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3rd Annual Running Day |
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3rd Annual Running Day |
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Updated 25/08/2008
Building on the success of the last two years' events, the MTT's 3rd Annual Running day will be held on Sunday 21st September 2008. This years Running Day will again be focused on Penny Lane and Woolton and will also include Merseytravel's Liverpool South Parkway (LSP) Station, Garston, which they have very kindly allowed us to use as a south Liverpool hub once again.
Routes
Core routes will operated between Pier Head and Liverpool South Parkway, calling at Penny Lane and Woolton. There will also be some special workings on extra routes to supplement these core routes and these will be detailed in the programme, which for the first time this year can be obtained before the Running Day from our head office, details of which can be found below. Also included in the programme will be everything you need to know about the day to try and make it a more enjoyable experience for all!
Vehicles
The proposed fleet running on the day (subject to availability) is hoped to be:
Leyland PD2 L255
AEC Regent A267
Leyland Atlantean PDR L501, L835, 1111, 1236
Leyland Panther 1054 (Pending completion of restoration)
Bristol RE 2025 (Pending completion of restoration)
Leyland Atlantean AN68 1836, 1055
All the above are subject to availability on the day and should a bus not be available then it may be substituted for another vehicle. For more details on what these vehicles will be running on the day, please refer to the programme and running boards. Details will be available on the day of any changes which have occurred to the vehicle allocation. Most of these vehicles will be running the core routes throughout the day, but some will be straying off these routes to provide special workings as mentioned above, but details of all these can be found in the programme.
Obtaining your Programme
The programme will be available from us in advance of the Running Day at the beginning of September. We hope that having it available prior to the event will allow you to plan your day in order to get maximum enjoyment from it.
You can obtain your programme by sending a cheque/postal order for £4 (made payable to "Merseyside Transport Trust") to our main office at: Carlton House, 17-19 Carlton Street, Liverpool, L3 7ED and we will send you your programme when it goes to print. Please include your address details with your payment.
We hope to have running boards available for purchase on the day to allow you to see which vehicles are operating which routes. By using these running boards you will be able to see which connections you can make and plan any photography to make sure you get the shots you want.
Getting to the Running Day
For the benefit of those who are traveling from outside the region, here are some brief details to help you find our event. For local travel information, please consult www.merseytravel.gov.uk (opens a new window) for more details on how to get to Liverpool.
By Road:
If traveling from the north or south using the M6, travel along the M62 to the end of the motorway then follow directions below.
If using the M60/62 from the east, travel to the end of the motorway then follow directions below.
If traveling from North Wales, Wirral or Cheshire, Liverpool can be got to by using the Mersey Tunnels or using the Runcorn Bridge (the latter applying for North Wales and Cheshire).
For a map, please see below:
Liverpool City Centre is then straight down Edge Lane if traveling off the M62, and then you simply follow signs for the Ferries which will direct you to Pier Head. Parking can be found in and around the city centre. Our buses will be running from Georges Dock Way, see point A on map below (courtesy of Google Maps) or follow this link (opens a new window).
You can also join our Running Day easily by road at LSP which is located near Garston and as shown below:
By Rail:
Our Running Day is based around Liverpool South Parkway Station in South Liverpool which has both regional and long distance rail services calling at it. Alternatively, you can travel into Liverpool Lime Street and join our Running Day from Georges Dock Way (see map above) by means of a short walk through the city centre. For more details on rail travel, please consult www.nationalrail.co.uk (opens a new window).
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us, details can be found on the contact page.
Disclaimer
Passengers are carried FREE. As the services are being operated in a historic context, whilst we try and be as accommodating towards passengers as possible, it is regretted that we may not be able to carry wheelchairs. The MTT can not be held responsible for the non-running of any journeys or any missed connections and whilst we do try to make sure timetabled journeys do run, in the rare event of a vehicle failure or some other unforeseen incident on the day certain journeys may be missed.
For pictures from the last two years' Running Days have a look on the Photos Page.