Buses, trams and commercial vehicles: general interest

At the turn of the century Volvo found itself in a three-way tussle with Dennis and DAF to design and produce Britain's first low-floor double-deck buses.

In 1904, when Leicester Corporation opened its state-of-the-art electric tram network, it enjoyed a monopoly on routes and convenient central terminal points.

Formed in 1984, following the decision by the National Bus Company to divide the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Ltd into smaller parts, Cambus Holdings became responsible for operating services in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk.

In 2022, Volvo Bus UK celebrated fifty years of trading in the UK and Ireland.

Filled with color photos, a look at the variety of London’s buses in recent years.

This book has been commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of Glasgow's remarkable tram system, when over 250,000 people lined the city streets on 4 September 1962 to watch a final procession of some 20 trams representing different periods in the history of the undertaking.

Formed in 1984, following the decision by the National Bus Company to divide the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Ltd into smaller parts, Cambus Holdings became responsible for operating services in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk.

A colorfully illustrated history of buses in postwar England.

Propelled towards the end of the 1990s by accessibility imperative requiring low floor buses both in London and the rest of Britain, Dennis developed a tri axle Trident double decker for Hong Kong and then adapted the design as a two axle version for Britain.

This book has been commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of Glasgow's remarkable tram system, when over 250,000 people lined the city streets on 4 September 1962 to watch a final procession of some 20 trams representing different periods in the history of the undertaking.

Being raised in a small town high in the Sierra's of Northern California, Greg was raised working on many local ranches as soon as he could saddle his own horse.

De novembre 1975 à octobre 1976, Serge Bouchard a voyagé avec des camionneurs dans le Nord-Ouest québécois.

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

Today's London Buses, covers the London bus scene of the last ten years, including pictures of bus types used in the capital on its major services.

In this, the fourth edition of the Transport Philately series the author looks at the treatment of transport using roads rather than rail or air.

Steam power led the transport revolution in England throughout the nineteenth century, but was crippled on the road network by punitive legislation.

The bright red double-decker bus has become an icon of London.

From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionised town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use.

The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage and screen in classics including 'Meet Me In St Louis' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage and screen in classics including 'Meet Me In St Louis' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionised town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use.

Climb aboard Big Blue and ride along with veteran trucker, Long-Haul Larry as he tells tales of his journeys across America's heartland.

From lumbering house-shakers on solid tyres to smooth turbo-power in the 1970s, the lorry has come a very long way in a remarkably short time.

'Trams Around Dewsbury and Wakefield' is part of the new series 'Transport Through the Ages', brought to you by Wharncliffe Books.

Mary Minor »Harry« Haristeen erholt sich im Krankenhaus von einer Operation.

Este libro es un estudio indispensable para aquellas personas motivadas por la historia del transporte y movilidad urbana en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile.

Nothing encapsulates the essence of London quite like the red double-decker Routemaster bus.

"e;Provides clear and succinct descriptions of the various craft used not only by American forces but those of the French and South Vietnamese Navy.

After successfully completing his 12,000 mile bus ride around America, Shaun Donovan now embarks on his latest and greatest challenge - to circumnavigate the coastline of Australia, again by bus, but also to ride the famous 'Indian Pacific' and 'Ghan' trains from west to east and south to north of this vast continent - A 20,000 kilometre journey which must be completed in less than 50 days.

Frederic Harrop was born in New Zealand in 1940.

During the history of Britain’s electric tramcar fleets, many thousands were manufactured of which the vast majority saw out their operational life with a single owner.

During the 1990s and 2000s the bus and coach scene across the Midlands evolved at a much greater rate than that of the preceding decades.

The story of bus and tram services in the Edinburgh area in the period following the deregulation of bus services has been rich and varied.

This book covers the ever-changing bus scene in Norfolk, Suffolk and northern Essex since 2016.

My Life as a Professional Seat Cover is a memoir written to help bridge the gap between truckers and the general motoring public.

This book gives the reader a rare peak into the world of driving an 18 wheeler across country.