LONDON TRANSPORT IN THE 1980S

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The 1980s were a decade of change for London Transport. London witnessed a revolution with the 1984 London Regional Transport Act. This separated London Transport from direct responsibility for running services and allowed for the process of franchising and privatisation that was to result in myriad operators acquiring operations in the Metropolis and the break, for a brief period, of the predominantly red livery that had adorned London buses since the creation of the LPTB. In terms of vehicle acquisitions, the policy of acquiring vehicles specifically designed for operation in London ceased and, during the decade, many ‘off the peg' designs were introduced both by the London Buses operational units and by the new entrants into the market. These included models produced by Dennis, Leyland, Volvo and Scania; some were to prove successful others less so. In this volume, Michael Baker narrates the history of public transport during the 1980s, supported by a fine selection of contemporary photographs.

Contents:

• Introduction
• 1 – Political Decisions
• 2 – Jubilee No.1 Green Line
• 3 – London Country in the Early 1980s
• 4 – Underground Downs and Ups
• 5 – Jubilee No2: London Transport
• 6 – Some Good Things Come to an End
• 7 – Varying Fortunes – The Routemaster and the DMS
• 8 – The London Regional Transport Act
• 9 – Travel for the Disabled, and the Hoppa
• 10 – The New ‘Red Bus’ Companies
• 11 – The Tube, The Kings Cross Fire and the Docklands Light Railway
• 12 – Privatisation
• Bibliography

Continent: Europe
Country: UK

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