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London Buses 1970 - 1980: A Decade of London Transport and London Country Operations by Matthew Wharmby (Hardcover, 2017)
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The 1970s were among London Transport s most troubled years. Prohibited from designing its own buses for the gruelling conditions of the capital, LT was compelled to embark upon mass orders for the broadly standard products of national manufacturers, which for one reason or another proved to be disastrous failures in the capital and were disposed of prematurely at a great loss. Despite a continuing spares shortage combined with industrial action, the old organisation kept going somehow, with the venerable RT and Routemaster families still at the forefront of operations. At the same time, the green buses of the Country Area were taken over by the National Bus Company as London Country Bus Services. Little by little, and not without problems of their own, the mostly elderly but standard inherited buses gave way to a variety of diverted orders, some successful others far from so, until by the end of the decade we could see a mostly NBC-standard fleet of one-man-operated buses in corporate leaf green. AUTHOR: Matthew Wharmby is an author, photographer and editor who specialises in London bus history. His published books include London Transports Last Buses: Leyland Olympians L 1-263, Routemaster Requiem and Routemaster Retrospective (with Geoff Rixon), London Transport 1970-1984 (with R.C. Riley), The London Titan and The London Metrobus. He has also written many articles for Buses, Bus and Coach Preservation, Classic Bus and London Bus Magazine. John Laker was born in Ruislip and began to take an interest in Londons buses as in the late 1940s. In 1957 he bought a camera to start colour photography. Initially, he concentrated on photographing the disappearing British trams and trolleybuses, some examples of which have been published. Mid-career he joined London Transport based at Chiswick Works and remained with them, and later London Buses Limited, where he held the position of Contracts Manager, until taking severance in 1995. 160 colour imagesProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781473872943
eBay Product ID (ePID)239364515
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Book TitleLondon Buses 1970-1980:A Decade of London Transport and London Country Operations
AuthorMatthew Wharmby
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicLocal History, Commercial Vehicle
Publication Year2017
Number of Pages160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height282mm
Item Width216mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMatthew Wharmby
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 24 Jan, 2025
Move further down the bookshelf!
A proper book not a “bookzine “! All illustrations are crystal clear on high quality paper. The author has several books to his credit , mainly London vehicles, and this one is in partnership with someone who is more connected with videos. Spread over ten chapters, my favourite has to be no8 which covers Aldenham works, a look behind the scenes which kept London Transport wheels turning. It is not just the buses that create interest but all the machinery used to virtually recycle a bus and how this old for new approach was achieved. Every class of bus operated during 1970 to 1980 is covered with each photograph accompanied by an informative caption , a veritable goldmine for model makers and the enthusiast alike.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
