Road and motor vehicles: general interest

In the 1970s the state-owned National Bus Company operated services across England and Wales, and one of the largest of its thirty-six constituent bus companies was the huge Crosville Motor Services.

From 1940 until the mid-1970s Britain supplied Portugal with many of its bus chassis.

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.

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

As capital of Scotland, Edinburgh has always boasted a bus service to be proud of.

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

For many years a major importer of new British buses, the former colony of Hong Kong, with its high-rise living, is dependent on public transport.

The Scottish Bus Group decided to bring all of its express coaches, London services and coach tours under the umbrella of Scottish Citylink Coaches.

This book takes a look at the most popular type of bus - the open-top bus.

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

Strathtay Scottish was a product of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group's attempts to prepare for deregulation and possible privatisation in the mid-1980s.

The McKindless bus company started off as a small operation of a few buses, a lorry and two coaches in 1987, and traded under the name of Chartered Coaches.

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

The Gilbern motorcar was the only motorcar to ever be produced in Wales and made use of the iconic Welsh Dragon for a badge.

London buses are red and have been for over a hundred years.

The North East is a region of great geographic, economic and social contrast.

In addition to the major operators such as National Welsh, South Wales Transport, First Group and Stagecoach, South Wales boasted a number of municipal bus operators, most of which have since been acquired by the major groups.

Following the deregulation of bus services in 1986, West Yorkshire became flooded by small independent operators, some of whom survived while others were swallowed up by larger companies.

The transport scene in the historic city of York has seen numerous changes since 1986, with the breakup of the National Bus Company into a number of separate units whose ownership have since changed several times.

Bus builder Optare was formed by some of its employees in 1984 after the closure of old-established coachbuilder Chas H.

Qualified: The Guide to Becoming an Approved Driving Instructor is a comprehensive industry-standard guide for trainee driving instructors studying for the ADI part 1, 2 and 3 exams; qualified driving instructors looking for a reference guide; and those studying for their standards check.

On 1 April 1974, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive was created by merging the municipal bus fleets of Bradford City Transport, Halifax Corporation with Calderdale Joint Omnibus Committee, Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee and Leeds City Transport.

Around the early 2000s, there was a concern among transport enthusiasts that variety in terms of vehicle type and livery in the passenger transport industry in and around the South Wales Valleys would decline.

Following the deregulation of bus services in the United Kingdom in 1986, it did not take long for many distinctive local liveries to disappear.

The exact definition of east Scotland can be difficult to define due to its wide geographical areas, but for the purpose of this book the bus services covered are from a wide range of destinations including Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Perth, Fife, the Borders and the Lothians.

In 1961 the maximum length of single-deckers was increased to 36 feet.

Golden Miller was a rare bus operator permitted to run bus services within London Transport's vast monopoly area.

Two large bus companies once ruled this rural part of the United Kingdom.

Britain's biggest county, Yorkshire, was particularly affected by the period of deregulation.

Edinburgh did not adopt electric traction until the early 1920s when the Corporation took over from the Edinburgh & District Tramway Co.

The boundaries of the current county of Lancashire were established in 1974 when the Furness district was lost to the newly formed Cumbria.

From its formation in 1919 in Wigan, Lancashire, Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company Limited grew to become one of Britain's most prominent bus builders.

The bus scene around Southampton and its surrounding towns in the 1970s and early 1980s was one of change.

The bus scene around Southampton and its surrounding towns in the 1970s and early 1980s was one of change.

Bradford had the distinction of running its trolleybus system for over sixty years, being, along with Leeds, the first to operate in Britain.

Wallace Arnold was founded in 1912 and was named after its founders Wallace Cunningham and Arnold Crowe.

The buses on Britain's roads went through a period of great change between 1950 and 1986.

One of the great names of the British bus and coach industry was Royal Blue, whose vehicles were a familiar sight on the express routes between London and the West Country.

The first forty-five years of the twentieth century saw the most formative period in the history of commercial vehicles: in 1900 the mechanically powered lorry was a novelty, yet by 1945 the ancestors of today's 38-ton juggernauts were clearly identifiable.

The years from 1969 to 1975 were a time of great change for buses in England and Wales as operations were consolidated and rationalised under the publicly owned National Bus Company.

The Routemaster is the iconic London bus, recognised around the world.

In this comprehensive and readable book, tractor expert Jonathan Whitlam tells the story of the development of International Harvester from its North American roots in the 1900s.

Between 1982 and 2015, Showbus, Britain's largest bus rally, was, with the exception of 2013, held at two sites.

In this fascinating and engrossing book, VW expert Richard Copping covers the complete history of the first generation VW Transporter or 'Camper', probably the most famous commercial and leisure van of all time.

Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind resistance, faster transportation and a more efficient economy.

Humber Cars date back to 1899, when Thomas Humber produced his Humber Phaeton model.

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

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

Southdown Motor Services was a well-known and respected bus and coach operator formed in 1915 and based in the south of England.

For centuries tourists and other travellers have been travelling north to the Highlands of Scotland.