WMPTE 712N, Wolverhampton, 1970 - a photo on Flickriver

WMPTE 712N, Wolverhampton, 1970

            West Midlands PTE, AEC Swift, 712N pictured in Wolverhampton's Victoria Square bus station in early 1970. 

This bus station was the town's terminal point for many of the country bus services that travelled beyond the borough boundary. 712N is about to make the lengthy journey to Bridgnorth in Shropshire via the rural hamlet of Ackleton.

Along with the rest of the former WCT fleet, the bus had only recently joined the ranks of the newly created West Midlands PTE fleet. The municipal coat of arms has been removed from the side panels, but no WMPTE logos have been applied. 

New to Wolverhampton Corporation's Transport Department in June 1966, the bus was withdrawn by WMPTE in April 1974. As with all six AEC Swifts (708N-713N), 712N was never repainted out of its Wolverhampton Corporation colours.

712N was sold to Sykes (bus dealer) in late 1975, and later sold to independent operator, Phillips of Shiptonthorpe in North Yorkshire. Phillips also acquired former WMPTE AEC Swift 710N, and Daimler Roadliners 717N and 718N around the same time. These buses remained on Philips premises after the company had gone out of business, being cut up on site in circa 1985.

Returning to the image. The single-storey building directly behind the bus was the staff canteen and to the left out of shot, the inspector's office. Although this bus station is no more, the two large buildings behind still stand, the Prince Albert public house to the left, and the Chubb Building to the right. 

Scanned from the original 35mm slide.

Taken on: November 1, 2016

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