Tag: PMT
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To Birmingham – and beyond
I blame my dad. He just happened to be an inspector with Potteries Motor Traction in Stoke-on-Trent when I was growing up, and as a result of my going with him to work when he was on late turn (to collect his pay) I saw just about every new bus PMT had delivered between 1962…
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PMT – Leyland Titan PD3 – 811 JVT – H811
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1960Leyland Titan PD3/3Willowbrook H39/34F This was the last front engined bus delivered to PMT and was ordered by Baxters of Hanley who had sold out to PMT in December 1958. The Leyland PD/Willowbrook combination was clearly Baxters preferred design following on from the two Leyland PD2/20 supplied in 1955 and…
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PMT – Leyland Titan PD2/20 – 203 BEH – L679
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1957Leyland Titan PD2/20Willowbrook L27/28R This bus was new to Baxters of Hanley as their fleet number 11 in March 1957 and was acquired by PMT when they bought out the Baxter business in December 1958. It was somewhat different from the contemporary PMT purchased Leylands having a concealed radiator and…
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PMT – Leyland Leopard – TVT 129G – SN1129
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1968Leyland Leopard PSU4A/4RMarshall B43F A pleasant Sunday afternoon scene in May 1970 outside the church at the Bagnall terminus of service 44 from Hanley shows one of Milton Depots pair of short Leopards. This batch of 20 buses was a welcome relief after the 48 Daimler Roadliner buses delivered in…
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PMT – Leyland Leopard – 920 UVT – C920
Potteries Motor Traction1962Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RPlaxton Panorama C48F C920 was one of a batch of five Leyland Leopard coaches to the recently permitted 36ft length delivered in 1962.They were used on tours until 1968 when they were modified for one man operation which included fitting the roof mounted destination box. During my time at PMT they…
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PMT – Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 – 861 REH – L861
Copyright Michael Crofts Potteries Motor Traction1961Leyland Atlantean PDR1Weymann L39/33F This is one of a batch of 105 Atlanteans delivered between 1959/1961 and the above picture was taken at the water point at the PMT Newcastle under Lyme depot. It was very rare for this type of vehicle to do the Leek route as it was…
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PMT – Guy Arab IV – SVT 942 – H542
Potteries Motor Traction1953Guy Arab IVWeymann H32/26R These vehicles were ordered by Northern General and diverted to PMT. The destination blind boxes were quickly converted to PMT spec. A very poor bus in performance and ride quality having a Gardener 5cyl engine. Best part about them was light steering and in the summer you could drive…
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Potteries Motor Traction – Daimler Fleetline – 5001 VT – L 1001
Potteries Motor Traction1964Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXAlexander H41/31F Photographed in June 1970 at Manchester, and mercifully still retaining its Potteries livery and logo, is Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline No. L 1001, 5001 VT, with Alexander H41/31F bodywork, the first of a batch of twenty five delivered in April 1964. Ten similar vehicles followed in 1965. L 1001 seems…
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PMT – Daimler CVG6 – XVT 676 – L6676
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1956Daimler CVG6Northern Counties L31/28RD The above vehicle is one of a 30 strong batch delivered in 1956 – half with Metro Cammell H61RD bodies, the other half as shown.These were delivered with Gardner 5LW engines and Twyflex Centrifugal Clutches (rather than the more usual fluid flywheels). Both features I suspect…
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PMT – AEC Reliance – 693 AEH – SN7693
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1957AEC Reliance 470Weymann B44F This is one of many AEC Reliance 470 with standard BET style Weymann bodies (B44F) operated by PMT. This particular example dates from 1957 denoted by the 7 prefix to the fleet number. Allocated to Milton Depot at the time, it has come to grief sliding…