North Western was formed from the southern operations of Ribble Motor Services, taking its name from the former North Western Road Car Company, whose operations covered Cheshire and North Staffordshire. The new company operated services in Liverpool, Manchester and the lower Mersey before becoming part of Arriva.
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Leyland Atlantean/Park Royal 1312 in Whitechapel, Liverpool on 22 April 1987. North Western vinyls were applied over the Ribble fleetnames when the company was newly formed. |
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Leyland Atlantean/Park Royal 1345 in central Liverpool on 22 April 1987. The poster on the offside promises "a different kind of service from a new kind of bus company". |
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Leyland Atlantean/Park Royal 1380 at Liverpool Pier Head on 22 April 1987. |
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Leyland Olympian/ECW 612 showing North Western's unusual livery in central Liverpool on 22 April 1987. |
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