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Post by Biggles on May 6, 2012 17:13:27 GMT 1
Seen travelling up and down the promenade at Wallasey today Sunday 7th. Displaying a number 15.  |
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Post by jiveturkey on May 6, 2012 17:20:16 GMT 1
TYPE LEYLAND PD2 BUS INTO MOZILLA FIREFOX FOR A TREAT.and thanks for that biggles. JT
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Post by ronturner on May 19, 2012 6:31:52 GMT 1
I remember these colours., and I always liked them because when we disembarked from the Wallasey ferry and boarded one of these buses, I knew we were bound for a day at the seaside.(Moreton or West Kirby)
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 7:44:46 GMT 1
I'm sure one of our bus buffs will know more, but wasn't this yellowish colour scheme rather strangely referred to as "Sea Green"?
Apparently a chap called Mr Greene, the manager of Wallasey Corp buses at the time, decided on the colour and when someone enquired as to what what the colour was going to be, they were told "see Greene" and it stuck!!!
Cheers,
Dave
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 16:12:59 GMT 1
Sea Green it is. It always had me totally baffled how it came to be called that. Thanks for solving the mystery.
Nice photo Biggles. She's a 1951 Metro Cammell bodied Leyland Titan PD2/1. Purchased new by Wallasey Corporation she was sold in 1973 to Cedric Greenwood. Not sure if he still owns it but I remember him keeping her in an immaculate condition when he housed it in the hangars at Burscough in the early 80's. Should you wish to have a closer look at her, she now resides at the Wirral Transport Museum, Taylor Street, Birkenhead.
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Post by Biggles on May 19, 2012 19:30:00 GMT 1
thanks ste-t, I guessed that was where it was kept.
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