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  • Bus Breakers of the UK

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Over the past hundred years, the scrapping of life-expired buses has changed in numerous ways. From being a physically demanding task, it is now undertaken with the use of sophisticated machinery and governed by ever-increasing environmental and health and safety regulations. While bus breaking was initially concentrated in certain areas across the UK, where metal recycling facilities were close ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • National Express Coaches

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Although several coaching pools for express services were established in the late 1920s, it was not until 1972, three years after the formation of the National Bus Company, that a nationwide, fully coordinated express coach network came into being under the National banner. With coaches provided by the various NBC subsidiaries, National Express dominated the scene and continues to do so today ... Read more

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  • 120 Years of Dennis Buses

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    The origins of Dennis Brothers dates back to the 1890s, when John Dennis moved from his home in Devon to Guildford and began building bicycles. In 1901, he diversified into motor vehicles, at first cars and two years later vans, fire engines, and buses. While car production ceased in 1913, development of the larger vehicles grew and after the First World War the company’s products were to be seen ... Read more

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  • Merseyside Buses 1986-2004

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Since deregulation in 1986, Merseyside has offered a wealth of variety to bus enthusiasts with numerous new independent operators entering the scene, and some soon departing again, while the major companies have gained strength through takeovers and area expansion. The area covered here includes Liverpool, the Wirral, St Helens and Southport, all of which have seen wide changes, particularly in ... Read more

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  • West Yorkshire Independents Since Deregulation

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Following the deregulation of bus services in 1986, West Yorkshire became flooded by small independent operators, some of whom survived while others were swallowed up by larger companies. Only a small handful remain today. The wide variety of liveries and vehicle types will bring memories flooding back, and the wealth of previously unpublished photographs give this book a wide appeal. ... Read more

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  • National Bus Company In Transition

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Formed in 1969, four years later in 1972 the state-owned National Bus Company introduced a corporate livery and identity for all its subsidiary companies and continued as such until the early 1980s, except within the Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire PTEs where other liveries were used. As a consequence of its Market Analysis Project, several local fleet names made an appearance. After it was ... Read more

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  • Sheffield Buses

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams and trambuses. Looking at Sheffield and its suburbs, this book will provide enthusiasts with an insight into an ever-changing scene, supported by numerous previously unpublished colour photographs. ... Read more

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  • Stagecoach Beyond Scotland

    The First Twenty Years

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Keen to quickly expand during the 1980s, Stagecoach purchased three former National Bus Company subsidiaries during its sell-off in 1986/7 to give it a foothold in the English bus market. Finding this move to be successful, the company then set about a further expansion programme with the purchase of twenty-six more major, and several independent, companies to become Britain’s largest bus operator ... Read more

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  • Stagecoach in Scotland

    The First Twenty Years

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Starting in October 1980 as a small coach operator with two coaches and a service from Glasgow to London, Stagecoach rapidly developed throughout Scotland in the 1980s and 1990s when it purchased three major Scottish Bus Group companies and a number of smaller independent operators before floating on the stock market as a plc. After initially relying on the second-hand vehicle market, which ... Read more

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  • Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Carrying on the story of Stagecoach, this volume looks at the company’s continuing growth across the UK and its various overseas ventures, which took it to Hong Kong, mainland Europe, the USA, Canada and New Zealand. In addition to its ongoing expansion and the continual upgrading of its bus and coach fleet, it also introduced numerous innovative ventures including Magicbus, megabus and Stagecoach ... Read more

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  • Airport Buses

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    All of Britain’s airports are served by buses and coaches in some form or other, whether it be by regular services from nearby towns and cities, those many miles away, or by buses connecting them with the airport’s own long-stay or off-site car parks, and a few airports are also connected by rail and tram networks. In addition, many airports use airside buses to transport passengers from the ... Read more

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  • Bradford Buses

    by Keith A. Jenkinson ...
    Set in the Aire Valley of West Yorkshire and surrounded by several towns, Bradford maintains a proud transport history and was the first – and last – city in the UK to operate trolleybuses. Although its municipal transport system was subsumed into the West Yorkshire PTE in 1974 and thus lost its identity, much variety could still be seen in the city from the three NBC subsidiaries whose buses came ... Read more

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