Lodekkas first appeared in service during a period when the
passenger-transport industry was enjoying a peak in popularity.
Passenger numbers were among their highest ever in the provinces,
and most members of society relied on public transport for journeys
to and from work or school, or for leisure activities. The Lodekka
was supplied only to state-owned transport operators, as a result
of sales restrictions imposed on the manufacturer, yet some 5,217
examples were built between 1949 and 1968, making it one of the
most familiar British double-deck bus types throughout the 1950s,
'60s and '70s. This book, which features a huge variety of
photographs, including a number of official views which will be of
great interest to modellers and enthusiasts alike, recalls a period
when Bristol Lodekkas not only formed the mainstay of many
provincial bus fleets but also one in which company liveries were
closely associated with specific areas of the country. It gives a
colourful look at the life and times of the Bristol Lodekka,
portraying it in different liveries and locations as it worked the
country with a variety of operators.
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