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All-Over Advert Bus Handbook, The - Volume 1
Tony Wilson
ISBN
1-897990-62-6 – 211mm x 211mm – 96 pages – Softback
Illustrated in colour and monochrome
“Advertising on buses is a popular way used by companies to
promote their products, advertisements on buses is nothing new
and has been with us since the first horse drawn omnibuses
became a common sight on the streets of our towns and cities. As
technology advanced it became possible to decorate buses in
complicated liveries, hence all-over advertising was born. It is
now possible with the aid of vinyls and contra-vision to
completely cover a bus in an advert to make it almost
unrecognisable. All-over adverts range from the simple single
colour with a few words to the really very complicated works of
art that adorn some buses. The illustrations have been well
closed to provide a wide variety of adverts, bus types
and geographical locations, a good percentage of the pictures
are in black and white which is a shame as it does not enable
the advertisements to be enjoyed at their best.”
BJK
Published in 2000 by British Bus Publishing
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Aspects of Buses
D.D.
Gladwin
ISBN
0-85361-607-8 – 150mm x 210mm – 208 pages – Paperback
Illustrated in colour and monochrome
“Oakwood press are normally associated with railway books but
they do occasionally publish on other transport subjects and
this is an excellent example of their work. The book covers
every aspect of bus life from days with horses through to a new
age in the 1990s shown using excellent photographs taken all
over the country. The illustrations have very informative text
and are not limited to buses themselves but include a wide
variety of bus related objects such as tickets, badges, garages
and people. There are several photographs taken inside buses
which provides the opportunity to compare different interiors
between manufacturers and over time. There is a very useful
index shown by bodybuilders, chassis manufactures, locations and
operators: authors take note!”
BJK
Published in 2003 by Oakwood Press
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Bedford Buses Of The 1950s and
‘60s
Mike Berry
ISBN 1-9030106-10-X - 200mm x
210mm - 50 pages – Paperback
Illustrated in colour and monochrome
"Anyone familiar with the
Nostalgia Road series of books will be aware of the format this
series follows: it simply is an illustrated history of the
subject. Anyone who has a recollection or memory of transport in
the 50s and 60s will enjoy this little book it is full of
fascinating pictures of Bedford buses from the period. There is
a section on each of the main Bedford types, i.e. SB, VAS, VAM
and VAL as well as the small dormobile and midibuses of the
times. Whilst there are many pictures of Duple bodied vehicles
there are also many examples of other coach builders. Some such
as Strachan are well known but others, e.g. Mulliner are perhaps
not so common."
BJK
Published in 2001 by Tran-Pennine
Publishing
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Blue Triangle - Alan Townsin looks at
AEC Buses
Alan Townsin
ISBN 1-898432-04-X - 250mm x 207mm - 260 pages - Hardback
Fully illustrated (monochrome + some colour)
A history of AEC buses from the period leading up to the
company's formation in June 1912 through to membership of the
Leyland Motor Corporation, and the eventual closure of
production facilities in 1979.
A large copiously illustrated
volume containing a detailed history of one the world's most
famous bus marques.
Published in 1994 by Ventura Publications Limited
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Bristol Lodekka
Martin S. Curtis
ISBN 978-0-7110-3312-2 - 220mm x 285mm - 96 pages - Hardback
Illustrated in colour and monochrome
“With
his richly illustrated text, Martin Curtis has made a valuable
contribution to the literature covering this bus type which
dominated the British scene outside
London
for so many years. This book deals with the period from the
earliest days of the Lodekka until its demise, and I have
learned a great deal which was unknown, and supplemented even
more my already sketchy knowledge of the type.
Martin Curtis opens with a look at the bus scene following the
end of the Second World War and shows how the lowbridge buses of
the time were limited in design. I remember the four across
seating on the top deck of these buses. United Automobiles
having the ECW bodied Bristol Ks. They were cumbersome for a
passenger to get in and out of and added time to both fare
collecting and alighting at bus stops. The scene is thus set for
the entry of the Bristol design to revolutionise the situation.
One aspect of this book which both adds authenticity and
first-hand knowledge is the personal relationship of the author
to the Bristol factory where his father was closely involved in
developing the chassis used in the Lodekka concept. The
revolution announced by the author is a true one indeed. The
technical description of the new chassis and the thinking behind
it is excellently presented and easily understood by the layman.
I personally enjoyed this section of the book which is also well
documented with illustrations showing the chassis itself, and
the resulting flat-floor lower deck which it made possible. The
prototypes and pre-production versions which travelled the
country are also well described. I did not realise how much the
body evolved from the original to its ultimate LD shape. The
rounding of the profile seems to have grown on the Lodekka!
The narrative continues with the production LDs and moves on to
the later versions of this truly versatile design. Axle length
increases make possible the LDL and forward entrance versions
culminating in the FLF, so familiar in the North East and
elsewhere up into the seventies.
Reading this book a couple of times has raised a few questions
in my mind. I do not regard these as criticisms necessarily
because a book which leaves me asking questions and wanting more
is a good thing. The enjoyment of the many photographs, both
black and white and colour shows clearly how the ECW body design
changed. I would have like to know more about such detail as the
bottom off-side line of the cab, which started with a slope
under the window and changed to a horizontal profile. What about
the Cave-Browne-Cave heater characterised by the oblong
ventilators either side of the destination boxes? The radiator
grill changed in shape over time as well. These are just three
of many such detail questions of which I would like to have more
knowledge. It is possible to glean some of the information from
Martin Curtis’ excellently written text, but a more structured
presentation of the information involved would have made this
book even more useful as a source of documentation for the
modeller. Dates are important, as are “which company did what”
to their Lodekkas. The Brighton and Hove ideas are mentioned as
are Scottish versions, but this is knowledge I feel that is
already widespread. This is obviously a question of priorities.
Time and hard work is required in addition to that already put
into the production of what, I think, is a book well worth
Ł16.99.
Who would find this book useful? Well, I did, for a start. The
illustrations are largely new or seldom seem before. Although
United is hardly offered a mention, I can live with all the
greens of Bristol, Hants & Dorset or Western National. There are
several more pictures showing that red and green were not
ubiquitous and the Midland General and Cheltenham liveries are
there in colour for anyone doing a model conversion who needs a
colour reference. The chapter covering the Dennis Loline, or
Guildford Lodekka as the chapter on this version is titled, is
also comprehensive and useful.
As it is, I can thoroughly recommend this book and look forward
to a more detailed and systematically arranged sequel!”
AMG
Published in 2009 by Ian Allan
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Bristol RE, The - A Family Profile
Simon Butler
ISBN 1-870484-00-2 - 225mm x 210mm - 128 pages - Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
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British Bus Advertising Handbook, The
Danny C.Y. Chan
ISBN 9-629200-28-7 - 148mm x 210mm - 114 pages - Softback
Fully illustrated (colour)
A pictorial examination of British bus advertising, from the
most simple to the 'all-over', and its relationship to both
company liveries and consumers.
Published in 2000 by Northcord International Limited
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British Buses in Colour
Gavin Booth
ISBN
0-7110-2477-4 – 222mm x 298mm – 112 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“Gavin
Booth has put together a collection of colour photographs taken
between 1950 and 1986 of buses from around Britain and it
superbly shows the wide variety of bus and body types in use
during that period of time. This was an era when buses from the
30s could still be seen operating on a daily basis and coachwork
was produced by both large and small companies. The pictures are
all of excellent quality but what strikes me most of all is the
sheer variety of buses, operators and liveries in that period,
especially when compared with today when a few builders provide
buses to a relatively few operators. A superb book for those of
us who love to reminisce.”
BJK
Published in 1996 by Ian Allan
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British Buses Since 1945
Stephen Morris
ISBN
0-7110-2280-1 - 180mm x 242mm - 128 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
"This
book was published in 1995 so it is in reality a look of 50
years of British Buses. With such a wide remit it clearly is not
possible to cover every bus in detail but it is a super
introduction to the bus types in use during the period. Each
manufacturer has its own section which can range from a few
lines, e.g. Karrier, to several pages for the larger
manufactures such as Leyland. The book is full of interesting
information, e.g. how many readers would have considered
Shelvoke and Drewery to have been a bus builder? Okay only a
single bus in 1982, but nevertheless worthy of inclusion in this
publication. As you would expect the book is well illustrated
with many examples of buses and coaches from the manufacturers
and there are some real gems to be discovered. The book has been
out of print for some time but appears to be available on the
second hand market. Well worth a look if you can find it on the
shelves."
BJK
Published in 1995 by Ian Allan
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British Bus Story, The – Early ‘Eighties – The Die is Cast
Alan Townsin
ISBN
0-86317-170-2 – 211mm x 309mm – 96 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
“The
decade started for the bus world with a small bang that gave
some hint of a bigger explosion in the future. The small bang
being the de-regulation of the Coach Services by the new
Thatcher Government, which paved the way later in the decade for
the de-regulation of bus services. The change to coach services
saw the introduction of a new company to England that of
Stagecoach, certainly a company with a future! The start of the
decade also saw two new Leyland vehicles, the Olympian and the
Tiger both of which were excellent sellers for the company. In
London the early ‘80s saw the Alternative Vehicle Evaluation
which tested three each of the Olympian, Metrobus MkII, Dennis
Dominator and the Ailsa: the Olympian was chosen but the other
types also saw limited services in the capital. The early ‘80s
also saw a large increase in the number of immigrants to the bus
and coach world, the main ones being Volvo and DAF with MAN and
Scania also producing right hand drive vehicles. The
illustrations in the book are well chosen to highlight the text
with some unusual buses and coaches on show.”
BJK
Published in 1992 by The Transport Publishing Company
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British Bus Story, The – Late 'Seventies – Calm Before a Storm
Alan Townsin
ISBN
0-86317-150-8 – 211mm x 309mm – 96 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
“In
1974 London
Transport still had nearly 1000 RTs licensed; by the end of the
decade they had all been withdrawn. This in a way epitomised the
late 70s - a rapid withdrawal of many half-cab vehicles but
because of the state of the industry, with falling passenger
numbers, many were not replaced by more modern vehicles. This
book captures the feel of that time. Regrettably the
illustrations aren’t as sharp as they could be but there are
some excellent period pictures to be seen. There is an
interesting chapter entitled Innovation and Experiment which
includes a picture of an electric National powered by batteries
weighing some 7 tons and requiring a trailer to carry them! The
late 70s was also a time when the ‘bread van’ minibus was
introduced, as they were seen as a way of reducing costs on
services only used by a small number of passengers.
Interestingly the late 70s also saw the introduction of the
bendy-bus to the UK with Leyland-DAB and MAN both producing
examples; even then it was seen that a large passenger carrying
capacity could only be achieved by having mainly standing
accommodation – one of the criticisms of the modern bendy-bus.”
BJK
Published in 1991 by The Transport Publishing Company
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Bus Ancillary Vehicles: The Municipal Fleet
Gavin Booth
ISBN
0-7110-2797-8 – 178mm x 242mm – 128 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
“Ancillary vehicles are a fascinating subject and as the title
suggests this book concentrates on those vehicles found in the
Municipal fleets. The range of vehicles is impressive including
Tramway servicing, tower wagons, recovery vehicles, lorries,
canteens, etc., a few being purpose built vehicles but many
being converted buses retired from public service and
constructed in the operators’ workshops. There is one photograph
of a bus converted to a snowplough – with the plough at the
back! I wonder how effective that was? The illustrations are a
joy and really display the engineers’ ingenuity when converting
old buses for further use: it seems that purpose built vehicles
became more common after the war, certainly as far as recovery
vehicles are concerned, but conversions were still carried out.
Driver training buses are not forgotten and there is a section
dedicated to these buses as well. There are some super little
sections at the end, one in particular on decorated buses.
Finally three areas Birmingham, Edinburgh and Huddersfield are
looked at in a little bit more detail. This is a really
enjoyable book full of fascinating pictures of unusual vehicles:
a delight.”
BJK
Published in 2001 by Ian Allan
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Bus & Coach Recognition (4th Edition)
Alan Millar
ISBN-7110-2598-3 - 120mm x 183mm - 160 pages - Softback
Fully illustrated in monochrome
"Divided into double deck buses, single deck buses, coaches and
minibuses, this useful pocket-sized compendium has everything
one needs to have at the fingertips to accurately recognise a
(then) current body-style. A book for those who may struggle to
tell the difference between a Wright Endeavour, Endurance,
Urbanranger, Pathfinder, Liberator, Crusader, Renown,
Axcess-ultralow or Axcess Floline!"
AAP
Published in 1998 by Ian Allan
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Bus & Coach Recognition (5th Edition)
Alan Millar
ISBN-7110-3136-3 - 120mm x 183mm - 176 pages - Softback
Fully illustrated in colour
"A very worthy upgrade from the last edition (see above), this
is a completely revised work, and is now illustrated in colour
throughout. Whilst many would say that the modern box-shapes of today
have far less character than the half-cabs of an earlier era,
there is no doubt that the modern box is rapidly losing its
squared-off corners and, in the process, developing new
characters fit for the 21st Century - the cover illustration (a
Wright StreetCar-bodied Volvo B7AL of First York), like it or
not, is ample evidence of this. The chunky little book happily
retains the necessary dimensions to fit the anorak pocket."
AAP
Published in 2007 by Ian Allan
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Bus & Coach
Recognition - Veteran & Vintage
G.B. Wise
ISBN0-7110-1858-8 - 120mm x 183mm - 160 pages - Softback
Fully illustrated in monochrome
"A
delightful pocket-bible for the enthusiastic transport
historian, with densely packed text and a huge number of
supportive photographs. Alphabetically listed from ADC to
Vulcan, the wholly British content moves from the early open
toppers now preserved, through to the Routemaster period. An
appendix with a selection of close-up shots of radiators is
interesting. A fount of knowledge from Graham Wise."
AAP
Published in 1989 by Ian Allan
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Buses Beyond Britain
Paul Haywood
ISBN
1-905304-08-0 – 240mm x 175mm – 80 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
"I discovered
this book whilst looking at new releases in the Ian Allan Shop
in London and fell in love with it immediately. The
illustrations depict every type of bus you can imagine and some
you can’t! It covers the world from Australia to the United
States passing through China, Finland, Hong Kong, Israel,
Portugal and many other locations. There are pictures of
converted army lorries and up to date double articulated buses
The pictures include British vehicles, many second-hand
ex-British operators, as well as vehicles manufactured in other
countries. Those of you who visited Showbus last year may recall
the left hand drive half-cab so how about a left hand drive
half-cab AEC Regent V, there’s one pictured in this book!
I could go on
but it would only serve to spoil your enjoyment of this book, it
is a real little gem with some delightful pictures of buses
around the world."
BJK
Published in
2005 by Venture Publications Limited
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Buses by Design
Gavin Booth
ISBN 0-7110-3326-9 - 222mm x
300mm - 160 pages - Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome and colour
"Making
extensive use of manufacturers' official photographs of shiny
new vehicles, this book looks at the impact made by
'legislation, changing demand, passenger expectation, the
economy, the development of new materials and technology......
and how these have affected the shape and look of buses over the
past half-century or so' since 1950. Whilst, understandably
perhaps, the front three-quarter view pre-dominates, the quality
of the often large pictures is absolutely outstanding.
Interspersed with manufacturers' sectional diagrams, the whole
provides a terrific resource for those replicating such vehicles
in a much smaller scale. From the pre-1950s introduction to the
2005 unveiling of Wright Group's StreetCar, this is a volume
that is well written, detailed in its captions and well worth
taking home from the reading room of the local bookshop. Gavin
Booth is to be congratulated on his research and compilation of
such a hugely rewarding, and niche-filling, publication."
AAP
Published in 2008 by Ian Allan
Publishing
Note: the picture of this very large book is shown at
approximately 80% of the scale of the other pictures on the
page.
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Buses in Britain
Stewart J Brown
ISBN
1-85414-181-3 – 227mm x 257mm – 224 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“This
book follows the same format as Buses in Britain the 1970s in
that each section covers a different part of Britain. What
struck me in particularly about this volume was the different
liveries that were still to be seen in the 90s, although
corporate identity was slowly finding its way onto the
Stagecoach fleet and the GRT standard livery could be seen in
many fleets. Both Stagecoach and FirstBus (as it was then) were
starting to introduce their standard buses such as Darts and
Olympians. Of course by this time most half-cabs had disappeared
from our streets with the notable exception of the Routemasters
although older buses such as Fleetlines, Atlanteans and VRTs
were still providing frontline service. Nostalgia was the order
of the day with Timebus and Nostalgiabus both running scheduled
services and there is a super picture of a Guy Special working
a Nostalgiabus Dorking service painted in a rich Burgundy
livery. As with the earlier book the pictures have been well
chosen to illustrate the variety to be seen”
BJK
Published in 1999 by Capital Transport
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Buses in Britain The 1970s
Stewart J Brown
ISBN
1-85414-217-8 – 227mm x 257mm – 200 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“This
book is an excellent retrospective look at the 1970’s and it is
packed with pictures from that decade, all in glorious colour.
There is a chapter for each area of Britain; but why is it that
Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man are rarely included in
books that cover the remainder of the United Kingdom? The start
of the 70s was a time of changing liveries as the NBC started to
make its presence felt in the bus world. The pictures are well
chosen and show the huge variety of buses running at that time,
half-cab double deckers were still a common sight, some still
being only a few months old, but the rear engine, front
entrance vehicles were making their inexorable appearance. I
love this type of book as it acts as a great reminder of my
travels around the country. There is something in this book for
everyone.”
BJK
Published in 1999 by Capital Transport
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Buses in the Seventies
John Banks & G H F Atkins
ISBN
1-898432-93-7 – 242mm x 176mm – 80 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“If
you like seventies nostalgia then this book provides it by the
bucketful. It is full of evocative pictures of buses and coaches
carrying out their day-to-day duties throughout England,
Scotland and Wales. The pictures are of a very high standard and
contain scenes that are no longer part of the bus scene in the
UK, e.g. a line up of buses and coaches offering day trips and
excursions to various local sights, no doubt there would have
been the ubiquitous Mystery Tour on offer as well. The
illustrations offer a good selection of the usual as well as the
unusual, e.g. in the unusual category is a pictures of two post
war Guy Wolfs with Llandudno UDC which were looking decidedly
antique when photographed in 1970.”
BJK
Published in 2003 by Venture Publications
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Buses of the 60s and 70s in Colour
Keith A. Jenkinson
ISBN
0-907834-44-2 – 250mm x 195mm – 80 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“This
book is a colour album of pictures taken in the 60s and 70s and
contains a wide variety of both bus types and liveries mainly
from England but with the odd gem from Cyprus and even
Vancouver. The majority of the buses were still in service when
photographed but there is the occasional sad picture of a
derelict Dennis Lancet that had been used as a caravan. The
majority of the pictures were take by the author and the charm
of a book like this is that the photographs are not posed in
anyway but taken as and when the photographer felt there was
something of interest. There is a study of 5 trolleybuses taken
on the final day of the Bradford City Transport network with the
trolleys still looking as though they had many years service
ahead of them – and they probably did! Again with so many books
of this type it ably demonstrates the rich variety of bus types
and liveries that could be seen before the large companies
introduced their corporate colours across the fleets.“
BJK
Published in 2001 by Autobus Review Publications
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Bus Handbook 2 -
North West England
Capital Transport (Bill Potter and Steve Sanderson)
ISBN
1-85414-121-X – 148mm x 210mm – 152 pages – Softback
Illustrated in monochrome
“This
is an old issue from the Bus Handbook series dating from 1990
and one that was published at the time I was living near Stockport
so it is a personal reminder of the Manchester bus scene at that
time. It was a time following the break up of the National Bus
Company and a time of 'bread vans' being used as buses: some may
recall the Bee Line Buzz Company that operated from a garage
called The Hive! Each company in the north west of England has
its own section complete with a brief description and pictures
of some of the fleet, from the mighty GM Buses to the smaller
operators such as Finglands. Regrettably the illustrations are
in black and white so you have to imagine some of the liveries
such as North Western’s bright red and blue applied diagonally!
The majority of the operators are no longer with us having been
swallowed up by the big companies, so once again this is a great
reminder of what was in the north west bus world.”
BJK
Published in 1990 by Capital Transport Publishing
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Bus Kaleidoscope 1967
Philip Wallis
ISBN
0-7110-2538-X – 178mm x 240mm – 112 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
“Apart
from being the year I got married 1967 was also the year in
which the plans for the National Bus Company were formulated,
the company coming into being on 1st January 1969. There are three main areas of the book, firstly Setting the
Scene providing an introduction and information about the major
bus companies in the UK.
Secondly there is a chapter called Building the Buses which
looks at the buses available to operators at this time and
thirdly the book takes a look at the bus news for the months of
1967. Each month has a small heading with World News and Top of
the Pops: it’s fascinating how little has changed! Of course
there are bus pictures galore and they have been selected to
complement the bus news of the month, e.g. “May – London
Transport continued to take delivery of new AEC/Park Royal
Routemasters…..". Finally there are interesting appendices
showing the numbers of buses in the various municipal, Tilling
and BET fleets as at 1st January 1967. Excellent
nostalgia.”
BJK
Published in 1997 by Ian Allan
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Bus
Photography for the Digital Age
Mark Lyons
ISBN 0-7110-3420-4 - 205mm x 275mm - 160 pages - Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“As one who occasionally
carries a camera in his shirt pocket for the occasional snap of
a passing vehicle I am often only too painfully aware of the
amateur results I achieve in comparison to the more accomplished
transport photographers. This weighty tome is a huge and very
detailed insight into how such professional results might be
achieved. Copiously illustrated with both photographs and screen
shots, the reader is taken from choosing the right camera to
advanced photo editing, by way of every conceivable aspect of
taking, editing, enhancing a publishing digital photographs. The
widely available, comprehensively featured and reasonably priced
Adobe Photoshop Elements is the sensibly chosen image editing
software of choice. It is a credit to the author that the book,
despite the extraordinarily in-depth coverage of the subject,
manages to retain the basic element of approachable readability
that many such specialist books lose too early in their content.
An extremely practical book which I rate as highly recommended,
both for the amateur photographer and the more seasoned
enthusiast.”
AAP
Published in 2010
by Ian Allen |
Bus Monographs: 5 - Bristol RE
Martin S. Curtis
ISBN 0-7110-1683-6 - 175mm x 240mm - 96 pages - Hardback
Illustrated in monochrome
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Bus Review 14 and 16
Stewart J Brown
ISBN
0-946265-XX-5 – 168mm x 238mm – 48 pages – Softbank
Illustrated in colour and monochrome
“The
Bus Review series of books provided a review of the British bus
industry in their respective years, the books illustrated cover
1998 and 2000. The series covered a diary of the year's main
events; manufacturers; body builders and their product ranges;
who owns whom; bus deliveries during the year; and a host of
other information. There are useful tables showing who owned the
various bus companies at publication and who makes what and a
list of bodybuilders active in the UK. In Review 16 (2000) there
is an artist’s impression of the Eclipse-Gemini and in the 1998
publication an article on the ‘new’ low-floor double deck buses.
I don’t believe these books are still published; they were
excellent publications full of useful information and excellent
illustrations.”
BJK
Published in 1999 and 2001 by Bus Enthusiast Publishing
Note: the picture shows the books at
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Bus Scene in Colour: Preserved Buses
Gavin Booth & Peter Durham
ISBN
0-7110-2537-1 – 245mm x 190mm – 80 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“This
volume does not limit itself to motor buses but also includes
preserved trolleybuses and is organised in chassis order from
AEC to Sunbeam. It is interesting to read that when this book
was published in 1997 there were over 6000 preserved buses and
coaches in the United Kingdom, a remarkable figure considering
that in 1961 there were less than 100, many of which were
preserved by the large operators and organisations and it is
quite recently that private ownership has become far more
common. The illustrations are well chosen and as you would
expect the buses themselves are in pristine condition. Many of
the vehicles pictured have been used as a base for some of the
diecast models we have today, e.g. the Guy Special illustrated
is that in Southern Motorways livery and there is the Guy Arab
III that was modelled by Britbus as the Gerry Brown
commemorative model GS06-GB. The buses included in the book tend
to be post-war vehicles although one, the 1908 London central
Leyland X2 stands out not only because of its age but by its
truly immaculate condition. An interesting book and it would be
fascinating to see what a similar volume published in 2007 would
contain.”
BJK
Published in 1997 by Ian Allan
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Bus Scene in Colour: Ten Years of Deregulation
Stephen Morris
ISBN
0-7110-2493-6 – 245mm x 190mm – 80 pages – Hardback
Illustrated in colour
“This
book was published ten years ago so you can imagine the
different vehicles and liveries contained within its pages. What
I find fascinating is that the author has managed to put
together an amazing collection of photographs from parts of the
UK not normally seen in bus photographs. This is not to say that
the larger conurbations have been ignored, but they have not
been given undue weighting within the book. During the period
covered within the book Bristol REs and Leyland Lynxes were
common in daily use and 'bread vans' were making their entrance,
but the low-floor future can be seen lurking in the background.
During the period covered, companies competed for routes well
away from their normal sphere of operation and this activity
also brought buses to routes far from their origins: Grampian
Atlanteans running in the centre of Manchester, Routemasters in
Maidstone and Alexander Y Type Leyland Leopards in Tunbridge
Wells are all captured within the pages of this book. A
fascinating volume, well worth a look if you can find a copy.”
BJK
Published in 1996 by Ian Allan
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