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RM70 – Seventy Years of a London Icon - Malcolm Batten

RM70 – Seventy Years of a London Icon

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Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2024
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-3981-2361-8 (ISBN)
CHF 31,90 inkl. MwSt
Malcolm Batten illustrates the story of the Routemaster, instantly recognisable as the typical London bus, as it celebrates its seventy-year anniversary in 2024.
The Routemaster bus has become synonymous with London and is recognised the world over. Although fewer were built than of the preceding RT type, their uniqueness and longevity made them instantly identifiable as the typical London bus. First conceived as a replacement for the trolleybuses, the prototype was unveiled in 1954. Main production did not start until 1959 but they would then continue to serve London’s passengers until 2005. From the 1980s, they began to be withdrawn from London, but many found further use with bus companies throughout Britain and beyond.

Now, seventy years since the prototype first emerged, some Routemasters can still be found on sightseeing work in London. Others are in use for such purposes as corporate hospitality, film work and wedding hires, while hundreds survive in preservation. This book celebrates this iconic symbol of London through a collection of outstanding images and informative captions.

Born in 1952, Malcolm Batten has lived in East London all his life, and has always had an interest in the local transport scene and the history of Newham. After a boyhood of trainspotting, he started taking photographs in 1969. Since then he has recorded the local buses and railways, in an area which has seen enormous change.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 180 Illustrations
Verlagsort Chalford
Sprache englisch
Maße 165 x 234 mm
Gewicht 305 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Nutzfahrzeuge
ISBN-10 1-3981-2361-7 / 1398123617
ISBN-13 978-1-3981-2361-8 / 9781398123618
Zustand Neuware
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