The Bedford range of commercial vehicles was introduced in 1931. Within that range a range of small buses was developed, including the popular OB and OWB types. This book tells the Bedford story from the start upto 1949.

In this fascinating and engrossing book, VW expert Richard Copping covers the complete history of the first generation VW Transporter or 'Camper', probably the most famous commercial and leisure van of all time. Beginning with the prototype vehicles produced in 1949, the author covers the development of the innovative but utilitarian Kombi and the more upmarket Micro Bus, followed by the De Luxe Micro Bus, the Ambulance and the Pick-up. He covers the highlights of each vehicle and analyses the success of the range as a whole. The book covers the revamped model line from 1955, when the success of the VW Transporter called for the building of a whole new factory in Hanover. At this time, due to popular demand, Volkswagen authorised a whole series of coach built variations on the Transporter theme with vehicles as diverse as mobile shops, refrigerated vans and police mobile offices. The author also covers the revised model introduced in 1963 with its more powerful engine and revised tailgate and rear window as well as the ongoing success of the model in the United States. By the time German production ended in July 1967, over 1.8 million split-screen, first generation Transporters had been built.

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1966 using a collection of photographs taken between February and May of that year. For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of buses and coaches that they will never have seen. There will, for example, be half-cab single and double deckers the like of which are no longerin production. Some will be recognised from models and books, while others will be seen for the first time. * England win the World Cup * Harold Wilson in Rhodesia talks * First Plaid Cymru MP elected * UK's first credit card launched For those old enough to remember the years depicted, the series will, we hope, provide reminders for many of school days, time perhaps spent bus-spotting, depot visiting and generally visiting interesting locations! The books also make ideal theme gifts for the year of birth, marriage, retirement, starting work and other such events in life.

In this comprehensive and readable book, tractor expert Jonathan Whitlam tells the story of the development of International Harvester from its North American roots in the 1900s. The book covers developments from the early combustion-engine machines to the merger with Case in 1985 and purchase by Fiat in 1999. The story of International Harvester is inextricably tied up with developments in farming. While the giant tractors such as the Titans and Moguls could take on large-scale agriculture, smaller tractors were developed for more modest farms. The development of the famous all-purpose Farmall tractor in 1920 not only set a new benchmark in tractor design, it also completed the revolution in mechanisation of agriculture in the United States. From 1949 some International Harvester tractors were built in Britain and this book reveals the importance of European developments, including German designs in the 1980s and 1990s after the amalgamation with Case. Accompanied by a rich selection of colour photographs, this fascinating book is a complete account of both the UK and European as well as American IH tractors.

United Counties started as a service in the 1920s, mainly in the Northamptonshire area. In the 1950s, it became larger as a result of amalgamation with the Western Division of Eastern National, in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire. In 1970, Luton Corporation services were amalgamated. In 1987, the company was split into three: Luton & District was formed from the Luton, Aylesbury and Hitchin areas, Milton Keynes was the second area, leaving Bedford, Biggleswade, Huntingdon, Northampton, Kettering and Corby as Stagecoach United Counties, which in 1999 became Stagecoach East. Part 1 looked at the headquarters, depots and bus stations in Northampton, while Part 2 travels around the regional depots and sub-depots, again using many fascinating interviews with engineers and fitters, inspectors and drivers, conductors and conductresses, union representatives, administrative staff and retired staff, families and friends, to paint a vivid picture of life with United Counties.

AT LAST! The authoritative, hands-on book for Ford EEC-IV Engine Control Systems. More than 16 million Ford cars and trucks are covered by this book.

Author Charles Probst worked with Ford engineers, trainers and technicians to bring you expert advice and inside information. His comprehensive troubleshooting, service procedures and tips will help you master Ford's fuel injection system.

For high-performance tuning advice Probst went straight to the experts-Ford's own Special Vehicle Operations (SVO). He also includes recommendations from some of the best-known Ford tuners and aftermarket parts suppliers. You'll learn the hot set-up for your car or truck: what really works, what doesn't, and how to stay emissions-legal. No other book gives you as much detailed, proven information, with 454 pages, including all EEC wiring diagrams, trouble codes and test specifications, and hundreds of photos and illustrations. This is the only choice for Ford enthusiasts, professional repair technicians and high-performance tuners who really want to get the most out of their Ford.
-Over 200 pages of test specifications and wiring diagrams
-Step-by-step procedures for troubleshooting and service
-Fundamentals and theory of how EEC-IV and MECS systems work
-How to read 2-and 3-digit trouble codes-what is your vehicle trying ttell you?
-Valuable high-performance tip, such as how to increase air and fuel flow using --easy add-on parts
-Questionable tuning tricks you should avoid
-In-depth coverage of today's alternate and reformulated fuels- how they affect driveability, performance and car design

This book covers 1988-1993 Models with EEC-IV Multi-Port Fuel Injection.

The more than 230 photographs in this album were taken between 1951 and 1978. The majority are in colour and have never before been published. Covering all the major bus and trolleybus operators in the North East, East Yorkshire & Durham, together with a few smaller but well-known companies, most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company and Passenger Transport Executive liveries. They also, of course, provide nostalgic views of street scenes, shops and contemporary road vehicles in locations from Gateshead to York and Halifax, and from Newcastle to Sheffield.

Merseyside can claim, with some justification, to have provided the transport enthusiast with a greater variety of transport modes than anywhere else in Britain. By the 1950s, with many long-standing scenes about to disappear, photographers began faithfully to record what they saw in colour. It is these images, including road, rail, sea and other modes of transport, that illustrate this nostalgic pictorial portrait of key aspects of the richly varied scene. Taking the reader on a journey from Liverpool and its suburbs to Birkenhead and Wallasey, with one small detour to include views of the remarkable Runcorn Transporter Bridge, this book gives a full-colour view of the historic transport that was part of the Merseyside townscape from the 1950s to the 1970s.

AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE' 'A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh 'There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all it's warm, insightful and inspiring' Helen Skelton 'Will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation' Jimmy Doherty 'Uplifting, charming and beautifully written' Adam Henson Emma Gray was just twenty-three when she moved to an isolated farm in Northumberland, becoming Britain's youngest solo shepherdess. In the seasons that followed, Emma fell in love with its rolling fields, surrounding forest and sturdy farmhouse, tending her sheep and training her dogs - and even found romance. But when Emma finds herself suddenly alone again, heartbroken and recovering from a serious accident, she wonders if her isolated existence is still such a sensible idea. Even if she recovers, how could she make a proper living on Fallowlees Farm? In her heartwarming book, Emma tells the story of how she picked herself up and expanded her cattle herd, added more horses to her menagerie, and became one of the country's most successful breeders and trainers of Border Collies - unexpectedly discovering true love and lasting happiness along the way. Written with warmth and humour, My Farming Life is a joyous celebration of nature and community, and a delight for anyone who's ever dreamed of living closer to the countryside.

Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road Truckers The highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures-and misadventures-in the north, and explain, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today-working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more. * The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the world's best known truck driver * Includes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the show * Features sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star.

Thames Bridges - this may prompt many to think of the London bridges which span the river - Tower Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge and the Hungerford Bridges to name but a few. Yet in this stunning new book, Neil Davenport explores the Thames bridges - past and present - from its source in Gloucestershire out to the North Sea. His many images are supported by additional information on Acts of Parliament, Thames authorities and Highway and Bridge authorities. The river Thames has a rich history and its bridges are very much a part of this. These include the Radcot Bridge. Dating from 1154, the three arch masonry bridge is the oldest remaining bridge across the Thames today. Moving in an upstream order, the author presents road, rail and footbridges. In total the main stream is crossed by 180 bridges. Given the stretches where it is divided into two or more streams and allowing for islands, the total number of bridges to cross the Thames is almost double this figure.The bridges vary greatly in size, appearance and date but they embody almost all of the architectural and structural techniques for bridge building so far. Their structure and architecture is supported by illustrations and drawings old and new from a variety of sources. This book includes the 2002 Hungerford Bridges, making it the most up-to-date authority on the subject, and a highly enjoyable book for anyone who has lived along the river or who has a particular affection for/memory of any of the bridges, past or present.

Making a city that works for children creates a city that better serves all of its residents, across ages and abilities. Yet we have created unsafe street conditions for children in cities around the world. Every day more than 500 children die in road crashes globally. The physical and mental health benefits of walking and biking are challenged by speeding traffic and unsafe pedestrian rights of way. Streets that are designed with the needs of children and their caregivers in mind have been shown to improve road safety, health, and quality of life. Building on the success of their Global Street Design Guide, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)-Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) Streets for Kids program has developed child-focused design guidance to inspire leaders, inform practitioners, and empower communities around the world to consider their city from the eyes of a child. The guidance in Designing Streets for Kids captures international best practices, strategies, programs, and policies that cities around the world have used to design streets and public spaces that are safe and appealing to children from their earliest days. The guidance also highlights tactics for engaging children in the design process, an often-overlooked approach that can dramatically transform how streets are designed and used. From addressing the lack of mobility options to noise and air pollution, this graphics-rich guide will help to design better streets, and thereby better cities, for kids of all ages and their caregivers. Designing Streets for Kids provides both inspiration and application. By focusing speci?cally on children and caregivers, this book fills a significant void in physical urban design guidance.

In this third volume, we venture on the 8-mile ride along the Bristol Road to the Lickey Hills, Rubery and Rednall, and to Cotteridge, Moseley and Alcester Lanes End. We are also treated to the opportunity of sampling the maze of routes in Balsall Heath known as 'The Chinese Railway'.

This third volume takes in the routes to the north-east and east of the town, together with the trolleybus route west to Whitmore Reans and the bus services beyond to Pendeford and Codsall. Also included are services to Bushbury Hill, Pear Tree (Low Hill), Amos Lane, Wednesfield Road and beyond, Willenhall Road, Walsall, Bilston and Darlaston.

Todays London Buses, covers the London bus scene of the last ten years, including pictures of bus types used in the capital on its major services. This volume looks at various rouits accross London during this period and the variety of vehicles that have been used in that time frame. Some of the services depicted in this book have changed, or ceased to operate, during the period covered in this book. The author has set out to cover in broad terms, the colour and variety of London bus operation during this period of great change to bus services, during the last decade.

John Deere is one of the world's leading tractor companies and this fascinating book brings together the full account of production in both the United States and in Europe. Using modern photography and a largely chronological account of tractor development, the author provides an excellent overview of the evolution of John Deere tractors over the decades. Starting with the early two-cylinder tractors developed in the USA and moving through the creation of multi-cylinder engines after the takeover of the Lanz business in Germany, the book covers the 40 and 50 series of the late 1980s and the innovations in the 1990s when John Deere effectively re-invented the tractor with their full-frame designs. Bringing the reader right up to date with the latest designs that bristle with technological sophistication and covering the evolution of John Deere tractor development, this book will be an essential read for both John Deere enthusiasts and all those interested in the history of tractors, old and new.

Lancashire and its neighbours Greater Manchester and Merseyside form one of the most populated parts of England. In this book Peter Tucker takes us on a lively photographic tour of the region’s transport scene. The journey takes us everywhere from the Fylde coast to the peaceful Lune Valley, as well as the old industrial towns of Accrington, Blackburn, Nelson and Preston. Also featured are the bustling metropolitan boroughs that make up Greater Manchester and Merseyside, plus towns as diverse as Bolton, Ramsbottom and St Helens. Buses in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside is packed with quality photographs and information about this fascinating part of England. It is sure to delight those interested in the transport history of the North West.

Contrary to popular opinion, the automotive industry is not a man's world! Since the early days of General Motors, there have been womenknown and unknownwho have had vital roles in design, engineering, manufacturing, and administration. In this follow-up to Damsels in Design, her book on women automotive designers from 1939-1959, Constance Smith presents profiles of and interviews with more than 100 women who have steered the course of General Motors for almost 100 years. The women featured include Bonnie Lemm, the first woman designer-engineer at GM; Helene Rother, the first woman automobile and transportation designer hired by GM's Styling Department in the 1940s; Suzanne Vanderbilt, the holder of numerous industrial design patents and the designer of the first adjustable lumbar seat supports; Mary Barra, who became GM's CEO in 2014 and chair in 2016; and many more. Meet these remarkable achievers and discover how they took on a male-dominated industryand triumphed.

Takes us back to 1958, with archive pictures of Birmingham buses and many facts providing memories of the year in question.

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the trackless tram' (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country's pioneering operators of trolleybuses. Some of the earliest operators were in Lancashire, northern England and Scotland; indeed Scotland can lay claim to having both the first system in Britain to close - Dundee in 1914 - and the last to open - Glasgow in 1949. This volume - one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles - focuses on Lancashire, Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This book covers the operations of Jersey Motor Transport from the late 1980s, as well as looking at how the island's bus scene has developed over the last three decades, including the Easylink and Connex era. Jersey was a popular tourist destination during this period, and the coach business was booming. Operators Holiday Tours Mascot and Tantivy merged in the 1990s to become Tantivy Holiday Tours, operating over a hundred coaches and minicoaches. Blue Coaches later joined the Tantivy group, and the purchase of Pioneer Coaches followed. This leaves just two main coach operators on the island. Previously unpublished photographs document this unique bus scene.