Peter Tucker presents a photographic survey of London's red buses from his teenage years in the 1990s to the present day. Buses featured in this colourful publication include the classic AEC Routemaster, the sophisticated Leyland Titan, the sturdy MCW Metrobus, and intriguing National Greenway. There is also extensive coverage of modern designs including the Dennis Trident, Scania OmniCity and much-hyped New Routemaster. Buses are featured in London's diverse urban environments, everywhere from Mile End, Waterloo and Westminster, to semi-rural Biggin Hill, and suburban Welling.

The North East is a region of great geographic, economic and social contrasts. Peter Tucker presents a fascinating photographic survey of the region's current bus and coach scene. From the urban streets of Billingham, Blyth, Darlington, Philadelphia and Newcastle to the gentler areas of Belford, Edmondsley, Norton and Ryhope, plus everything in between, Peter Tucker has produced a valuable photographic record of the modern bus scene. Featuring Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach, plus various independent operators including Borders Buses, Scarlet Band and Weardale, full coverage is given to County Durham, Northumberland, Teesside and Tyne and Wear. This book will be of immense interest to bus enthusiasts and those with an interest in the North East.

Teesside is a conurbation and industrial area in the north-east of England. Less well known than other key industrial areas such as Tyneside, the Potteries and the Black Country, Teesside has a valuable industrial heritage. Based principally on the towns of Billingham, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby, Teesside was a key area for engineering, iron and steel, shipbuilding and the production of chemicals. Today, chemicals and engineering are still important in an area that has been hit hard by industrial decline. Intrigued by the stark functional beauty of Teesside's heavy industry, Peter Tucker began photographing the area’s industrial landscape in the 1990s. This book provides a valuable visual record of Teesside's heavy industry in recent times, plus some of the more surprising more conventionally attractive places in the area. It will be of immense interest for enthusiasts of local history, industry, photography and the north-east region.

The English Lake District and North Lancashire is one of the most beautiful regions of Great Britain. It is also one of less documented areas of the modern bus scene, being sparsely populated, relatively remote and lacking in bus services. Here, Peter Tucker presents a photographic survey of the area since the 1990s. Packed with a wealth of largely unpublished photographs, the book features a wide variety of places including Ambleside, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Keswick, and Windermere – plus Carlisle and the Lancaster and Wyre districts of modern Lancashire. In addition to the well-known towns of Lakeland, the book features less photographed locations including Brough, Buttermere, Dalton-in-Furness, Greenodd, Kirkstone, Levens Bridge, Portinscale, Troutbeck Bridge, and Warton, plus many more.

The North of England has long been an area of immense interest to bus enthusiasts. In Urban Buses in Northern England: A Second View, Peter Tucker presents another fine selection of photographs representing the area’s urban bus scene between the 1990s and the present day. Buses from the North East, North West and Yorkshire regions of England are featured, including operators such as Arriva, First, Northern, Stagecoach and Yorkshire Rider, plus respected independents such as OK Travel. Other locations include Barrow-in-Furness, Fleetwood, Glossop, Greater Manchester, Halifax, Lancaster, Merseyside, Middlesbrough, Nelson, Norton, Preston, Tyneside, Wilmslow, York and many more. Packed with previously unpublished images, this latest selection of images will be of immense interest to bus enthusiasts and those with an interest in the changing face of northern England.

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.

The Metropolitan counties of South and West Yorkshire have some of the most intensive bus operations outside Birmingham and London. The former metropolitan counties include considerable amounts of rural terrain alongside densely populated urban areas. Author Peter Tucker takes us on a lively photographic tour of the region’s transport scene. The journey takes us everywhere from genteel towns like Horsforth, Ilkley and Wetherby down to areas of heavy industry such as the Don Valley in Sheffield. In between we visit places as contrasting as Barnsley, Dewsbury, Pontefract and Rotherham and Swinton. Yorkshire’s cosmopolitan cities are not forgotten either, as we explore Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield and Wakefield. Featuring operators such as Arriva, First and Stagecoach, this publication also looks back to the 1990s with photographs depicting buses of the now defunct Yorkshire Rider, Yorkshire Traction and West Riding.

This book is Peter Tucker's response to the requests of many of his former co-workers and friends to put on the record for the benefit of posterity his experience in over half a century of public service. Always meticulous and orderly, he begins from his roots in Shebar and goes through the various aspects of his life, describing in simple terms the trials, tribulations and triumphs of his long career in the public Service. He gives a clear and very informative story of the origin of his ancestors, who founded the Tucker Kingdom in the Sherbro region of Sierra Leone, their wealth and power, as well as their relationship with the British Crown. In his peculiar modest way, he describes his life and successes in his beloved St. Edwards School and his triumphs at Fourah Bay College. He entered the Public Service of Sierra Leone in 1955, and in the year of Independence he was deployed in the Prime Minister's Office, where he was given the responsibility of recruiting and training Sierra Leoneans to replace the expatriate staff of the colonial administration and for the transformation of the Civil Service into one for an Independent State. He describes the way he did it and the immense satisfaction he found in serving his country well at that important turning point in its history. The Author also gives an insider's account of the 1967 General Elections and the conflict arising therefrom. He candidly describes the events of that period and refutes many of the speculations, distortions and guesses about what really happened in those few days. Working with the NRC, with all the eccentricities of Brigadier Juxon-Smith is an unforgettable experience, and the reader is given a glimpse of it in this book.

The North of England has long been an area of immense interest to bus enthusiasts. In Urban Buses in Northern England , Peter Tucker presents a fine selection of photographs representing the area's urban bus scene between the 1990s and the present day. Urban Buses in Northern England covers the North East, North West and Yorkshire regions of England, including operators such as Arriva, First, Northern, Stagecoach and Yorkshire Rider, plus much-loved independents such as Black Prince and OK Travel. Urban Buses in Northern England will be of immense interest to bus enthusiasts and those with an interest in the changing face of northern England since the 1990s.