British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs - Couverture souple

Booth, Gavin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1802822402 ISBN 13 : 9781802822403

Editeur : Key Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Bus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady process. Advances in bus design have caused manufacturers to rush back to the drawing board for fear of being left behind. In 1950, the first of the new breed of underfloor-engined single-deckers appeared, and, just six years later, came the first rear-engined double-decker. Buses got longer, and one result in the 1960s was a rash of new rear-engined single-deck models. Efforts to make buses accessible for all passengers led to low-floor models in the 1990s, and then, in the 2000s, concerns about the environment prompted diesel-electric hybrid, gas, electric and hydrogen buses. Covering the designs that led the way with varying degrees of success over the past 70 years, and illustrated with over 170 colour images and period advertisements, this book showcases the good, the bad and the ugly of British bus design.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gavin Booth has written or edited more than 80 books since 1969. He has contributed extensively tothe enthusiast and trade press, and created and has edited the magazine Classic Bus for 13 years. He has worked in and around the bus industry for more than 50 years, latterly as Chair of the passenger-focused body Bus Users UK. He is a past-President of The Omnibus Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Key Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1802822402
• ISBN 13: 9781802822403
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible