Author: David Harvey
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667991
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
David Harvey explores the coaches of the iconic Midland Red company.
Midland Red Coaches
Author: David Harvey
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667991
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
David Harvey explores the coaches of the iconic Midland Red company.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667991
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
David Harvey explores the coaches of the iconic Midland Red company.
The Charabanc
Author: Alf Townsend
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445625687
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The illustrated history of this popular vehicle, which took workers on daytrips in the fifties before the advent of annual leave. A nostalgic subject with national interest.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445625687
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The illustrated history of this popular vehicle, which took workers on daytrips in the fifties before the advent of annual leave. A nostalgic subject with national interest.
Midland Red Single-Deckers
Author: David Harvey
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667975
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Examines the history of each type of single-decker and offers a fascinating insight into the history of these captivating, iconic buses.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667975
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Examines the history of each type of single-decker and offers a fascinating insight into the history of these captivating, iconic buses.
Motor Coaches and Charabancs
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.
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.
Coach Travel
Author: Peter Robinson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398113123
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Explore a nostalgic and lavishly illustrated look back at the history of bus and coach travel in the UK.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398113123
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Explore a nostalgic and lavishly illustrated look back at the history of bus and coach travel in the UK.
Leyland's Big Cat Coaches
Author: Howard Berry
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445687038
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This, the first in a series of books showcasing the products of the passenger division of Leyland since 1960 with previously unpublished images of Leyland coaches.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445687038
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This, the first in a series of books showcasing the products of the passenger division of Leyland since 1960 with previously unpublished images of Leyland coaches.
British Independent Bus and Coach Operators
Author: Jim Blake
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1473857171
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
During the 1960s, a large number of independent bus and coach fleets existed, which varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities. Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the south east. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as ‘non-PSVs’, i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title ‘Luxury Coaches’, took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition. The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1473857171
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
During the 1960s, a large number of independent bus and coach fleets existed, which varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities. Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the south east. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as ‘non-PSVs’, i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title ‘Luxury Coaches’, took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition. The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.
Cambus to Stagecoach East
Author: David Beddall
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526781034
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Formed in 1984, following the decision by the National Bus Company to divide the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Ltd into smaller parts, Cambus Holdings became responsible for operating services in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk. A management buy-out took place in 1986, followed by the formation of Viscount Travel in 1989, followed by acquisition of Premier Travel in 1990. The company expanded into other geographical areas including Milton Keynes and parts of Buckinghamshire, before being taken over by Stagecoach Holdings in 1996. The new owners added Go West Travel to the Cambus operations, trading as Norfolk Green, in recent times the company has ceased operating in the King's Lynn area, this taking place in 2018.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526781034
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Formed in 1984, following the decision by the National Bus Company to divide the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Ltd into smaller parts, Cambus Holdings became responsible for operating services in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk. A management buy-out took place in 1986, followed by the formation of Viscount Travel in 1989, followed by acquisition of Premier Travel in 1990. The company expanded into other geographical areas including Milton Keynes and parts of Buckinghamshire, before being taken over by Stagecoach Holdings in 1996. The new owners added Go West Travel to the Cambus operations, trading as Norfolk Green, in recent times the company has ceased operating in the King's Lynn area, this taking place in 2018.
Bedford Buses and Coaches
Author: Howard Berry
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675692
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Utilising previously unpublished illustrations, Howard Berry tells the story of Bedford Buses and Coaches.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445675692
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Utilising previously unpublished illustrations, Howard Berry tells the story of Bedford Buses and Coaches.
The World's Work
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Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 680
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