Author: Nigel R B Furness Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785002082 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
Bedford Buses and Coaches provides a detailed review of the entire range of purpose-built Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus and coach chassis that carried the Bedford name from 1931 until production ceased in 1986. Bedfords were once a familiar sight on the roads not only of the United Kingdom, but throughout the world. They were produced in such volume that the advertising slogan 'You see them everywhere' was quite legitmately adopted by Vauxhall Motors, the manufacturer of Bedford vehicles. Fully illustrated thoughout with hundreds of photographs, the majority in colour, the book includes detailed descriptions of the Bedford petrol and diesel engines and other manufacturers engines used in Bedford bus and coach chassis. Detailed specifications and production histories are given for all the full-size passenger chassis including the WHB/WLB, WTB, OB/OWB, SB, VAS, VAL, VAM, Y-series and the Venturer. Road tests and owners' experiences are covered along with advice on buying and restoring a Bedford bus or coach. This book will be of great interest to all bus enthusiasts and historians and is superbly illustrated with 200 colour and 50 black & white photographs.
Author: James Taylor Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1784424137 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 65
Book Description
The coach – distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips – has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the buses used on shorter routes. By the 1960s and 1970s on-board toilets began to be fitted, and despite a decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with Wi-Fi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colourful introduction explains the development of motor coach design and the main coach manufacturers, models and operators, offering a fascinating insight into the history of the nation's most popular vehicles.
Author: Sean Millar Publisher: ISBN: 9780908726882 Category : Buses Languages : en Pages : 63
Book Description
"The rears of buses have largely been ignored by photographers and publishers. Nevertheless, some bus rears have recieved significant attention from designers. Some are used as billboards to promote their operator, or to display paid advertising. All incorporate some design details such as rear lights, engine access and/or ventilation panels, boots, bumpers, etc. Recently I began to think that a collection of rear views might be both fun and informative to publish." --Inside front cover.
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