Wessex Coaches

Author : John Sealey
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624192
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Wessex Coaches Ltd written by John Sealey and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of what was perhaps Bristol's biggest coach company.

Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445694964
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wessex Buses 1970-1985: Local Authority Fleets, Independents and the Isle of Wight written by Malcolm Batten and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare and previously unpublished images of the Wessex bus scene. This, the second in a pair of books, covers the local authority fleets, independent companies, and the Isle of Wight.

Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445694883
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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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 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rare and previously unpublished images of the mainland national bus company fleets around Wessex.

Author : John Sealey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848682436
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wessex Coaches written by John Sealey and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wessex Coaches of Bristol was certainly a company with two faces. The first was that of a very large concern operating day trips to the seaside, carrying out private hire work and operating many local contracts for schools, companies and local institutions. Bristolians still fondly remember the smart red and grey/green Bedford Duples which were a common site for a period of 26 years over the whole of the West Country with depots at Clifton, Kingswood and Chard (Somerset). The other face was that of an anonymous fleet of mainly second-hand Daimler and AEC double deck contract buses carrying workers to power station and motorway construction sites at Hinkley Point, Berkeley, Sizewell, Wylfa (Anglesey), Hartlepool and Heysham etc. on behalf of blue chip companies. Besides the Bedfords there were many interesting older vehicles still in the fleet in the 1960s and very many unseen photographs of these have been obtained from the family archives and other sources to illustrate the story.

Author : Keith A. Jenkinson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445678780
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Express Coaches written by Keith A. Jenkinson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the history of National Express is covered comprehensively by author Keith Jenkinson in both text and photographs.

Author : David Harvey
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445647125
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leicester Buses written by David Harvey and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of photographs giving a picture of life in Leicester between the 1920s and 1984 through the city's bus fleet.

Author : Nigel R B Furness
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785002082
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bedford Buses and Coaches written by Nigel R B Furness and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedford Buses and Coaches provides a detailed review of the entire range of purpose-built Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus and coach chassis that carried the Bedford name from 1931 until production ceased in 1986. Bedfords were once a familiar sight on the roads not only of the United Kingdom, but throughout the world. They were produced in such volume that the advertising slogan 'You see them everywhere' was quite legitmately adopted by Vauxhall Motors, the manufacturer of Bedford vehicles. Fully illustrated thoughout with hundreds of photographs, the majority in colour, the book includes detailed descriptions of the Bedford petrol and diesel engines and other manufacturers engines used in Bedford bus and coach chassis. Detailed specifications and production histories are given for all the full-size passenger chassis including the WHB/WLB, WTB, OB/OWB, SB, VAS, VAL, VAM, Y-series and the Venturer. Road tests and owners' experiences are covered along with advice on buying and restoring a Bedford bus or coach. This book will be of great interest to all bus enthusiasts and historians and is superbly illustrated with 200 colour and 50 black & white photographs.

Author : Howard Berry
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445675692
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bedford Buses and Coaches written by Howard Berry and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilising previously unpublished illustrations, Howard Berry tells the story of Bedford Buses and Coaches.

Author : Kevin Lane
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445694484
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Jim Blake
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1473857171
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Independent Bus and Coach Operators written by Jim Blake and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.