A Knotty St. Helens Swift.
As mentioned in the comments relating to mine and Tim Machin's preserved Berresfords liveried Swift, I also had two St. Helens Swifts in my own Knotty Bus fleet.
Following the excellent service we had from AEC Swifts in the Berresford group, it was only natural that as the Knotty need for service buses grew, we'd seek out the last of the type available.
By the early 1990s, AECs of any kind were starting to be a little thin on the ground and Swifts even more so. EDJ 242J came to us from a temporary home in preservation, having been purchased by those owners from Liverpool's Speke Airport. It was bought at very reasonable cost, and as a bonus, it had also been the recipient of quite a bit of remedial work by those same preservationists. Preparing it for a new life in service therefore wasn't an onerous task.
EDJ 242J is seen here just after I'd finished painting it, and was awaiting its fleetnames etc. It went on to be a very dependable bus, if a little harsh riding at the front end. I certainly don't recall any major expenditure on it. Sadly it perished in a yard fire in 1996.
A Knotty St. Helens Swift.
As mentioned in the comments relating to mine and Tim Machin's preserved Berresfords liveried Swift, I also had two St. Helens Swifts in my own Knotty Bus fleet.
Following the excellent service we had from AEC Swifts in the Berresford group, it was only natural that as the Knotty need for service buses grew, we'd seek out the last of the type available.
By the early 1990s, AECs of any kind were starting to be a little thin on the ground and Swifts even more so. EDJ 242J came to us from a temporary home in preservation, having been purchased by those owners from Liverpool's Speke Airport. It was bought at very reasonable cost, and as a bonus, it had also been the recipient of quite a bit of remedial work by those same preservationists. Preparing it for a new life in service therefore wasn't an onerous task.
EDJ 242J is seen here just after I'd finished painting it, and was awaiting its fleetnames etc. It went on to be a very dependable bus, if a little harsh riding at the front end. I certainly don't recall any major expenditure on it. Sadly it perished in a yard fire in 1996.