I make no apologies for changing the cover photo so soon after putting the other one on from Sunday's MTT Event in Liverpool.

Today, 1 December 2009, was the proper 40th Anniversary of the MPTE and to celebrate, a number of people joined me to take 1365 around the Wirral to show off a blue bus on the correct side of the water. After all, it was Wallasey 41, a Leyland PD2 of 1951, that was the first vehicle to be painted into a PTE livery.

As the three Mersey Ferry services were also taken over at the time, a way of including a shot of a ferry was devised and thankfully it paid off as seen here.

In the company of the renamed MV Woodchurch, 1365 is seen here on the promenade at Seacombe Ferry with the arrival of the midday service from Pier Head approaching the landing stage.

A PTE bus and boat together. Quite rare.

PHOTO: The MIMON.