North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)

[J654UHN]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
buses will be allocated this week. Up to now its 1032 0062 0238(National replacement) Ribble 2101 and L255 plus 1 vehicle from MTT

[Nicholas]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
The Sefton running day has been postponed on health and safety grounds, due to the unseasonal weather conditions we have been experiencing. The event will now be held on May Day bank holiday, Monday 6 May.

[MTL0201]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
Aww that a pity i was looking forward to it. Just looked at the Weather forecast although cold it's not Snowing, & the wind is not as strong as it has been. Hope Sundays MTT event still goes ahead, the Weather forecast looks that it's going to be the same [Cloudy, wind about 10mph but not Snowing]for the rest of the week including Sunday.

[teenagewasteland]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
Suspected it was gonna get pulled. Ah well......

Probably just as well for me personally. I was trying to think of ways of getting to two bus rallies this weekend without annoying the missus!!!

[SNL 824]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
Am I the only person who thinks thinks this was an overreaction and detracts from the credibility of the NWVRT.

I don't know the routes that were going to be run, but I struggle to see serious H&S issues if a risk assessment was done today.

Don't get me wrong I really appreciate what the guys have done for bus preservation over the last year or two - absolutely outstanding, but on the face of it this postponment does seem unnecessary.

[teenagewasteland]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)

(29/03/2013 01:11)SNL 824 Wrote:  Am I the only person who thinks thinks this was an overreaction and detracts from the credibility of the NWVRT.

I don't know the routes that were going to be run, but I struggle to see serious H&S issues if a risk assessment was done today.

Don't get me wrong I really appreciate what the guys have done for bus preservation over the last year or two - absolutely outstanding, but on the face of it this postponment does seem unnecessary.

It's cracking the flags in Liverpool today SO FAR!!! If I wear my conspiracy theorist hat for a second, there's two local bus rallies running this weekend, which is unusual in itself, and one seems to have been better advertised than the other.

If there's H&S issues it can only stem from some of the divvies who come to these events armed with no common sense at all, and can cock it up for organising future running days.

It might be an over-reaction, it might not? At the end of the day, the NWVRT have made a decision and it has to be respected. I only hope that everyone's aware of the postponement and nobody travels in specially only to be disappointed.

[J654UHN]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
Just to clear a few things up, The event was pulled on Wednesday as at the time it was snowing heavy. It has been moved to Mayday bank holiday which is Monday 6th May 2013

[J654UHN]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
Volvo B10M/Alexander PS R896XVM 896 New to Stagecoach Manchester has been purchased by John Glover for Preservation and will be living with the NWVRT. Work will commence ASAP to repaint her into the livery she was delivered in which was of course stripes. Cracking Vehicle i will say

[J654UHN]

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RML895 WLT 895 has been sold and will be departing shortly.
896 passed her first MOT at South Liverpool Commercials Yesterday with not a single advisory,
Rubbing down in preperation for paint has begun

[J654UHN]

RE: North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT)
The NWVRT are pleased to present the resheduled
Sefton Running Day on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May

We are pleased to confirm that the event will be centred at Hawthorne Rd /Trinity Rd at Bootle Merseyside

Postcode L20 3AR.

Plenty of on street free car parking is a available nearby but some of the area is covered by parking restrictions so check carefully . We suggest Hawthorne Rd just over Balliol Road (back towards Liverpool )next to the Bootle South park as this used by local office workers during the week and doesn't cause any nuisance to local householders.

The event will run from about 1030am with around 6 vehicles being in service during the day,

(expected to be Liverpool L255, MPTE/Merseybus 1003/1032/2122/0062 Ribble 831

Running between BOOTLE & Ford , Litherland , Netherton ,Old Roan the Sylvan setting at Sefton Church & Walton using routes 28B 51 52 55B 57A 58 59 91 & 151 and Ribble Route L25 .
Where possible buses will link at outer teminii .

We will be running some feeder link services at the start of the day from our Kirkby HQ & Kirkby Admin by
Route 119 to City at 930am
Route 36 to -Kirkdale Station at 950am
Route 544 to City at 955am
Route 14A to City at 1030am

Old Roan station To Bootle at 10am and 1045am

From the City Centre Sir Thomas St stop EA
at 1010 by Route 55B
at 1030 by Route 151
at 1115 by Route 91

If travelling by Service Bus , services 47 52 52A 53 53A 55 60 62 81 135 157 158 162 all operate within 5 minutes walk away from the Terminus for the day ,

Bootle Oriel Rd Merseyrail Station is about 10 minutes walk away & Bootle Strand shopping centre has numerous catering establishments.

There is also facilities near Tesco Litherland with a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in the Old White House pub on the opposite corner our buses will pass in 4 directions here on a frequent service , these are marked yellow on the timetable.

Timetables for the event follow on a pdf download.
Timetable key for buses is as follows.
Duty 1 L255 Duty 2 Ribble National 831 Duty 3 Metrobus 0062
Duty 4 Titan 2122 Duty 5 Atlantean 1032 Duty 6 Atlantean 1003

These are subject to availability and the NWVRT cannot take any responsibilty for non operation or missed connections.

The services are provided FREE OF CHARGE but any donations to the NWVRT will be most appreciated to help keep the fleet running for future events !

Vehicles will return to Liverpool City Centre & Kirkby after the event