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Old 28-10-2011, 19:30   #16
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Re: The Return of the Accy Bus

No, the bus we used to see in Salisbury was more modern than the one in your picture, Wyn. Also it was in the 90s which was before that one was restored.

Thanks anyway for looking out the picture.
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Old 28-10-2011, 19:40   #17
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Re: The Return of the Accy Bus

The first Corporation buses arrived in 1928 and to everyone's surprise they did not have the same livery as the Corporation's trams (bright red & pale cream with orange-brown roofs) Initially the buses were dark blue with red stripes ( as the East Lancs Regt) with black window frames. There is no mention of the colours in the Transport Dept minutes, so the theories cannot be confirmed, but it is widely believed by transport buffs such as the late Robert Rush.
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Old 13-11-2011, 20:32   #18
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Went to animal food store on main road Hapton on Friday11/11(what was Thornybank Collery)
and passing going towards Burnley was the double decker Accy bus looking great and going like the clappers.
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Old 16-11-2011, 17:59   #19
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Groove thinks its better now we have a multitude of buses to choose from instead of the boring blue n red things all the time.
Did it ever cross your mind that the the "boring blue n red" was chosen to commemorate the Accrington Pals?
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Old 16-11-2011, 18:21   #20
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Re: The Return of the Accy Bus

Saw the old Accrington Red and Blue bus on the Burnley route today.
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Old 16-11-2011, 18:52   #21
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It's owned by Transdev Margaret, i went on it today from Accy, it was going to Burnley
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Old 16-11-2011, 21:02   #22
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I saw it Shaz...if I had known you were on it I would have given you a wave
It made me feel all nostalgic.
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Old 16-11-2011, 21:07   #23
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lol don't know when you saw it but i was on it around 10.30 this morning, Reece got one it and was amazed at how it looked inside
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Old 16-11-2011, 21:32   #24
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Yes...that would be right...I had just come out of the Post Office and was crossing over the road when the bus sailed into Avenue Parade(well, no of course it didn't sail).
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Old 16-11-2011, 21:52   #25
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haha, we where sat at the front, you wouldn't have seen us

it was nice to be on a bus that i probably travelled on as a child
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Old 16-11-2011, 22:19   #26
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I probably travelled on it as a student nurse.
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