Favourite municipal/PTE livery?

[Strathclyder]

Basically what it says on the tin. It's a question I've had rattling around in my head for a few days and I thought I'd throw it out here. Should generate a raft of interesting responses.

My #1 choice has to be, to the surprise of no-one who knows me well lol, Strathclyde Transport Orange/Black (or Red/Black). Bold, brash and distinctive, it is quintessentially Glaswegian in spirit (linked images by Flickr's Mike Rhodes and eb2010 respectively). While for some an acquired taste, it is for others the Glasgow bus livery.

Strathclyde Volvo Ailsa A17

Argyle Street Glasgow - 29/5/1984

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Strathclyde Volvo Ailsa A114

Jamaica Street Glasgow - 29/5/1984

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Stathclyde Olympian LO41

Argyle Street Glasgow - 29/5/1984

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Strathclyde Metrobus MB1 & Atlantean LA1239

Jamaica Street Glasgow - 29/5/1984

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Strathclyde Atlantean LA1247

Jamaica Street Glasgow - 29/5/1984

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Strathclyde PTE AH2 A600 TNS

AH2, the first of Strathclyde's Volvo Citybuses with Alexander R type body heads along Shettleston Road on the 1 from Shettleston to Summerston in June 1984. ©eb2010 Do not use this image without my permission

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Over to the rest of you.

 

[Robertj21a]

Rochdale Corporation
West Bromwich Corporation

 

[Pit_buzzer]

Doncaster transport, Red with purple and white stripes. Replaced by South Yorkshire pte coffee and cream after just over 2 years but celebrated ever since by heritage repaints by the pte and first.
Now come full circle with firsts Doncaster's red buses livery

 

[jp4712]

Robertj21a would like my bus, then...

Rochdale 235, Spotland (Lane Head), March 2016 by Paul Williams, on Flickr

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

The Newcastle inspired Tyne and Wear PTE scheme as worn by the PTE, United and Northern vehicles (credit to photographer); a smart, clean evolution of Newcastle Corpy (or it was when newly painted)

Leyland Olympian/ECW: 3656 C656LJR Tyne and Wear Transport

Preserved former Northern Leyland Olympian/ECW 3656 C656LJR is pictured at the NEBPT's Rally at the Durham Park & Ride site on June 17th 2018.

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[domcoop7]

For me (for nostalgic reasons) Lancaster City Transport. I can't work out how to link to somebody else's Flickr though like other posters have above to show an example of it!

 

[Strathclyder]

For me (for nostalgic reasons) Lancaster City Transport. I can't work out how to link to somebody else's Flickr though like other posters have above to show an example of it!

The way I usually do it is I link the URL(s) like so...

LANCASTER CITY TRANSPORT 314 WCW314R

WCW314R was a Leyland Leopard PSU3D/2R / Alexander Y Type B53F new as Lancaster City Transport number 314 in April 1977. It later became Clydeside 2000 number 779.

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...with at least one blank space seperating it from any surrounding lines of text. To keep things tidy, I cut the URL if it has more than the profile I.D and random image number (see attached image for reference). That way, it should appear as a hyper-linked textbox complete with a thumbnail of the image once you hit 'post reply'. Hope that helps.

(Linked image copyright of David Devoy)

 

[domcoop7]

The way I usually do it is I link the URL(s) like so...

LANCASTER CITY TRANSPORT 314 WCW314R

WCW314R was a Leyland Leopard PSU3D/2R / Alexander Y Type B53F new as Lancaster City Transport number 314 in April 1977. It later became Clydeside 2000 number 779.

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...with at least one blank space seperating it from any other line of text. To keep things tidy, I cut the URL if it has more than the profile I.D and random image number (see attached image for reference). That way, it should appear as a hyper-linked textbox complete with a thumbnail of the image. Hope that helps.

(Linked image copyright of David Devoy)

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Thanks!

 

[jonesy3001]

The original GM buses colours, white orange and brown, hopefully they'll bring it back after the franchising announcement.

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[TheGrandWazoo]

The original GM buses colours, white orange and brown, hopefully they'll bring it back after the franchising announcement.

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Nah - it'll be yellow like the trams

 

[busesrusuk]

I always liked the simple lines of the WMPTE livery as shown here:
Preserved WMPTE 4738 Aug 14 | Lathalmond 2014 | keith wood | Flickr

The updated version for their Metrobuses was also quite smart:
Preserved WMPTE 2462 Apr18 | Spring gathering, Cobham. Apr 2… | Flickr

The blue version of Merseyside:
410A2879 sized 6x4LR | Merseyside running day Sept 2019 | keith wood | Flickr

The best municipal livery to me was Hyndburn. Unusual choice of colours but looked very smart (not my pic):
Hyndburn Atlantean 182 | Accrington Bus Station - 16/7/1987 | Flickr

I like blue buses!!!

 

[cnjb8]

Nottingham City Transport, Volvo Olympian, East Lancs, S457ATV

Photo taken 1993

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Not my photo of course
I've always liked the old NCT livery, and I wasn't to keen on the Network livery that replaced it

 

[theblackwatch]

I liked all the PTE liveries from what I'd describe as 'my era' (mid-80s) - they all seemed quite tasteful, even Strathclyde's bright orange. It was confusing though when West Riding and West Yorkshire Road Car NBC vehicles started to appear in West Yorkshire PTE colours of verona green & cream!

 

[Statto]

Merseyside PTE revised Green/Cream/Brown livery, the adding of Brown made it a classy livery

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GMPTE revised livery of White/Orange/Brown, again adding more Orange & Brown gave their buses a better look than the White/Orange

Greater Manchester Transport 3001 ANA1Y

Now preserved, GMT's second Leyland Olympian has already had its blind layout altered when seen at Victoria Station.

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Just to add, Wallasey Corporation, the Black trim went down well with the Lemon/Cream livery

Leyland Wallasey Corporation Classic Bus FHF 451 Frank Hilton 15032015 050

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[Ken H]

Leeds City Transport Green. But I am biased - its what I grew up with.

 

[gka472l]

I'm biased but Merseyside verona green/jonquil (before the brown was added) and the blue/cream Wirral division variation......

 

[Diplodicus]

Oxford livery was stunning

 

[martinsh]

Oxford livery was stunning

But not a municipal or PTE unfortunately, so doesn't meet the criteria.

How about Halifax (green & orange) or Walsall (bright blue) ?

 

[KendalKing]

GMPTE revised livery of White/Orange/Brown,

Greater Manchester Transport 3001 ANA1Y

Now preserved, GMT's second Leyland Olympian has already had its blind layout altered when seen at Victoria Station.

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Got to agree, this is my favourite GMPTE livery.

 

[Mal]

Edinburgh Coorporation was clean and classic (as I am biased of course!), but I think Halifax was a classy livery as well.

 

[86247]

For me it has to be Merseyside PTE livery. I always remember the Nationals and and the Marshall bodied Swifts at St Helens which always looked good. It always depends what you brought up with livery wise or where you lived.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

For me it has to be MPTE livery always remember the national's and and the Marshall bodied swifts at St Helens always looked good.It always depends what you brought up with livery wise or where you lived.

That is true - it's subjective. I have to say that I didn't feel the love for the green and cream combos of Merseyside, West Yorkshire or Cleveland Transit. Also, whilst the GMPTE with the brown was an improvement on the Selnec/GMT livery, I probably preferred the final GM livery of orange and white before it was broken up.

Although before my time, Rhymney Valley with its mustard yellow and brown really couldn't have been more 70s if they'd painted a kipper tie and sideburns on the livery!

 

[Flange Squeal]

I’ve always been quite fond of the 1990s Reading Buses livery.

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Reading Transport no 727 (YE52 FHG) DAF DB250 / Optare Spectra SWT rail replacement Wimbledon 6th April 2003

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Reading Buses Optare Excel 919 R919 SJH

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Reading Buses.1998 Optare Solo M850.S102LBL 102.

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Reading Buses 1208

In the first Reading Buses livery, a retro look for Enviro 400 1208, celebrating 30 years of success since deregulation.

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[busesrusuk]

I’ve always been quite fond of the 1990s Reading Buses livery.

Reading-727-YE52FHG-Wimbledon-060403b

Reading Transport no 727 (YE52 FHG) DAF DB250 / Optare Spectra SWT rail replacement Wimbledon 6th April 2003

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Reading Buses Optare Excel 919 R919 SJH

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Reading Buses.1998 Optare Solo M850.S102LBL 102.

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Reading Buses 1208

In the first Reading Buses livery, a retro look for Enviro 400 1208, celebrating 30 years of success since deregulation.

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I preferred the original Maroon and white livery! Looked good on the Metropolitans, Metro's and Titan's..

For those keen on the Merseyside PTE livery:
410A2993 sized 6x4 | Merseyside running day September 2019 | keith wood | Flickr
Preserved Merseyside PTE 6036 Sep19 | Pier Head, Liverpool, … | Flickr

Whilst a couple of West Midlands Municipals that are quite unusual:
Nat Ex West Midlands 4601 Aug18 | Buses festival, Gaydon. Au… | Flickr
Preserved West Midlands Travel 2989 Aug18 | Buses Festival, … | Flickr

The heritage liveries applied by First to some of its vehicles resulted in some pleasing outcomes that looked good on modern vehicles. This one is Leicester - very traditional livery but looked good on their buses:
First Leicester 32646 Sept 14 | First Leicester depot, Sept … | Flickr
Preserved Leicester 50 Sep 14 | Leicester running day, Sept … | Flickr

 

[Strathclyder]

@busesrusuk Indeed, traditional liveries on modern buses seem to go really well together. The now-erstwhile ex-London Gemini-bodied B7TL 32657 (LK55 ACO; destroyed by fire in the past week) looked particularly pleasing in Strathclyde Orange/Black (granted, with the later Strathclyde's Buses logos). Beileve it was chosen as it's rounded gasket glazed windows resembled that of the Atlanteans of times past. Both attached images are my own.

 

[busesrusuk]

@busesrusuk Indeed, traditional liveries on modern buses seem to work together really rather well. The now-erstwhile ex-London Gemini-bodied B7TL 32657 (LK55 ACO; destroyed by fire in the past week) looked particularly pleasing in Strathclyde Orange/Black (granted, with the later Strathclyde's Buses logos). Beileve it was chosen as it's rounded gasket glazed windows resembled that of the Atlanteans of times past. Both attached images are my own.

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Nice pics, but for me the best of the three Glasgow buses is the one in the GGPTE green/white/yellow. Back in the day Glasgow was way to far to go so missed seeing that livery in real life. When I did make the trip orange was everywhere and on a damp, miserable day it did nothing to enhance the cityscape (in my eyes anyway). Its a real shame this bus is now gone - where was the fire? I was hoping to get back up to Glasgow (sooner rather than later!) to have another crack at getting pics of the heritage buses but also all the new coaches

 

[Bristol LHS]

I agree with Tyne and Wear PTE.

I also have soft spots for 1980s Burnley and Pendle (fond memories of seeing them in Skipton, where they seemed quite exotic to my North East and Yorkshire eyes).

(Preserved) Burnley & Pendle 34 MFV34T

Leyland Leopard PSU3E. Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Open Day 2013 White Lund Estate Bus Depot, Morecambe

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also liked Cleveland Transit of the same era, bright and crisp.

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Preserved Leyland Lynx MK1 G293KWY is pictured outside Tyneside Heritage Vehicles in Felling, with its freshly applied Cleveland Transit decals. Leyland Lynx Mk1 G293KWY was new a Keighley & District as their 201 in November 1989, being one of eight purchased by the Blazefield company. It...

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[Strathclyder]

Nice pics, but for me the best of the three Glasgow buses is the one in the GGPTE green/white/yellow. Back in the day Glasgow was way to far to go so missed seeing that livery in real life. When I did make the trip orange was everywhere and on a damp, miserable day it did nothing to enhance the cityscape (in my eyes anyway). Its a real shame this bus is now gone - where was the fire? I was hoping to get back up to Glasgow (sooner rather than later!) to have another crack at getting pics of the heritage buses but also all the new coaches

It was parked at Caledonia depot for the night when the fire broke out. As for the livery itself, it's very much a subjective thing as another user mentioned. I can't deny that the GGPTE liveries (there were at least 3 variants of the basic scheme, 37751 carries the 'PTE1' base variant) are distinctive and smart, but Orange/Black has always had the edge for me personally. And to be fair, Glasgow's prevailing weather does no bus livery any favours and detracts from the cityscape as a whole, even SPTE Orange/Black and Central Scottish Red/Cream.

 

[175mph]

My favorite 'municipal' livery is that of Cardiff Bus, the green and orange colour combo.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

All subjective but for me, it has to be the Tyne and Wear PTE livery as applied to PTE, United and Northern vehicles in the early 1980s.

Not really understanding the love in for the Murkeyside/West Yorkshire Jonquil liveries; leave me cold.

An oddball suggestion but I quite liked the Plymouth Citybus livery. Stylised and distinctive (credit to photographer) @iantherev https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianth...Kt-9dLtH4-5tkhVE-5HmZgh-65iakB-diLJ3R-7WNuFp/