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Coventry Buses 1914 - 1946
Distinguished Profess David Harvey
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Description for Coventry Buses 1914 - 1946
Paperback. A fascinating collection of photographs giving a picture of life in Coventry between 1914 and 1946 through the city's bus fleet. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 381 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
Although Coventry Corporation had been running a tram service since the 1880s, the Corporation’s first bus services did not come into operation until 1914. The outbreak of the First World War that September, however, meant that the bus chassis built for Coventry by Maudslay were requisitioned by the War Office for Army use. When the war came to an end, new buses were ordered from Maudslay, and later from Daimler, and the service resumed in 1919. Bus services expanded during the interwar years, while from the 1930s tram services contracted. The death knell for the city’s trams came with the ... Read more
Although Coventry Corporation had been running a tram service since the 1880s, the Corporation’s first bus services did not come into operation until 1914. The outbreak of the First World War that September, however, meant that the bus chassis built for Coventry by Maudslay were requisitioned by the War Office for Army use. When the war came to an end, new buses were ordered from Maudslay, and later from Daimler, and the service resumed in 1919. Bus services expanded during the interwar years, while from the 1930s tram services contracted. The death knell for the city’s trams came with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445647043
SKU
V9781445647043
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Distinguished Profess David Harvey
David Harvey is a well-respected and authoritative author who has written extensively for Classic Bus magazine and has had many previous transport titles published by Amberley. He lives in Dudley in the West Midlands.
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