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Motor coaches and charabancs
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- Book Synopsis
- The coach - distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips - has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the buses used on shorter routes. By the 1960s and 1970s on-board toilets began to be fitted, and despite a decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with Wi-Fi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colourful introduction explains the development of motor coach design and the main coach manufacturers, models and operators, offering a fascinating insight into the history of the nation's most popular vehicles.
- About The Author
- James Taylor has been writing about cars since the 1970s and has now had around 150 books published, a number of which have been for Shire. He lives in the UK.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781784424121
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Shire Publications, (30 April 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 62
- Weight
- 151 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 208 x 146 x 8 mm
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