A huge well done to our drivers Les and Alan, who saved a teachers life when he collapsed and stopped breathing outside one of our schools yesterday. Alan dealt with the emergency services 🚑 whilst Les gave the teacher CPR and restarted his heart. You’ve made us very proud guys.
Having operated 19 of these over the years, we just can’t resist an ALX400 Trident……..🚌🚌
Recent arrivals from our friends at Stagecoach are WA04 FOD/FOF.
We know you all like a good bus picture here and there, so after the artist impression we posted yesterday showing our new livery, here it is, fresh out the paint shop awaiting fleet names and legal lettering.
What do you think? 😎
Seven years after it was last started, we thought we’d give JIL 8216 a run today. Started first time and sounded as sweet as ever. Maybe it’ll get a place in the workshop next year 🤔
We’re pleased to announce that from 22nd January, we’ll once again be operating services for
@Merseytravel
From this date, service 686 serving
@SEACAcademy
will transfer from
@StagecoachMCSL
to Peoplesbus.
Lookout for our new livery that’ll be hitting the streets shortly 😎
After last weeks video of the Citaro G ticking over in the yard, someone asked whether they could see it moving.
Well, after a little wash, there you go.
And yes……………we know all our bus enthusiast friends will just love that Voith whistle 😜
Our Citato bendybus is now in the workshop having a few little jobs completed. After being parked up for nearly 5 years, it needs very little work to bring it back up to standard ⚙️🧰. A full valet, steam clean 🚿and who knows…….. maybe we’ll give her a fresh MOT and repaint🤔.
A few weeks ago someone asked us about our Citaro G, which spurred us to start it up and move it around the depot. Originally delivered to
@goahead
London General as BX54 UCN, it was latterly registered as X1 BUS.
#Mercedes
#bendybus
We’ve had some really positive feedback this week about the
@ADLbus
E400’s that are coming into the fleet. We decided to keep the powered Mobitec units in situ and revert to printed destination blinds. As always great support from
@McKennaBrothers
@Hartley_Johnboy
and Paul.
Well that’s the last
@Merseytravel
Number 4 journey completed and the final stagecarriage route from Peoplesbus. We now leave the service in the capable hands of
@StagecoachMCSL
.
Lovely picture of V1 BUS spotted on its way to take up service on the afternoon 686 service from St Edmund Arrowsmith school in Whiston. Photo credit to Russell Young.
Over the years, we’ve always liked buying buses in batches. This photo shows 10 of the 14 Dennis Trident/ALX 400’s that were purchased in 2010 from East London Bus Group/Stagecoach.
#ThrowbackThursday
Further vehicles arriving today for our new St Helens routes include Enviro 300 PO62 MDX & PO62 MJV together with Mercedes Sprinters BV66 GSZ & BV66 GUF.
#countdown
We are aware of the photograph below circulating on social media and would like to assure our customers that this is NOT one of our vehicles. It was sold to an operator in the Cheshire area in April 2021 and is still operating in our livery albeit with the pink stripes now green.
This Bus was stopped today after showing as having no insurance. This bus has been used to convey passengers to private events & football matches whilst unknowingly not having insurance.
Insured at the road side and the Owner reported for insurance offences.
PC Smith 30677
A further vehicle arriving for our new St Helens services is ADL Enviro 400 SN12 EHP. Originally new to First London, it was acquired from Metroline London.
#countdown
When you have spare time in half term and decide to get one of the old members of the fleet reactivated!
BMC Condor S80 BUS (now BV57 MPU) has had a full set of new injectors fitted and sounds sweet again 🔧 🧰
Fancy owning a piece of Peoplesbus memorabilia? We’re selling a package which includes a brand new tie, lanyard and tax disc/operators licence holder for £19.95 including post and packing. Send us a DM to reserve yours today.
Sometimes our buses may appear to be driving slower than normal or straddling the middle of the road. Please have patience with our drivers who are having to contend with trees 🌳 that don’t get cut 🪚down by the local highways Dept
@lpoolcouncil
@seftoncouncil
@KnowsleyCouncil
Yesterday saw the collection of Trident LV52 HHT (originally N600 BUS) for scrap. This vehicle was damaged in around 2014 when high winds brought a tree down in Crosby. Latterly used for parts reclamation ♻️
Over the years, our livery has been updated and evolved into what it is today. Dark blue and pink has always featured, with the addition of the light blue in 2012. Spotted around 2005 is ex East Kent MCW Metrobus E746 SKR on a Private Hire in Kirkby.
#ThrowbackThursday
As our final Volvo B7TL
@Wright_bus
have recently left the fleet , we thought it was a good time to reminisce about the first of this chassis/body combo in the fleet - Volvo B10B’s
@Wright_bus
Endurance N659/N660 EKD. Both were new Aintree based CMT Buses.
#ThrowbackThursday
A couple of further E200 classics have recently joined the fleet for upcoming school services in St Helen’s, starting on 17th April. LX11 AVZ, was originally new to Stagecoach London prior moving to Arriva London, hence the hybrid interior trim.
It’s fantastic to have our beautiful Routemaster RM180 back out today for a wedding 👰🏻🤵🏼♂️. After nearly 15 months of inactivity, this 62 year old bus is out earning its keep again.
#weddings
#weddingbus
#bride
#groom
#bus
#liverpool
Former
@PrestonBus
@Optaregroup
MetroRider R437 NFR joined the fleet around 2009/2010. Used on
@Merseytravel
service 173/174/206 & 168, it was another “bulletproof” bus that went out and came back each day! Sold for non PSV use as a cafe - “The People’s diner”
#ThrowbackThursday
As we’ve recently put an E200 classic into the fleet as a spare bus, it’s a good time to look back at the first one to operate briefly in the fleet, way back in 2009. Pictured here is YX59 BXW on
@Merseytravel
service 168 to Aigburth Vale.
@ADLbus
#ThrowbackThursday
#ThrowbackThursdays
We started operating nearly 18 years ago this June. Our first vehicle, Leyland National JIL 8216 (A301 JFA), is seen here at the old Paradise St Bus Station, on Sunday only operation of service 82 to Garston.
@Merseytravel
@TravelsafeS
@tnwbb
Fancy a change to your work/life balance? We’re on the lookout for a part time driver.
Working 20 hours Monday to Friday in school term time, there will opportunities to increase your hours from April.
£17 ph, Monday to Friday with weekend overtime paid at £22.50 ph.
Great to be helping out our friends
@merseyrail
@arrivanorthwest
with a rail replacement service between Hall Road & Southport this evening due to flooding on the lines.
It’s always nice to see our BMC Condor out and about stretching her legs on our 4/4A service every other week. Cracking bus. Solid, reliable, no computers, easy to work on........if only everything was so good these days!
Picture courtesy of Ethan Aspinall
It’s always a pleasure to work with our friends over at
@arrivanorthwest
. Today we were helping out on rail replacement services for
@merseyrail
between Hall Rd & Southport.
#busfamily
Well, after 10+ years of sitting in the workshop, the new engine and overhauled gearbox have finally been refitted to our former MPTE Dennis Dominator 0051 (CHF 351X). Today it was started for the first time. With thanks to Andy Camp and his team for all their help with this.
Another early start this weekend with five vehicles out on rail replacements between Ormskirk and Moorfields for our friends
@merseyrail
and
@arrivanorthwest
Another former member of the fleet is this DAF SB220 with Ikarus bodywork. Registered J51 GCX, it was new as a dealer stock vehicle and was pressed into service with Strathclyde Buses after the disastrous fire at their Larkfield Depot in May 1992.
#ThrowbackThursday
To ensure our buses are clean & safe, we’re now sanitizing the interiors with antiviral fog, which fills the bus with a sanitising agent that gets into all the inaccessible areas together with the frequently used “touch points”.
@Merseytravel
#keepingyousafe
#COVID
ー19
Well we must have been on the good list this year, as 🎅🏻 has dropped us some new vehicle lifts and axle stands off courtesy of
@konilifts
. Let the celebration’s begin 🎄🥂🎁
Our first ever low floor, wheelchair accessible bus was purchased in 2003. S163 UAL was a 11.5m cummins powered Optare Excel which was new to
@trentbartonland
. Seen here turning into
@Merseytravel
Queen Square bus station in 2005 whilst operating service 52A
#ThrowbackThursday
SERVICE UPDATE: from Monday 10th July, all of our bus services will be operated by
@StagecoachMCSL
. For lost property, timetable or general enquiries, they can be contacted on 0345 241 8000 or you can email customer.services
@stagecoachbus
.com
@Merseytravel
Our final two Volvo B7TL/Wrightbus Geminis departed from the fleet this morning - not the most successful of vehicles that we’ve operated over the years!
We’re pleased to announce that from 22nd April, we’ll be taking over another
@Merseytravel
route. From this date, the Monday to Friday 838 service will transfer over from
@cumfybus
. New timetable details will be available shortly to download.
Congratulation to Shelly and Keith on their wedding earlier today at St George’s Hall.
Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your special day 👰🏻🤵🏼♂️.
If you’re looking for that special transport for your forthcoming wedding, Call 0151 523 4010 or email weddings
@peoplesbus
.com
Today, why not join us in thanking our nation’s bus and coach workers. We’re celebrating the driving, operations, engineering and cleaning teams who keep our nations buses moving for their communities in these uncertain times
#ThankYouBusWorkers
@CPT_UK
@Merseytravel
We would like to wish all our staff, customers, friends, suppliers, followers and fellow operators a Happy New Year and a safe, peaceful and healthy 2019.
A big thank you to everyone who came to see us today at the launch of
@goVAMOOZ
in Liverpool. We look forward to welcoming you all on board in the very near future. Also a massive shout out to the
@LivEchonews
@tnwbb
@tomkharrison
@D_Christopher93
and Rebecca for some fab photos.
This former member of the fleet is observed on Kirkby Row in 2005. A MKII MCW Metrobus, new to East Kent and later passing to Stagecoach East, it arrived on Merseyside with Napier Point, Bootle. We acquired this in late 2004 and it was withdrawn in 2005.
#ThrowbackThursday
We’re pleased to have been helping our colleagues at
@arrivanorthwest
and
@merseyrail
this morning with rail replacements using our
@goVAMOOZ
liveried bus, helping spread the word of the brand across
#Liverpool
and beyond.
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve partnered with
@goVAMOOZ
to launch in Liverpool and Merseyside. Pop down to Church Street today to find out more and say hello.
2021 sees us celebrating our 20th anniversary. Over the coming weeks you’ll see these stickers being fitted to our fleet. We’re still hoping to have some celebration events later in the year, so keep you’re 👀 out on our socials 🎉
SERVICE UPDATE: All of our former school bus services are now operated by
@StagecoachMCSL
. For lost property, timetable or general enquiries, they can be contacted on 0345 241 8000 or you can email customer.services
@stagecoachbus
.com
@Merseytravel
Beautiful morning here in Aintree. Drivers arriving to start their day with a comprehensive walkaround check before going out to serve our customers.
#Safety
#teamwork
@Merseytravel
From Monday 8th July, we’ll be introducing contactless payments across our entire fleet.
No more fumbling for change. Just buy, tap and go.
Making bus travel even easier 🚌💳