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Road Sweepers
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Product details
- ISBN 9781398108585
- Weight: 288g
- Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2023
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Local government has undergone significant changes since the early 1970s. Firstly, in 1974, the county boroughs, urban districts and rural districts were replaced by district or borough councils operating under county councils. At this time local authorities were responsible for the operation of a large number of services within their boundaries including road construction, maintenance and cleansing; refuse collection and disposal; parks and playing fields; as well as education and social services. In the 1980s competitive tendering saw many services either contracted out to private companies or operated by in-house direct labour organisations. From 1996 another reorganisation saw the creation of many unitary authorities responsible for all services in the area – in much the same way that county borough councils operated until 1974.
A large variety of vehicles, from pedestrian-operated pavement sweepers to maximum capacity articulated units, were used on these duties. This book looks at some of the vehicles in use by local authorities, from Devon to Scotland, since the 1970s.
Mike Street has lived in Cardiff since his birth in 1953. His interest in buses started in 1965, when a classmate at high school produced a copy of Ian Allan’s ‘British Bus Fleets’ book. After a career in local government, early retirement has given Mike the opportunity to begin scanning the 20,000-plus photographs he has taken over the years.
