| | This important title looks at the design of buses over the past half-century, describing the various influences on bus design – legislation, advances in technology, modern materials and operators demanding more distinctive buses – against the background of social change. Included are historical notations to illustrate how buses developed from the high-built solid-tyred machines of 100 years ago to the increasingly sophisticated buses of the decades since the 1950s. Also shown are the beautifully illustrated bespoke designs produced for major operators; separate sections look at single-deck, double-deck and small bus designs. There are many full-page photographs for maximum impact of the bus designs, and many of the photographs are professionally-taken official bodybuilders' or operators' views as these show the many important design features clearly and in detail. These photographs are supported by in-service views, showing the bus in its working environment and also included are reproductions of period bodybuilders' advertisements. The book also includes interior views to illustrate how much seat and moquette design and the use of modern materials has influenced and changed the part of the bus that passengers are most familiar with. This beautifully designed and illustrated book will have an appeal beyond the traditional enthusiast audience, and will be of interest to bus manufacturers and designers, and also to anyone interested in industrial design. Contents:
- Introduction
- Solid and Functional
- New Looks
- Longer and Lighter
- Styling Takes Over
- The Spread of Standardisation
- Deregulation and Uncertainty
- The Low-Floor Revolution
Continent: Europe
Country: UK | | Tag cloud: half-century high-built bespoke single-deck double-deck full-page in-service moquette low-floor | Tell a friend about this publication  |
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