The Country Bus

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2005
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-1939-0 (ISBN)

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The country bus has a long and colourful history, stretching from before the railway age until today, when it increasingly struggles for survival. Once it was welcomed as the latest piece of technology upon which villages and villagers depended. Here we are reminded of how the country roads themselves have changed, and take a look at the fascinating mechanical development of the bus, its maintenance, staffing, ticketing and general management. Professor John Hibbs draws upon anecdotal examples in his long experience in the bus business to tell a deeply sympathetic story of the ways of the countryside and its seasonal rituals. The book evokes the true flavour of the village bus, with the smells and sounds of the buses that have wound their way through the country lanes since 1898.

John Hibbs is Emeritus Professor of Transport Management for the Business School of the University of Central England Birmingham, and. is a well known writer and lecturer on a variety of transport subjects. Before turning to an academic career he worked for two bus companies and also for British Rail. John is also the author of The History of British Bus Services, also published by David & Charles, which like all his work, reflects a deep concern for the industry that has given him his career. Professor Hibbs lives in Erdington, Birmingham.

Foreword - by David St John Thomas 1. Introduction 2. Roots and Origins 3. The Country Road 4. Beginnings and Growth 5. Mechanical Marvels 6. Down Country Lanes 7. Working on the Buses 8. Coaching Interlude 9. The Country Bus Business 10. A Suffolk Story 11. Some Problems 12. Out on the Road Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.3.2005
Verlagsort	Newton Abbot
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 230 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Nutzfahrzeuge
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-7153-1939-6 / 0715319396
ISBN-13	978-0-7153-1939-0 / 9780715319390
Zustand	Neuware