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LONDON'S UTILITY BUSES
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1827460
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the 756 buses that made up the fleet of London's utility buses. Glazed pictorial boards. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854141988. Top corners bumped. Pages 174-175 have stuck together at some point and been prised apart giving rise to somke surface paper damage obliterating a few lines of Appendix 2 on page 175. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LONDON ROUTE REVIEW 1934-1939
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827459
Published by London Omnibus Traction Society. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

1st volume of route lists detailing the period up to the end of August 1939 and covers the pre-war suburban expansion, the tram to trolleybus conversions and the modernisation of the bus fleet until the last few days of peace in the high summer of 1939. Large format. Cream pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951474839. Light fading to spine, light scuffing to covers. Lower edge of text block slightly marked. Contents clean.

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LONDON TRAMWAYS
Written by John Reed.
Stock no. 1827458
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the tram in London from its beginnings to the last night of services in July 1952. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854141791. Light rubbing to rear lower corner of board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BLACKPOOL STREAMLINED TRAMS (GREAT TRAMCARS)
Written by Peter Waller.
Stock no. 1827457
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Examining the history of Blackpool's streamlined trams of the 1930s from development through to preservation. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526709042. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LONDON BUSES 1985 - 1995: MANAGING THE CHANGE
Written by Tom McLachlan.
Stock no. 1827455
Published by Venture Publications. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The British Bus and Truck Heritage series. The once all-pervading red buses of London now rub shoulders with a variety lof vehicles of other colours, makes and types. Why has this happened, and how was it achieved? Large format. Glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 4898432740. Boards lightly faded to spine. Contents clean.

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LONDON COUNTRY IN THE 1970S
Written by Steve Fennell.
Stock no. 1827454
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

1 January 1970 is an extremely significant date in the history of London Transport. From this time, the 1,267 vehicles that made up the operational fleet of London Transport's Country Bus & Coach Department were transferred to London Country Bus Services Ltd, a newly created subsidiary of the state-owned National Bus Company. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w & colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0711028869. Corners of boards lightly rubbed & bumped. Barcode label stuck to rear board. Contents fine.

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ROUTEMASTER JUBILEE
Written by Geoff Rixon.
Stock no. 1827453
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

A pictorial tribute to the Routemaster bus in its 50th year. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711029997. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Small patch of wear to lower rear corner of board exposing board. Boards a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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LONDON HALF-CAB FAREWELL
Written by Kevin Lane.
Stock no. 1827452
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos of buses throughout. ISBN: 9780711033115. A lovely copy.

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LONDON BUSES IN THE 1950S
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827451
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fropm the replacement of the last trams at the beginning of the decade to the start of trolleybus replacement at the end, this book covers this eventful period using much previously unpublished information. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854141163. Bump to base of spine, light wear to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE ENGINE DRIVER'S MANUAL
Written by Brian Topping.
Stock no. 1827450
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

How to prepare, fire and drive a steam locomotive. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935396. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Spine very slightly faded on title. Contents fine.

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LNER CARRIAGES
Written by Michael Harris.
Stock no. 1827449
Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Compared to the author's previous Gresley's Coaches, LNER Carriages is greatly expanded, in order to include archive material unavailable when the original title was prepared. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906899478. Minor rubbing to lower board edges. Half-title and title page creased and slightly grubby. Else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edges, slightly browned and slightly scuffed.

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SCOTTISH BRANCH LINES
Written by Christopher J. Gammell.
Stock no. 1827448
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book covers all the branch lines in Scotland. The origins and eventual fate of each line are described, with particular emphasis on what remains to be seen today. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 086093540X. Some pale foxing and damp mottling to endpapers else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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