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Description for Fife Independents
Paperback. David Devoy explores Fife's Independent Buses. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Fife, a council area and historic county of Scotland, is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It has always been a difficult place to reach and this was especially so before the opening of the Forth and Tay road bridges. While historically most bus services were provided by W. Alexander & Sons after they acquired many small businesses from the 1920s onwards, independents survived by working mainly school and miners' contracts. However, de-regulation in the 1980s allowed a few to register stage services. Well-known names have ... Read more
Fife, a council area and historic county of Scotland, is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It has always been a difficult place to reach and this was especially so before the opening of the Forth and Tay road bridges. While historically most bus services were provided by W. Alexander & Sons after they acquired many small businesses from the 1920s onwards, independents survived by working mainly school and miners' contracts. However, de-regulation in the 1980s allowed a few to register stage services. Well-known names have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445665962
SKU
V9781445665962
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About David Devoy
David Devoy works in the industry for Firstbus in Glasgow. He has been taking bus pictures for around 44 years with a special interest is Scottish Independents old and new.
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