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Potteries Motor Traction: The Red and Yellow Years

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For many people the halcyon days of Potteries Motor Traction was the decade between the management buyout of the company from the National Bus Company in 1986 until the merger of Badgerline and GRT to form First Bus in 1997. The adoption of the bright red-and-yellow livery with a zipper stripe ushered in the new era. Gone were the drab days of the National Bus Company and its poppy-red livery and restrictive practices. Deregulation in October 1986 would unleash new freedoms that would see PMT open depots and outstations at Crewe, Wolverhampton, Moreton, Stockport and Leeds, well outside their traditional operating area, to service recently won tendered services on behalf of other councils. These would be branded Red Rider. The purchase of the Crosville depots at Chester, Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port would take their red-and-yellow buses all over the Wirral and into Liverpool, and the purchase of Pennine Blue would establish operations around Tameside in Manchester.

Cliff Beeton presents a vibrant selection of images that tells the fascinating story of Potteries Motor Traction in its heyday.


Review

'All these changes are shown in the excellent photographic content of this book which will not disappoint and can be highly recommended in every single way.' -- Bus Fayre, Summer 2025

'Cliff Beeton tells this fascinating story using a vibrant selection of images from PMT’s heyday.' -- Heritage Commercials Magazine, September 2025

About the Author

Cliff Beeton has had his photographs published in a number of national transport magazines, and is a regular contributor to the Buses Yearbook.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Potteries Motor Traction in its most interesting days.

D.B. · 3 September 2025

If you have an interest in the fondly known PMT or Potteries Motor Traction to be prescise then this is a book to read. The great selection of photographs brought back lots of memories for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book

W. · 1 July 2025

Superb book full of excellent colourful photos of PMT buses with interesting captions.

Potteries Motor Traction: The Red and Yellow Years

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Potteries Motor Traction: The Red and Yellow Years

Product ID: K1398121851
Condition: New

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Potteries Motor Traction: The Red and Yellow Years-0
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Imported From: United Kingdom

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Description:

For many people the halcyon days of Potteries Motor Traction was the decade between the management buyout of the company from the National Bus Company in 1986 until the merger of Badgerline and GRT to form First Bus in 1997. The adoption of the bright red-and-yellow livery with a zipper stripe ushered in the new era. Gone were the drab days of the National Bus Company and its poppy-red livery and restrictive practices. Deregulation in October 1986 would unleash new freedoms that would see PMT open depots and outstations at Crewe, Wolverhampton, Moreton, Stockport and Leeds, well outside their traditional operating area, to service recently won tendered services on behalf of other councils. These would be branded Red Rider. The purchase of the Crosville depots at Chester, Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port would take their red-and-yellow buses all over the Wirral and into Liverpool, and the purchase of Pennine Blue would establish operations around Tameside in Manchester.

Cliff Beeton presents a vibrant selection of images that tells the fascinating story of Potteries Motor Traction in its heyday.


Review

'All these changes are shown in the excellent photographic content of this book which will not disappoint and can be highly recommended in every single way.' -- Bus Fayre, Summer 2025

'Cliff Beeton tells this fascinating story using a vibrant selection of images from PMT’s heyday.' -- Heritage Commercials Magazine, September 2025

About the Author

Cliff Beeton has had his photographs published in a number of national transport magazines, and is a regular contributor to the Buses Yearbook.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Potteries Motor Traction in its most interesting days.

D.B. · 3 September 2025

If you have an interest in the fondly known PMT or Potteries Motor Traction to be prescise then this is a book to read. The great selection of photographs brought back lots of memories for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book

W. · 1 July 2025

Superb book full of excellent colourful photos of PMT buses with interesting captions.

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