| | The fascinating and complex story of a famous Glasgow independent company's growth, innovations, problems and changes in direction over its' eventful 37 years is told, together with the impact they had in the coach industry at the time. From its' early activities hiring in vehicles for military transport, Northern became a major provider of coach hires and tours, purchased hotels then battled and succeeded in the licensing courts to became an operator of quality express services from Scotland to England (to the astonishment of the Scottish Bus Group). They subsequently changed direction to become the largest school transport provider in Glasgow. The wide variety of new and second hand vehicles operated throughout its' existence are comprehensively illustrated in this second book in the series on a Scottish operator. Contents:
- Introduction
- Foundations
- Rapid Growth in Glasgow and Ayrshire
- Express Service Development
- Further Battles and Consolidation
- Contraction in Ayrshire
- Express and Military contract Consolidation
- Contract Services – A Return to its roots
- Express Services – The struggle to keep going
- Express Services – The final days and sell out
- Working on the Express Services
- Express Services takeover and the Birmingham Problem
- Bread and Butter Operations
- The final Days
- Acknowledgements
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