Bogie streamliner 869 was built at Edge Lane Works
in 1936. It ran in the city until 1954 when it was sold with 45 others to
Glasgow. Some of these cars were still running in Glasgow in 1960 - three
years after trams had stopped in Liverpool. 869 is shown here at Crich.
Tram 245 was not scrapped like the others but
kept aside at Edge Lane depot with the intention of putting it on display
in a museum. This did not happen and 245 became an exhibit in a storage
shed at Bankhall. Not sure what has happened to it now
Liverpool Pier Head
Liverpool Pier Head
Fleet
number E1 was introduced in 1959 and was one of three experimental large
capacity double deck buses that Liverpool Corporation had for evaluation
in 1959. Extensive observations were carried out on these vehicles; AEC
Regent V (E1), Leyland Atlantean (E2), and AEC Bridgemaster (E3), and much
valuable operating information was gained. Passengers were asked for their
comments
AEC Regent
V (E1)
E2 was the most revolutionary of the three
experimental buses delivered to Liverpool Corporation as part of its
evaluation trials. It was one of the first production Leyland Atlanteans.
Leyland was keen to demonstrate E2 capabilities and with the chance of
securing a large order that it allowed Liverpool to jump the queue on the
delivery waiting list. However the rear-engined Atlantean had first
appeared on Merseyside twelve months previously when Wallasey Corporation
received amongst the first Atlanteans built.
Leyland
Atlantean (E2)
A.E.C, who where obviously very eager to
gain the subsequent order painted one of its six AEC Bridgemaster
demonstrators into full Liverpool Livery and placed the vehicle on loan to
the Corporation who numbered it E3, however despite being delivered in
December 1958 did not enter service until the 9 th January 1959.
