Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History
St. Helens Corporation.
Timetable No. 4, February 1952.

The beginning of the end for trolleybuses. The routes to Moss Bank, Dentons Green, Ackers Lane and St. Helens Junction were all converted to motor buses. A batch of 25 London style 3RT AEC Regents joined the 15 bought in 1950.

Trolleybus Routes:
1 St. Helens - Atherton.
2 St. Helens - Ashton
3. St. Helens - Haydock Rams Head
3A. St. Helens - Blackbrook (Ship Inn)
4. St. Helens - Parr (Derbyshire Hill Road)
4A. St. Helens - Parr (Boardmans Lane)
7/8. St. Helens - Rainhill / Prescot circulars.
9. St. Helens - Toll Bar (no advertised journeys)
10. St. Helens - Nutgrove
11. St. Helens - Portico.
(There were just a handful of short workings on 10 & 11.)


Motor bus services.
Main services (mostly daily):-

5. St. Helens Junction - St. Helens - Eccleston (Stuart Rd.)
5A. St. Helens Junction - St. Helens - Eccleston (Griffin Inn)
5B. St. Helens Junction - St. Helens - Eccleston (Carmelite)
(All via Knowsley Rd.)
5C. St. Helens - Eccleston (Bleak Hill Post Office) circular
(Out via Knowsley Rd., return via Dentons Green)
5D. St. Helens - Ackers Lane.
6. St. Helens Junction - St. Helens - Dentons Green.

6C. St. Helens - Eccleston (Bleak Hill Post Office) circular.
(Out via Dentons Green, return via Knowsley Rd.)

20. Moss Bank (Lorton Avenue) - Sutton Manor via Marshalls Cross, Sutton Leach.
20A. Moss Bank (Lorton Ave.) - Sutton Manor via New St., Clock Face Rd.
20B. Moss Bank (Lorton Ave.) - St. Helens
24. Clinkham Wood (Ambleside Place) - Sutton Heath - Sutton Manor.
25. Clinkham Wood (Ambleside Place) - Bold (Bridge Road)
25A. Clinkham Wood (Wythburn Crescent) - St. Helens
26. Clinkham Wood (Ambleside Place) - Clock Face (Crawford Street)
27. Ravenhead - Sutton (Berrys Lane)
35. St. Helens - Widnes (Town Hall) via Sutton Leach, Sutton Manor
37. St. Helens - Widnes (Town Hall) via St. Helens Junction (infrequent)
(Joint with Widnes)
39. Liverpool - St. Helens - Tydesley / Manchester.
(Operated by LUT)
47. St. Helens - Rainford (Bridge Inn)
48. St. Helens - Rainford (Eagle & Child)
49. St. Helens - Rainford (Bottle & Glass)
50. St. Helens - Windle Smithy.
52. St. Helens - Crank - Rainford Junction.
53. St. Helens - Rainford Junction (direct)
(47 to 53 all joint with Ribble & LUT, but all operated by St. Helens, effectively as short workings of 329)
55. St. Helens - Carr Mill (Kirkstone Avenue)
65. Burtonwood - Earlestown.
67. St. Helens - Burtonwood - Earlestown.
(Both operated by LUT)
89. St. Helens - Speke.
(Joint with Crosville, Ribble)
93. St. Helens - Haresfinch - Eccleston - Prescot
(93A via St. James Rd.; 95 to Rye Hey Factory)
97. Moss Bank Brow - Prescot (Cross Lane)
98. St. Helens - Sutton Heath - Grange Park.
99. St. Helens - Kings Moss
100. St. Helens - Kings Moss - Prescot (SSuO)
140, St. Helens - Warrington.
(Joint with Crosville, Warrington)
317. Wigan - Billinge - St. Helens - Liverpool (SO)
(Joint with Ribble)
317. St. Helens - Liverpool (South John Street).
320. Wigan - Ashton - St. Helens - Liverpool.
(Joint with LUT, Ribble, Wigan)
323. Wigan - Billinge - Rainford Junction. (Infrequent)
(Joint with Ribble, Wigan)
329. Warrington - St. Helens / Rainford.
339. Warrington - Southport via Barrow Nook, Scarisbrick.
349. Warrington - Southport via Bickerstaffe Lane Ends, Scarisbrick.
(Joint with LUT, Ribble)
342. Billinge - Orrell Station - Wigan
352. St. Helens - Billinge - Wigan (direct)
362. St. Helens - Billinge - Orrell Station - Wigan
(Joint with Ribble, Wigan)


Workpeoples & other infrequent / irregular services:

5X. St. Helens (Tontine St.) - Eccleston (Stuart Rd.)
20C. St. Helens - Sutton Manor Colliery via Marshalls Cross
28. St. Helens - Clock Face Colliery via Marshalls Cross
29. Finger Post - Clock Face Colliery via Gaskell St., St.Helens Junction.
29A. Finger Post - Bold Colliery.
30. Finger Post - Sutton Manor Colliry via St. Helens Junction.
31. St. Helens - Sutton Leach Research Factory
36. St. Helens - Widnes (Everite Facrory, Derby Rd.)
38. Widnes Library - Notre Dame School
41. St. Helens - Burtonwood - Sankey - Warrington
43. St. Helens - Sankey (B.R.D.)
44. St. Helens - Sankey (Tinkers Hall)
45. St. Helens - Sankey (B.R.D.)
46. St. Helens - Burtonwood Motor Engineering.
(41, 45 via Peasley Cross, St. Helens Junction; 43, 44, 46 via Parr.)
51. Rainford (Wheatsheaf) - St. Helens Colliery.
54. Carr Mill - Holy Cross School
71. Clinkham Wood - Holy Cross School.
72. St. Helens - Lea Green Colliery.
75. Far Moor - St. Helens Colliery - Lea Green Colliery
76. Billinge - Lea Green Colliery.
77. St. Helens - Finger Post - Lea Green Colliery.
W7 (Wigan) or 90 (St. Helens) - Cronton Colliery.
91. St. Helens - Prescot Cable Works via Rainhill.
91A. St. Helens - Prescot Cable Works via Elephant Lane, Eltonhead Rd & Rainhill
92. St. Helens - Prescot Cable Works via Portico
96. Sutton Manor - Prescot (Rye Hey Factory) via Rainhill.
101. St. Helens - Rye Hey Factory via Portico.
102. St. Helens - Rye Hey Factory via Rainhill.
103. St. Helens - Rye Hey Factory via Elephant Lane, Eltonhead Rd., Rainhill.
105. St. Helens - Bold Colliery via Parr
106. St. Helens - Clock Face Colliery via Parr
107. St. Helens - Bold Iron Works via Peasley Cross, St. Helens Junction
108. St. Helens - Bold Colliery via Peasley Cross, St. Helens Junction
109. St. Helens - Bold Colliery via Marshalls Cross, Sutton Leach, Gerards Lane, St. Helens Jn
110. St. Helens - Kirkby Trading Estate
111. St. Helens - Napier Factory.
112. St. Helens - Stopgate Lane
113. St. Helens - Littlewoods Factory.
114. St. Helens - Melling (B.I.C.C.)
115/116. St. Helens - Rugby League ground (Knowsley Rd.).
117. St. Helens - Greyhound Track (Park Rd.)
W3. Liverpool (Pier Head) - Bold Colliery
W5. Bootle (Stanley St.) - Bold Colliery
(operated by Ribble)


Timetable No. 5, June 1952.
Not many changes since previous timetable, apart from some changes to Clinkham Wood services:

23. Clinkham Wood (Wythburn Crescent) - Sutton Manor via Marshalls Cross, Sutton Leach.
25A. Clinkham Wood (Wythburn Crescent) - Sutton Manor via New St & Clock Face Rd.