{"product_id":"9781445685779-national-bus-company-in-transition","title":"National Bus Company In Transition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRare and previously unpublished images showcasing the fascinating changes in the National Bus Company in the early- and mid-1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1969, four years later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 as such until the early 1980s, except within the Tyne \u0026amp; 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 1986–88, a number of them began to adopt new liveries in preparation for new ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores these transitions through a range of photographs with detailed captions, showcasing the numerous changes that took place in the early to mid-1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41780945354849,"sku":"9781445685779","price":13.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35539855_34e5ee26-82d0-492a-8719-5c5ea5a1d2f5.jpg?v=1753949252","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781445685779-national-bus-company-in-transition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}