My Grandfather and his brother drove firstCorporation trams then buses around Southport for the most part of 40 odd years ,from about 1910.....I was asked the other day about the old bus numbering system around 1950 and could only remember one or two routes around the town .I think it was 5or 6 Blowick....27 or 127. to Preston new Road.
Some of the bus conductors around that time were real characters .One I remember was the most polite bloke I ever came across,when you handed him your fare he would thank you at least twice and call out each stop as you came to it....Not much of that about today!

The 3 and 14 served Botanic Gardens in the north of the town, and Liverpool Road in Birkdale. But I cannot remember which was the northern direction bus route number, and viceversa to Liverpool Road.

I think the 27 or 127? served the entire length of the borough terminating at Ainsdale Beach in the Summer months and not quite that far in the Winter.The other end of the route terminated at 'The Plough' Crossens via Preston New road.I don't think this route is current but Doris might help on this .The route numbering system seems to have changed a lot .

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No 9 went from the Plough through Crossens, Churchtown down Roe Lane into Town and then on up to Woodvale.

No 10 from the Plough down Preston New Road into Town.

No 2 (5 on return) from Fairhaven Road through Marshside into town and then via Sussex Road to The Blowick.

No 17 From Balmoral Drive, Cambridge Road to Town and to Clive Road (perhaps).

My Grandfather, Dick Wright, started driving on the trams and then the Southport Corporation Buses.... his conductor was called Jock.

A great bus service was provided to the town by the Corporation and these Drivers and Conductors of the past..with precise regard for the timetables.I remember my Grandad setting his massive pocket watch to the BBC time just prior to going on duty .
The presence of Conductors allowed the drivers to get on with what they were good at ..driving
Ped ...thanks for the photo's.... My Grandad had a female Conductor Irene lucky bloke!.....

Try this thread..... a lovely pic of the Southport Crest.

http://www.britishbus.co.uk/southporthf.htm

Yes ,I remember the crest on the side of the buses.....also the name of the bus manager was sign written along the side..trying to remember the name in my day ?Silcock.....It's just occurred to me that at school we were issued with round plastic red bus tokens ....I mostly rode my bike from Churchtown to KGV so what happened to the tokens then I can't think....

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Last one.....sigh!

Great Pics Seivad. The Number 11 went to Woodvale. I remember the plastic Bus Tokens, seem to remember that they were different colours.

Thanks for the memory...Seivad.Took a trip on the open top bus on our last visit....Stopped off at some points of interest pointed out by the driver including some notable private gardens around the town....I wonder if Steve's is on the itinerary yet?..

Yes I am sure the tokens were red or green ... but I think they had the same value.

I lived in Crossens and went to the High School, firstly at Scarisbrick New Road, then Hillside.

I remember the red and the green tokens, I am sure that there was another colour.

The old Southport Corporation buses, the ones with an entrance at the back and the engine at the front - used to have 'honesty boxes' on the platform.

I never saw anyone put money in them, and secondly if they did, was the conductor honest enough to register the amount ?