Ray Smyth:
An interesting picture from the late 1960s. The Police cars are a Ford Anglia and an Austin Mini,
and the Liverpool Corporation bus is a Leyland PD2 with Crossley bodywork from 1956.
Picture from Bootle History Forum.Ray Smyth.
Not just any old Mini, Ray. Liverpool Constabulary used these and later 1275cc Mini Cooper S as traffic cars from around 1967 to 1972.
The group that owns Sheerings and National holidays has gone pop
Specialist Leisure Group collapses into administration bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m … r-52776657
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Found on the Internet nmp
I have read that Shearings has gone into administration.
blue estate:
The group that owns Sheerings and National holidays has gone popSpecialist Leisure Group collapses into administration bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m … r-52776657
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gingerfold:
I have read that Shearings has gone into administration.
Do you not read threads properly 
I posted about that on Friday 
blue estate:
blue estate:
The group that owns Sheerings and National holidays has gone popSpecialist Leisure Group collapses into administration bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m … r-52776657
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gingerfold:
I have read that Shearings has gone into administration.Do you not read threads properly
Get him told blue estate
^^^^^^^oops sorry. i hadn’t been on this thread for a week. 
wigginswarrior:
Not just any old Mini, Ray. Liverpool Constabulary used these and later 1275cc Mini Cooper S as traffic cars from around 1967 to 1972.
The poverty police.Imagine the argument between who gets the Mini v the Anglia.Especially if they’d have found enough in the budget to put 1500 engines in the Anglias. 
Big blow to our village the 130+bed Highland Hotel owned by the Shearings Group closes, a very popular hotel with tourists from here and abroad.
Oily
oiltreader:
Big blow to our village the 130+bed Highland Hotel owned by the Shearings Group closes, a very popular hotel with tourists from here and abroad.
Oily
Eddie, Thank you for these 2 pictures. Yes it is a sad day for both your wee village and the town of Wigan
where I live. As far as I know, Shearings, formerly Smiths Happyway Spencers, and Smiths Tours have been
in Wigan for about 70 years that I am aware of. For the last 40 or so years, their Head Office was at the
end of Miry Lane, next to my depot. Their very large coach garage and workshop facility was at Bryn, just
about 3 miles away, opened by H.R.H. The Princess Royal from new. For the last 10 years it has been a bus
depot, initially with First Group, and since 2012, Stagecoach occupy it. You and Mrs M keep safe & take care.
Best regards, Ray.
Froggy55:
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Found this unique-looking Trader bus on a French forum. Is it a workshop-conversion, maybe built to carry the staff of a Factory?
A civil engineering construction company and still going.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kier_Group
Oily
And another from about 60 years ago! NMPs BTW. Ro
I remember catching one of these (possibly the same bus, who knows!?) sixty years ago, after leaving a birthday party in Nottingham and travelling to join my family in Loughborough. Children were so much freer in those days! Ro
oiltreader:
Froggy55:
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Found this unique-looking Trader bus on a French forum. Is it a workshop-conversion, maybe built to carry the staff of a Factory?A civil engineering construction company and still going.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kier_Group
Oily
Thanks! I had never heard about Kier before, probably because they do not operate on the Continent.
Kier are the maintenance and incident support provider for Highways England in my part of the country.
Now this South Notts Leyland PD2/12 is a proper bus with stylish Leyland Metal Framed body. I ran one for a while absolute delight to drive. Built in 1953 it is still going strong, I rode on it at the Ribble 100 rallylast year where it handled a full load no bother at all despite its 66 years. Beats a Routemasters in looks and performance any day.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
