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British Independent Bus And Coach Operators
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Author : Jim Blake
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2020-08-19
British Independent Bus And Coach Operators written by Jim Blake and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Transportation categories.
During the 1960s, a large number of independent bus and coach fleets existed, which varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities. Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the south east. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as non-PSVs, i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title Luxury Coaches, took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition. The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.
British Independent Bus And Coach Operators
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Author : Jim Blake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-19
British Independent Bus And Coach Operators written by Jim Blake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Transportation categories.
During the 1960s, a large number of independent bus and coach fleets existed, which varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities.Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the south east. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as 'non-PSVs', i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title 'Luxury Coaches', took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition.The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.
British Independent Bus Coach Operators
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Author : Jim Blake
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2020-08-19
British Independent Bus Coach Operators written by Jim Blake and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Transportation categories.
A pictorial history of Great Britain’s independent bus and coach fleets from the 1960s. During the 1960s, many independent bus and coach fleets existed in Britain, and each varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities. Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the southeast. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as “non-PSVs,” i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title “Luxury Coaches,” took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition. The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.
British Independent Bus Companies Since The 1970s
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Author : John Law
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-06
British Independent Bus Companies Since The 1970s written by John Law and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06 with Transportation categories.
In the 1970s the main UK bus groups were the National Bus Company, the Scottish Bus Group, the Passenger Transport Executives and various council-owned concerns. Today we have Stagecoach, First and Arrival, plus several smaller groups, with just a handful of councils still owning bus operations. Throughout these major changes to the bus industry, there have been hundreds of smaller independent bus companies running stage carriage services on the roads of the United Kingdom. In this book we look at these, from the small operators with just one or two buses, to the larger fleets, such as Lancashire United. Since the 1970s, many independent companies have been swallowed up by larger groups, and one or two have ceased trading. However, many are still thriving and other operators have taken the place of those that we've lost. Deregulation in 1986 brought a host of new bus operators, competing for business with the companies that had run their services for many years. Inevitably, there were some casualties, but today the independent bus sector is alive and well. This book illustrates the great variety of independent buses that have graced Britain's roads, from the early 1970s to the present day.
British Independent Buses In The 1990s
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Author : Richard Stubbings
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-07-15
British Independent Buses In The 1990s written by Richard Stubbings and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Transportation categories.
Featuring previously unpublished images, a nostalgic look back at the 1990s independent bus scene of Britain.
British Buses Coaches In The 1960s
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Author : Jim Blake
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-08-30
British Buses Coaches In The 1960s written by Jim Blake and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-30 with Transportation categories.
A pictorial history of buses and coaches of the period, drawn from a British transport photographer’s vast collection. British Buses and Coaches in the 1960s is an overview of the bus and coach scene during a decade of great social and economic change in Britain’s history. This volume looks at the interesting and varied number of bus and coach operators that still existed, before and just after the formation of the National Bus Company in 1968. With around 300 photos, Jim Blake has compiled an informative volume of material from his extensive collection of negatives taken during that period, which give a flavor of how things were at that time of great transformation.
British Independent Buses In The 1980s
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Author : Richard Stubbings
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-05-15
British Independent Buses In The 1980s written by Richard Stubbings and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Transportation categories.
Featuring previously unpublished images, a nostalgic look back at the independent bus scene of 1980s Britain.
Scotland S Independent Coach Operators
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Author : David Devoy
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-06-15
Scotland S Independent Coach Operators written by David Devoy and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-15 with Transportation categories.
David Devoy looks at the independent coach operators of Scotland, many of which are now just a memory.
Reliance Motor Services
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Author : David Wilder
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2020-06-24
Reliance Motor Services written by David Wilder and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-24 with Business & Economics categories.
The life and times of an independent, British family-owned bus company based in Berkshire that rose up following World War I. Between the two world wars and in the years that followed, several generations relied on country buses. In the days when few could afford a car, the bus was the medium to move between homes in often remote villages and the places where they increasingly went to school, worked, and enjoyed their leisure hours. This is the story of one such chain of villages across the Berkshire Downs—and the family-owned business that grew up around satisfying their needs. George Hedges came back from World War I to become a horse-drawn carrier, but with ambitions to motorize his business. With his family taking the wheel in the 1950s and beyond, Reliance extended its reach nationwide and even internationally. The small village where it all started, Brightwalton, woke in the mornings to the cough of diesel engines from both Reliance buses and a relative’s lorries. When both businesses departed, the village lost many of its jobs, its two pubs, and very nearly its school. This book is not just for bus lovers but for anyone who looks back with fondness on the era before the motor car choked free movement and changed life.
British Municipal Bus Operators
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Author : Jim Blake
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-04-30
British Municipal Bus Operators written by Jim Blake and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with Transportation categories.
The renowned transport photographer and author of British Railways in Transition looks at municipal operators in England and Wales in the 1960s. Going back to the very first horse-bus or tram operations in Victorian times, many towns and cities throughout Britain had such operators, owned and run by the town or city councils. Most of them had tramway systems, many of which were replaced by trolleybuses from the 1920s onwards. In turn, after the Second World War, trolleybuses too were on the way out, with motorbuses unfortunately replacing both forms of electric traction. By the 1960s, only a handful were still operating trams, then by the end of the decade only few trolleybus systems remained. During this period, some of these operators had very large fleets, for example those serving the conurbations of Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, whilst others had very small fleets, such as West Bridgford Urban District Council in Nottinghamshire. Municipal operators had a wide variety of vehicle types, encompassing virtually all chassis and body makes then in service, and were also well known for their distinctive, traditional liveries. In addition to the buses, there were also still trams and trolleybuses, which to many enthusiasts made them that much more interesting. “Jim Blake has a number of bus books to his name, and is well regarded in bus circles. The photos are good and clear with information about each bus and information on various bus types as well. A potentially useful resource for the modeler.” —Diesel and Electric Modellers United “Magnificent portrait of the time through an interesting collection of images.” —Miniaturas JM