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THE COLOURS OF WARRINGTON
| 题名： | THE COLOURS OF WARRINGTON |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | NICK THOMSON |
| 摘要： | I have always thought of Warrington, from a bus point of view, as a town of many colours. That was as true in the 1960s as it is today. Besides its own municipal fleet, it was on the periphery of several companies' operating areas, thanks to the town having been established at the lowest crossing point of the sometimes treacherous waters of the River Mersey before the Runcorn-Widnes transporter bridge was completed in 1905 and the Mersey Tunnel opened between Birkenhead and Liverpool in 1934. The municipal tramway closed in 1935 and the undertaking was renamed Warrington Corporation Transport Department. Its livery of red with three ivory bands, introduced after World War 2, is the one that I remember from the 1960s. The greens of Crosville, with a depot in the town, and Salford City Transport, which ran in from 'Manchester' (actually Salford Greengate), mingled with the different reds of North Western, Lancashire United, Ribble and St Helens Corporation. Adding to the mix were the blues of Leigh Corporation and local coach operator Naylor's, which ran a Guy Arab double-decker on a local service. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 73 |
| 期： | 793 |
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