Buses, trams and commercial vehicles Books
Mortons Media Group Buses and Coaches of Walter Alexander & Sons
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£23.75
Mortons Media Group Buses and Coaches of Walter Alexander & Sons
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£21.25
Mortons Media Group London Buses, Coaches & Recollections, 1970: 2020
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£7.60
Mortons Media Group Silver Link Silk Edition The Tramways of Glasgow
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£22.95
Mortons Media Group Trams & Recollections : Dundee 1956
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£11.39
Mortons Media Group A Definitive History of Shergold and Whites
Book SynopsisThe vehicles and operations of Silver Star from its unusual base at Porton Down on Salisbury Plain captured the interest of people far beyond the bus enthusiast circles. From the Bourne Valley villagers who rode the interesting buses to and from Salisbury to the troops who rode the many miles up and down the country on weekend leave in luxury coaches to the crews who manned the vehicles, all had memories made.This book serves to record the operations, the vehicles operated and what subsequently happened to them after those operations came to an end in June 1963. The authors have unearthed an enormous amount of archive material, and the book is illustrated with more than 300 images, including many photographs that have not been seen before. For the reader already familiar with Silver Star, further memories will be evoked and for the reader who never knew the company and its unique vehicles a fascinating read awaits.
£29.75
Mortons Media Group Tram & Trolleybus Recollections 1958 Part 2
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£9.94
Merrell Publishers Ltd London's New Routemaster
Book SynopsisFew things are as synonymous with London as its famous red buses, thousands of which carry millions of passengers a year on hundreds of separate routes. Yet since the withdrawal from service of the much-loved Routemaster in the mid-2000s, none of its replacements has succeeded in generating the same kind of affection among the travelling public. Now, however, the stylish, Thomas Heatherwick-designed New Routemaster looks set to recapture the imagination of Londoners and visitors alike. In The New Routemaster, automotive expert Tony Lewin tells the remarkable and compelling story of this, the latest incarnation of the London bus, from its very public genesis in 2008 to its first scheduled journey in 2012. Contributions from key personnel provide a unique insight into the detailed thinking behind this innovative vehicle, which is notable as much for its stunning design as its precision engineering, while an illustrated survey of London's buses down the ages places it in context. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated throughout, The New Routemaster is the fitting and must-have account of the most significant London bus since the 1960s - a Routemaster for the twenty-first century.
£21.25
Mortons Media Group Exploring Oxford Bus Country
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£16.14
Mortons Media Group London
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£16.19
The Crowood Press Ltd The Commer Story
Book SynopsisThe Commer Story charts the evolution and history of one of Britain’s principal commercial vehicle manufacturers. This fascinating book is not just the history of one vehicle marque, but the story of a company that underwent several name changes, as it acquired and was acquired by several other companies, whilst creating some of the world’s most innovative commercial vehicles over a continuous ninety-year manufacturing period. Truly a history of the company and its people, as well as its products, The Commer Story provides this famous firm at last with a well-deserved tribute. Well researched and lavishly illustrated, no commercial vehicle enthusiast will want to be without it.Trade ReviewReview from Classic Car Weekly 3/7/02 "Whether you are a devoted fan of classic commercials, or are just a general classic fan you cannot fail to be intrigued by this great tale."Review from Classics magazine August 2002 "...commercial vehicle enthusiasts will enjoy this."
£26.96
Granta Books The Bus We Loved: London's Affair With The
Book SynopsisIn December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. In terms of postcards, books, films and cheap souvenirs, and in the eyes of the world, the Routemaster represented the city just as much as Big Ben. It was the last bus to be have conductors as well as drivers, the last bus to ring familiar shouts that are at least a century old: 'Fares please,' 'Full up inside but room on top,' 'Next stop the British Museum'! The last bus, in other words, to be a proper bus. In this fond history, Travis Elborough tells the story of the Routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. The streets will never be the same again.Trade ReviewRevised to include the Routemaster's Last Run on 9 December 2005 A London best-seller- over 12,000 copies sold in hardback 'Elborough's book will please bus lovers... as well as cultural historians' Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph 'A charming account of the capital's enduring affair with its favourite piece of transport' Daily Mail 'This quirky book looks at the Routemaster in a completely different way to other publications relating to this iconic bus... a light-hearted read that will amuse as well as tell the story of one of London's best loved buses' Bus Fayre 'Elborough's love for the Routemaster bus and all who travel in her is unbounded' Magnus Mills, The Times
£11.33
Middleton Press Portsmouth Tramways
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£18.95
Anvil Press Publishers Inc Exact Fare Only: Good, Bad and Ugly Rides on
Book SynopsisWe've all had good, bad, and sometimes ugly experiences on public transit. 'Exact Fare Only' is an anthology of real life stories about heading out, heading back, and everything that happened in between, whether the trip was across the country or just across town. "This book should be sold in bus terminals and train stations from coast to coast to coast and required reading for commuters everywhere. Laced with humor and subtle social commentary, 'Exact Fare Only' is a timely portraitof that cramped, public space, otherwise known as the bus, the train or the subway." -Matthew Firth, Front & Centre
£11.69
Crecy Publishing Bedford Buses Of The 1930s & 40s
Book SynopsisIn 1931, the Vauxhall Motors subsidiary of General Motors began to produce a new range of British-built commercial vehicles known as Bedfords. Their introduction followed the Wall Street Crash of October 1929, which not only decimated world trade, but also brought about a minor revolution in the way that goods were carried. A shift from rail to road was obvious, and more and more firms began to acquire their own delivery vehicles. Yet, to service this market a range of good, reliable (and above all) cheap vehicles were needed. It was into this market that Vauxhall successfully launched the new Bedford truck.Yet in addition to commercial goods work, the Bedford chassis was also ideal for bodying as a small coach or service bus, and soon relationships were developed with firms like Duple, Waveney and Thurgood, and before long the Bedford chassis found its way into almost every type of coaching operation. By the end of the 1940s, Bedford coaches accounted for a massive proportion of all non-municipal buses and coaches in Britain. The story of this phenomenal rise and the history of Bedford buses and coaches is now told by transport historian Professor Alan Earnshaw using official photographs and company records kindly supplied by Bedford''s parent company, Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
£6.50
Middleton Press Scarborough Tramways: Including the Scarborough
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£18.95
Herridge & Sons Ltd British Vans and Pick Ups 19451965
Book SynopsisA guide to van manufacturers (large and small) are dealt with in A-Z order, from Austin, Bedford, Bond and Commer to Reliant, Standard, Triumph and Trojan.
£44.96
Herridge & Sons Ltd British Buses 19451975
Book SynopsisA guide to the twenty-seven bus manufacturers of the period 1945-1975 - large and small - are dealt with in A-Z order, from AEC to Vulcan.
£44.96
SwordWorks Books How to Pass the Driver CPC for Haulage & LGV
£11.87
Crecy Publishing Horse and Steam Trams of Britain
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£7.55
Crecy Publishing Duple Coachbuilders: From Domination to Demise
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£7.55
Crecy Publishing Trams of the British Isles: 1945-1962
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£7.55
Crecy Publishing New Bus for London: The Inside Story
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£14.96
Crecy Publishing Ltd. Telephone Service Vehicles Since 1906
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£7.55
RedDoor Press A Most Deliberate Swindle How Edwardian
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£13.16
Fox Chapel Publishers International Beyond the Bosphorus: British Drivers on the
Book SynopsisThe Middle East has always been one of the most challenging destinations for lorry drivers. In the 1970s and 80s, many drivers may not have even heard of the destinations they were sent to before heading out eastwards. Along the way they endured extreme weather conditions, bureaucratic nightmares, and the physical trials of keeping themselves and their trucks operational over many thousands of miles of poorly maintained and dangerous roads. Their adventures have become legendary within the trucking world.In this book Dave Bowers tells with humour and insight the amazing stories of people driving to Middle East destinations, battling against all the odds to deliver their loads. The inspiration comes from his own experience through those routes and in particular on one adventurous journey homewards from Tehran in 1975, when he happened to be stranded in Iran, with no cash to speak of and spending many nights sleeping in abandoned trailers along the way. Dave travelled homewards after he was given lifts in trucks returning to Europe. These were driven by drivers who had many tales to tell, and this book was motivated by the need to keep these fascinating stories alive.Illustrated with photographs of the drivers and vehicles taken at the time, Beyond the Bosphorus records what it was like for ordinary HGV drivers to get involved in something so dramatically different from their everyday working lives in the UK. It will be of interest to lorry drivers, general vehicle enthusiasts and also those with a historical and social interest in the Middle East alike.
£22.46
Key Publishing Ltd LEDGARDS OF LEEDS BUSES: Britain’s Buses Series,
Book SynopsisSamuel Ledgard, the legendary founder and owner of the bus operator based in Leeds, started out running a pub in 1896. However, he soon branched out into catering, for which transport was needed and so, in 1912, he bought a lorry along with an interchangeable coach body and started services to the seaside resorts of Scarborough and Blackpool in 1913. Though the First Word War stopped expansion, in 1920 the coastal runs were resumed and Ledgard grew, purchasing many local bus operators. After Samuel's death in 1952, his son started a new policy of buying mainly second-hand buses - in the next 15 years only 13 new vehicles were bought, but over 170 second-hand ones joined the fleet. Focusing on the 1950s and 60s, this nostalgic look at the iconic Ledgard takes the reader on a trip down memory lane. Starting with a brief history of the buses themselves and their routes, it then goes on to examine the fleet, covering not only buses from London's Daimler fleet which ran on all but two of the double-decker routes, but also the single deckers and low-bridge double deckers. Using a variety of images, with illustrative captions, this book not only rekindles memories for those fortunate enough to have known Ledgards but also gives an insight into these charming vehicles for the many others who were never able to experience Ledgards first hand.
£14.24
Unique Publishing Services Ltd The London 'E/3s': London's Lost Classic Tram
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£16.76
Unique Publishing Services Ltd The London HR2s
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£13.16
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of England: Leeds West
Book SynopsisLost Tramways of England: Leeds West is the first of two volumes in the series covering the history of trams in the city from their origins in the late 19th century through to the final routes in November 1959. This volume examines in detail the early history of the tramways as well as concentrating on the tramways that served to the western side of the city.
£8.54
Key Publishing Ltd London Transport 1949-74
Book SynopsisLondon Transport was formed in 1933 to bring together all the public transport operations (except national railways) that served the capital, the suburbs and the surrounding countryside. Previously, these had been in the hands of a myriad of operators, some more dependable than others. Containing some 120 colour photographs, including rare images from the postwar period, and detailed captions, this album shows the transition from prewar standards, which initially continued after the Second World War, to the modernisation that was essential to encourage continued use of London's transport systems by the public in the face of increasing car ownership. Rekindling memories of the postwar period, this nostalgic colour portrait looks at London Transport's buses, trolleybuses, trams and underground trains (both surface and tube stock) operating between 1949 and 1974.
£20.60
Key Publishing Ltd Merseyside Transport: The 1950s - 1970s
Book SynopsisMerseyside can claim, with some justification, to have provided the transport enthusiast with a greater variety of transport modes than anywhere else in Britain. By the 1950s, with many long-standing scenes about to disappear, photographers began faithfully to record what they saw in colour. It is these images, including road, rail, sea and other modes of transport, that illustrate this nostalgic pictorial portrait of key aspects of the richly varied scene. Taking the reader on a journey from Liverpool and its suburbs to Birkenhead and Wallasey, with one small detour to include views of the remarkable Runcorn Transporter Bridge, this book gives a full-colour view of the historic transport that was part of the Merseyside townscape from the 1950s to the 1970s.
£14.24
Key Publishing Ltd Bristol Lodekka
Book SynopsisLodekkas first appeared in service during a period when the passenger-transport industry was enjoying a peak in popularity. Passenger numbers were among their highest ever in the provinces, and most members of society relied on public transport for journeys to and from work or school, or for leisure activities. The Lodekka was supplied only to state-owned transport operators, as a result of sales restrictions imposed on the manufacturer, yet some 5,217 examples were built between 1949 and 1968, making it one of the most familiar British double-deck bus types throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s. This book, which features a huge variety of photographs, including a number of official views which will be of great interest to modellers and enthusiasts alike, recalls a period when Bristol Lodekkas not only formed the mainstay of many provincial bus fleets but also one in which company liveries were closely associated with specific areas of the country. It gives a colourful look at the life and times of the Bristol Lodekka, portraying it in different liveries and locations as it worked the country with a variety of operators.
£14.24
Key Publishing Ltd York Independents: Western Operators: Western
Book SynopsisThe city of York stands at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss on flat arable land called the Vale of York, which is bordered to the west by the Pennines, to the northeast by the North York Moors and to the east by the rolling Yorkshire Wolds. Outside the city are many beautiful small country villages and bus operators were needed to provide services linking these local villages and towns with York, especially on market days. Consequently, routes were very rural, and besides catering for the traditional market day shoppers, they often carried a considerable volume of passengers to work in York. This book, the follow-on to York Independent: Eastern Stage Bus Operators, tells the story of stage bus companies, including Hopes Motor Services, Hutchinson Brothers, Reliance Motor Services, G E Sykes & Son and Majestic of Cawood, who operated from the west of York. Including over 150 photographs, many in color, it shows how most of the companies covered started out as family-based operators running a service to the nearest local market town before expanding to offer excursions and private hires. It also shows how changes to the way of life, including the growth of car ownership, eventually killed off the majority of them.
£14.24
Key Publishing Ltd The Leyland Atlantean
Book SynopsisBy the end of the 1960s, economics dictated that the traditional front-engined double-decker had had its day. In the Atlantean and its competitors, the British bus and coach industry had vehicles capable of taking on and meeting the challenges, both at home and abroad, that the contemporary world presented. The Atlantean was probably the last British-designed and -built bus to achieve massive sales worldwide, with the list of operators both at home and abroad being legion. In this fully illustrated book, Gavin Booth looks back at the development of the Leyland Atlantean from its origins in the 1950s and examines its importance over the past half-century. Although the Atlantean has largely disappeared from public service, its influence remains and, through the handful that remain in service and those that survive in preservation and through the pages of this book, it is possible to pay tribute to one of the most significant bus designs of the second half of the 20th century.
£14.99
Key Publishing Ltd The Go-Ahead Group: The First 25 Years
Book SynopsisGo-Ahead began life as the Gateshead-based Go-Ahead Northern bus company after the privatisation of the National Bus Company in 1987. Early expansion saw the acquisition of a number of smaller bus operators in the North East. During the 1990s, it entered London, where it rapidly became the largest provider of bus services in the UK capital. It has subsequently acquired operations across England. Rail privatisation has presented another opportunity for the group and it currently operates Govia Thameslink Railway, comprising Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern as well as South Eastern. More recently, it has established an overseas presence and runs buses in Singapore and Dublin along with rail services in Germany and Norway. All of these are franchised operations. The Group continues to believe that public transport is best managed locally and its operating companies all retain local management and identities. Illustrated with over 150 colour illustrations, this book looks at its first 25 years in detail with a brief update of developments since then.
£13.49
Key Publishing Ltd Daimler Coaches in Colour
Book SynopsisThe Daimler Company was one of the oldest established builders of PSV chassis in the United Kingdom and enjoyed a reputation for quality and innovation, particularly with the fluid flywheel. From the earliest charabancs on solid tires, through the half-cab front-engined CVD6 and underfloor-engined Freelines to the rear-engined Roadliner, Daimler continued to prove their reputation was well earned. Ownership of the company changed several times over the years, until they were finally absorbed into the British Leyland empire, sealing their fate and eventual demise. With over 100 color images, this title provides insight into the history of Daimler throughout the years.
£16.19
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of Ireland: Belfast
Book SynopsisThe first volume in the Lost Tramways of Ireland series features the history of the Belfast system, including its origins as a horse tramway in the 1870s, its conversion to electric traction in the early 20th century, its role in two World Wars, the conversion of the network to bus and trolleybus operation from the late 1940s and the system''s eventual demise in 1954.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of Scotland: Glasgow South
Book SynopsisThe first of two volumes covering the history of tramcar operation in Glasgow. The book narrates the story of the city''s impressive network from its origins as a horse tramway in the 1870s, through the early years of electrification and expansion during the first decades of the 20th century through to World War II. The book focuses on locations in the southern half of the city.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of Scotland: Glasgow North
Book SynopsisThe second of two volumes covering the history of tramcar operation in Glasgow. The book narrates the story of the city''s network from the immediate post-war years, through the 1950s to the early 1960s when the final services were operated. This volume focuses on locations in the northern half of the city.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of England: Leeds East
Book SynopsisThis volume examines in detail the later history of the system from the outbreak of war in September 1939 through the developments of the 1940s to the period of conversion from the early 1950s, as well as concentrating on routes that served the eastern side of the city, such as those to Temple Newsam, Middleton, Gipton and Hunslet.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of England: London North East
Book SynopsisOne of four volumes covering the history of electric tramcar operation in London; concentrating on the routes to the north-east. The system in this area was largely the result of development by a number of local authorities such as Ilford and West Ham corporations and was converted largely to trolley bus operation in the years leading to 1940.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of England: London North West
Book SynopsisOne of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London. It concentrates on those routes to the North and North-west of the River Thames an area largely dominated by by the Metropolitan Electric Tramways. The bulk of this area saw its tramways largely converted to trolley bus operation during the 1930s.
£8.54
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of England: London South West
Book SynopsisThis was the area that witnessed the London United Tramway''s early trolleybus routes as well as operations of Croydon Corporation. Although many of the routes were to be converted before the outbreak of war in September 1939, a number were to survive right through until the final conversion of the system between 1950 and 1952.
£8.54
Documentary Media LLC Transit: The Story of Public Transportation in
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£22.79
Apollo Publishers A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories
Book SynopsisWit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road.They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards, the call of the rising roosters. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road. He shares what it was like to grow up in a boisterous trucking family, his experience as an equipment officer in Vietnam, the wide range of vehicles he's mounted, and the daily trials, tribulations, risks, and exploits that define life as a trucker.Ed's vibrant, no-holds-barred tales are hilarious and heartwarming, sometimes cringeworthy or unbelievable—recollections of heroic feats as well as the “fishing stories” that have stretched and shifted from CB radio to CB radio. Many are the results of what he calls “just plain stupidity.” Others bring to light the small acts of kindness and grand gestures that these Knights of the Highway perform each day, as well as the safety risks and continual danger that these essential workers endure. Together they paint a compelling portrait of one of the most important but least-known industries and reveal why Ed, and so many like him, just kept on truckin’.Trade Review“A well-crafted, intimate portrait of a life lived in trucking.”—Overdrive Magazine“If there's one person who can reveal how to overcome loneliness and social distancing, while maintaining a great sense of humor, it's a long-distance trucker. Ed Miller literally wrote a book on it.”—Fox45 News, Baltimore“Hop into the cab for a view of trucking in all its glory, grease, and hilarity.”—Texas Border Business“A Trucker’s Tale is notably refreshing. . . . Over the years, I’ve spoken to any number of folks who have riding in a big rig on their bucket lists; Miller’s book is a wonderful opportunity to vicariously clear that item off your list.” —The VVA Veteran“The beauty of A Trucker’s Tale is that you can read the whole book or everyday choose just one story to transport you to another place. Some of the stories are full of laughter, while others sadness and anger, male machismo, rescuing damsels in distress (don’t know if I can use the word damsels anymore), highway consciousness, manners, bad leadership and really, really good guys.”—Arabella magazineTable of ContentsPreface Part One: An Education Part Two: Military Trucking Part Three: College Trucking Part Four: Characters Part Five: Management Part Six: Directions, Shippers, Strikes, and Baby Animals Part Seven: Knights of the Highway A Note on Safety Epilogue Acknowledgments
£12.34
AV Akademikerverlag Drayage Operations at Seaports
£34.57
Hatje Cantz anna kazianka / falk lennart kremzow (Bilingual
Book SynopsisThis photo series captures moments of periphery in Croatian Istria with 26 bus stops. Documentary and conceptual, the photographic cartography approaches the different perceptions of the places. Ed Ruscha’s methodology, and in particular his photographic series Twentysix Gasoline Stations, serve as a method and inspiration to examine the stops and their identity in the urban fabric. With this photographic concept as well as the texts, the observations are presented analytically and at the same time unfold a greater poetic meaning. How does it feel to live in the environs of urban reality? The book transmits the fascination for simple building methods, locations as well as the aesthetics of decay.
£16.20
