Montgomery's Buses: An Empire of Independents: No. ... by Poole, Brian PB NEW

Montgomeryshire is now part of the county of Powys. It is the very low density of population throughout this upland area that has always caused and continues to pose different problems. It was and remains a county of small businesses heavily dependent on service, agriculture, forestry and quarry extraction with tourism becoming increasingly important.\nThe author started by interviewing Bill Cross who was a young fitter when Mid-Wales Motorways was created in 1937. Brian quickly realised that there was a very big story hidden within the families of the Montgomeryshire bus and coach industry. Many local people have spent time with the author recounting their careers and memories of the passenger road transport industry and gone to great efforts to find old documents and photographs enabling him to complete this work.\nIt is hoped that Montgomery\u2019s Buses will not only be a valued local history, but will also have a much wider readership with those who are interested in the bus ands