The Marshall bodied AEC Swift became the mainstay of the St. Helens Corporation fleet. Here the first in a batch of nine, 260 JDJ260K, with dual doors, delivered in 02/1972, sits in between two of the more modern single deckers in preservation. Since my last main photo of this vehicle, it has lost it's St. Helens crest and fleetnumber in favour of the 'Merseyside' motif. This livery was first used when the St. Helens undertaking was absorbed into Merseyside PTE, upon local government re-organization in 1974. Nearest the camera is preserved Merseybus 7227, L227TKA, a Volvo B6-50 with Plaxton Pointer bodywork, delivered to MTL Manchester in 05/1994, and furthest away from the camera is preserved MTL Wirral Peninsula 7533, P533MBU, a Dennis Dart SLF SFD322, also with Plaxton Pointer bodywork, new in 06/1997. They are seen here on display at the 3rd. Annual NWVRT Open & Running Day, Kirkby, Liverpool, on 01/06/2014. © Peter Steel 2014.
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