Author: Philip WallisPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398100455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A fantastic photographic history of London's night bus service since it was greatly expanded in 1984.
Author: Philip WallisThe London DMS Bus
Author: Matthew (Matt) WharmbyPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783831731
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Vilified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times. Desperate to match staff shortages with falling demand for its services during the late 1960s, London Transport was just one organization to see nationwide possibilities and savings in legislation that was about to permit double-deck one-man-operation and partially fund purpose-built vehicles. However, prohibited by circumstances from developing its own rear-engined Routemaster (FRM) concept, LT instituted comparative trials between contemporary Leyland Atlanteans and Daimler Fleetlines.The latter came out on top, and massive orders followed. The first DMSs entering service on 2 January 1971. In service, however, problems quickly manifested. Sophisticated safety features served only to burn out gearboxes and gulp fuel. The passengers, meanwhile, did not appreciate being funnelled through the DMS's recalcitrant automatic fare-collection machinery only to have to stand for lack of seating. Boarding speeds thus slowed to a crawl, to the extent that the savings made by laying off conductors had to be negated by adding more DMSs to converted routes! Second thoughts caused the ongoing order to be amended to include crew-operated Fleetlines (DMs), noise concerns prompted the development of the B20 quiet bus variety, and brave attempts were made to fit the buses into the time-honored system of overhauling at Aldenham Works, but finally the problems proved too much. After enormous expenditure, the first DMSs began to be withdrawn before the final RTs came out of service, and between 1979 and 1983 all but the B20s were sold as is widely known, the DMSs proved perfectly adequate with provincial operators once their London features had been removed. OPO was to become fashionable again in the 1980s as the politicians turned on London Transport itself, breaking it into pieces in order to sell it off. Not only did the B20 DMSs survive to something approaching a normal lifespan, but the new cheap operators awakening with the onset of tendering made use of the type to undercut LT, and it was not until 1993 that the last DMS operated.
Bus Routes in London
Author: Source WikipediaPublisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230624273
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 174. Chapters: List of night buses in London, List of bus routes in London, List of London school bus routes, London Buses route 120, London Buses route 36, London Buses route 106, London Buses route 93, London Buses route 236, London Buses route 54, London Buses route 137, London Buses route 176, London Buses route 43, London Buses route 39, London Buses route 134, London Buses route 38, London Buses route 19, London Buses route 197, London Buses route 188, London Buses route 109, London Buses route 55, London Buses route 25, London Buses route 149, London Buses route 108, London Buses route 44, London Buses route 75, London Buses route 171, London Buses route 157, London Buses route 145, London Buses route 50, London Buses route 41, London Buses route 248, London Buses route 166, London Buses route 65, London Buses route 42, London Buses route 111, London Buses route 34, London Buses route X26, London Buses route 51, Hertfordshire bus route 84, London Buses route 68, London Buses route 117, London Buses route 230, London Buses route 521, London Buses route 61, London Buses route 453, London commuter routes 781 and 784, London Buses route 507, London Buses route 66, London Buses route 31, London Buses route 124, London Buses route 110, London Buses route 465, Green Line bus route 724, London Buses route 200, London Buses route 159, London Buses route 27, Essex bus route 505, London Buses route 372, London Buses route K4, London Buses route 107, London Buses route 343, London Buses Airbus routes, London Buses route 60, London Buses route 203, London Buses route 298, London Buses route 156, London Buses route 48, London Buses route 207, London Buses route 297, London Buses route 105, London Buses route 130, London Buses route 33, London Buses route 143, London Buses route 463, London Buses route 22, London Buses route 116, ..
Author: Malcolm BattenApplied Transport Economics
Author: Stuart ColePublisher: Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN: 0749446064
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This third edition of Applied Transport Economics has been completely revised and updated to cover the latest developments and thinking in transport economics. Professor Stuart Cole examines the application of economics techniques first to commercial transport operations, and second to public policy issues such as investment, integrated transport and competition, and third to the role of transport in its wider economic context. The style and approach, which proved so popular in the first two editions has been retained. This approach provides a transport economics text book for a) managers who are not familiar with economics techniques, b) students preparing for examinations in transport and other areas of business and public policy where an applied approach to economics is required, and c) economists entering the transport field. Fully and extensively updated throughout, this third edition will contain: *new information on SE Asia and Eastern Europe *updated and extended case studies *a new bibliography; *an extended further reading section.
The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement
Author: Robert ForbesPublisher: Feral House
ISBN: 1627310258
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
When Feral House first published the award-winning Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, little was known about the "black metal" genre of music, or how many of its members were involved in the murder of citizens, the torching of churches, or its link to Fascist ideas. We've all heard about the racist form of skinhead punk music, but little do we know of the groups involved, and how they got involved in right-wing political movements. The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement is the first book to provide much more than mere photographs of the scene, documenting the bands, their members, the releases, shows, and infamous events. Robert Forbes and Eddie Stampton can authoritatively speak of the movement, obtaining first-hand material from members of the scene. This book covers both British and American bands, and even if you revile the movement, its ideas, and its music, this is an important piece of pop culture history. Feral House's controversial Lords of Chaos has sold over one hundred thousand copies.
The Crisis of London
Author: Andy ThornleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134915152
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
London is in a mess, with homelessness, poverty, unemployment, transport problems and environmental problems. This book looks at what has gone wrong, exploring policy directions that could make the city a more humane and livable place.
London's Buses, 1979–1994
Author: Andrew BartlettPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526755475
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
In 1979, fresh from its general election victory, the Conservative government began formulating plans to deregulate bus services and privatise the companies operating them in England, Scotland and Wales. London was not to be excluded, so from the outset, London Buses was broken up into several areas and from 1985, a tendering system was introduced which permitted other operators to bid for the routes. Opposition from the Labour group at the Greater London Council had to be dealt with – eventually achieved by abolishing it in 1986. However, as each subsequent year passed, promises that deregulation was coming were not met. In late 1992, the privatisation timetable was set, and was ultimately completed at the end of 1994. The issue of deregulation never resurfaced. Copiously illustrated with over 270 photographs, virtually all of which are being published for the first time, this is the story of London Buses over those sixteen tumultuous years. To give greater context to the narrative, annual vehicle acquisition listings show how purchasing policy changed over the period; important route changes, tendering gains and losses and a fleet list for the entire period are also included.
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