Crosville Motors running day Hooton Park 13.08.2023

[robaero]

Hi folks, had a short drive up the road to the Crosville Motors Running day. The event was well attended by the public and heritage vehicles from far and wide.
Here are a few pictures of some of the many Busses there.

Some of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr


HFM186N ENL930 Leyland National 1 taking part in the Crosville Motor Services running dayat the Hooton Park Trust. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr

One of the many vehicles to the Crosville Motors running day held at the Hooton Park Trust Wirral Cheshire. R Stock Copyright. by Rob Stock, on Flickr


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[ronturner]

Thanks for posting these. I particularly like the first and the third, as these types bring back happy memories of journeys and days out with Crossville.

The St Helens 89 was my ride from Huyton to Speke, getting off at the roundabout and walking along the fence past Starways.

[northbynorthwest]

Ron, I have dim and distant memories of riding in the double decker in the third picture. If I remember correctly, the upstairs aisle was situated along the right side of the bus, with the seats -or rather benches - having four seats in a row. Apart from being very time consuming, this must have been a real pain for people to have to constantly move out of their seats in order to let others in and out of a seat row.

[vanguard]

I also remember that configuration in the seating upstairs on Crosville buses. On one particular the H1 route,as I used it to certain pub in Hale village.

[ronturner]

Come to think of it, I now remember those seats too. Probably on the Birkenhead Woodside to Chester route. This used to be Route Number 1, and it changed to C something around 1960. Probably C1.

Invariably the bus would stop at the Crossville depot at Rock Ferry for a driver change, 10 minutes after leaving Woodside.

(The route I used most was originally 119 Warrington to Liverpool. It became H something.)

I also have memories of several times, departing from the Edge Lane depot on a scheduled coach service to London. Way before such things as motorways existed. I think the London terminus was Victoria Coach Station.