Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445694883
With rare and previously unpublished images of the mainland national bus company fleets around Wessex.
Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445694964
Rare and previously unpublished images of the Wessex bus scene.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 : Stuart Cole
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749441029
Revised and updated to cover developments and thinking in transport economics, the book examines the application of economics techniques first, to commercial transport operations, second, to public policy issues and third, to the role of transport in its wider economic context.
Author : Frank Schipper
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9052603081
Today we can hardly imagine life in Europe without roads and theautomobiles that move people and goods around. In fact, the vastmajority of movement in Europe takes place on the road. Travelersuse the car to explore parts of the continent on their holidays,and goods travel large distances to reach consumers. Indeed, thetwentieth century has deservedly been characteried as the centuryof the car. The situation looked very different around 1900.People crossing national borders by car encountered multiplehurdles on their way. Technically, they imported their vehicleinto a neighboring country and had to pay astronomic importduties. Often they needed to pass a driving test in each countrythey visited. Early on, automobile and touring clubs sought tomake life easier for traveling motorists.International negotiations tackled the problems arising fromdiffering regulations. The resulting volume describes everythingfrom the standardied traffic signs that saved human lives on theroad to the Europabus taking tourists from Stockholm to Romein the 1950s. Driving Europe offers a highly original portrait of aEurope built on roads in the course of the twentieth century.
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215514493
Ticketing and concessionary travel on public transport, is the 5th report from the Transport Committee in 2007-08 session (HCP 84, ISBN 9780215514493). It examines the the aim of producing an integrated ticketing system across England, with the introduction of smartcard concessionary travel passes.The report inquires into the extent to which integrated ticketing on public transport has been achieved for all users; the issues regarding smartcards; arrangements for revenue protection (stopping fare-evasion) which will be affected by new forms of ticket; the impact of concessionary travel in England which is costing £1 billion per annum. The Committee has set out a number of recommendations, including: the Committee believes that the Government in terms of promoting integrated bus ticketing has achieved too little of practical value; it recommends that Traffic Commissioners be given powers to arbitrate where bus companies and local transport authorities disagree; that coach travel should be given greater consideration in future statements of public transport policy; it is imperative that the full range of tickets, including multi-modal options be available at all main outlets so that the Government's aim of fare simplification can be better acheived (see The Future of Rail, Cm. 6233, ISBN 9780101623322); that the Government needs to ensure suitable guidelines on differential pricing is included in decisions on rail fares and rail franchises with particular reference to smartcards; that the Government needs to articulate a clearer strategy for the development of integrated ticketing in general and smartcards in particular; that the Government should move towards a unified system of public transport revenue protection; that the Department of Transport should commission an evaluation of the benefits of the national scheme for free local bus travel and that national concessionary travel is properly funded. For a related title see, How Fair are the Fairs (HCP 700-I, session 2005-06, ISBN 9780215028853).
Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Culture
ISBN : 1438127375
A Brief History of Great Britain narrates the history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the 21st century, covering the entire island England, Wales, and Scotland as well as associated archipelagos such as the Channel Islands, the Orkneys, and Ireland as they have influenced British history. The central story of this volume is the development of the British kingdom, including its rise and decline on the world stage. The book is built around a clear chronological political narrative while incorporating treatment of social, economic, and religious issues. Coverage includes: Early Settlements, Celts, and Romans Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Vikings Scotland, England, and Wales Britain in the Late Middle Ages The Making of Protestant Britain Industry and Conquest Britain in the Age of Empire An Age of Crisis The Age of Consensus A House Divided.
Author : Bob Wilber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1349096032
Author : S. M. Shiva Nagendra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811555117
This contributed volume is primarily intended for graduate and professional audiences. The book provides a basic understanding of urban air quality issues, root causes for local and urban air pollution, monitoring and modelling techniques, assessment, and control options to manage air quality at local and urban scale. The book also offers useful information on indoor air quality and smart sensors, which are gaining much importance in current times.
Author : Great Britain: H.M. Treasury
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,14 MB
Release : 2015-11-24
Category :
ISBN : 9780101887892
The Government recognises that aid spending has sometimes been controversial at home because people want to know that it is squarely in the UK's national interest. Recent crises have proved, though, why aid is so important for us as well as for the countries we assist. The 2015 Spending Review is therefore being used to fundamentally review how this budget is spent. Spending will be shaped according to four strategic objectives. The strategy sets out how, as a result of the new approach, we will: allocate 50% of all DFID's spending to fragile states and regions; increase aid spending for the Syrian crisis and the related region; end all traditional general budget support - so we can better target spending; use an expanded cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to underpin our security objectives by supporting the international work of the National Security Council (NSC); create a £500 million ODA crisis reserve to allow still greater flexibility to respond to emerging crises such as the displacement of Syrian refugees; fund a new £1 billion commitment to global public health (the "Ross Fund") which will fund work to tackle the most dangerous infectious diseases, including malaria. The fund will also support work to fight diseases of epidemic potential, such as Ebola, neglected tropical diseases, and drug resistant infections; and use a new cross-government Prosperity Fund, led by the NSC, to drive forward our aim of promoting global prosperity.
Author : John Briggs
Publisher : Institute of Welsh Affairs
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1904773656
A volume celebrating the foundation of the IWA 25 years ago, comprising a collection of contributions by 25 Welsh men and women reflecting on their personal experiences during the past 25 years and recording their hopes for the next 25 years.
