Buses And Coaches Of Bristol And Eastern Coach Works

Download or read book Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works written by Nigel RB Furness and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works outlines the history of Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works (ECW), two manufacturers that together developed some of the most familiar buses and coaches of the twentieth century. The book covers the full production histories and specifications for the standard range of models produced from 1936 to 1983. The variety of engines used to power Bristol-ECW is outlined and a mechanical specification for each chassis is provided, along with a description of the different body styles produced by ECW for each chassis. There is also a chapter on owners' experiences and advice on buying a bus for preservation.Coverage includes the development of Bristol models in the 1930s - J-type single-decker, K-type double-decker and L-type single decker; the engines, including the Bristol petrol and diesel engines, and other manufacturers' engines used in Bristol chassis; the Lodekka - the radical replacement for the Lowbridge double-decker in the 1950s; the single-deckers of the 1950s - The LWL, LS, SC, and MW; the rear-engined era - The RE single-decker and the VR double-decker; the lightweight LH single-decker and the final years of production. Illustrated throughout with 250 colour photographs - many of them previously unpublished.

Download or read book Bedford Buses and Coaches written by Nigel R B Furness and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedford Buses and Coaches provides a detailed review of the entire range of purpose-built Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus and coach chassis that carried the Bedford name from 1931 until production ceased in 1986. Bedfords were once a familiar sight on the roads not only of the United Kingdom, but throughout the world. They were produced in such volume that the advertising slogan 'You see them everywhere' was quite legitmately adopted by Vauxhall Motors, the manufacturer of Bedford vehicles. Fully illustrated thoughout with hundreds of photographs, the majority in colour, the book includes detailed descriptions of the Bedford petrol and diesel engines and other manufacturers engines used in Bedford bus and coach chassis. Detailed specifications and production histories are given for all the full-size passenger chassis including the WHB/WLB, WTB, OB/OWB, SB, VAS, VAL, VAM, Y-series and the Venturer. Road tests and owners' experiences are covered along with advice on buying and restoring a Bedford bus or coach. This book will be of great interest to all bus enthusiasts and historians and is superbly illustrated with 200 colour and 50 black & white photographs.

Download or read book Bristol RE Buses and Coaches written by Robert Appleton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic collection of photographs of this iconic bus illustrating the Bristol RE in service from 1970 to 1994 in England and North Wales.

Download or read book Bristol Buses and Coaches written by Howard Berry and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilising previously unpublished photographs, Howard Berry tells the story of Bristol buses and coaches.

Download or read book Thames Valley Region Buses and Coaches in the 1960s and Early 1970s written by Philip Wallis and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished photographs documenting buses and coaches around the Thames Valley during this interesting period.

Download or read book Eastern Coach Works written by Peter Horrex and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful pictorial tribute to an iconic bodybuilder.

Download or read book British Buses 1967 written by Jim Blake and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-08-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at an important turning point in the history of the bus industry in Britain. 1967 was the penultimate year to the end of an era, when private and semi-nationalized company's operated the bus networks in this country.??After 1967 the network was never the same again, with the formation of the National Bus Company in 1968.??The NBC was a very bland organization compared to the colourful bus companies that had existed before nationalization, and many small municipal fleets amalgamated to form Passenger Transport Executives.??This comprehensive volume covers a large number of the bus companies throughout the country in 1967 and also has a good readable narrative describing Jim Blake's journeys travelling on these services across Britain.