Working Days: Ribble - Couverture rigide

Davies, Roger

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0711034842 ISBN 13 : 9780711034846

Editeur : Ian Allan Publishing, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ribble Motor Services of Preston became the largest bus operator in the North West of England and one of the largest in the country. The red buses operated most services from Carlisle to south Lancashire. The company began in 1918 and ended in 1988 when it was absorbed into the Stagecoach Group. Prior to that several smaller companies had been swallowed by Ribble, these include Scout and Standerwick. Both Scout and Standerwick had pinned themselves to the Blackpool trade and were never on an equal footing with Ribble. The company headquarters were in Frenchwood, Preston and amongst its prestige services was The Gay Hostess route, X1 from Preston to London. This was set up in the late 1960s to exploit the motorways. The cream double-deckers used on the service had a hostess on-board to serve refreshments, they also had toilets and used the then new Atlanteans. This title builds upon the success of Working Days: Midland Red and explores another of the classic ex-BET companies through the reminiscences of those that worked for the company during the period from the early 1950s through to the mid-1970s. Roger Davies provides some brilliant information about the company and an excellent range of illustrations covering both vehicles and ephemera.

Biographie de l'auteur

Roger Davies is a popular road transport writer who is well known and respected throughout the industry. He has written a number of titles for the Ian Allan list including Glory Days: Ribble and Streets of Cardiff, as well as Glory Days: Wallace Arnold which proved such a popular title with enthusiasts and is now out of print.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ian Allan Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0711034842
• ISBN 13: 9780711034846
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 112