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NEW BUS FOR LONDON: THE INSIDE STORY

by Martin S. Curtis

Published by Nostalgia Road Publications; Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st. 2014

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The inside story of how the New Routemaster for London came into existence. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos.

Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Light sticky mark to front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased/rubbed.

ISBN: 9781908347305
Stock no. 1326971

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword by Sir Peter Hendy
  • Preface by Mark Nodder
  • Author's Introduction
  • Evolution of the London Bus
  • Clinging to a Rear Platform
  • The Boris Factor
  • The Design Competition
  • Selecting a Manufacturer
  • The Heatherwick Design Studio
  • The Mock-Up Appears
  • The Test Rig
  • The Launch at Wrightbus
  • First New Bus Arrives in London
  • The Prototypes Enter Service
  • The Production Run Begins
  • New Routemaster
  • A New Taxi for London
  • Overseas Tour
  • Operating LTs in Service
  • Provincial Possibilities
  • Future Developments
  • LTs at Imber
  • Index

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