British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs by Gavin Booth

British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs by Gavin Booth

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 color images and period advertisements, this book showcases the good, the bad and the ugly of British bus design.

Gavin Booth has worked for the Scottish Bus Company for almost 25 years, most recently as Marketing Manager, and has authored or edited over 30 books about buses.

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ISBN 13	9781802822403
ISBN 10	1802822402
Title	British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs
Author	Gavin Booth
Series	Britain's Buses Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Key Publishing Ltd
Year published	2023-01-13
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.