Bus operations across Hampshire, England's eighth largest county, are covered in this book, with the bus scene in each district, town and city in the county being fully described and illustrated. Major companies Aldershot & District, Hants & Dorset, Southdown, Southern National, Thames Valley, Western National and Wilts & Dorset are all featured. Municipal operations at Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton, including trolleybuses at Portsmouth until 1963 and Bournemouth until 1969, are well represented. Large independents King Alfred at Winchester and Provincial at Gosport, which added such variety to the county's bus operations, are included as is commentary and pictures covering smaller independents which mainly provided rural bus routes. Royal Blue Express Services, which threaded coach links across Hampshire and beyond, are well illustrated. Hampshire born and bred author Philip Wallis recalls a bygone but not so distant era and some bus companies that would disappear under National Bus Company rationalisation.

About the Author
Philip Wallis has had a lifetime's interest in road passenger transport. He has travelled extensively within the United Kingdom and abroad observing and photographing buses, trolleybuses and trams. He is the author of several bus books, published by Ian Allan and Capital Transport, and has contributed numerous articles to transport magazines.

Reviews
'The photos are clearly reproduced whilst the captions and the introductions to the ten area chapters should provide a welcome explanation of Hampshire bus services of fifty to sixty years ago.' -- Omnibus Magazine, October/ November 2023
'I have no hesitation in seriously recommending this book.' -- Broadway Bulletin, Autumn 2023
'Memories of a county of rich contrasts.' -- Buses Magazine, March 2024



Book Information
ISBN 9781398112513
Author Philip Wallis
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 296g