London Transport in the 1960s
Author | : Michael Baker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2005-09-01 |
Genre | : Buses |
ISBN | : 9780711030725 |
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Author | : Michael Baker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2005-09-01 |
Genre | : Buses |
ISBN | : 9780711030725 |
Author | : Jim Blake |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2022-10-21 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1473867886 |
Just as life in Britain generally changed dramatically during the 1960s, so did London Transport's buses and their operations. Most striking was the abandonment of London's trolleybuses, once the world's biggest system, and their replacement by motorbuses. Begun in 1959 using surplus RT-types, it was completed by May 1962 using new Routemasters, designed specifically to replace them. They then continued to replace RT types, too. Traffic congestion and staff shortages played havoc with London Transport's buses and Green Line coaches during the 1960s, one-man operation was seen as a remedy for the latter, shortening routes in the Central Area for the former. Thus the ill-fated "Reshaping Plan" was born, introducing new O.M.O. bus types. These entered trial service in 1965, and after much delay the plan was implemented from September 1968 onwards. Sadly, new MB-types, also introduced in the Country Area, soon proved a disaster! Unfortunately, owing to a government diktat, Routemaster production ended at the start of 1968, forcing LT to buy "off-the-peg" vehicles unsuited to London operation and their in-house overhaul procedures. The decade ended with the loss of LT's Country Area buses and Green Line coaches to the National Bus Company. Photographer Jim Blake began photographing London's buses towards the end of the trolleybus conversion program in 1961 and continued dealing with the changing scene throughout the decade. He dealt very thoroughly with the "Reshaping" changes, and many of the photographs featured herein show rare and unusual scenes which have never been published before.
Author | : David Christie |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2017-05-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445668017 |
David Christie offers a range of superb images of London Transport buses in the eastern part of London.
Author | : Ken Glazier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1998-11-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781854142054 |
Author | : London Transport |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jim Blake |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2022-11-17 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1473867878 |
Just as life in Britain generally changed dramatically during the 1960s, so did London Transport's buses and their operations. Most striking was the abandonment of London's trolleybuses, once the world's biggest system, and their replacement by motorbuses. Begun in 1959 using surplus RT-types, it was completed by May 1962 using new Routemasters, designed specifically to replace them. They then continued to replace RT types, too. Traffic congestion and staff shortages played havoc with London Transport's buses and Green Line coaches during the 1960s, one-man operation was seen as a remedy for the latter, shortening routes in the Central Area for the former. Thus the ill-fated "Reshaping Plan" was born, introducing new O.M.O. bus types. These entered trial service in 1965, and after much delay the plan was implemented from September 1968 onwards. Sadly, new MB-types, also introduced in the Country Area, soon proved a disaster! Unfortunately, owing to a government diktat, Routemaster production ended at the start of 1968, forcing LT to buy "off-the-peg" vehicles unsuited to London operation and their in-house overhaul procedures. The decade ended with the loss of LT's Country Area buses and Green Line coaches to the National Bus Company. Photographer Jim Blake began photographing London's buses towards the end of the trolleybus conversion program in 1961 and continued dealing with the changing scene throughout the decade. He dealt very thoroughly with the "Reshaping" changes, and many of the photographs featured herein show rare and unusual scenes which have never been published before.
Author | : John A. Gray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2008-07-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781854143198 |
Author | : Kevin McCormack |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2016-08-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1473867983 |
This remarkable colour album of 1950s and 1960s images covers non-express trains working in and out of London termini, along with a selection of feeder services operating in roughly a 40 mile radius of the Capital. The trains featured are therefore semi-fast passenger, suburban passenger and freights. The advantage of casting the net beyond services in and out of London itself is to increase the variety of locomotive types and diesel/electric units featured, making the book a thoroughly interesting read.Throughout, photographs with identifiable landmarks, for example stations and signal boxes, are used wherever possible. Furthermore, every effort has been made to show a wealth of material which has never been seen before.London Local Trains in the 1950s and 1960s is an in-depth and well-researched account of the London railway scene, that meticulously charts their progress throughout the mid-twentieth century.
Author | : Clifton Feinen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2021-03-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
The London Bus is a London transportation system used for multiple decades. Considered to be an icon of London, the London Bus operates by day and night on many different routes and lines. The main image of a London Bus is an arched, double-decker, red-painted bus which can carry a large number of passengers. In this London Buses book, you will discover both London Transport red and green buses, Greenline coaches, London Country and independant operators during the deregulation era. Also some photos of some buses after their days in the Capital from the period of the 1930's to the 1960's. Purchase this book today and start learning about the buses of London!
Author | : Donald L. Foley |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1972-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780520022485 |