopic.net/c708584.html This site contains pictures of MTL NORTH BUSES in Goodwins Carlton,Barnsley.The main breaker for the vast amount of Titans-Atlanteans and Nationals to be scrapped from when Arriva bought MTL. Goodwins has now closed after an era of over 40 years. Lots more pictures to follow. Also some black and white photos of MPTE St Helens scrap Buses in the 80s would like to here off anyone who would have any photos of the AEC Swifts in breakers yards. Thursday 29 September 2005: This site contains pictures of MTL NORTH BUSES in Goodwins Carlton,Barnsley.The main breaker for the vast amount of Titans-Atlanteans and Nationals to be scrapped from when Arriva bought MTL. Goodwins has now closed after an era of over 40 years. Lots more pictures to follow. Also some black and white photos of MPTE St Helens scrap Buses in the 80s would like to here off anyone who would have any photos of the AEC Swifts in breakers yards.

6171 GOODWINS 1025 GOODWINS 1011 Goodwins. 1017 Goodwins 1028.jpg 1053 Wigleys 1054 Goodwins 1922 Goodwins 1928 Ripleys 1931-1.jpg 1931.jpg 1948-1.jpg 1948.jpg 1967-2 Goodwins 1967 Goodwins 1990 Goodwins 2203 Goodwins 230 a/w collection at st helens MPTE 254 Going to Ripleys 6040-1.jpg 6040 -2 Goodwins 6040-3 6040-4.jpg 6040.jpg 6119.jpg 6122.jpg 6130 Goodwins 6130.jpg 6138-1.jpg 6138.jpg 6139-2.jpg 6139.jpg 6016-6056 RTA vICTIMS 1015 Goodwins 1018 Wigleys Ex St Helens AEC Swifts a/w collection for breaking Ex St Helens AEC Swifts a/w collection for breaking wig2.jpg

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]]> Thu Sep 29 2005 EX ST.HELENS LEYLAND PD2 RDJ729 FLEET No 29 REPATRIATED FROM CANADA http://st-helens-transport.fotopic.net/c197959.html EX St.Helens Leyland PD2 fleet no 29 RDJ729 returned from Victoria B.C For preservation after giving 30 years further service with Grayline Tours of Victoria. It was one of eight Ex St helens Buses shipped to B.C in 1974 where it was to rejoin Fleet nos 176-179 and 28-31. On its return journey to the UK,the bus was towed to the port of Victoria where it was then transported by bardge to Vancouver at Vancouver it was then towed to Timberland road, Surrey,B.C where it was then loaded onto a TTX rail car for transportation by rail to the Port of Montreal Cast Terminal where it was then loaded onto a 40ft flatrack CAXU517567 then shipped to the Port of Liverpool aboard THE CAST PREMIER VESSEL.Our thanks go out to Fraser Simm ENG Mngr at Grayline Tours Canada,Eugene Fenton at Aquamar Shipping Vancouver Highly recomended,Richard at FWD Freight services Liverpool and Finaly Johnsons of Banks Recovery ,Southport. This photo site is to keep you up to date on its restoration progress. Friday 4 June 2004: EX St.Helens Leyland PD2 fleet no 29 RDJ729 returned from Victoria B.C For preservation after giving 30 years further service with Grayline Tours of Victoria. It was one of eight Ex St helens Buses shipped to B.C in 1974 where it was to rejoin Fleet nos 176-179 and 28-31. On its return journey to the UK,the bus was towed to the port of Victoria where it was then transported by bardge to Vancouver at Vancouver it was then towed to Timberland road, Surrey,B.C where it was then loaded onto a TTX rail car for transportation by rail to the Port of Montreal Cast Terminal where it was then loaded onto a 40ft flatrack CAXU517567 then shipped to the Port of Liverpool aboard THE CAST PREMIER VESSEL.Our thanks go out to Fraser Simm ENG Mngr at Grayline Tours Canada,Eugene Fenton at Aquamar Shipping Vancouver Highly recomended,Richard at FWD Freight services Liverpool and Finaly Johnsons of Banks Recovery ,Southport. This photo site is to keep you up to date on its restoration progress.

ON RAIL CAR AT VANVOUVER READY FOR THE 5 DAY HAUL TRIP TO MONTREAL BACK ON BRITAINS ROADS AFTER 30YRS TOWING FROM THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL TOWING FROM THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL RE-BUILDING FRAMEWORK NEW BODY PANELS FITTED PANEL WORK COMPELTED 29 Port of Vancouver Railyard a/w train location TOWING FROM THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL cab 29 in service with St Helens Victoria 3-6-00 Tied down on the flat rack Hitching up for its final journey Hitching up Leaving the Port of Liverpool Tied down on the flat rack RE-BUILDING FRAMEWORK FRAMEWORK COMPLETED NEW PLATFORM AND BULKHEAD AND CROSSMEMBER BEING REFITTED PANEL WORK COMPLETED NEW BULKHEAD AND CROSSMEMBER NOW FITTED NEW BULKHEAD NOW COMPLETE NEW PLATFORM NOW FITTED New guard rails fitted TOP DECK SEAT FRAMES REPAINTED TOP DECK SEAT FRAMES REPAINTED New window pans and re rubbered Preparing for re-paneling Preparing for re-paneling Preparing for re-paneling re-panelling Rubbing down front Old fleet number revealed O/S Re-panelled N/S framework repair

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