BRITISH BUSES, 1967
ebook

BRITISH BUSES, 1967 (ebook)

JIM BLAKE

$279.00
IVA incluido
Editorial:
PEN & SWORD TRANSPORT (ORM)
ISBN:
9781473842786
Formato:
Epublication content package
Idioma:
Inglés
DRM
Si

The story of a turning-point year in Britain's bus industry, with numerous photos and "extensive and informative" captions ( Trolleybus Magazine). 1967 was the year that preceded the end of an era, when private and semi-nationalized companies operated the bus networks in Britain. 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 colorful 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 Jim Blake also provides lively descriptions of his journeys traveling on these services across Britain.

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