 | HELLO, COASTAL - THE STORY OF VICTORIA COACH STATION - April 2006
Book A4 Hardback 176 Pages 150 Illustrations
Publisher: Venture Publications
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| | London Coastal Coaches Limited was formed in 1925, and Victoria Coach station was opening in 1932; these two events were instrumental in helping to create what was to become an important well-organised and responsibly operated sector of the travel industry. But it took time. Coaching was in a state of rapid expansion and consequent chaos until 1930, and suffered growing pains throughout the following decade. A degree of stability had been achieved by the end of the 1930s., but then came the upheaval of the Second World War. It was not until around 1947/8 that things began to return to normal on the transport front; this is when Victoria Coach Station blossomed, and it has gone from strength to strength since. People with faith, foresight and most of all diligence were prepared to hitch their entire careers to this exciting industry; and it cannot be overlooked how many people lived and breathed Victoria Coach Station for most, if not all, of their working lives. This book does not concentrate purely on London Coastal Coaches Limited and Victoria Coach Station, but sets them in the wider context of the industry in general and chiefly on coaching as it affected the London area, particularly in its early days Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Where did it all begin?
- The Formative Years
- Low Days and Heydays
- Return to Peacetime
- Appendices
- Index
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