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While bus breaking was initially concentrated in certain areas across the UK, where metal recycling facilities were close at hand, it has ultimately become a nationwide activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere Keith Jenkinson remembers those buses that have disappeared from our daily road transport scene, evoking fond memories of bygone eras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298083025269,"sku":"9781398105669","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398105669_c3fe5f00-adac-4efb-ad53-5fdc0760ec90.jpg?v=1786018466"},{"product_id":"9781398109544","title":"Sheffield Buses","description":"Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams and trambuses.Looking at Sheffield and its suburbs, this book will provide enthusiasts with an insight into an ever-changing scene, supported by numerous previously unpublished colour photographs.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298263347573,"sku":"9781398109544","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398109544_f26cb25b-434a-498f-aa98-efa8868be974.jpg?v=1786018578"},{"product_id":"9781398109384","title":"Greater Manchester Buses 1986-2006","description":"Manchester and its surrounds, such as Bolton, Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham and Stockport, have always been a haven for bus enthusiasts, with a wide variety of operators and liveries to be seen. Deregulation in 1986 changed the scene dramatically with the appearance of numerous independent companies – some of which were short-lived while others survived for many years or were swallowed up by the major national conglomerates such as Arriva, FirstBus and Stagecoach. Added to the mix is the Metrolink tramway system, which continues to grow and now reaches the airport where numerous buses can also be seen.Never failing to fascinate, and a city whose transport continually changes, Manchester is always worthy of a visit and can be recommended to all transport enthusiasts whether their interests are buses, rail or air.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298312204661,"sku":"9781398109384","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398109384_9750bbbc-fa9a-4436-b218-b26c92706164.jpg?v=1786018572"},{"product_id":"9781398109582","title":"Merseyside Buses 1986-2004","description":"Since deregulation in 1986, Merseyside has offered a wealth of variety to bus enthusiasts with numerous new independent operators entering the scene, and some soon departing again, while the major companies have gained strength through takeovers and area expansion.The area covered here includes Liverpool, the Wirral, St Helens and Southport, all of which have seen wide changes, particularly in the 1990s, and all are captured with a selection of previously unpublished colour photographs.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298382164341,"sku":"9781398109582","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398109582_f073df56-3253-4719-a654-f92c1fad9974.jpg?v=1786018579"},{"product_id":"9781398122130","title":"Buses: Old Technology Refined","description":"Despite all the current hype making people believe that electric and hybrid vehicles are a staggering present-day breakthrough in the quest for a carbon-zero future, both are, in fact, old technology introduced over 100 years ago that has been refined. This book takes a look at how gas, hybrid and electric propulsion has been redeveloped after disappearing during the twentieth century and is now regarded as ‘the future’. Although not intended to be a definitive history of public road transport in the UK, within its pages are several other technological and vehicle design developments that made their debut over a century ago and have made a return in recent years, all of which are illustrated and described to provide a fascinating insight into how things have continued to change.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298458710389,"sku":"9781398122130","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398122130_bd4f9388-3f03-4e71-a96c-fd99d1eb6e2a.jpg?v=1786018248"},{"product_id":"9781445666549","title":"120 Years of Dennis Buses","description":"The origins of Dennis Brothers dates back to the 1890s, when John Dennis moved from his home in Devon to Guildford and began building bicycles. In 1901, he diversified into motor vehicles, at first cars and two years later vans, fire engines, and buses. While car production ceased in 1913, development of the larger vehicles grew and after the First World War the company’s products were to be seen across the whole of the UK and several overseas countries. In 1972, it was sold to the Hestair Group and between 1989 and 2004, when it was purchased by consortium Alexander Dennis, it changed ownership several times. Over the years Dennis has produced a wide and varied range of buses and coaches and is now the UK’s largest manufacturer of passenger transport vehicles.This book will trace the development of Dennis, complimented by a selection of carefully chosen photographs, none of which have ever previously been published.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299460526453,"sku":"9781445666549","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445666549_fb0c653d-b67b-4819-9550-f42bcc73beb5.jpg?v=1786020915"},{"product_id":"9781445697123","title":"West Yorkshire Independents Since Deregulation","description":"Following the deregulation of bus services in 1986, West Yorkshire became flooded by small independent operators, some of whom survived while others were swallowed up by larger companies. Only a small handful remain today. The wide variety of liveries and vehicle types will bring memories flooding back, and the wealth of previously unpublished photographs give this book a wide appeal.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299472650613,"sku":"9781445697123","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445697123_137bcd04-130c-45b0-ae24-92f880bb608b.jpg?v=1786020684"},{"product_id":"9781445685779","title":"National Bus Company In Transition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1969, four years later in 1972 the state-owned National Bus Company introduced a corporate livery and identity for all its subsidiary companies and continued as such until the early 1980s, except within the Tyne \u0026amp; Wear and West Yorkshire PTEs where other liveries were used. As a consequence of its Market Analysis Project, several local fleet names made an appearance. After it was announced that the NBC subsidiaries would be sold to the private sector in 1986–88, a number of them began to adopt new liveries in preparation for new ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores these transitions through a range of photographs with detailed captions, showcasing the numerous changes that took place in the early to mid-1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312394613109,"sku":"9781445685779","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445685779_dcc88b55-ad61-4aec-9de3-7cc2a9244c48.jpg?v=1786020505"},{"product_id":"saved-for-posterity","title":"Saved for Posterity","description":"In the sixty years since the birth of the bus and coach preservation movement, the number of vehicles saved for present and future generations to admire has grown from a tiny handful to more than 3,000. 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