Our vehicles

L466 - NEH466

This was the first bus acquired by the society on its formation in 1976. L466 is a Leyland Titan OPD2 which originally had a single deck Weymann body but later received a Northern Counties double deck body in 1954. The bus has a sunken gangway on the off-side upstairs and after being withdrawn from public service in 1972 it went on to serve as a driver trainer. It is one of two OPD2's which survive in the UK.

L466 - NEH466
L466 - NEH466
L9766 - 766EVT
L9766 - 766EVT

L9766 - 766EVT

Delivered to PMT in July 1959, L9766 was numerically the first rear engine front entrance double deck bus in the PMT fleet. A Leyland Atlantean PDR1 with Weymann bodywork, it was the first of 105 similar buses. To celebrate the centenary of the North Staffordshire Tramways Company in 1979, L9766 was painted in a special livery. It was withdrawn in July 1980 and acquired by POPS for preservation. 

SN7692 - 692AEH

SN7692 is an AEC Reliance with Weymann bodywork which was delivered to PMT in 1957. After being privately preserved it ended up languishing derelict in a yard near Winchester. Thanks to the Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust, POPS were made aware that the site was being cleared and SN7692 was about to be scrapped. In November 2018 the bus was returned home and currently awaits restoration.

SN7692 - 692AEH
SN7692 - 692AEH
SL805 - 805EVT
SL805 - 805EVT

SL805 - 805EVT

In 1960 PMT took delivery of a small batch of Dual purpose AEC Reliance 470s with Weymann bus bodies. They were given the 'tag' Jubilee Class and had a better class of seating with small luggage boot. These features allowed them to deputise as coaches in peak holiday periods such as the local 'Potters Holidays'. After being sold to a Morris Dancing Troup near Manchester, the bus was purchased by POPS in 1986. In very poor condition, it passed to Steve Morris of Quantock Motor Services who fully restored the vehicle. In April 2025 the bus was reacquired and returned to Stoke-on-Trent.

C1043 - AEH143C

AEH 143C was new to PMT in 1965. It is an AH470 powered AEC Reliance with Plaxton Panorama 1 bodywork which was principally used on private hire and tours work. It later passed to Jones Coaches of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey who kindly agreed to donate the coach to the Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society in the early 1990s, a gift gratefully accepted. However, as time bears witness, it's restoration has never been started, though the bus is at least stored undercover. It's a rare survivor of a coach once so common and deserves to be restored should finances and time allow.
C1043 - AEH143C
C1043 - AEH143C
207 - PVT207L
207 - PVT207L

207 - PVT207L

One of 56 Bristol RE's with ECW bodywork delivered to PMT, 207 was one of the first buses to be delivered in National Bus Company poppy red. Arriving in November 1972, the bus was withdrawn in December 1988 following accident damage. It was then repaired and sold for further service, eventually passing to a  preservationist in Hastings in November 1993. The bus was acquired by POPS in October 2018. 207 is a short Bristol RE of which PMT had 26 examples.

604 - OEH604M

The mainstay of the PMT fleet in the late 1970's and early 1980's National Bus Company era was the Bristol VR. In total PMT received 132 examples brand new. 604 was numerically the fourth one and arrived in January 1974. After being withdrawn in August 1990, the bus went on to work for Thomas of Porth before being purchased by a Lincolnshire based preservationist ten years later. 604 was acquired by POPS in July 2005. 

604 - OEH604M
604 - OEH604M
120 - C120VBF
120 - C120VBF

120 - C120VBF

The mid 1980's was known as the 'minibus revolution' as full size buses were replaced by minibuses running on higher frequencies with drivers being paid lower wages. It led to a big increase in bus usage and the minibuses were soon nicknamed 'breadvans'. Usually vans converted into buses, PMT didn't just operate them, it also built them. 120 was the first PMT production bodied Mercedes 608 built for their own fleet which was donated to POPS by PMT due to its historical significance.

755 - G755XRE

POPS most modern vehicle is G755 XRE, a 1989 Cummins engined Leyland Olympian with Leyland bodywork. It was one of a batch of ten which arrived with PMT in 1989. These were the last new buses delivered to PMT before First took over and 755 went on to become the final one on the books in 2014. They proved to be very good for the company, hence their lengthy service lives. After withdrawal the bus was kindly donated to POPS for preservation by First.

755 - G755XRE
755 - G755XRE