Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air. Imagine 500-mile speed trials over rocky mountain tracks, racing against the clock and 95 other cars. Imagine attempting this more than 50 years ago, without GPS or cell phones or modern safety equipment. In April 1970, 241 men and women from more than 20 nations did just that, setting out from London in cars ranging from a dune buggy to family sedans to Porsches, Rolls-Royces, camper vans and a Jeep Wagoneer, determined to get to Mexico City. Drawing on personal recollections of competitors, organizers, marshals and mechanics, this book recounts the ecstasies and agonies of perhaps the toughest endurance motorsports event ever--the London to Mexico World Cup Rally.

Road tankers come in many forms, with certain goods very often dictating the type and shape. The transport industry has adapted many innovations over the years and a wide variety of examples have travelled on our roads over the years - powder tanks, tanks for liquids, and even specialised tanks for the carriage of a plethora of goods from live eels to animal feed, cement, plastic pellets and more. All of the images in this book were captured by the author over a number of years. They document an important part of our transport history and will delight enthusiasts and modellers alike.

It's hard to imagine a history of British engineering without Rolls-Royce: there would be no Silver Ghost, no Merlin for the Spitfire, no Alcock and Brown. Rolls-Royce is one of the most recognisable brands in the world. But what of the man who designed them? The youngest of five children, Frederick Henry Royce was born into almost Dickensian circumstances: the family business failed by the time he was 4, his father died in a Greenwich poorhouse when he was 9, and he only managed two fragmented years of formal schooling. But he made all of it count. In Sir Henry Royce: Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines, acclaimed aeronautical historian Peter Reese explores the life of an almost forgotten genius, from his humble beginnings to his greatest achievements. Impeccably researched and featuring almost 100 illustrations, this is the remarkable story of British success on a global stage.

We are at the beginning of the next major disruptive cycle caused by computing. In transportation, the term Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared (ACES) has been coined to represent the enormous innovations enabled by underlying electronics technology. The benefits of ACES vehicles range from improved safety, reduced congestion, and lower stress for car occupants to social inclusion, lower emissions, and better road utilization due to optimal integration of private and public transport. ACES is creating a new automotive and industrial ecosystem that will disrupt not only the technical development of transportation but also the management and supply chain of the industry. Disruptions caused by ACES are prompted by not only technology but also by a shift from a traditional to a software-based mindset, embodied by the arrival of a new generation of automotive industry workforce. In Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles: Disrupting the Automotive and Mobility Sectors, Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid provides an overview of ACES technology for cross-disciplinary audiences, including researchers, academics, and automotive professionals. Hamid bridges the gap among the book's varied audiences, exploring the development and deployment of ACES vehicles and the disruptions, challenges, and potential benefits of this new technology. Topics covered include: Recent trends and progress stimulating ACES growth and development; ACES vehicle overview; Automotive and mobility industry disruptions caused by ACES; Challenges of ACES implementation; Potential benefits of the ACES ecosystem While market introduction of ACES vehicles that are fully automated and capable of unsupervised driving in an unstructured environment is still a long-term goal, the future of mobility will be ACES, and the transportation industry must prepare for this transition. Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles is a necessary resource for anyone interested in the successful and reliable implementation of ACES." ACES are destined to be a game changers on the roads, altering the face of mobility." Daniel Watzenig, Professor Graz University of Technology, Austria

Manchester and its surrounds, such as Bolton, Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham and Stockport, have always been a haven for bus enthusiasts, with a wide variety of operators and liveries to be seen. Deregulation in 1986 changed the scene dramatically with the appearance of numerous independent companies - some of which were short-lived while others survived for many years or were swallowed up by the major national conglomerates such as Arriva, FirstBus and Stagecoach. Added to the mix is the Metrolink tramway system, which continues to grow and now reaches the airport where numerous buses can also be seen. Never failing to fascinate, and a city whose transport continually changes, Manchester is always worthy of a visit and can be recommended to all transport enthusiasts whether their interests are buses, rail or air.

Wachsende Anforderungen an die Fahrzeugsicherheit verlangen von Ingenieuren ein breites Spektrum anwendungsbezogener Kenntnisse. Von einem namhaften Experten der Fahrzeugsicherheit verfasst, bietet das Buch Ingenieuren einen praxisorientierten, kompakten und gleichzeitig umfassenden Uberblick zu allen Fragen der Fahrzeugsicherheit. Das Buch wendet sich vor allem an junge Ingenieure und Studenten, aber auch an technisch Interessierte, die einen qualifizierten Einstieg in die Materie suchen."

Inhalt Das vorliegende Fachbuch, eine Zu- Dieselverbrennung sammenfassung aller Hefte der Schrif- Dieselmotor 4 tenreihe Bosch Technische Unterrich- Dieselverfahren und Betrieb 6 tung zur behandelten Thematik, soll Dieselkraftstoffe 18 dem Informationsbedurfnis eines gro- Gemischaufbereitung 20 ssen Leserkreises gerecht werden. Schadstoffe im Abgas 26 Der Dieselmotor und die Einspritz- Abgasnachbehandlung 28 anlage bilden eine untrennbare Einheit, Abgaspruftechnik 30 und durch die Einspritztechnik erlangte Abgasgrenzwerte 43 der Dieselmotor erst die Bedeutung, die ihm heute zukommt. Drehmoment, Lei- Reiheneinspritzpumpen stung, Emissionen und Gerausch wer- Einspritzanlagen 46 den durch das gute Zusammenspiel Einspritztechnik 47 von Motor und Einspritzanlage be- Standard- stimmt. Lange Zeit arbeitete der Die- Reiheneinspritzpumpen PE 54 selmotor unabhangig von elektrischen Reiheneinspritzpumpen PE Einrichtungen. Heute begunstigt die fur andere Kraftstoffe 64 Elektronik die Weiterentwicklung zum Hubschieber- modernen Fahrzeugmotor. Reiheneinspritzpumpen PE 65 Das Fachbuch informiert umfassend Krattstotfoerderung 68 uber die aktuelle Diesel-Einspritz- Betrieb der Einspritzpumpe 74 technik. Der an Kfz-Technik interessier- te Leser erhalt damit eine ausfuhrliche, Regler fur leicht verstandliche Beschreibung der Reiheneinspritzpumpen Arbeitsweise und der wichtigsten Kom- Dieselregelung 78 ponenten des Dieselmotors.

Southdown Motor Services, renowned for their impressive fleet of green and cream buses and coaches, also operated an impressive fleet of ancillary vehicles. In this book, Simon Stanford shares some of the great variety of vehicles between the 1960s and the company's acquisition by Stagecoach in 1989. This includes training buses, tree-loppers, lorries, vans and more.

Until the last quarter of the twentieth century Maltese buses had generally had locally constructed bodywork, often a modified chassis of UK or American origin. A variety of liveries was carried. By the mid-1970s, out went the traditional liveries to be replaced by a uniform 'spray green' with white roof for route buses, while coaches initially carried a livery of buff and white. The start of the 1980s saw the importation of complete vehicles from the UK. AEC Swifts were sourced from London Transport, while a variety of Bedford and Ford coaches started to appear carrying bodies by Plaxton and Duple. Other types included Bristol LH, AEC Reliance, Leyland Leopard, Tiger Cub and Panther Cub. In typical Maltese fashion vehicles were often modified with different axles, engines and gearboxes, bodies rebuilt and, in some cases, replaced totally. In 1995, the livery changed to yellow/white with an orange waistband and continued so until 2011.

The AEC Regal IVs and Regent IIIs, or to give them their class prefix letters RFs and RTs, are among the most revered buses to have served London over the years. The RFs were maids of all work and were tailored for private hire, Green Line coach work and ordinary stage bus work in both the central and country areas. The first of the type were introduced in October 1951 and a total of 700 vehicles were built for the London Transport Executive. They replaced virtually all the other types of single-deckers then operating in the metropolis. The RT was first introduced to service in 1939 and production ran to 151 vehicles before construction ceased in early 1942. Following the war, the Park Royal factory recommenced building the type in 1947, with the last new chassis being rolled out in 1954, taking the bonnet number RT4825. Both types soldiered on throughout the 1970s as LTE encountered severe problems with their 'OPO' replacements before both finally bowed out within a week of each other in March/April 1979. This account charts the last years of operation of both types from the mid-1970s onward, focusing on North London.

Die Fahrzeugverglasung hat in den letzten 10 Jahren an Bedeutung und Umfang zuge- nommen. Aus einfachen Sichtfenstern haben sich Fahrzeugscheiben zu multifunktionalen Bauteilen entwickelt. Die technische Qualitat und die asthetischen Merkmale moderner Fahrzeuge werden durch die Fahrzeugverglasung in zunehmendem Ma e beeinflu t. Diese dynamische Entwicklung wird durch Einsatz neuer Technologien - Mechanisierung und Automatisierung - in der Glas-und Fahrzeugindustrie begleitet. Die das Bauteil "G las" betreffende Logistik mu verbessert werden, um z. B. die Durch- laufzeiten von Bestellung bis Auslieferung zu reduzieren. Das Zusammenfuhren von Arbeitsfolgen an einem Ort ist eine Moglichkeit fur eine solche Verbesserung. Die Tagung mochte einen umfassenden und aktuellen Oberblick uber den Stand der Fahr- zeugverglasung vermitteln und Wege fur kunftige Entwicklungen aufzeigen. Wolfsburg, November 1989 K. -H. Bruck Referentenverzeichnis Ing. K. -H. Bruck, Volkswagen AG, Woltsburg Dipl. -Ing. S. Driller, Volkswagen AG, Woltsburg Dipl. -Ing. S. Hardt, Audi AG, Ingolstadt M. Herrmann, Gurit-Essex (Deutschland) GmbH, Pullach Dr. H. Kunert, Sekurit-Glas-Union GmbH, Aachen Dipl. -Ing. B. Post, Volkswagen AG, Woltsburg Dipl. -Ing. G. Sauer, Sekurit-Glas-Union GmbH, Aachen Dipl. -Ing. G. Teicher, Adam Opel AG, Riisselsheim Inhaltsverzeichnis Gesamtiiberblick Fahrzeugverglasung K. -H. Bruck Technische Anforderungen an Sicherheitsglas und Verglasungswerkstoff im Rahmen nationaler und internationaler Gesetzgebung 8 B. Post Anforderungen der Automobilindustrie an die Glashersteller - von der Projektdefinition bis zur Serie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 S. Hardl Glasherstellung im Wandel der Technik 42 H. Kunert Priifung von Fahrzeugscheiben und Entwicklung neuer Priifverfahren 52 G. Teicher Verglasungssysteme - Herkommlich bis Flashglazing 70 S.

Scania's first venture into the British double-decker bus market came in 1973, when with partner MCW, based in Birmingham, they produced the 'Metropolitan' double-decker. In 1980, after a brief hiatus, Scania re-entered the British double-decker market with a chassis for bodying by all the major UK builder. Featuring a wonderful array of previously unpublished images, this book is a fond tribute to forty years of Scania double-decker buses on Britain's roads.