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A01=David Devoy
Author_David Devoy
Automobiles
Automotive
Automotive Technology
Buses
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=NL-WG
Category=WGCF
COP=United Kingdom
Engineering & Technology
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Format=BC
HMM=234
IMPN=Amberley Publishing
ISBN13=9781445674568
Language_English
PA=Available
PD=20180615
POP=Chalford
Price=€10 to €20
PS=Active
PUB=Amberley Publishing
Road & Transport
Subject=Transport: General Interest
Transport
WG=282
WMM=165
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- ISBN 9781445674568
- Weight: 282g
- Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jun 2018
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publication City/Country: Chalford, GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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As with everything, the coach industry has changed beyond all recognition over the last few decades. In the past, an operator would purchase a coach and run it for many years to get back their initial investment. More often than not, lightweight chassis were purchased because of the lower purchase price, and these could be changed every few years, keeping a modern look to the fleet. It was always more important in the coach industry to have the latest style.
Things began to change in the 1960s as motorways were built and higher speeds were required. Vehicles were being worked harder and heavier chassis became more popular. Although the initial purchase price was much more expensive, they required less maintenance as components were stronger. The coach market was deregulated from 1980, allowing express services to be run and some firms took advantage of this.
David Devoy looks at some well-known names from the last fifty years, many of which are now just a memory. Most firms had their own liveries and took great pride in the presentation of their coaches, often striving to keep up with the Joneses, allowing for a wonderful variety of photographs to be shown off here.
David Devoy works in the industry for Firstbus in Glasgow. He has been taking bus pictures for around 44 years with a special interest is Scottish Independents old and new.
