Road and motor vehicles: general interest

The National Bus Company was the creation of the 1968 Transport Act, which merged the bus operations of the Tilling Group and the British Electric Traction Company.

Suffolk was once the territory of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company, with two municipal operators and several notable independents also running bus services in the county.

Dating back to 1921 and originally operating from a base in the small Northamptonshire town of Irthlingborough, United Counties expanded significantly during the 1920s and 1930s, firmly establishing themselves in the county of Northamptonshire, as well as a network of services in south Lincolnshire, south Leicestershire and the Stony Stratford area of Buckinghamshire.

Before Southdown became part of the National Bus Company, it was a well respected organisation.

Even though it is nearly forty years since the last vehicles left the Southall factory, the products of the Associated Equipment Company, more commonly known as AEC, are still synonymous with quality and reliability.

Dumfries and Galloway - the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire - is a largely rural area of south-west Scotland.

Kingston upon Hull Corporation's motorbus fleet was always varied and interesting.

Though they serve one of England's smallest counties, the smaller operators in Bedfordshire contain some very interesting vehicles.

Blazefield commenced operations in 1991, having bought the final shares in the former AJS Holdings group.

Dublin Bus was formed back in February 1987 when services were split out of Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) and has, in time, become a modern and forward-thinking bus operator.

This engaging book follows the history of the Lotus 2+2 coupes from the Elan through to the Evora.

The story of Midland Red is well known in enthusiast circles, and those lucky enough to have experienced the company at its peak can well remember the fleet of nearly 2,000 bright red vehicles not only cheering up the industrial areas of the Black Country and the East Midlands but blending seamlessly with the bucolic charms of the Vale of Evesham, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

Advertising on public transport in the UK has been common practice since the early days of the horse-drawn bus.

Like the railway industry in the nineteenth century, Britain was a major player in supplying the world with buses, particularly double-deckers.

This book continues the story of the erstwhile Western SMT company.

The Second World War had a profound effect on public transport in the West Midlands.

Yorkshire Rider was created out of the 1985 Transport Act, which became known as Deregulation.

This newly updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

This updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

"e;There's something about motorcycles, and the lure of freedom and the open road that they promise.

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

Als Gustav Stratil-Sauer 1924 mit seinem Wanderer-Motorrad nach Afghanistan aufbrach, konnte er noch nicht ahnen, in was für ein Abenteuer er sich bald verstricken würde: Die anfängliche Euphorie der lange geplanten und hart ersparten Forschungsreise verliert sich schnell in einer ernüchternden Realität.

Die Lufthansa ist nicht einfach eine Airline, sie ist ein Stück deutscher Geschichte.

';They're all scared.

';A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britain's cities after the war and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen.

Not Without Hope is the true story of the headline-making tragedy that took the lives of three football players: NFL stars Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Will Bleakley from the University of South Florida.

SIXTEEN STEPS TO $IX FIGURE$: A GAME PLAN FOR SALES SUCCESS is a humorous and insightful look at the extraordinary dynamics between the car-buying consumer and the automotive salesperson; a relationship that most often resembles a train wreck.

How Hard Can it Be?

The two stroke Vespa is rightly regarded as an iconic scooter.

Born to be Riled is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson.

From the 1890s through the 1920s, as horse gave way to machine, the look of Toronto and the lifestyles of its inhabitants were irrevocably altered.

Jeremy Clarkson puts the pedal to the floor in Don't Stop Me Now; a collection of his Sunday Times motoring journalism.

While this book gives you a life in Mayberry feeling at its beginning, you must read on.

The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller, shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book Award.

In this second part of his fifth volume on Harley-Davidsons motorcycles, Donny Petersen, who studied privately with Harley-Davidson engineers, shares practical knowledge and streetwise tips on the Shovelhead motorcycle.

This novel follows the life of a totally fictitious character through historically accurate context.

An entertaining, colourful and informative insight to some of the most unusual and obscure product promoting vehicles from around the globe.

In And Another Thing.

This study which covers five years period reveals the mystery and the bizarre nature of collisions and crashes.

The book opens with the first beginnings of bike racing in the London area - at High Beech - in 1928 and continues with the pre-war history of the North Circular as one of Britain's new 'arterial' roads, and?

JEREMY CLARKSON'S LATEST - AND MOST OUTRAGEOUS - TAKE ON THE WORLDCLARKSON'S BACK - AND THIS TIME HE'S PUTTING HIS FOOT DOWNFrom his first job as a travelling sales rep selling Paddington Bears to his latest wheeze as a gentleman farmer, Jeremy Clarkson's love of cars has just about kept him out of trouble.

After their initial advent in the 60s dune Buggies continued to grow in popularity and many diverse models evolved, in the 1970s they were a worldwide phenomenon.

You may have just been in a car accident and you are not feeling like yourself.

Crystal Palace, London's own circuit, has recently been found to be one of the oldest Motor Racing venues in the world - this is its story.

THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF TRUCKING THE TRUTH ABOUT:TRAINING SCHOOLS COMPANY DRIVERLEASE-OPERATOROWNER-OPERATORSAFETY ISSUESUNDERSTANDING LOGBOOKSPAY AND CONDITIONS FATIGUE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONSDRIVER RETENTION PROBLEM Why is there a continuing ongoing shortage of 80,000 OVER THE ROAD truck drivers?

The interest and fascination these novel cars generate have made micro vehicles significant collectibles over the past decade, and yet information published on micro trucks has been almost non-existent.

Senior drivers (of all ages) will benefit from this edutainment approach to driving.

Clarkson is back with a brand new book of hilarious stories and observations about our gone-wrong world.

This is the story of how for more than a hundred years steam power played a vital role in the development of road transport.