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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > Motor cars: general interest
In just under 25 years, double-deck buses in the UK have undergone
a transformation. Every double-decker in normal service in the UK
today is a low-floor bus offering easy access to everyone. This
book traces the story of the UK's low-floor double-deckers, from
the first tentative steps to the widespread adoption of this layout
and the moves from diesel buses to diesel-electric hybrids, to gas,
electric and even hydrogen buses built for bus companies of all
sizes. It covers the London operators that initially drove the
low-floor revolution, along with the major groups, the remaining
local authority fleets and a range of enterprising independents
that operate them. Where once every double-decker for service in
the UK was built in the UK, today many chassis come from mainland
Europe and, increasingly, from manufacturers based in other and
more distant parts of the world - and UK builders have gained an
important foothold in Europe, North America, and the Far East as
well. The story is told for the first time, on a model-by-model
basis, supported by many unseen colour images, which show the buses
in use throughout the UK.
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