The Black Cab Story
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The Black Cab Story
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Author : Alf Townsend
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-02-29
The Black Cab Story written by Alf Townsend and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Transportation categories.
In his new book, well-known London cabbie Alf Townsend tells us the complete story of the black cab, from its origins in the seventeenth century to the brand new taxis which now grace the capital's streets. The history and development of the black cab is explored here in Alf's straightforward writing style, alongside ninety colour and black and white images. This is a light-hearted romp through the world of 'the knowledge', the vehicles, the streets of London and the cabbies themselves, and is full of juicy snippets and fascinating quotes which will be of great interest to anyone who loves this London icon.
Abstracts Of Black Cab Lore
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Author : Sean Farrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-04
Abstracts Of Black Cab Lore written by Sean Farrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-04 with categories.
For four hundred years, London taxi drivers have been serving the capital in one form or another. From hackney coaches to Hansom cabs; from taxicabs to black cabs, the vehicles may have evolved but the driver has remained basically the same. But who were the men who drove those cabs? London's taxi drivers are continually voted the best in the world, each one of them having gone through the hardest test, "The Knowledge", but very little is known about those who got us where we are today. This book seeks to remedy that situation. Now, the history of the trade from the driver's perspective is told for the first time. Hundreds of stories, compiled from a variety of sources, give a more intimate point of view than has ever been seen before.Enjoy, but most of all...Be Lucky!
Fx4 Black Cab
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Author : Bill Munro
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Fx4 Black Cab written by Bill Munro and has been published by Haynes Publishing UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with Transportation categories.
From the origins of the Hackney carriage, the author follows the evolution of the taxi through early 20th century designs by William Beardmore of Glasgow to the dominance of later vehicles commissioned from Austin by Mann and Overton in 1929. Later designs follow a distinct lineage and despite continual improvement of the design over the years, coupled with a succession of more refined and cleaner diesel engines, the black cab remains an enduring icon of Britain's transport heritage. Part of a new range of Enthusiast Manuals from Haynes, this book traces the history and development of the ubiquitous Austin FX4 London Taxi, built between 1958 and 1997.
Black Cabs
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Author : John McLaren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Black Cabs written by John McLaren and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
The high-flyers of London's investment banks are all too aware that information is gold-dust when billion pound deals are at stake. But as the highly-paid guns at Skidder Barton, a fading giant in the cut-throat corporate finance sector, secretly plot the huge take-over that will revive their fortunes, they forget that there's one place they can be overheard ... Len and his cabbie colleagues, Terry and Einstein, embark on a cunning and dangerous attempt to profit from the next big take-over move. Because Len needs the money, and he needs it fast - his daughter's life depends on it. Will the cabbies' world of solidarity triumph over the brutal self-interest of the sharp suits who will stop at nothing on the road to unimaginable riches?
London S Black Cabs
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Author : BILL. MUNRO
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
London S Black Cabs written by BILL. MUNRO and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Taxi Cab Stories
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Author : John Egan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-22
Taxi Cab Stories written by John Egan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-22 with categories.
Infused with John's unique sense of wry humor, these stories take the reader along on a ride through John's experiences as a cab driver in Brockton, Mass during the late 1970s. The stories are a mixture of the hilarious, odd, insightful, and sorrowful; introducing the reader to such characters as Black Laurel and Hardy, Captain Quaalude, and Mr. Magoo.This is how one cab ride ended as John pulled up to an ER..."An orderly, hearing the tires give up their remaining tread in an anguished squeal, ran out expecting a near death emergency arrival. I jammed my driver seat forward and ran over to open Mom's door. She got out calmly, I was anticipating a warm "thanks."She got hold of her purse. I figured to get the fare and a great tip. Instead, she starts beating me with it! Hard! I am 6′4″ and she was able to hit me squarely on top of my head. She was going to nail me into the ground like a human spike!She said, "I told you to get me to the hospital quickly, not to put me in it!" (as she rained beats down on me with her purse) Little Guy (her son) was hopping up and down saying "Can we do that again!?! That was unbelievable!" which made Mom angrier.The orderly skidded to a stop, wondering if I was the bad guy, Mom was a maniac, or this might be some personal matter between two consenting adults, especially one (Mom) that weighed about 4 times what he did. He said nothing, did not come an inch closer. He seemed frozen in fear, a desire for personal safety, and a crushing curiosity to see how it played out."This is how another cab ride ended after two guys considered robbing John..."I got them to their destination in one piece. The fare was just under $10, blond threw me a twenty and said, "Keep it," as they fell over themselves in their hurry to get out. I didn't even thank them for the tip, just acted as if I expected it. Like it was payment for the 'joy ride.'The last thing the black-haired guy said as the scrambled out. "I never met someone as nuts as you, man. Never!"Blond goes, "You're not safe, man. You're nuts. You shouldn't be f**kin' driving!"I looked at them with a bored, 'do this all the time' look and shrugged....I radioed for Gary to get the cops. I gave the address, a description, and said the cops should be careful as at least one was armed."Join John for other fares as he drives from experience to experience, wending his way through an incredible world of stories from his cab driving days.
London Taxis
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Author : Bill Munro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-21
London Taxis written by Bill Munro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-21 with Transportation categories.
London's taxis, the capital's famous 'black cabs', or 'British cabs' are famous around the world. This book traces the story of the London taxi in great depth, from 1897, when the capital's first horseless cab, the Bersey, appeared, right up to the present day. Fully illustrated, with over 150 black and white images. Possibly the definitive work on the subject.
The Knowledge
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Author : Robert Lordan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-05-03
The Knowledge written by Robert Lordan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Self-Help categories.
Train your brain with the secrets behind the world's toughest feat of memory: the London Knowledge The Knowledge is a unique book: a guide to getting more out of your brain and your city. A fully illustrated, lovingly detailed look at London's best kept secrets, it will also take you down the pathways of your mind and teach you how to keep your memory sharp. Written by a licensed London cab driver and tour guide, The Knowledge is the first ever book to take readers inside the legendarily difficult - and fast-vanishing - set of skills that all licensed cab drivers must have: a perfect , thoroughly tested knowledge of every street, alley, turning and landmark of London. The black cab is an iconic symbol of London, but to drive it, prospective cabbies must take what is often considered the world's hardest exam, involving learning every street, turning and waypoint along 320 different routes across London, along with every landmark within 1/4 of a mile of the start and end of each route: altogether 25,000 streets and 2,000 places of interest. Learning the Knowledge takes years, and dozens of appearances at gruelling oral exams, but those who pass become part of a unique partnership, with no parallel anywhere in the world. Scientific studies have consistently shown that London cabbies who have passed the Knowledge have enlarged brains and near-superhuman memory capacities. The Knowledge is the first book to take readers inside the extraordinary mind of the cabbie, with 50 real Knowledge routes across London, beautifully mapped and illustrated to show the streets and landmarks, with notes on their hidden histories and popular associations, and sections allowing the reader to test their memory on these routes, accompanied with an introduction discussing the history and science of the Knowledge and guides to memory-training techniques used by cabbies and memory champions around the world.
Taxi
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Author : Graham Russell Gao Hodges
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Taxi written by Graham Russell Gao Hodges and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with History categories.
Why the cabdriver is the real victim of the false promises of Uber and the gig economy. 2007 Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Princeton University Industrial Relations Section Hailed in its first edition as a classic study of New York City's history and people, Graham Russell Gao Hodges's Taxi! is a remarkable evocation of the forgotten history of the taxi driver. This deftly woven narrative captures the spirit of New York City cabdrivers and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. From labor unrest and racial strife to ruthless competition and political machinations, Hodges recounts this history through contemporary news accounts, Hollywood films, and the words of the cabbies themselves. A new preface recalls the author's five years of hacking in New York City in the early 1970s, and a new concluding chapter explores the rise of app-based ridesharing services with the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft. Sharply criticizing the use of the independent contractor model that is the cornerstone of Uber and the gig economy, Hodges argues that the explosion of for-hire vehicles in Manhattan reversed decades of environmental anti-congestion efforts. He calls for a return to the careful regulations that governed taxicabs for decades and provided a modest yet secure living for cabbies. Whether or not you've ever hailed a cab on Broadway, Taxi! provides a fascinating perspective on New York's most colorful emissaries.
How To Be A 1960s London Taxi Driver
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Author : Ian Mossey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-13
How To Be A 1960s London Taxi Driver written by Ian Mossey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-13 with categories.
My Dad's a London taxi driver. A cabbie. Licensed Owner/Driver of a black taxi.That's silver.Except he's stopped driving now.Taxi drivers don't retire. They just stop driving. And hand in their precious Green Badge.You don't get a leaving gift and goodbye card, even after serving Londoners for over 50 years.But he pounded the streets of London for money. And I knew it was hard getting that licence, that Green Badge.When he stopped driving, I suddenly realised that I had no idea exactly how hard.Or how he got there. Or why. And I've got kids.I know they will ask me about him or look him up in the future.So in the Summer of 2018, I set up a camera and we had a chat. Ian covers what it was like to pass "The Knowledge" - the toughest road test in the world: to memorise every street, building and place of interest in London; Getting the Green Badge; Hiring and buying a London black taxi cab; How London's licensed taxi radio circuits worked and how to join them; plus the tricky odd and weird customers he's faced over the years.I hope this helps anyone in the future researching the London Licensed Taxi Cab Trade, Black Taxis and private hire cabs in general or even public transport in London.Thanks for coming along for the ride.