This book tells the story of Britain’s bus services from the earliest days of motor bus operation in the early 1900s to the present day, illustrated by 220 historical bus, tram and trolleybus maps from across the country.
It is divided into chapters on each distinct era of bus operation, each describing how bus operation evolved during that period and containing several pages of maps and other publicity material.
The eras covered are:
- The Early Years: Horse buses, the early days of motor buses, trams and trolleybuses, and the establishment of the British * Electric Traction Group, the British Transport Commission and the London Passenger Transport Board.
- The Peak Bus Era: Municipal and company buses 1948–1967
- Rationalisation: National Bus Company and PTEs 1968–1986
- Deregulation & Privatisation: Bus Wars and Enterprise 1987–2010
- The Digital Age: The replacement of paper bus maps with apps and websites
Hardback. 328 pages.