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(Paperback)

By: Norm Mort

ISBN: 9781845842277
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2009
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
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Following World War II, North American truck manufacturers responded to the prosperity of the 1950s with fresh designs and features. This title presents a visual study that covers the US and Canadian truck manufacturers that built trucks in North America in the 1950s.


(Paperback)

By: Norm Mort

ISBN: 9781845848033
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
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Examining the development of the popular 1/2-ton American pickup truck during the 60s, this book includes the numerous, new alternative designs and engineering approaches. This volume also reveals specifications, industry facts and figures, and optional equipment, through detailed text and previously unpublished images.


(Hardback)

By: Matthew Wharmby

ISBN: 9781783831739
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2017
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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First full in-depth history of the DMS buses in London.


(Hardback)

By: Will Sutherland

ISBN: 9781635860726
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: Workman Publishing
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This complete guide to turning a school bus into a tiny house brings the dream of a nomadic life and a cozy home on wheels within reach - and within budget - featuring how-to photos along with creative layout ideas and profiles of skoolie fanatics.


(Paperback)

By: Travis Elborough

ISBN: 9781862078857
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2006
UK Publication Date: 4th September 2006
Publisher: Granta Books
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The story of the routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. The streets will never be the same again


(Hardback)

By: Shana Corey

ISBN: 9780375870712
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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"In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach invents New York's first underground train"--


(Paperback)

By: Ed Miller

ISBN: 9781954641815
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
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Wit, wisdom, and revelations from sixty years of life on the road.

Driving one highway after another at sunrise, winding through the mountainside, hearing the call to rise of the roosters, or simply exchanging "fishing stories" with the other guys at the truck stops. Like that one about the trucker who stopped along the highway an


(Paperback)

By: David Kaye

ISBN: 9780747806509
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Traces the development of the omnibus through the horse-drawn era to that of mechanical propulsion, when, after experiments with steam and electric battery units, the petrol engine reigned supreme until just before the Second World War.


(Paperback)

By: Nathan Vass

ISBN: 9781634050159
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2021
Publisher: Chin Music Press
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Thirty stories and 32 photos chronicle life on Seattle's No. 7 bus during the graveyard shift.


(Paperback)

By: Chris Woodcock

ISBN: 9780747807735
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Charts the history of motor road haulage in Britain, featuring the design and development of the vehicles, competition from the railways, and the coming of the motorway age, the services that kept the trucker going, from garage to transport cafe, and the men themselves. This title is illustrated with period photographs.


(Paperback, 3rd edition)

By: Randall Wilson

ISBN: 9781742233987
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2014
Publisher: UNSW Press
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Melbournes trams are more than a mode of transport. They are a symbol of the city. This fully updated new edition is a colourful and compact tribute to Melbournes famous trams. More than 200 photographs and illustrations show trams in the streetscapes of today and yesterday, with detailed commentary from experts Randall Wilson and Dale Budd.


(Hardback)

By: Malcolm Batten

ISBN: 9781399087902
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th April 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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How it all began - the story behind bus preservation and rallies. The origins of some of our most prominent UK transport museums. Photographs from the rally scene of the 1970s, mostly previously unpublished. Vehicles that have since been lost to the preservation movement. Timeline of key events.


(Hardback)

By: David Beddall

ISBN: 9781526780966
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th July 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Looks at the rise and demise of Northampton Corporation Transport.


(Hardback)

By: Allan Macfarlane

ISBN: 9781399023535
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th July 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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This account documents the development of the Mercedes-Benz midibus from the mid-1980s into a very versatile, well-respected and long-lasting bus throughout the British Isles. More than 220 illustrations clearly show the distinctive models from the various bodybuilders, together with a kaleidoscope of colours applied to the buses when in service.


(Hardback)

By: David Barrow

ISBN: 9781399081634
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th April 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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This is the first book ever on this particular model and only the second book on this Northern Ireland company. Compiled with the full cooperation of the company and endorsed by two leading bus industry directors. The vast majority of images contained are previously unpublished. Some of the first hydrogen powered buses included.


(Hardback)

By: Dennis Gill

ISBN: 9780709090892
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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An anthology of stories and descriptive articles about tramcar, a vehicle that was once queen of the road. It covers many aspects of the tramcar, in the days of horse, steam, cable and electric power. It presents a comprehensive and multi-faceted view of the tramways.


(Hardback)

By: David Eccles

ISBN: 9781847972767
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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Since its introduction in 1950, the Volkswagen Transporter has become legendary for its versatility and adaptability to many commercial uses. Known originally as Sonderausfuhrungen, abbreviated to SO, these Special Models were usually converted by specialists, companies and coachbuilders approved by VW.