Buses, trams and commercial vehicles: general interest

In Equality and the City, Enrique Penalosa Londono draws on his experience as mayor of Bogota, Colombia, as well as his many years of international work as a lecturer and consultant, to share his perspective on the issues facing developing cities, especially sustainable transportation and equal access to public space.

Southdown Motor Services, the well-known and respected bus and coach operator based on the south coast, ran buses and coaches in a delightful green and cream livery that is still fondly remembered today.

Hong Kong has long been a place of great interest to transport enthusiasts.

Edinburgh is reputed to have more buildings designated as of 'special architectural or historic interest' than any other city in the world.

A visitor to one of the principal cities of the East or West Midlands during the 1970s would not have failed to notice that all the incumbent local bus operators were still running buses that still resembled types which could be seen throughout Britain between the two world wars - that is double-deck buses with the driver seated in his own cab area with an open space over the adjacent engine shroud.

Over the years Scania has provided various models for operation in London, first arriving in 1989.

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Coach styles at the start of the 1950s were still very traditional.

In the 1970s you could travel from the Scottish border to the Yorkshire coast resort towns using only red and white United buses.

Since the mid-1940s, London began to resell its buses after they were no longer suitable for service in the capital.

Stagecoach came to Merseyside in 2005 when they purchased the independent operations of Glenvale Transport, acquiring Gillmoss depot and an aging second-hand fleet of buses.

The origins of Dennis Brothers dates back to the 1890s, when John Dennis moved from his home in Devon to Guildford and began building bicycles.

The Metropolitan counties of South and West Yorkshire have some of the most intensive bus operations outside Birmingham and London.

Bus operations across Hampshire, England's eighth largest county, are covered in this book, with the bus scene in each district, town and city in the county being fully described and illustrated.

This book offers a concise, chronological history of bus and coach travel, exploring the significant contribution this form of travel has made to the development of Britain's tourism industry.

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The highly varied territory of bus operator Stagecoach South West extends from the city centres of Exeter and Plymouth to busy seaside resorts and the rural country areas of Devon, and also strays into neighbouring counties.

When London Transport was formed in 1933 it became the world's largest municipal transport undertaking, peaking at some 9,000 buses, trams and trolleybuses.

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Between 1972 and 1986 the roads of England and Wales were served by the country's own National Bus Company, carrying a corporate livery introduced to bring the thirty-six or so companies together and help the public see it owned its bus services.

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Richard Stubbings' interest in buses was sparked at an early age, watching the Bristol K-types and FLFs of Western National trundling back and forth outside his childhood garden.

Londoners, and London-bound commuters, rely heavily on the railways, the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway to get around.

Bury Corporation Transport boasted a fleet of more than ninety buses - mainly produced by Daimler and Leyland.

Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams and trambuses.

The Enviro200 was a new midibus launched by Transbus International in 2003, but was unsuccessful.

A history of London's horse, steam, cable, and electric tramways, and the operation that ended an era.

A history of London's horse, steam, cable, and electric tramways, and the operation that ended an era.

A photographic overview of the little-known cars and engineers that kept British tramways running smoothly and safely.

A photographic overview of the little-known cars and engineers that kept British tramways running smoothly and safely.

A colorfully illustrated history of buses in postwar England.

AEC, Bristol, Crossley, Daimler, Dennis, Leyland and others were all manufacturers of passenger vehicle chassis which could be seen throughout the country in the years following the end of World War Two.

Since deregulation in 1986, Merseyside has offered a wealth of variety to bus enthusiasts with numerous new independent operators entering the scene, and some soon departing again, while the major companies have gained strength through takeovers and area expansion.

The operations of Aldershot & District and Thames Valley Omnibus Company were merged in 1972 to become Alder Valley under National Bus Company ownership.

A fascinating array of operators and vehicles are portrayed in the years leading up to 1972, when National Bus Company amalgamations changed so much.

The North of England has long been an area of immense interest to bus enthusiasts.

Part of a four-volume history of trolleybus systems across Britain, this book covers operations based in Wales, the Midlands, and East Anglia.

Part of a four-volume history of trolleybus systems across Britain, this book covers operations based in Wales, the Midlands, and East Anglia.

Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport set about replacing its trams with trolleybuses in the 1930s, but the war meant that trams did not finish until 1945.

The erstwhile National Bus Company was the largest bus company in the world and like any large organisation, it required auxiliary vehicles to support its core activities.

The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at.

The 1990s were a time of change as British manufacturers struggled to keep pace with the times and the invasion of imported vehicles.

Buckinghamshire Buses tells the story of the omnibus in the county, from its roots in stagecoach travel to the present day.

Following deregulation in 1986, the established bus operators suddenly found themselves being challenged by new independent operators, some of whom ultimately disappeared from the scene while others were swallowed up by the larger groups.

In this book, Cliff Beeton looks at the plethora of independent operators that have, alongside PMT, provided bus services in and around Stoke.

The English Lake District and North Lancashire is one of the most beautiful regions of Great Britain.

Lancashire and its neighbours Greater Manchester and Merseyside form one of the most populated parts of England.

This book takes you straight inside that mystical bond between a man and his truck, a woman and her truck.

This reportidentifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.