Author: George Fairbairn
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670577
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
With a wealth of photographs George Fairbairn shares his terrific collection of buses in the North West of England.
Lancashire Buses in the 1980s
Author: George Fairbairn
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670577
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
With a wealth of photographs George Fairbairn shares his terrific collection of buses in the North West of England.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670577
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
With a wealth of photographs George Fairbairn shares his terrific collection of buses in the North West of England.
North-West Buses in the 1980s
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445669455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Paul Williams offers a pictorial history of buses in the north-west of England in the 1980s.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445669455
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Paul Williams offers a pictorial history of buses in the north-west of England in the 1980s.
Buses in Lancashire
Author: John Law
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445695529
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
John Law has been photographing Lancashire's buses since 1974, building up a massive collection of images. He has put together the best and most interesting of these within this book.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445695529
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
John Law has been photographing Lancashire's buses since 1974, building up a massive collection of images. He has put together the best and most interesting of these within this book.
Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540
Author: C. B. Phillips
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317871669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete, substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text. Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise, dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the country and the world. Provides essential background text for the students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the region.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317871669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete, substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text. Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise, dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the country and the world. Provides essential background text for the students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the region.
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.
Bus Preservation & Rallies
Author: Malcolm Batten
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399087916
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at. The Buses magazine Museum & Rally Guide 2020-21 lists forty museums in the United Kingdom plus one in the Republic of Ireland with collections of buses (and sometimes trams or trolleybuses) amongst their exhibits. The rally calendar section lists hundreds of events taking part every year. This has all developed since the 1950s. Prior to this a few far-sighted companies such as The London General Omnibus Company (later London Transport) had put aside some old vehicles but they were not on regular display. Private preservation started in the 1950s and the first clubs for preservationists were established such as the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club in 1958. A few early events were held, but the first regular event was the HCVC (now HCVS) London to Brighton Run which began in 1962 and has continued ever since. Museum sites were established in the 1960s – The Museum of British Transport opened in stages between 1961 and 1963 and would lead eventually to the London Transport Museum. The East Anglian Transport Museum at Carlton Colville and the Sandtoft Transport Centre both opened in the 1960s. But it would be the 1970s when the rallies and ‘Open Days’ we know today really began to take off. This book looks back at the formative years to 1980 when the seeds of the preservation and rally movement of today were being sown.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399087916
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at. The Buses magazine Museum & Rally Guide 2020-21 lists forty museums in the United Kingdom plus one in the Republic of Ireland with collections of buses (and sometimes trams or trolleybuses) amongst their exhibits. The rally calendar section lists hundreds of events taking part every year. This has all developed since the 1950s. Prior to this a few far-sighted companies such as The London General Omnibus Company (later London Transport) had put aside some old vehicles but they were not on regular display. Private preservation started in the 1950s and the first clubs for preservationists were established such as the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club in 1958. A few early events were held, but the first regular event was the HCVC (now HCVS) London to Brighton Run which began in 1962 and has continued ever since. Museum sites were established in the 1960s – The Museum of British Transport opened in stages between 1961 and 1963 and would lead eventually to the London Transport Museum. The East Anglian Transport Museum at Carlton Colville and the Sandtoft Transport Centre both opened in the 1960s. But it would be the 1970s when the rallies and ‘Open Days’ we know today really began to take off. This book looks back at the formative years to 1980 when the seeds of the preservation and rally movement of today were being sown.
North-West Half-cab Buses
Author: Mike Rhodes
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398118648
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated celebration of half-cab buses in north-west England. A fascinating period in the region’s transport history.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398118648
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated celebration of half-cab buses in north-west England. A fascinating period in the region’s transport history.
Manchester Buses
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565315X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A wonderfully illustrated history of Manchester's buses, showing how the city and its transport have changed from the 1960s through to the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565315X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A wonderfully illustrated history of Manchester's buses, showing how the city and its transport have changed from the 1960s through to the twenty-first century.
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.
Yesterday's Buses
Author: Cliff Marsh
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526701189
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
AEC, Bristol, Crossley, Daimler, Dennis, Leyland and others were all manufacturers of passenger vehicle chassis which could be seen throughout the country in the years following the end of World War Two. They produced a wide range of double deck and single deck buses and coaches, bodied by a considerable number of body builders. With the exception of Dennis, all those chassis makers have now disappeared, along with nearly all the body builders. In addition, most operators of this variety of vehicles are no longer in existence, being primarily absorbed into larger operations. This book can only give a small indication of the major role Steve and his Quantock Heritage fleet have played in preserving not only part of the engineering history of this country, but its effect also on social history. In practical terms he has displayed this by enabling the general public to see, enjoy, and also use vehicles of a bygone era.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526701189
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
AEC, Bristol, Crossley, Daimler, Dennis, Leyland and others were all manufacturers of passenger vehicle chassis which could be seen throughout the country in the years following the end of World War Two. They produced a wide range of double deck and single deck buses and coaches, bodied by a considerable number of body builders. With the exception of Dennis, all those chassis makers have now disappeared, along with nearly all the body builders. In addition, most operators of this variety of vehicles are no longer in existence, being primarily absorbed into larger operations. This book can only give a small indication of the major role Steve and his Quantock Heritage fleet have played in preserving not only part of the engineering history of this country, but its effect also on social history. In practical terms he has displayed this by enabling the general public to see, enjoy, and also use vehicles of a bygone era.