Author: Stephen Dowle Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445673436 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Stephen Dowle looks back at the iconic Bristol Omnibus Company. This wonderful collection of photos is of particular poignancy in that it records a period on the very eve of this famous company’s demise.
Author: Martin Curtis Publisher: ISBN: 9780948975806 Category : Bristol buses Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
Provides a history of the Bristol Omnibus Company from 1945 to the mid 1980s. This book offers details of the various buses used during The Green Years and the workings of the firm. It also features an array of illustrations, covering buses, staff, and timetables and other ephemera.
Author: Nigel RB Furness Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847976980 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 501
Book Description
The Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works outlines the history of Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works (ECW), two manufacturers that together developed some of the most familiar buses and coaches of the twentieth century. The book covers the full production histories and specifications for the standard range of models produced from 1936 to 1983. The variety of engines used to power Bristol-ECW is outlined and a mechanical specification for each chassis is provided, along with a description of the different body styles produced by ECW for each chassis. There is also a chapter on owners' experiences and advice on buying a bus for preservation.Coverage includes the development of Bristol models in the 1930s - J-type single-decker, K-type double-decker and L-type single decker; the engines, including the Bristol petrol and diesel engines, and other manufacturers' engines used in Bristol chassis; the Lodekka - the radical replacement for the Lowbridge double-decker in the 1950s; the single-deckers of the 1950s - The LWL, LS, SC, and MW; the rear-engined era - The RE single-decker and the VR double-decker; the lightweight LH single-decker and the final years of production. Illustrated throughout with 250 colour photographs - many of them previously unpublished.
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