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The St Helens trolleybus system once served St Helens, Merseyside, north west England. Opened on 11 July 1927 ( 1927-07-11 ) , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it gradually replaced the St Helens tramway network . By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom , the St Helens system was a medium-sized one, with a total of six ...
The North West Museum of Road Transport (formerly St. Helens Transport Museum or St. Helens Bus Museum) is located at the old St. Helens Corporation Transport bus depot in Hall Street, St Helens, Merseyside, England.
Only the final destination was shown on the front and back of the vehicles [13] However, from 1943, St. Helens Corporation gave the St. Helens to Atherton service the number 1 and displayed this on its own vehicles; its service to Ashton in Makerfield the number 2 and that to Haydock the number 3 with a further number 3A reserved for workings ...
South Lancashire Transport Company Atherton: 3 August 1930 31 August 1958 See also Trolleybuses in South Lancashire. St Helens: 11 July 1927 1 July 1958 See also Trolleybuses in St Helens. Blackpool: 1983 Demonstration. Manchester Corporation Transport Manchester: 1 March 1938 30 December 1966 See also Trolleybuses in Manchester. Ashton-under-Lyne
The Corporation undertook a modernisation and electrification programme and the first electric services started on 20 July 1899. In 1902 extensions to the system included connections with the South Lancashire Tramways system at Haydock. and the Liverpool and Prescot Light Railway, at Brooks Bridge.
Great Yarmouth Transport bought eight Swifts new in 1973; the last of 22 purchased new and three second hand; they continued in service until the late 1990s, and were the last Swifts to run in service with their original operator. [10] Other customers included Blackpool Transport with 55 examples and St Helens Corporation.
Three months later it acquired another route, linking St Helens to Ormskirk. [5] In January 2012, Strawberry merged with South Lancs Travel and moved its operations to the larger operator's depot in Atherton. South Lancs Travel had itself been acquired by D&G Bus, which held shares in Strawberry, shortly before the merge. Strawberry's founder ...
St Helens has a central bus station that sits between Bickerstaffe Street and Corporation Street. A Merseytravel office is located on Bickerstaffe Street, where bus passes and advice can be sought. From 1890, St Helens Corporation Transport organised public network services throughout the area, providing bus and trolleybus services.