Download or read book The Leyland National written by Peter Horrex and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilising their fantastic collections of previously unpublished images, Peter Horrex and Robert Appleton pay tribute to this popular and iconic chariot of the people.
Download or read book History of the Leyland Bus written by Ron Phillips and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Southern National Omnibus Company written by Colin Morris and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert account of Southern National's operations and vehicles richly illustrated with many colour photographs.
Download or read book National Bus Company Dual Purpose Vehicles written by Michael Hitchen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished photographs documenting this fascinating and overlooked part of NBC vehicle history.
Download or read book Bristol Omnibus Company written by Stephen Dowle and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Dowle looks back at the iconic Bristol Omnibus Company. This wonderful collection of photos is of particular poignancy in that it records a period on the very eve of this famous company’s demise.
Download or read book United Counties Omnibus written by David Beddall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated look at one of the most iconic regional bus operators, United Counties Omnibus, based primarily in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
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 179 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.
Download or read book Buses and Trams Around Leeds written by John Law and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-11-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore rare and previously unpublished photographs illustrating Leeds City Transport bus and tram scene.
Download or read book The London DMS Bus written by Matthew (Matt) Wharmby and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vilified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times. Desperate to match staff shortages with falling demand for its services during the late 1960s, London Transport was just one organization to see nationwide possibilities and savings in legislation that was about to permit double-deck one-man-operation and partially fund purpose-built vehicles. However, prohibited by circumstances from developing its own rear-engined Routemaster (FRM) concept, LT instituted comparative trials between contemporary Leyland Atlanteans and Daimler Fleetlines.The latter came out on top, and massive orders followed. The first DMSs entering service on 2 January 1971. In service, however, problems quickly manifested. Sophisticated safety features served only to burn out gearboxes and gulp fuel. The passengers, meanwhile, did not appreciate being funnelled through the DMS's recalcitrant automatic fare-collection machinery only to have to stand for lack of seating. Boarding speeds thus slowed to a crawl, to the extent that the savings made by laying off conductors had to be negated by adding more DMSs to converted routes! Second thoughts caused the ongoing order to be amended to include crew-operated Fleetlines (DMs), noise concerns prompted the development of the B20 quiet bus variety, and brave attempts were made to fit the buses into the time-honored system of overhauling at Aldenham Works, but finally the problems proved too much. After enormous expenditure, the first DMSs began to be withdrawn before the final RTs came out of service, and between 1979 and 1983 all but the B20s were sold as is widely known, the DMSs proved perfectly adequate with provincial operators once their London features had been removed. OPO was to become fashionable again in the 1980s as the politicians turned on London Transport itself, breaking it into pieces in order to sell it off. Not only did the B20 DMSs survive to something approaching a normal lifespan, but the new cheap operators awakening with the onset of tendering made use of the type to undercut LT, and it was not until 1993 that the last DMS operated.
Download or read book Iron Coal Trades Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 115 includes Diamond jubilee issue, 1867-1927.
Download or read book The Commercial Motor written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern National written by David Moth and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated look at the last years of the famous Eastern National brand - with previously unpublished images.
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 Cambus to Stagecoach East written by David Beddall and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Tramway and Railway World written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Potteries Motor Traction written by Cliff Beeton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic celebration of this popular local bus operator. This book aims to show the variety of vehicles and liveries from 1980 until 2020.
Download or read book Wessex Buses 1970 1985 Mainland National Bus Company Fleets written by Malcolm Batten and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rare and previously unpublished images of the mainland national bus company fleets around Wessex.
