Download or read book Bristol Lodekkas written by Stephen Dowle and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic look back at the iconic lodekkas.
Download or read book Bristol Lodekka in Colour written by Martin Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lodekka was a double-deck bus chassis produced by Bristol Commercial Vehicles and bodied by Eastern Coach Works (ECW) of Lowestoft. This history of the Lodekka traces the development of the bus, from the first prototypes to its many years of service with a huge variety of operators.
Download or read book The Golden Age of Buses Trams written by Henry Hirst and published by Character-19. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public transport has now been around for over 150 years in one shape or another and this book takes a nostalgic look at the heritage and story of Buses and Trams. Tramways when operated in the 19th century and beyond formed a large part of the community in towns and cities, helping to get people around in style using steam and electric technology. Trams over time were however up against the might of the internal combustion engine, in the shape of the emerging petrol and diesel powered buses. These newfangled vehicles didn’t require rails or overhead cables and could go just about anywhere. There was also of course the electric trolleybus that sat somewhere between a bus and tram. The tram has thankfully made comebacks over the years and buses have evolved with the times, so join us looking through the early years to more recent times. This book is full of facts, information about the manufacturers, insight about the classic buses and includes some superb archive pictures.
Download or read book United Counties Buses written by David Beddall and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative history covering nearly a century of this British bus company, packed with facts and photos. United Counties Buses: A Fleet History begins by taking a brief look at the expansion of the United Counties Omnibus Company since its formation in September 1921 through its demise in October 2014. The company acquired over fifty independent operators between 1922 and 1938, giving it prominence in Northamptonshire and surrounding areas. May 1952 saw the fleet double in size with the acquisition of the Midland area of the Eastern National Omnibus Company, encompassing Bedfordshire, north Buckinghamshire, and north Hertfordshire. The National Bus Company split United Counties into three operating companies in 1986, United Counties, Luton & District and MK Citybus, halving the size of the fleet. After being acquired by the Stagecoach Group in 1987, the company was largely left untouched. The main focus of the book looks at the vehicles operated by the company, covering the numerous types operated by United Counties themselves. The various liveries, both fleet and advertising liveries, are also listed.
Download or read book Bristol Country Buses written by Mike Walker and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profusely illustrated history of Bristol's country buses.
Download or read book Crossing Continents with Top Deck written by Trevor Carroll and published by Tricky Press. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top Deck double deckers offered a revolutionary form of long-distance transport from the 70s to the 90s. The large British Lodekkas carried under-35s vast distances through SE Asia, the Middle East and Australia in a new innovative mode of no-frills adventure tourism. Taken on by Top Deck as a double decker bus driver in early 1977, Trevor Carroll conducted European tours for a year before he was set loose on his first overland tour, London to Kathmandu and return. A three-week dash to Kathmandu had the tour stumbling into the start of the civil war in Afghanistan mixing with a government crackdown and soldiers and tanks on the roads. Trevor describes his exciting and sometimes harrowing experiences on six overland trips as both driver and courier. Finally, he embarked on the massive 20-week Sydney to London tour in 1980 with its third and final leg aboard 'Casper' and its 20 occupants across India, Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy. The tour passed through 21 countries and covered 34,000 kilometres, conquering places where the buses' designers never meant it to go. Trevor met his future wife Hilde on tour, and they have now been married for 34 years. Skroo Turner the founder of Top Deck and today's Flight Centre provides an introduction to these stories, his foresight has continued his travel revolution from those lumbering old buses to today's conglomerate, The Flight Centre Group.
Download or read book Eastern Counties written by Peter Horrex and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated look at the iconic Eastern Counties Omnibus Company depicting the various types of vehicles used.
Download or read book Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works written by Nigel RB Furness and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works outlines the history of Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works (ECW), two manufacturers that together developed some of the most familiar buses and coaches of the twentieth century. The book covers the full production histories and specifications for the standard range of models produced from 1936 to 1983. The variety of engines used to power Bristol-ECW is outlined and a mechanical specification for each chassis is provided, along with a description of the different body styles produced by ECW for each chassis. There is also a chapter on owners' experiences and advice on buying a bus for preservation.Coverage includes the development of Bristol models in the 1930s - J-type single-decker, K-type double-decker and L-type single decker; the engines, including the Bristol petrol and diesel engines, and other manufacturers' engines used in Bristol chassis; the Lodekka - the radical replacement for the Lowbridge double-decker in the 1950s; the single-deckers of the 1950s - The LWL, LS, SC, and MW; the rear-engined era - The RE single-decker and the VR double-decker; the lightweight LH single-decker and the final years of production. Illustrated throughout with 250 colour photographs - many of them previously unpublished.
Download or read book Diecast Model Buses written by Simon Stanford and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating insight into some of the most collectible diecast buses. Today, many magazines, clubs and events exist as the hobby thrives.
Download or read book The Commercial Motor written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Buses in Colour written by Gavin Booth and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-colour illustrated book that tells the story of the buses that served Britain between 1950 and 1986.
Download or read book Life After Southdown written by Simon Stanford and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare and interesting scenes featuring buses of the popular Southdown operator after moving elsewhere.
Download or read book The Bristol Lodekka written by James Morten and published by Hamilton-Vale Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bristol Lodekka was an answer to a problem. It needed top engineering thinking and first class minds to develop this bus. This bus was a major breakthrough in transport. At the end of World War 2 there was a problem outside of London. People had to be transported to work but the London design of buses was poor and unsuitable for the countryside. In this book the author takes us on what is a personal journey for him where he shows how this bus impacted our lives. We see how some clever people have adapted their buses to other uses, like caravans and even a dress shop and we see the bus in the hit 1970's film On the Buses and discuss the social values of the time. This is a wonderful example of how engineering solves problems in daily life and why engineers are often unsung heroes. This book is written for people who are interested in engineering and the wider impact of good design. (R.A.9 -10 +)
Download or read book Perth Buses Since 1990 written by David Moth and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished images of this local Scottish bus scene since 1990s. Perth itself is an attractive city, and provides the perfect background to this interesting selection of vehicles.
Download or read book Buses Old Technology Refined written by Keith A. Jenkinson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interesting, lavishly illustrated look at how much modern technology in buses, such as the use of electric or gas instead of a combustion engine, is based on century-old technology.
Download or read book Crosville A National Bus Company written by Michael Hitchen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With previously unpublished photographs documenting this famous and much-loved Crosville bus company.
Download or read book National Bus Company The Early Years written by Kevin Lane and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative collection of black and white images covering the National Bus Company across England and Wales in its early years from 1969 to 1975.
