The Heyday of London's Buses
Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Buses
ISBN : 9780711021211
Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Buses
ISBN : 9780711021211
Author : Jim Blake
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1473887224
Using photographs from Jim Blake's extensive archives, this book examines the turbulent period in the history of London's buses immediately after London Transport lost its Country Buses and Green Line Coaches to the recently-formed National Bus Company, under their new subsidiary company, London Country Bus Services Ltd.The new entity inherited a largely elderly fleet of buses from London Transport, notably almost 500 RT-class AEC Regent double-deckers, of which replacement was already under way in the shape of new AEC MB and SM class Swift single-deckers.London Transport itself was in the throes of replacing a much larger fleet of these. At the time of the split, it was already apparent that the 36ft-long MB class single-deckers were not suitable for London conditions, particularly in negotiating suburban streets cluttered with cars, and were also mechanically unreliable. The shorter SM class superseded them but they were equally unreliable. January 1971 saw the appearance of London Transport's first purpose-built one-man operated double-decker, the DMS class. All manner of problems plagued these, too.Both operators were also plagued with a shortage of spare parts for their vehicles, made worse by the three-day week imposed by the Heath regime in 1973-4. London Transport and London Country were still closely related, with the latter's buses continuing to be overhauled at LT's Aldenham Works. Such were the problems with the MB, SM, and DMS types that LT not only had to resurrect elderly RTs to keep services going, but even repurchased some from London Country! In turn, the latter operator hired a number of MB-types from LT, now abandoned as useless, from 1974 onwards in an effort to cover their own vehicle shortages. Things looked bleak for both operators in the mid-1970s.This book contains a variety of interesting and often unusual photographs illustrating all of this, most of which have never been published before.
Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher : Specialist Marketing International
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : 9780711023444
Author : Andrew Bartlett
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 20,48 MB
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526755475
In 1979, fresh from its general election victory, the Conservative government began formulating plans to deregulate bus services and privatise the companies operating them in England, Scotland and Wales. London was not to be excluded, so from the outset, London Buses was broken up into several areas and from 1985, a tendering system was introduced which permitted other operators to bid for the routes. Opposition from the Labour group at the Greater London Council had to be dealt with – eventually achieved by abolishing it in 1986. However, as each subsequent year passed, promises that deregulation was coming were not met. In late 1992, the privatisation timetable was set, and was ultimately completed at the end of 1994. The issue of deregulation never resurfaced. Copiously illustrated with over 270 photographs, virtually all of which are being published for the first time, this is the story of London Buses over those sixteen tumultuous years. To give greater context to the narrative, annual vehicle acquisition listings show how purchasing policy changed over the period; important route changes, tendering gains and losses and a fleet list for the entire period are also included.
Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher :
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Buses
ISBN : 9780711024861
Author : Patricia Toht
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 38,20 MB
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0711281084
Come! Board the London Bus and see the London sights with us. At any time, hop off, explore! Then climb back on, and ride some more… As a family of four spend a day exploring London, fun, child-friendly poems introduce readers to our wonderful capital city, and all its secrets. Well-known landmarks like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the London Eye, plus inescapable features like rain and taking tea, all get Patty Toht's witty treatment. Non-fiction facts provide more information about the poetry subjects, while rising star Sam Usher brings them to life with his signature style and humour. This gorgeous celebration of London will be loved by both tourists and those who call the city home.
Author : Kevin Lane
Publisher : Specialist Marketing International
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 31,27 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Buses
ISBN : 9780711025165
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive guide to all the various types and variations of London Bus used over the past 60 years, since the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933
Author : John Hibbs
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 24,50 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
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.
Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 14,99 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 144568022X
A terrific range of previously unpublished images of East London buses, including Routemasters, during the 1970s-1980s.
Author : Matthew Wharmby
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1473869439
Between 2002 and 2006 six of Londons bus companies put into service 390 articulated bendy buses on twelve routes for transport in London.rnrnDuring what turned out to be a foreshortened nine years in service, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G buses familiar on the continent and worldwide earned an unenviable reputation in London; according to who you read and who you believed, they caught fire at the drop of a hat, they maimed cyclists, they drained revenue from the system due to their susceptibility to fare evasion, they transported already long-suffering passengers in standing crush loads like cattle and they contributed to the extinction of the Routemaster from frontline service. In short, it was often referred to as the bus we hated.rnrnThis account is an attempt by a long-time detractor of the bendy buses to set the vehicles in their proper context not quite to rehabilitate them, but to be as fair as is possible towards a mode of transport which felt about as un-British as could be.