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 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 Buses and Coaches written by Howard Berry and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilising previously unpublished photographs, Howard Berry tells the story of Bristol buses and coaches.
Download or read book Bristol City Buses written by Mike Walker and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An image based history of the buses in Bristol.
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 British Buses 1967 written by Jim Blake and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-08-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at an important turning point in the history of the bus industry in Britain. 1967 was the penultimate year to the end of an era, when private and semi-nationalized company's operated the bus networks in this country.??After 1967 the network was never the same again, with the formation of the National Bus Company in 1968.??The NBC was a very bland organization compared to the colourful bus companies that had existed before nationalization, and many small municipal fleets amalgamated to form Passenger Transport Executives.??This comprehensive volume covers a large number of the bus companies throughout the country in 1967 and also has a good readable narrative describing Jim Blake's journeys travelling on these services across Britain.
Download or read book British Lodekka written by Curtis Martin and published by Britain's Buses Series. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lodekkas first appeared in service when the passenger-transport industry was enjoying a peak in popularity. The Lodekka was supplied only to state-owned transport operators, making it one of the most familiar British double-deck bus types. This book gives a colorful look at the Bristol Lodekka, portraying it in different liveries and locations.
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 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 Fife Buses From Alexanders Fife to Stagecoach written by Walter Burt and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Fife buses from 1960 to the early 1990s.
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 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 British Buses Since 1945 written by John Creighton and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern Coach Works written by Peter Horrex and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful pictorial tribute to an iconic bodybuilder.
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.
