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Scania Buses and Coaches by Howard Berry
RRP: €19.03€13.82From a collaboration with MCW to produce buses in the 1970s through to the powerful luxury coaches of today, Scania vehicles are a familiar sight on the roads of Britain. Known for their levels of reliability, power and style, they are a popular choice... -
The Last Years of London's RFs and RTs: South of the Thames by Mike Rhodes
RRP: €19.03€13.82The AEC Regal IVs and Regent IIIs, or to give them their class prefix letters RFs and RTs, are among the most revered buses to have served London over the years. The RFs were maids of all work and were tailored for private hire work, Green Line coach... -
A Definitive History of Shergold and Whites Silver Star of Porton Down by Peter Cook 9781857946017
RRP: €41.65€29.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857946017Author Peter CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 897g -
Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities by Veronica Davis 9781642832099
RRP: €30.94€25.82Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation. This task requires empathy while pushing against forces in the... -
London's Buses, 1979-1994: The Capital's Bus Network in Transition by Bartlett, Andrew 9781526755469
RRP: €35.70€22.38In 1979, fresh from its general election victory, the Conservative government began formulating plans to deregulate bus services and privatise the companies operating them in England, Scotland and Wales. London was not to be excluded, so from the outset,... -
The History of the London Underground Map by Roope, Caroline 9781399006811
RRP: €23.80€17.01Few transportation maps can boast the pedigree that London's iconic Tube' map can. Sported on t-shirts, keyrings, duvet covers, and most recently, downloaded an astonishing twenty million times in app form, the map remains a long-standing icon of... -
Let's Go! (Pre-reader) (National Geographic Readers) by Aubre Andrus
€4.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426333354Author National Geographic KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)... -
Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century by Keith A. Jenkinson
RRP: €19.03€13.82Carrying 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... -
Route Branding and Special Liveries on British Buses by Richard Walter
RRP: €19.03€12.91Following the deregulation of bus services in the United Kingdom in 1986, it did not take long for many distinctive local liveries to disappear. Only a small number of operators remained under the control of local authorities and Transport for London,... -
Grey-Green: Coaches & Buses by Andrew Mead
RRP: €17.84€11.54Andrew Mead offers a pictorial history of the Grey-Green company, who operated vehicles from the First World War until 2000. The company was formed as a haulage carrier by the Ewer family at the end of the nineteenth century in the East End of London... -
The Wrightbus, StreetDeck by David Barrow 9781399081634
RRP: €29.75€24.93Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bradford Trolleybuses: The Final Years by David Christie 9781445694795
RRP: €19.03€12.91Bradford had the distinction of running its trolleybus system for over sixty years, being, along with Leeds, the first to operate in Britain. Both systems started in 1911 and Bradford went on to become the last trolleybus operator in Britain, the system... -
Routemasters of the Universe by Harry Rosehill 9781838405144
RRP: €15.46€11.54The last Routemaster to ply a proper London bus route retired to the garage back in 2005. But over 15 years later, this indestructible bus still pops up everywhere! It's just that nowadays merely in London Routemasters are wedding buses, Ghost... -
National Express: A History by Dr Peter Robinson
RRP: €19.03€12.91First appearing in 1972, National Express coaches have become a familiar site on the UK's roads, and are very much a part of popular culture, celebrated in songs and on television. With many former National Express vehicles finding their way to... -
Bristol RE Buses and Coaches by Robert Appleton
RRP: €19.03€12.91In 1961 the maximum length of single-deckers was increased to 36 feet. Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works designed their first rear-engined single-decker to take advantage of this new length. Two prototypes were built and tested in... -
East London Buses: 1970s-1980s by Malcolm Batten
RRP: €17.84€11.54The East London bus scene in 1969 was one of contrast. This was London's industrial heartland with the River Thames bankside dominated by docks, power stations and heavy industry, including the massive Ford Motor works at Dagenham. Inland, dense inner... -
Australian Buses and Coaches by Tony Finneran
RRP: €19.03€12.91This book offers a chronological view from the oldest colour images to the latest buses. It focuses mainly on buses, although many Australian-built chassis were generally used for coach operations and some of these are featured. Before the Second... -
British Buses in Colour by Gavin Booth
RRP: €19.03€12.91The buses on Britain's roads went through a period of great change between 1950 and 1986. In 1950 the bus manufacturers were at last recovering from the effects of the Second World War, and had new and innovative designs to offer. By the time bus... -
King of the Road: True Tales from a Legendary Ice Road Trucker by Alex Debogorski 9781118148280
RRP: €15.46€10.27Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road TruckersThe highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the... -
London Taxis at War by Alf Townsend
RRP: €11.89€8.72Alf Townsend is a London cabbie with nearly fifty years' experience. In his new book, he gathers together for the first time the complete history of London's cabs in wartime - not just in the Second World War when cabs were converted for other uses... -
Midlands Half-cab Buses: The Twilight Years by Mike Rhodes 9781398116108
RRP: €19.03€12.91A visitor to one of the principal cities of the East or West Midlands during the 1970s would not have failed to notice that all the incumbent local bus operators were still running buses that still resembled types which could be seen throughout Britain... -
Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America by Sam Roberts
RRP: €17.84€12.14In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks... -
The Story of Crossrail by Christian Wolmar
RRP: €23.80€17.48The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer. Crossrail, first conceived just after the Second World War in the era of Attlee and Churchill, has cost more than GBP15bn and is expected to... -
Derailed: How to Fix Britain's Broken Railways by Tom Haines-Doran
RRP: €15.46€11.00Why don't trains run on time? Why are fares so expensive? Why are there so many strikes? Few would disagree that Britain's railways are broken, and have been for a long time. This insightful new book calls for a radical rethink of how we view the... -
Lost Tramways of England: Bradford by Peter Waller 9781912654406
RRP: €10.70€7.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654406Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Toot, Toot, Hettie! by Kate Hindley
RRP: €8.32€5.52It's a very busy morning on Treacle Street, and Hettie is waiting at the bus stop on the way to her Invention Workshop. Hettie really hopes that the bus won't be late today - she MUST make it to the Workshop in time for the big reveal of her latest... -
Road Passenger Transport Management: Planning and Coordinating Passenger Transport Operations by Anthony Francis
RRP: €59.49€50.03Road passenger transport management is an important role, involving the planning and coordinating of passenger transport operations, including routes and schedules. Managers ensure that passengers reach their destinations safely, on time and in the... -
Berks, Bucks Buses and Beyond: Bus Operators in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire 1986-2010 by Matt Cooper
RRP: €19.03€12.91The operations of Aldershot & District and Thames Valley Omnibus Company were merged in 1972 to become Alder Valley under National Bus Company ownership. In the run-up to privatisation the two halves were split again; the Berks Bucks Bus Company was the... -
The London Enviro 200 by David Beddall 9781399095228
RRP: €35.70€24.93Launched by Transbus in 2004, the original Enviro 200 mode was not a success. The Enviro 200 was relaunched in 2006, this new model becoming more successful. The new model was taken into stock by many London operators, replacing older single-deckers in... -
Vienna: U-Bahn Map & Guide by Michael Brein
RRP: €13.08€7.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781886590120Author Michael BreinPage Count 10Imprint Michael Brein IncPublisher Michael Brein IncWeight(grams) 38g -
Birmingham Canal Navigations: A History by Phil Clayton 9780719840197
RRP: €22.60€18.22The Birmingham Canal Navigations comprise the greatest concentration of waterways in Britain. Over the course of a century, from the original Birmingham Canal of 1769, they grew to their greatest extent of almost 160 miles, all within about a 12-mile... -
Routemasters in Scotland: The Late 1980s by David Christie
RRP: €17.84€11.54The deregulation of the bus industry in 1986 led to the formation of new bus companies in Central Scotland such as Clydeside, Kelvin, Strathtay and Magicbus (Stagecoach). These companies seem to have hit on the idea to use redundant London Routemasters... -
Buses: Another Life by Malcolm Batten
RRP: €19.03€12.91What happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles? Some inevitably go to scrap, especially if they have been cannibalised for spares. Some see further service with other bus companies. A few lucky ones pass... -
Hants & Dorset: A National Bus Company by Michael Hitchen
RRP: €19.03€12.91As part of the National Bus Company, Hants & Dorset Motor Service once served a large diverse area, stretching from the remote chalk uplands of North Hampshire, across Salisbury Plain through rural East Dorset to the coastal resorts of Swanage, Poole and... -
East Yorkshire Buses by Lewis Welham
RRP: €19.03€12.91The history of East Yorkshire is well documented, going back to 1919 when Ernest John Lee purchased a fourteen-seat Ford Model T bus for a service between Elloughton and Hull. Today, East Yorkshire is now a subsidiary of Go North East and part of the Go... -
Buses of Bristol and Somerset: Past and Present by Richard Stubbings
RRP: €19.03€12.91Richard Stubbings' interest in buses was sparked at an early age, watching the Bristol K-types and FLFs of Western National trundling back and forth outside his childhood garden. This book, the first of three making up a nostalgic tour of his native... -
East Kent: Services of the Golden Jubilee Era by Richard Wallace
RRP: €35.64€29.90East Kent - Services of the Golden Jubilee Era takes the reader on a journey along the routes of all the stage-carriage services operated by East Kent in 1968, just after the Company celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1966/7 and immediately prior to the... -
London's West End Buses in the 1980s by Vernon Smith 9781445676807
RRP: €17.84€11.54London's West End Buses in the 1980s looks at London's buses in and around the West End during a time of great change. Bus routes were put out to competitive tendering, garages closed, the Routemaster started its slow decline, Aldenham Bus Overhaul Works... -
Urban Buses in Northern England: A Second View by Peter Tucker
RRP: €19.03€12.91The North of England has long been an area of immense interest to bus enthusiasts. In Urban Buses in Northern England: A Second View, Peter Tucker presents another fine selection of photographs representing the area's urban bus scene between the 1990s... -
Are Trams Socialist?: Why Britain Has No Transport Policy by Christian Wolmar
RRP: €15.46€14.02We all use some form of transport almost every day of our lives. It is one of the most important factors in determining the economic wellbeing of a town or city. And it is also one of the major sources of environmental damage to our planet. Yet, Britain...