▁Nick alls , ▁Ber tr am ▁Portal , ▁Captain ▁Gordon ▁R ent on , ▁Jas per ▁Sel w yn ▁and ▁John ▁Re id ▁Walker . ▁ ▁Grey h ound ▁coach ▁ ▁A ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁coach ▁driving ▁for ▁several ▁seasons ▁he ▁ran ▁the ▁daily ▁Grey h ound ▁( i . e . ▁fast ) ▁coach ▁service ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁fashion able ▁Bu xt on ▁Sp a ▁to ▁his ▁house , ▁Al ton ▁Tow ers , ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁theme ▁park . ▁ ▁In vest ing ▁in ▁personal ▁transport ation ▁ ▁Hans om ▁c abs ▁de ▁lux e ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁hans om ▁cab ▁owner , ▁his ▁vehicles ▁marked ▁" S . T " ▁( for ▁Sh rew s bury ▁and ▁Tal bot ) ▁and ▁the ▁horses ▁" be ing ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁possible ▁quality ", ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁owner ▁to ▁have ▁c abs ▁that ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁no is eless ▁ty res ▁operating ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁To ▁begin ▁with ▁drivers ▁paid ▁£ 1 ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁horse ▁and ▁cab ▁keeping ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁their ▁tak ings . ▁In ▁s lack ▁periods ▁the ▁drivers ▁would ▁strike ▁asking ▁Tal bot ▁for ▁a ▁price ▁reduction . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁flo ated ▁a ▁public ▁listed ▁company , ▁The ▁Sh rew s bury ▁and ▁Tal bot ▁Cab ▁and ▁No is eless ▁Ty re ▁Company ▁Limited , ▁to ▁buy ▁two