| | 40 years ago Newcastle's streets were busy with the corporation's buses together with a host of other operators vehicles. The corporation's famous blue bus livery was but a fading memory and teh distinctive yellow colour was seen alongside those carried by territorial companies - Tilling and BET - and various small companies. United Automobile, Northern General, Tynemouth, Tyneside, Sunderland District, Gateshead, Venture Transport, OK Motor Services and a number of smaller independents were part of the every-day scene which is relived in the pages of the full colour book. When the Tyneside Passenger Transport Executive was set up it assumed responsibility for the operation of the corporation's fleet whilst Northern and its subsidiaries joined United as part of the National Bus Company. Now even NBC and PTE Busesa re names fro the past for the deregulation and later privatisation of the bus industry brought ther breakup of the NBC and the transfer of PTE Buses to Busways Travel Services, a company owned by Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority. Busways was soon privatised and subsequently sold to the giant Stagecoach Group. Contents:
- Introduction
- Part One 1959-69
- - Newcastle Corporation
- - Northern General Transport and Associated Companies
- - United Automobile Services
- - Ribble Motor Services
- - Venture Transport
- - O.K. Motor Services
- - Other independent operators
- Part Two 1970-86
- - Tyneside/Tyne and Wear PTE
- - Norhtern General Transport and Associated companies
- - United Automobile Services
- - Ribble Motor Services
- - Scottish Omnibuses
- - Venture Transport
- - O.K. Motor Services
- - Other independent operators
- Part Three 1986-96
- - Busways Travel Services
- - Tyne & Wear Omnibus Company
- - Welcome Passengers Services
- - Go Ahead Group
- - O.K. Motor Services
- - Northumbria
- - Cumberland Motor Services
- - United Automobile Services
- - Tees & District Transport
- - Other Operators
Continent: Europe
Country: UK
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