Author: Dave BoulterPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445671948
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Dave Boulter's lavishly illustrated and fascinating insight into the world of London's emergency services.
West of England Emergency Service Vehicles
Author: Dave BoulterPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445686449
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A fascinating survey of the police, ambulance, fire service and more in the Avon region of the west of England - including Bristol and the surrounding area.
London's Railways 1967-1977
Author: Jim BlakePublisher: Wharncliffe
ISBN: 1473833841
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This pictorial book covers London's railways from 1967 to 1977, showing the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction. This volume has a very readable narrative, telling tales of the authors adventures during his many trips around the London railway network. The volume encapsulates a period of time in Britain, during which a great deal of change was taking place, not only with railways and transport, but also socially and economically. Jim Blake, describes all of these changes, while also looking at the capitals transport scene of the period.
The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon
Author: Robert ConnorPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786495863
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
On November 24, 1968, more than 250 people from 19 nations set off on a 10,000-mile endurance rally from London to Sydney. Crossing 10 countries, competitors encountered officious border guards, gangs of rock-throwing children, treacherous driving conditions, collisions, breakdowns, injuries, wayward dogs, livestock, camels and kangaroos, millions of spectators crowding the roads and even bandits. Among the professional drivers were a large number of enthusiastic amateurs, many of whom had never raced in their lives. Drawing from personal recollections of more than 60 participants--many who made it to Sydney and many more who didn't--and contemporary newspaper and magazine articles, this book tells the full story of what was called the "Marathon," from an idea dreamed up over an alcohol-fueled lunch to the last car over the finish line.
London: Bombed Blitzed and Blown Up
Author: Ian JonesPublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1473878993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
When it comes to being bombed, London is unique. Although it cannot claim to be the most bombed capital city in terms of the weight of explosive detonated it has endured the most varied and unrelenting attack since the discovery of explosives. From the first Irish Republican bomb in 1867, London and its population have been under almost constant assault. Terrorism features in virtually every decade from the 1860s to the present and has caused much damage, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, by far the greatest destruction was from the air. The Zeppelin and Gotha bomber raids in the First World War being but a foretaste of what would happen in the Second. Then the capital was devastated, firstly by the LuftwaffeÕs aeroplanes and then HitlerÕs ÔvengeanceÕ weapons, the V-1s and V-2s. After the Second World War the bombers returned, in the form of the IRA and then the homegrown terrorists of 2005. Written by a former Explosives Officer who worked for the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police, this is the most comprehensive record of BritainÕs capital under attack that has ever been compiled.
LESLP major incident procedure manual
Author: London Emergency Services Liaison PanelPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 011341319X
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
The London Emergency Services Liaison Panel (LESLP) was formed in 1973 and consists of representatives from the Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police, British Transport Police, the London Fire Brigade, the London Ambulance Service and local authorities. Also represented on LESLP, are the Port of London Authority, the Marine Coastguard, as well as the RAF along with other military and voluntary sector representatives. The group itself meets once every three months. This manual describes the agreed procedures and arrangements for the joint efforts when dealing with a major incident. The manual provides summaries of the responses and responsibilities of each of the emergency services at a major incident, as well as an outline of support role offered by local authorities. The manual has been specifically prepared for information and guidance of the emergency services and local authorities, with the focus on procedures that relate to activities at, and ancillary to, the scene of a major incident. Also included, are references to roles and responsibilities of some non-emergency service organizations.
Author: Greater London Council. Public Information BranchComparative Homeland Security
Author: Nadav MoragPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111804827X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Students and practitioners of Homeland Security have generally not looked beyond U.S. borders in terms of searching for solutions to existing H.S. policy problems. Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons examines overseas homeland security practices, allowing readers to integrate counter-terrorism, emergency response and other H.S. practices from around the world into our own policies. The book covers strategies for combatting terrorism, countering radicalization, emergency response, border and transportation security, critical infrastructure protection, public health and military support for civil authorities from a number of the world's democracies. Organized topically, the book allows scientists, policymakers, law enforcement professionals, government workers and students of H.S. to easily compare and integrate the concepts presented into practice.
London Transport Buses in the 1960s
Author: Jim BlakePublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1473867886
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Just as life in Britain generally changed dramatically during the 1960s, so did London Transport's buses and their operations. Most striking was the abandonment of London's trolleybuses, once the world's biggest system, and their replacement by motorbuses. Begun in 1959 using surplus RT-types, it was completed by May 1962 using new Routemasters, designed specifically to replace them. They then continued to replace RT types, too. Traffic congestion and staff shortages played havoc with London Transport's buses and Green Line coaches during the 1960s, one-man operation was seen as a remedy for the latter, shortening routes in the Central Area for the former. Thus the ill-fated "Reshaping Plan" was born, introducing new O.M.O. bus types. These entered trial service in 1965, and after much delay the plan was implemented from September 1968 onwards. Sadly, new MB-types, also introduced in the Country Area, soon proved a disaster! Unfortunately, owing to a government diktat, Routemaster production ended at the start of 1968, forcing LT to buy "off-the-peg" vehicles unsuited to London operation and their in-house overhaul procedures. The decade ended with the loss of LT's Country Area buses and Green Line coaches to the National Bus Company. Photographer Jim Blake began photographing London's buses towards the end of the trolleybus conversion program in 1961 and continued dealing with the changing scene throughout the decade. He dealt very thoroughly with the "Reshaping" changes, and many of the photographs featured herein show rare and unusual scenes which have never been published before.
Author: Cuthbert Lindsay Dunn