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British Independent Bus Companies Since The 1970s
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Book Synopsis British Independent Bus Companies Since the 1970s by : John Law
Download or read book British Independent Bus Companies Since the 1970s written by John Law and published by . This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s the main UK bus groups were the National Bus Company, the Scottish Bus Group, the Passenger Transport Executives and various council-owned concerns. Today we have Stagecoach, First and Arrival, plus several smaller groups, with just a handful of councils still owning bus operations. Throughout these major changes to the bus industry, there have been hundreds of smaller independent bus companies running stage carriage services on the roads of the United Kingdom. In this book we look at these, from the small operators with just one or two buses, to the larger fleets, such as Lancashire United. Since the 1970s, many independent companies have been swallowed up by larger groups, and one or two have ceased trading. However, many are still thriving and other operators have taken the place of those that we've lost. Deregulation in 1986 brought a host of new bus operators, competing for business with the companies that had run their services for many years. Inevitably, there were some casualties, but today the independent bus sector is alive and well. This book illustrates the great variety of independent buses that have graced Britain's roads, from the early 1970s to the present day.
Book Synopsis British Independent Bus & Coach Operators by : Jim Blake
Download or read book British Independent Bus & Coach Operators written by Jim Blake and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of Great Britain’s independent bus and coach fleets from the 1960s. During the 1960s, many independent bus and coach fleets existed in Britain, and each 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 southeast. 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.
Book Synopsis British Buses and Coaches in the Late 1970s by : Stephen Dowle
Download or read book British Buses and Coaches in the Late 1970s written by Stephen Dowle and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Dowle offers up a terrific selection of previously unpublished photographs documenting the British bus and coach scene of the late 1970s.
Book Synopsis British Buses and Trolleybuses 1950s-1970s by : Henry Conn
Download or read book British Buses and Trolleybuses 1950s-1970s written by Henry Conn and published by Silver Link. This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The photographs in this volume were taken between 1951 and 1978. Covering all the major independent bus operators in the area, most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company and Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also provide nostalgic views of street scenes, shops and road vehicles.
Book Synopsis British Independent Buses in the 1980s by : Richard Stubbings
Download or read book British Independent Buses in the 1980s written by Richard Stubbings and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring previously unpublished images, a nostalgic look back at the independent bus scene of 1980s Britain.
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.
Book Synopsis British and European Trucks of the 1970s by : Colin Peck
Download or read book British and European Trucks of the 1970s written by Colin Peck and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at a period in trucking history when power, weight and comfort increased dramatically. However, whilst this revolution was taking place, many manufacturers were struggling to find the money to keep pace with competitors, and by the end of the decade many were being consigned to the history books.
Book Synopsis The History of British Bus Services by : John Hibbs
Download or read book The History of British Bus Services written by John Hibbs and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all aspects of British bus services since 1625, this book examines the evolution of public transport, such as improvements in vehicle technology, the provision of services, names of service providers and some of the odder regulations that govern operators and the travelling public.
Book Synopsis Wessex Buses 1970-1985: Mainland National Bus Company Fleets by : Malcolm Batten
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.
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by : Keith Robbins
Download or read book A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Book Synopsis British Independent Buses in The 1990s by : Richard Stubbings
Download or read book British Independent Buses in The 1990s written by Richard Stubbings and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring previously unpublished images, a nostalgic look back at the 1990s independent bus scene of Britain.
Book Synopsis British Record by : British Information Services
Download or read book British Record written by British Information Services and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Inland Transport Statistics, Great Britain, 1900-1970: Railways, public road passenger transport, London's transport by : Denys Lawrence Munby
Download or read book Inland Transport Statistics, Great Britain, 1900-1970: Railways, public road passenger transport, London's transport written by Denys Lawrence Munby and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Poland and European East-West Cooperation in the 1970s by : Aleksandra Komornicka
Download or read book Poland and European East-West Cooperation in the 1970s written by Aleksandra Komornicka and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an international reading of the Polish socialist regime’s history in the 1970s, and its opening up to the West. It bridges Poland’s socialist domestic history with critical developments of the global and European 1970s, including détente in the Cold War, western European integration, and globalisation. In this period of international transformations, socialist Poland under Edward Gierek's leadership multiplied its economic and political contacts with capitalist countries, especially western Europe, and became a leader of East-West cooperation among Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and Warsaw Pact members. Relying on sources from public and corporate archives in five different European states, the book demonstrates both that the global political and economic transformations of that period were critical for the decision-making process in Poland and, moreover, that the national socialist elites participated in shaping these transformations. By looking at the goals and expectations of the Polish socialist elites and their practices of political and economic exchanges with western Europe, the book explains the logic which drove the socialist regime into entanglement with the West. As is shown here, this entanglement proved inextricable and critical for the socialist regime's failure and Poland’s political and economic future. This book will be of much interest to students of European history, cold war studies, socialism studies and International Relations.
Book Synopsis Bus Operators 1970 South West England by : Gavin Booth
Download or read book Bus Operators 1970 South West England written by Gavin Booth and published by . This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gavin Booth provides a snapshot of the great variety of buses operating in the South West of England at the start of the 1970s. It covers municipal operators in the region, subsidiaries of the National Bus Company and major independents.
Book Synopsis A-Z of British Bus Bodies by : James Taylor
Download or read book A-Z of British Bus Bodies written by James Taylor and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A-Z of British Bus Bodies sets out to offer a first port of call for anyone with an interest in those who built bus and coach bodies in Britain and Ireland between 1919 and 1975. From charabanc to service bus, from luxury coach to municipal double-decker, the sheer variety of public service vehicle (PSV) bodies is astonishing. The alphabetical listing of British bus body builders between 1919 - 1975 covers the well-known larger companies and small local companies, and is illustrated with period and modern images, including contemporary advertising material. It includes a substantial introduction looking at operators of the period, the body building process and the development of bus body building throughout the period. A comprehensive guide to bus bodies 1919-1975 and a valuable reference work for the bus enthusiast. Superbly illustrated with 300 colour and black & white photographs including period and modern images and contemporary advertising material. James Taylor has been researching and writing about motoring history for over thirty years and has been interested in classic buses since childhood.
Book Synopsis The British Bus Story, Early 'seventies by : Alan Townsin
Download or read book The British Bus Story, Early 'seventies written by Alan Townsin and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
