A chronological history of the trams and municipal buses of the city of Newport, with text, comprehensive data tables, and many color and black/white photographs.
This book takes a chronological look at the Cardiff Bus fleet from 2000 until 2020 and covers the various types of vehicles operated during this period.
In this second softback, 96 page book of South Wales tugs, the author, Andrew Wiltshire takes a close look at tugs in South Wales ports from Swansea to Port Talbot, then Barry, Cardiff, and finally Newport.
This softback, A5 size book takes a chronological look at the National Welsh fleet to illustrate both the variety of vehicles operated, particularly in the early days, and the fascinating mix of urban and rural landscapes through which they worked between 1978 and 1992. It will hopefully serve as a reminder of a company which packed a great deal into its 14 years in existence, and which was always of interest to the bus enthusiast. 80 pages wi...
In this book, the author takes a close look at tugs in the South Wales ports of Newport, Cardiff, Barry, Port Talbot and Swansea. He follows the changes as tug ownership has moved from local companies to national and multinational companies. The changes in the fleets of the various companies are well illustrated in this softback, 96 page book by over 100 superb colour photographs, each with an informative extended caption, all written by well-...
This book treats us to views of the famous London buses in chronological order, from the traditional types to the modern battery-electric bus. During the 1970s, the bus scene became increasingly interesting as London Transport struggled with unreliable and unsuitable vehicles. Most of these were far from life-expired, and their premature departure made the sourcing of suitable replacements a matter of urgency. During the 1980s, the London bus ...
This successor to South Wales Buses, also by Andrew Wiltshire, covers company fleets and also takes in coaches and non-PSV vehicles together with a further look at municipal and independent buses for good measure. As with the previous volume in the series, it is an 80 page hardback, this book containing 108 colour photographs each with a detailed caption about the bus, its route and the location of the photograph. The author is a life-long ent...
This 80 page hardback book looks at the many changes in the South Wales bus scene during the traumatic first ten years after bus deregulation in 1986. 110 colour photographs each with a detailed and informative caption about the bus, its route and the location of the photograph. The book is written by a life long enthusiast and much respected documentarian of bus transport in Wales, with all the photographs coming from his own collection, or t...
106 colour images of bulk carriers including specialised vessels for the carriage of ore, cement, coal and self-discharge in addition to the many different types of conventional bulkers and ore/oil vessels.
This book is a sequel to Andrew Wiltshire's first book on tugs Looking Back at British Tugs. This time he concentrates on examples that were completed in British Shipyards.
This hardback 240 page book, takes a chronological look at the types of vehicles operated by Cardiff's municipal fleet and its successor up to the present day, and in particular motor buses and trolley buses. With an abundance of photographs and 80+ tables of information this journey is set down in loving detail by a life long enthusiast and respected documentarian of bus transport in Wales, who also happens to be a resident of Cardiff, and is...