The London Volvo B7TL
$109.97
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2021
Summary
London’s Volvo B7TL: A Two-Decade Sterling Service
At the turn of the century, Volvo joined Dennis and DAF in a race to create Britain’s first low-floor double-deck buses. The B7TL entered London service later than its rivals but quickly caught up to match the Dennis Trident.
Available in two lengths with Alexander, Plaxton, and East Lancs bodies, London’s TfL-contracted bus operators acquired over two thousand Volvo B7TLs between 2000 and 2006. Noise issues led to the devel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526786951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526786958 |
| Author: | Wharmby, Matthew |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.37kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 216mm |
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About The Author
Wharmby, Matthew
MATTHEW WHARMBY is an author, photographer and editor who specialises in London bus history. His published books include Routemaster Requiem and Routemaster Retrospective (with Geoff Rixon), London Transport 1970-1984 (with R.C. Riley), The London Titan and The London Metrobus. He has also written many articles for Buses, Bus & Coach Preservation, Classic Bus and London Bus Magazine. This is his eleventh book for Pen and Sword; the others are London Transport’s Last Buses: Leyland Olympians L 1-263, The London Bendy Bus, The London Enviro400, The London DMS, The London LS, Last Years of the London Titan, Last Years of the London Metrobus, The London Volvo B9TL and B5LH, The London Dennis Trident and (with John Laker), London Buses 1970-80.
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