| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks South Wales Commercial Motors, first established in 1920, adopted its more familiar Western Welsh name in 1927 when the Great Western Railway acquired a shareholding in the business. In 1931, the operator's parent company was acquired by British Electric Traction, which controlled the business until all of BET's operational subsidiaries were nationalised with the formation of the National Bus Company in 1969. Based in Cardiff, Western Welsh's operations covered a substantial part of South Wales. It operated intensive services in Cardiff and the Valleys, as well as more rural routes in west Wales in the counties of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. Its fleet included a significant number of AEC and Leyland types, including such unusual designs as AEC Bridgemasters and Albion Nimbuses, all of which appeared in the company's familiar all-red livery. This book covers the history of the company from its origins immediately after the end of World War 1 through to the NBC era and contains some 125 colour and mono illustrations portraying the great variety of vehicles and services operated during these years. Roger Davies, a native of South Wales, is a well known road transport writer and a contributor to several bus magazines. His new book will appeal to all those who remember the company and transport enthusiasts interested in one of the great names in British public transport history. Contents:
- Preface
- 1 – A Bit of Geography
- 2 – Mine’s a Pint
- 3 – A Brief Interlude
- 4 – It’s the railways, stupid!
- 5 – The Early BET Years
- 6 – Wartime
- 7 – Recovery
- 8 – All change on the Buses
- 9 – There’s Something about a tiger Cub
- 10 – The ‘Fifties. Yes, Well
- 11 – Back to Buses
- 12 – Glory Days Going
- 13 – A Bit of National Bus
- Tiger Cub Tailpiece
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