National Bus Company Transition

Formed in 1969, four years later in 1972 the state-owned National Bus Company introduced a corporate livery and identity for all its subsidiary companies and continued such until the early 1980s, except within the Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire PTEs where other liveries were used. As a consequence of its Market Analysis Project, several local fleet names made an appearance. After it was announced that the NBC subsidiaries would be sold to the private sector in 1986–8, several of them began to adopt new liveries in preparation for new ownership. This book looks at these transitions through a range of photographs with detailed captions, showcasing the numerous changes that took place in the early- to mid-1980s.