I Thank a Fool

(1962, Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento)

Early scenes in Liverpool, featuring Liverpool Corporation buses:
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Scenes in and around Liverpool's Pier Head: Christine (Hayward) arrives aboard Liverpool Corporation A151 (SKB151), a 1956 Crossley-bodied AEC Regent V:
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As she disembarks and waits, similar A152 (SKB152) appears behind her:
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Other Corporation buses can be seen as Christine walks across in front of A152 :
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Aunt Heather collects Christine in her Morris Minor, and more buses are seen at the Pier Head stationdriven through the city, including one of Liverpool's experimental unpainted buses:
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They drive through the city. Behind them (in back projection) this appears to be Liverpool L862 (MKB945) a 1952 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Weyman body:
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Partly but not clearly seen is Ribble 1395 (HRN35) a Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro-Cammell body new in 1955:
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This appears to be a Leyland Titan PD2/20/Alexander new in 1954:
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Another Titan:
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Towards the end of the film the action switches to the Republic of Ireland, and there's some nice footage of CIE P33 (ZH6303). a 1948 Leyland Tiger OPS3/1 bodied by CIE:
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