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• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationWhen London Transport was formed in 1933 it became the world's largest municipal transport undertaking, peaking at...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationTraffic congestion has become a major problem in many of England's towns and cities. Historic locations, in partic...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationWhen bus and coach manufacturers or bodybuilders brought out a new design, they would usually provide a demonstrat...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationIn the days before privatisation, many bus companies adapted old buses for a variety of specialist uses as service...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationWhat happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles? Some inevitably go...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationThe larger bus operators, whether municipal or company owned, have traditionally trained their own new drivers. No...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationThe London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle run is one of the premier events in the calendar for preserved ...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationWhen double-deck motorbuses were first introduced they were all open-top, like the horse buses that preceded them....

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationWhile bus services in Britain have generally been in decline since the heady days of the early 1950s, there has be...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing • BISAC: Public TransportationNowadays, the European coach market is dominated by a few manufacturers whose products are sold throughout the con...

• Author(s): Malcolm Batten • Publisher: Amberley Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Amberley Publishing