Fleetline 'Going away' shot. - a photo on Flickriver

            We don't see too many photos of buses taken from the rear. I'm not too sure why as this view is as historically important as any other for the historian or the modeller. Generally speaking, PMT were pretty thorough when something new arrived in the fleet as they documented it on film quite profusely. Many of the photos taken would end up in the 'House Magazine which had quite a large internal circulation, or otherwise on the walls of the various travel shops and enquiry offices . . . both of which mediums are now extinct hereabouts.
Following the disappointing account of themselves given by the Daimler Roadliner, PMT opted for safe territory and swapped orders to the same manufacturer's single deck Fleetline chassis. The latter had of course, been conceived as a double deck chassis, but had become stretched to 36ft in an attempt to save face and  to help claw back some lost market share. The package was sold to operators with the positives associated with standardisation. Well, the idea was good, but the downside was that the Fleetline had its engine and gearbox mounted in transverse form across the rear of the chassis. This weighty combination sat some 10ft behind the rear axle and flexed the chassis. Even the strength of Alexander's 'W Type' bodywork (seen here) couldn't  withstand the strains and had to be patched up in the roof area. 
In the PMT fleet, these SRG type Fleetlines gained a poor reputation with drivers for being heavy and ponderous. They had a shortish life in the Potteries with some being sold on at a young age to Belfast Citybus and some transferring to East Kent for station to ferry shuttles in Dover.
(Photo from the PMT Archive)
   

Taken on: December 15, 2010

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