Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167277 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Synopsis
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 growing 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. As with other BET companies, Western Welsh's 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.

Customer Reviews

Western Welsh (Glory Days)
At last! The magnum opus omnibus that I have waited ages for has finally arrived at a terminus in Llanilltud Fawr. This is definitely the best Xmas present I shall receive even though I bought it myself. Roger Davies, Chris Taylor and Viv Corbin have included in this collaborative effort a wonderful range of photos of buses from the earliest days of the Western Welsh Omnibus Company, and before from South Wales Commercial Motors, until the last days of the much loved and long lamented bus operator. The photo captions are lively and instructive. The main body of the text is most interesting and informative. My only regret is that the book is not twice the size it is. Let's hope for a sequel appearing on the bookshelves soon!