WIDNES PICTURE GALLERY

 Photographs from the Halton Transport Photo archives albums.

Buses on Trial in Widnes 1907

              Critchley Norris, Farnworth Widnes                                      Commer open top Widnes, bound for Prescot

Open top bus West Bank

First four Commer buses Delivered to Widnes Corporation
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   Widnes Commer covered top double decker 1909                      Widnes Commer at Irwell Street West Bank April 1911

           Widnes Commer at the Vicarage Public House Rainhill Village1910

         

Widnes Commer decorated for coronation of king George V                 Drivers cab Widnes Commer

            Widnes Commer Birchfield road 1911                                          Widnes Commer West Bank 1911      

  

A fine pose for 3 of the 4 commers for the camera

Comer B1263 Farnworth street

One of the single deck Commers No5 or 6 Widnes 1912

Unidentified Single deck bus

     Widnes No15 Tilling Stevens single deck bus in Farnworth Widnes 1919
These buses where petrol electric powered and had no clutch or gearbox

Tilling Stevens waits at West Bank for the Transporter car to arrive from Runcorn

 Widnes Tilling Stevens buses outside Widnes Town Hall 1925

 Widnes Tilling Stevens buses outside the Moor Lane bus garage in 1925

  Widnes Tilling Stevens fleet inside the Moor Lane bus garage in 1925

                                       Brand new Widnes Leyland Lion No27 in 1930                                        

         Widnes Leyland PD2 No 6 Outside the bus depot in 1951

Widnes 14 & 15 Leyland PD2/1s dressed up for the 1952 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
(photo's courtesy of Don Lowe)

Ex Widnes employee Don Lowe poses with No 7 JTD 342 Leyland PD2/1
 on car park at the Horns Hotel in 1956.


                                                                                

 Widnes No19 Leyland Royal Tiger 1960                              Widnes No14 Leyland PD2 when new in 1959

           Widnes Leyland PD2 No 20 crosses the Runcorn / Widnes bridge just after it was opened in July 1961
 The old Transporter bridge is still visible on the right

                           Widnes Leyland PD2 No36 at Widnes 1965                         Widnes Leyland Leopard No50 when new in 1969                                        

       Widnes No22 AEC Regent II                            Widnes No49 Daimler CWA6    

      Widnes No4 Leyland PD1A                               Widnes No16 Leyland PD2/30

Widnes No23 Leyland PD2/12                      Widnes No28 Leyland PD2/40

    Widnes No34 Leyland PD2/40                             Widnes No7 Leyland PD2/1 

       Widnes No19 Leyland PSU1/13          Widnes No35 & No36 both Leyland PD2/40s 

       Widnes No45 Leyland PSU4/1R                        Widnes No50 Leyland PSU4A/2R 

   Widnes No4 Bristol RESL6L                              Widnes No54 & No3 Bristol RESL6L

  Widnes No7 Bristol RELL6L last Corporation bus purchased                 Widnes No5 Bristol RELL6L