'Scene' in Southport

The last time I went to Southport, the buses were painted in 'Southport Corporation Transport's cream and red livery.

Interestingly, although todays major operator is 'Arriva', they paint their Park and Ride buses in guess what ??? cream and red.

A mark of respect to the 'old' days perhaps.

This Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 bodied Dennis Dart SLF CX08 DJU certainly looks well in it.

 

 

The rest of Arriva's operation appears to be in standard Arriva colours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Independent ‘cumfybus’ provides a bit of light relief (literally) with their yellow livery.

Operating widely across Merseyside, its commercial and tendered services are run with almost a hundred buses of which more than half are Optare Solo’s.

 

 

 

 

 

BU53 OAN a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter visiting from Bolton was having a day out at the seaside. 

 

While the star of the day was TUI 1608.

Formerly E706 EFG in the Brighton and Hove fleet, currently with Maghull Bus &  Coach.

 

The ‘essential travel for our city’ strapline came with the bus from Brighton.

Stagecoach Northwest put in an a welcome appearance with a couple of Scania 230UD’s with Alexander’s Enviro 400 bodies.

 

 

 

 

Stockport’s railway station is centrally located in the town. Apart from its links with the rest of the system operated by a selection of diesel multiple units. It also links in to the Merseyrail network based on Liverpool to the South.

 

Northern Rail’s class 142049 waits its next turn of duty.

 

Merseyrail’s class 507014 is just about to depart for Liverpool.

 

 

 

Northern Rail's 156464 looks like a good clean would not come amiss.