Author: Philip Wallis
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398112526
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Hampshire born and bred author Philip Wallis recalls a bygone but not so distant era and some bus companies that would disappear under National Bus Company rationalisation.
Hampshire Buses in the 1960s and Early 1970s
Author: Philip Wallis
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398112526
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Hampshire born and bred author Philip Wallis recalls a bygone but not so distant era and some bus companies that would disappear under National Bus Company rationalisation.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398112526
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Hampshire born and bred author Philip Wallis recalls a bygone but not so distant era and some bus companies that would disappear under National Bus Company rationalisation.
History of the Leyland Bus
Author: Ron Phillips
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847978789
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A superbly illustrated history of the Leyland bus, one of the most important British buses of the twentieth century, with full production histories and technical specifications for all the major models. Also covers the evolution of the Leyland Bus company, and tells the full story behind the iconic Leyland badge. Including some previously unseen illustrations, the book gives a full company history - from beginnings as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in 1886, to the acquisition by Volvo Buses in 1988. Technical details of all the main models are given including the Lion, Titan and Olympic ranges. Gearless buses and rear-engined double-deckers are covered as well as charabancs, trolleybuses, First World War military vehicles and overseas models. This will be an essential guide to these much-treasured vehicles and is beautifully illustrated with some never-before-seen pictures from the Leyland company's archives including 153 black & white photographs and 106 colour and b&w prints.
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847978789
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A superbly illustrated history of the Leyland bus, one of the most important British buses of the twentieth century, with full production histories and technical specifications for all the major models. Also covers the evolution of the Leyland Bus company, and tells the full story behind the iconic Leyland badge. Including some previously unseen illustrations, the book gives a full company history - from beginnings as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in 1886, to the acquisition by Volvo Buses in 1988. Technical details of all the main models are given including the Lion, Titan and Olympic ranges. Gearless buses and rear-engined double-deckers are covered as well as charabancs, trolleybuses, First World War military vehicles and overseas models. This will be an essential guide to these much-treasured vehicles and is beautifully illustrated with some never-before-seen pictures from the Leyland company's archives including 153 black & white photographs and 106 colour and b&w prints.
London Transport Buses in the 1960s
Author: Jim Blake
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
Thames Valley Region Buses and Coaches in the 1960s and Early 1970s
Author: Philip Wallis
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398107751
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Previously unpublished photographs documenting buses and coaches around the Thames Valley during this interesting period.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398107751
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Previously unpublished photographs documenting buses and coaches around the Thames Valley during this interesting period.
An Economic History of Transport in Britain
Author: Theodore Cardwell Barker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 0415382491
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 0415382491
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
British-Built Buses Abroad in the 1980s
Author: Mike Rhodes
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445690217
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Previously unpublished images of British buses in Canada, Macau, India South Africa, Portugal and Hong Kong.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445690217
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Previously unpublished images of British buses in Canada, Macau, India South Africa, Portugal and Hong Kong.
Leyland Double-Decker Buses
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.
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.
The Commercial Motor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
The London "routemaster" Bus
Author: J. S. Wagstaff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Popular History of Sheffield
Author: John Edward Vickers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description