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London Transport Buses in East London and Essex: The 1960s and 1970s
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Starting at London City’s eastern terminus, Aldgate, this book begins with the red central bus routes radiating out to Essex, featured together with the Green Line coach services. Hackney, Clapton, Poplar, Bow and Stratford make up East London proper, with Barking, Ilford and Chadwell Heath forming the second ‘wave’. We then come into Essex with Romford, Hainault and then up to Epping. Hornchurch, Rainham and Gidea Park follow, with the outer limits at Upminster and Brentwood. Born in Romford, Essex, in 1943, David Christie started colour photography of railways in 1962 to capture the last days of steam. It wasn’t until 1967 that he realised that he should be doing likewise for his local buses and in particular his favourite – the London RT. So began several years of recording not only local routes, but also those of East London. Primarily featuring images from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the author offers a fascinating view of a golden age of transport in and around the capital, with a variety of buses on show.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing, First Edition (15 May 2017) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1445668009 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1445668000 |
| Dimensions | 16.51 x 0.76 x 23.11 cm |
by Mr C Banton
Printed on matt paper, the photos would have been much better on semi gloss
by Alice
Another detailed book from this author. Excellent descriptive photos. Quality of book from this seller was also excellent and well packaged.
by Mr. Simon J. Archer
This is a book for those interested in buses, who have a special interest in London Transport buses, who are particularly interested in the 1960’s and 1970’s before London Country was split away, and have local knowledge of the Romford and East London area. The book after the introduction, is entirely photographs (all in colour) with fairly brief captions giving the date, place and vehicle details, which are quite adequate for the average bus enthusiast, although some may prefer a bit more detail. As a resident of Romford during the period, covered I found the book fascinating, and it brought back many memories. Paperback (I would have preferred hardback) and the laminate on the cover of my copy has started to peel at the edge; but the content between the covers is what concerns me more. The quality of the reproduction of the photographs is excellent, given that this is the pre-digital age of film. Good value for money for those who love RT and RTL types, plus RLHs on 178 and 248, and RF buses on 250 and 720 and 724 and the RCL class routemasters on the 721.
by Eric
As a contemporary of Mr.Christie, and coming from the same place, this has been a moving trip through my transport enthusiast childhood.
by Amazon Customer
very good book, full of very well reproduced photographs. which are unique to the book. I am sure anybody interested in London transport will enjoy this book
by Amazon Customer
Not too much away from the Romford Grays corridor for LT enthusiasts.
by NIGEL
Great book really happy with it. very good photographs the book has exceeded my expectations.
by Sonic
First class reference book!