Liverpool Buses - 2013 Running Day
Welcome to the seventh visit by the independent transport videos cameras
to the annual Liverpool Buses Running Day organised by the Merseyside Transport
Trust. On this visit we go ‘on the road’
to see the vehicles in action in various parts of the city reliving the days
when green buses were the norm running on the streets of Liverpool. For good measure we have filmed a few of the
current buses plying the streets for comparison – but only a few – centre stage
goes to the superbly preserved and turned out buses which are the subject of
our programme!
The filming
starts at the MTT depot in the early morning sunshine of
Sunday 8th September 2013.
The buses are being prepared for service and we see them leaving the
depot for a busy day ahead. The next
sequence is ‘on the road’. Our cameras,
with the help of photographer, Mark Youdan, visit many parts of the
system to
see the buses in action, from the docks in Bootle, city centre,
Toxteth, as
well as the leafy lanes to name but a few, showing what a diverse area
buses in
Liverpool serve. Ending up at the Pier
Head we board, beautifully restored AEC Regent III, A36 (NKD 536) for a
ride to
Liverpool South Parkway along route 77A.
Enjoy the sights and sounds as we make our way through the city to this
busy interchange. A number of the
movements are recorded here before we board recently restored Alexander
bodied
Dodge S56, 7685 (D685 SEM) on service 188, the Garston Circular.
A very interesting comparison from A36! Back at Liverpool South
Parkway more of the
action is recorded including former Ribble vehicles to make the scene
complete. We then take you back ‘on the
road’ with more action shots in south Liverpool. As a bonus we
take a brief ride on visiting
former Halton Transport Leyland National 2, 33 (C49 OCM) just recently
restored
to it’s original livery, Halton Transport being no stranger to
Liverpool. Our final ride of the day starts at Penny
Lane as we board Leyland Atlantean L501 (501 KD) for a journey on
service 99 to
Lower Lane. Superb sounds come from it’s
Leyland engine as we enjoy a spirited journey through the streets of
north
Liverpool. The programme closes back
where the day started, at Burscough depot, where we see the vehicles
arriving
and being put away. Yet again, a brilliant day. We
would like to extend our thanks to
everyone that have been involved in organising this excellent Running
Day, and
as always making us feel most welcome.
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2013 |
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| Duration
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69 minutes (approx). |
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| Price
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Within UK - £16 |
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Rest of world -
£18 |
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| Format
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DVD -R |
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Picture Aspect 16:9 |
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| Order
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D178 |
