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A wonderful tribute to an unheralded part of the nation's bus network with a variety of trainers and service vehicles....
Fascinating previously unpublished images documenting these important workhorses of the bus industry....
The Early Years to 1980
The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at. The Buses magazine Museum & Rally Guide 2020-21 lists forty museums...
Explore a fascinating photographic record of European coaches visiting Britain from the 1970s onwards....
Rare and previously unpublished images celebrating preserved steam rollers from different makers that can be seen in Britain....
Previously unpublished images of this rarely documented part of the bus scene. Looking at a variety of demonstration vehicles, on display, in use, and...
A wonderful pictorial record of cargo shipping on the River Thames. This book takes a look at the varying commercial shipping that has worked on the T...
Malcolm Batten offers a highly illustrated range of photographs looking at East London buses in the 1990s....
Rare and previously unpublished photographs recording heritage trains on London's Underground system....
This book examines the various operators that have catered for tourists in the heart of our capital since 1970 and the vehicles that they have used....
The first of two photographic volumes celebrating the London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Run's 50th anniversary....
Malcolm Batten explores the variety of variant liveries carried by the buses of London Transport and its successors since 1969....
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the dockland heritage of the Thames from London Bridge to Greenwich....
With previously unseen photographs, this book documents buses and coaches after the end of their usual service life....
With a wealth of previously unpublished images, Malcolm Batten observes what has changed in the East London bus scene since the turn of the century....
A varied selection of images documenting the buses used as rail replacement services in London and south-east England....
Explore some rare and previously unpublished photographs celebrating steam power on Britain's roads....
Marking 90 years of London Transport, this selection of images celebrates its buses, trams and trolleybuses in preservation....
Explore the rich history of the East London borough of Newham in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings....
The Preservation Years Since 1968
Previously unpublished photographs looking at steam railways around London over the last fifty years....
An Appreciation Over Seventy Years, 1950ā2019
The commercial life of traction engines and steam wagons largely came to an end in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was also at this time that preservati...
London Transport was created in 1933 with monopoly powers. Not only did it have exclusive rights to run bus (and tram and trolleybus) services in the ...
Previously unpublished photos showing the variety of shipping seen along the River Thames since the turn of the century....
This book takes the freight routes around London geographically. A fascinating selection of images documenting freight in the years after BR Blue....
The second volume of a series that looks back at 50 years of the famous London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Run....
A terrific range of previously unpublished images of East London buses, including Routemasters, during the 1970s-1980s....
A lavishly illustrated look at the era of privatisation of London's buses before an all-red livery was imposed....
The Rise and Fall of Minibuses 1970sā1990s
A fascinating photographic account of the heyday of the minibus looks back at the rise and fall of the minibus in British bus services....
Rare and previously unpublished images of the Wessex bus scene. This, the second in a pair of books, covers the local authority fleets, independent co...
With rare and previously unpublished images of the mainland national bus company fleets around Wessex....
Malcolm Batten illustrates the story of the Routemaster, instantly recognisable as the typical London bus, as it celebrates its seventy-year anniversa...
From Docklands to Crossrail
Malcolm Batten examines the way in which the railways of East London have changed and developed over the years, bringing the story right up to date wi...
A book featuring seaside open-top buses in operation around England and Wales, starting at Southend-on-Sea and then working clockwise around the coast...
Terrific photos documenting this unsung part of the bus scene. Taking a look at some of the Park & Ride buses that have worked in selected English tow...
Sightseeing tour buses are one area of bus operation that has seen significant growth since the 1950s and this book looks at a selection of these oper...
Secret Newham explores the lesser-known history the London borough of Newham through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive ...