At the end of World War II Britain was desperate for new buses & coaches. The manufacturers who had built them is the 1930s hade been diverted to war production & only a tiny number of buses were built during the war. So many companies new to making buses came into the business after the war so that the late 1940s & the 1950s saw a fascinating variety of different types reaching the market. In this book the twenty-seven bus manufacturers of the period
- large & small
- are dealt with in A-Z order from AEC to Vulcan. The author gives a brief history of each & then provides individual coverage of the models produced using material from brochures & advertisements for the illustrations to give the flavour of the period.

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The more than 150 photographs in this eighth volume in the series were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. Covering all the major bus tram & trolleybus operators in the area together with a few smaller but well-known companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also of course provide nostalgic views of street scenes shops & contemporary road vehicles. The contents will be drawn from the following: Accrington Ashton-u-Lyne Barrow Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bullocks Burnley Colne Bury Cumberland Darwen Fishwicks Lancaster Leigh Lytham St Annes Manchester A Mayne Morecambe & Heysham North Western Oldham Preston Ramsbottom Ribble Rochdale Rossendale Salford SHMD Standerwick Stockport Wigan Yelloway ...

The more than 150 photographs in this tenth volume in the series the first of three volumes featuring Scotland & Ireland hence the revised titling were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. This volume covers the following cities: Aberdeen Corporation buses & trams Dundee Corporation buses & trams Edinburgh Corporation buses & trams The pictures show the buses & trams in nostalgic views of street scenes that provide wonderfully evocative views of shops & contemporary road vehicles. ...

The more than 150 photographs in this eleventh volume in the series & features Scotland & Ireland hence the revised titling were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colourand have never before been published. This volume covers the following cities: Glasgow Corporation Belfast Corporation/ Citybus UTA/ Ulsterbus Lough Swilly CIE Dublin The pictures show the buses & trams in nostalgic views of street scenes that provide wonderfully evocative views of shops & contemporary road vehicles. ...

The more than 150 photographs in this eighth volume in the series were taken between 1951 & 1978. The majority are in colour & have never before been published. Covering all the major bus tram & trolleybus operators in the North Wales Manchester & Liverpool area together with a few smaller but well-known companies most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company & Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also of course provide nostalgic views of street scenes shops & contemporary road vehicles. The contents will be drawn from the following: Birkenhead Chester Clynnog & Trefor Caernarfon Colwyn Bay Crosville Deiniolen Caernarfon Douglas Hollis of Queensferry Isle of Man Lancashire United Liverpool Llandudno & Colwyn Llandudno Urban Merseyside PTE Phillips of Rhos Wrexham violet Motors Caernarfon St Helens SELNEC Silver Star Caernarfon South Lancashire Southport Wallasey Warrington Whiteways Widnes Williams of Ponciau Wrexham Wright of Penycae ...

This book surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military service around the world & in two world wars. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors since the majority of British awards were officially named thus making it possible to research the military career of an individual or regiment. This second edition has been extended to include the operations of the British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. ...

This book is a mine of useful information & practical tips. If you aspire to be a better canoe or kayak coach this is the book for you. The book divides into three sections: Part One deals with coaching theory & fundamentals such as psychology & physiology explained in terms that make sense to a practical coach. Part Two looks at generic coaching skills that will provide useful tools whatever discipline the coach is involved in. It works its way from introducing people to canoesport right through to coaching elite athletes. Part Three looks at specific aspects of canoesport such as slalom racing sea kayaking white water kayaking open canoeing & freestyle. ...

Vintage caravans have quite recently begun to attract much wider attention than they had previously enjoyed. Those that havent collapsed in a forgotten heap long ago are being dragged out of hedges & barns & restored by enthusiasts to their full period glory. This book presents details of caravan manufacturers in Britain who started up before World War II. About half of them had ceased trading by 1939 & a number of others did not return to production after the War. All of them 117 manufacturers from ABC to Yorkshire & their products are included in these pages. Accompanying the text are more than 300 illustrations a pleasing mixture of archive photographs with reproductions from manufacturers advertising & publicity material including some splendid period artwork. Published in association with The Caravan Club. ...

This is a reference book written for collectors & it contains much historical information which in many instances will be lost for ever unless documented. Many of the former companies who once produced these collectors items no longer exist. The aim of this book which is the third & last of a series is to record data on further cartridge manufacturers & loaders of which today only a handful remain. These three books offer the collector a reference source on mainly former ammunition manufactures & their products. The previous two books (Eley Cartridges & Birmingham Cartridge Manufacturers 978-1-84689-064-2) have afforded several Forensic Ballistic laboratories a source of data on this subject which had never previously been available to them. British Cartridge Manufacturers is illustrated throughout with contemporary illustrations & has detailed lists of manufacturers & their products. ...

Discover over 1 200 species of animals & plants found in the coastal regions of Britain & make the most of your surroundings whether you are on a holiday browse or serious quest. This is the definitive photographic reference guide for nature enthusiasts. This informative photographic guide will help nature enthusiasts visiting the seashore to discover & quickly & accurately identify the animals & plants commonly found in the coastal areas of Britain. The book is illustrated with beautiful photographs throughout the perfect seashore companion for 'staycation' travelling nature enthusiasts as well as general natural history buffs. Young & old alike keen to discover the wildlife of Britain's coastal areas will delight in this beautifully practical guide. ...