PMT 148 in red and cream.
To go with yesterday's picture of BEH 147H, here's 148H in as delivered condition from an excellent negative in the PMT archive. The location of this scene is the A34 between Hanford and Trentham.
Due to the multiple window lines of the Alexander 'W Type' body,, applying two colours in a meaningful way was a challenge . . . even a white stripe in NBC days was problematic.
As a young lad of ten when these buses first appeared in 1970, I recall them turning my head in a way no other bus has ever done at first sight. Sadly they weren't popular with drivers though who found them somewhat heavy and ponderous. PMT's initial plan was to have these bodied as 80+ seat OMO double deckers, but union resistance caused them to opt for this 'standee' single deck layout.
Underneath the stylish coachwork was a 36ft long Daimler Fleetline chassis.
PMT 148 in red and cream.
To go with yesterday's picture of BEH 147H, here's 148H in as delivered condition from an excellent negative in the PMT archive. The location of this scene is the A34 between Hanford and Trentham.
Due to the multiple window lines of the Alexander 'W Type' body,, applying two colours in a meaningful way was a challenge . . . even a white stripe in NBC days was problematic.
As a young lad of ten when these buses first appeared in 1970, I recall them turning my head in a way no other bus has ever done at first sight. Sadly they weren't popular with drivers though who found them somewhat heavy and ponderous. PMT's initial plan was to have these bodied as 80+ seat OMO double deckers, but union resistance caused them to opt for this 'standee' single deck layout.
Underneath the stylish coachwork was a 36ft long Daimler Fleetline chassis.