The Merseyside Transport Trust
Preserving Merseyside's bus heritage
Welcome to the official website of the Merseyside Transport Trust!
The MTT's collection of former Liverpool Corporation Buses, ranging from one of the first post war AECs right though to the last bus delivered to the Corporation in 1969, is probably the country's most representative preserved collection from a municipal bus fleet.
The collection also includes a growing number of buses from the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (MPTE) fleet which operated most of the bus services on Merseyside between December 1969 and October 1986 and the MPTE's successors Merseybus, MTL and Arriva. In addition to these, we also have a couple of former Crosville Motor Services buses, Crosville being at one time a large operator on Merseyside.
DATES OF OUR EVENTS for 2012
are now posted on this website - click this button:
AVAILABLE NOW! The first five in a series of official souvenir Merseyside Transport Trust coffee mugs! Retailing at only £5.00 (plus p&p), these mugs can be ordered now! Click HERE to find out how to order yours! (More coming soon....)
WHAT'S NEW ON THIS WEBSITE?
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We're moving to new premises!
Wow! It's huge......!
Yes - it's finally happening - the Merseyside Transport Trust is moving to a new location! We are currently moving all the buses, equipment and spare parts into a superb large warehouse unit. This building is clean, dry, spacious and secure. The place is monitored 24/7 by CCTV and the building is very safe.
The old hangars have served us well, but recently we had several break-ins (fortunately no damage was done to any buses), and the decaying state of these World War II buildings was a cause for concern.
The new building is also in the Burscough area, and when the hard work of moving everything is over, we can look forward with confidence to keeping our collection secure in coming years.
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PLEASE NOTE!
With effect from Thursday 25th August 2011, our registered office has moved to:
9 Edington Street,
Liverpool,
L15 4NB.
Please do not send correspondence to the old address.
"The Daimler has left the building!"
Over the festive season, the last bus left the old hangars, meaning that for the first time ever our whole collection is under one roof!
The short video clip to the left shows D553 (JKC 178) being towed out. This was quite a momentous moment, not just because this is the first time the bus has been moved since it was parked up some 25 years ago, but also because this is the final MTT bus to leave the hangars. As soon as the bus was made mobile, it was dragged to the new shed, and remained intact throughout - a testament to the build quality of these old buses! (It was new in 1949).
To watch the video, click the centre of the picture. To see it on the YouTube site, click the logo in the bottom right corner.
Check out our superb photo collection on Flickr. Click the logo!
The photograph above gives an idea of how much room we will have; buses had to be parked with literally a centimetre or two between them in the hangars. Now we will have space to work on the buses, without moving half the fleet outside before we start.
But this luxury does not come cheap. Several Trust vehicles, (including A267 and L501) do not have their space rental sponsored. Maybe someone reading this might be in a position to do this, or take a share in it? While the Trust has to pay for spaces, there is less money available for restoration and maintenance of our fleet.
As the pictures on this page show, we have several buses whose restoration is tantalisingly close to completion, but we cannot commit to their running costs. If every bus parked in the new building had its rental sponsored, we would be able to do more with these buses.
Coaches EKA 220Y and VHF 57V basking in their new home.
WHY NOT JOIN US?
Friends of the Merseyside Transport Trust receive a quarterly newsletter with all the advance news, stories and photos, long before they appear on this website (if at all!)
See the "Membership" page to find out how you can be a part of the preservation of Merseyside's transport heritage.
After many years of silence, both A40 (NKD 540) and L227 (SKB 224) started "on the button" and were driven to the new building under their own power. If only we could finish the work and see these two superb buses on the road again.
They are seen (right) in their new home with 1236 and L501.
SUPERB ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE
for single and double-deck buses at the new home of the Merseyside Transport Trust. If you own a preserved bus or coach and you need secure accommodation, we may be able to help you.
For details of availability, rental charges and other information please contact us.
Above: A36 (NKD 536) and A267 (VKB 900) parked outside the new building, which even has a large forecourt.
Above right: E1 (371 BKA) was towed to its new home, but restoration to running order will be possible when time and resources allow. This bus has been laid up for quite a few years.
If you are interested in sponsoring a bus, or helping by simply becoming a member, please contact us.
(Most photos on this page are copyright Andy Pendleton).
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