Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History
St. Helens Corporation route survey (continued)

Timetable No. 2, June 1948.

Main changes since 1947:

Withdrawn: 24, 40, 107, 108

Additional / revised:
3A. Ackers Lane - Blackbrook (Ship Inn)
38. Widnes Library - Notre Dame School (Prescot Road)
(Joint with Widnes)
72. St. Helens - Toll Bar - Lea Green Colliery $$
93. St. Helens - Prescot rerouted via St. James's Rd.
94. St. Helens - Haresfinch - Eccleston - Prescot $$
95. Dentons Green - Prescot (Rye Hey Factory) $$
96. Sutton Manor - Prescot (Rye Hey Factory) $$
97. Moss Bank Brow - St. Helens - Grange Park.
109. Marshalls Cross (Mill Lane) - Bold Colliery.
114. St. Helens - Melling (BICC Factory) via East Lancs Rd.
116 (former 114) LMS Station - Rugby Ground
117. St. Helens - Greyhound Track (Park Rd.)
140 (replaced 40). St. Helens - Warrington
(Joint with Crosville & Warrington)
323. Wigan - Billinge - Crank - Rainford $$
(Joint with Ribble, Wigan)


Timetable No. 3 , July 1949.

Workpeoples services were not included in this issue. Otherwise, there were few changes from the 1948 timetable. However, one significant change was the introduction of two new variants of the Warrington - Southport service - the first of many such changes in the next few years. These were:
339 Warrington - St. Helens - Southport via Barrow Nook & Blowick.
349. Warrington - St. Helens - Southport via Bickerstaffe Lane Ends & Blowick.
An increased summer service operated from 25th June to 25th September 1949, with through buses every 30 mins over the full route for parts of each day.

(To be continued.........The 1950s, including the end of the trolleybuses......)