Author: Stephen Dowle Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445681366 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 191
Book Description
Stephen Dowle offers up a terrific selection of previously unpublished photographs documenting the British bus and coach scene of the late 1970s.
Author: Stewart J. Brown Publisher: ISBN: 9780711036529 Category : Leyland buses Languages : en Pages : 80
Book Description
This title examines Leyland's bus and coach production between the mid-1950s and the demise of the name in the 1980s. The book features approximately 85 colour illustrations which explore the variety of both double- and single-decks models constructed by the company.
Author: Malcolm Batten Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445680688 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
With a wealth of previously unpublished images, Malcolm Batten observes what has changed in the East London bus scene since the turn of the century.
Author: Howard Berry Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445687135 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 197
Book Description
This, the third in a series of books showcasing the products of the passenger division of Leyland since 1960 with previously unpublished images of iconic double-decker buses.
Author: David Wilder Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport ISBN: 1526760371 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
Between the two world wars and in the years that followed, several generations relied on country buses. In the days when few could afford a car, the bus was the medium to move between homes in often remote villages and the places where they increasingly went to school, worked and enjoyed their leisure hours. This is the story of one such chain of villages across the Berkshire Downs — and the family-owned business that grew up around satisfying their needs. George Hedges came back from World War I to become a horse-drawn carrier, but with ambitions to motorise his business. With his family taking the wheel in the 50s and beyond, Reliance extended its reach nationwide and even internationally. The small village where it all started, Brightwalton, woke in the mornings to the cough of diesel engines from both Reliance buses and a relative’s lorries. When both businesses departed, the village lost many of its jobs, its two pubs and very nearly its school. This book is not just for bus lovers but for anyone who looks back with fondness on the era before the motor car choked free movement and changed life.
Author: Robert Appleton Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445695863 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 189
Book Description
A nostalgic collection of photographs of this iconic bus illustrating the Bristol RE in service from 1970 to 1994 in England and North Wales.
Author: John Rogers Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0007557183 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 366
Book Description
Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten reaches.
Author: Roger Davies Publisher: Ian Allen Pub ISBN: 9780711034846 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
Ribble Motor Services of Preston became the largest bus operator in the North West of England and one of the largest in the country. The red buses operated most services from Carlisle to south Lancashire. The company began in 1918 and ended in 1988 when it was absorbed into the Stagecoach Group. Prior to that several smaller companies had been swallowed by Ribble, these include Scout and Standerwick. Both Scout and Standerwick had pinned themselves to the Blackpool trade and were never on an equal footing with Ribble. The company headquarters were in Frenchwood, Preston and amongst its prestige services was The Gay Hostess route, X1 from Preston to London. This was set up in the late 1960s to exploit the motorways. The cream double-deckers used on the service had a hostess on-board to serve refreshments, they also had toilets and used the then new Atlanteans. This title builds upon the success of 'Working Days: Midland Red' and explores another of the classic ex-BET companies through the reminiscences of those that worked for the company during the period from the early 1950s through to the mid-1970s. Roger Davies provides some brilliant information about the company and an excellent range of illustrations covering both vehicles and ephemera.
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