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Just a 'heads up' as they say... thought it might be worth a mention:

Don't know if it's been posted anywhere else but I got this book Merseyside Transport Recalled <Click> for Chrimbo. Published Oct 2014, the first half is generally Liverpool transport, the second is Wirral (mainly Birkenhead and Wallasey environs). Well worth a look as it's mainly full colour, and good quality photos from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

A bit expensive (most books are nowadays), but if you've got a Birthday coming up...


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You'll find it a bit cheaper on Amazon: new, from £11.37 + £2.80 delivery.


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Thanks for that Billy. It looks interesting. happy

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There's a bookshop in the St Johns Centre in Liverpool that has a great selection of local books at good prices.

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Its right up your street Pinz - 502s, 503s and Guy Arabs galore...

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Its right up your street Pinz - 502s, 503s and Guy Arabs galore...

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Great stuff! Are there any photos of corpy Daimler CVG6's perchance ? If so, that's the clincher and the Piggy Bank is about to get bludgeoned to bits. grin Here piggy piggy piggy....

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Originally Posted by chriskay
You'll find it a bit cheaper on Amazon: new, from £11.37 + £2.80 delivery.


I'm convinced I was born in Aberdeen Chris, not Birkenhead. I've just found it for 1p cheaper !!!! £14.16p inc. delivery. Aye laddie, a bonnie price that !

RIP Piggy Bank. frown

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You'll find it a bit cheaper on Amazon: new, from £11.37 + £2.80 delivery.


I'm convinced I was born in Aberdeen Chris, not Birkehead. I've just found it for 1p cheaper !!!! £14.16p inc. delivery. Aye laddie, a bonnie price that !

RIP Piggy Bank. frown


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You'll find it a bit cheaper on Amazon: new, from £11.37 + £2.80 delivery.


I'm convinced I was born in Aberdeen Chris, not Birkehead. I've just found it for 1p cheaper !!!! £14.16p inc. delivery. Aye laddie, a bonnie price that !

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It was the excitement of saving the 1p Bert. All of a tremor I was. I've just slid in whilst the "edit" window was still open!

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Used to love the Guy Arabs, especially churning up Argyle Street South hill with a 3 beller on going to Lairds. Used to crunch through that gear box no probs, double declutching as it went. Dont' know they're living todays drivers.


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Used to love the Guy Arabs, especially churning up Argyle Street South hill with a 3 beller on going to Lairds. Used to crunch through that gear box no probs, double declutching as it went. Dont' know they're living todays drivers.


Spot on Bandy ! You'll know better than I, but get the revs right and it's a hot knife through butter job. Get it wrong and... well, it's not my gearbox anyway! grin

Daimler pre-selectors with fluid flywheels sounded fun. Like an air raid siren on steriods. Happy days long gone! Ding-ding.


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I learned to drive on a crash gearbox: a 1 ton R.A.F. gharry. You could get some extraordinary noises out of it if you mis-timed the change.


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But that's how we ended up as skilled drivers eh fellahs?
The Atlantas were something new and strange at first. The old Leylands were great if you happened to get a "Flyer", they were mustard. Good crowd of lads and lasses to work with as well.

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Here you go then Bandy - an old Guy, just for you smirk

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From the 1953 timetables. For some reason, the actual timetable isn't included, but the fares are.

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