Motor Coaches and Charabancs
by
James Taylor
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Shire Library
ISBN-10
1784424129
ISBN-13
9781784424121
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Shire Publications
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Print length
64 Pages
Weight
154 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 20.90 x 0.70 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyRoad transport & haulage tradesRoad & motor vehicles: general interest
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The coach – distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips – has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the buses used on shorter routes. By the 1960s and 1970s on-board toilets began to be fitted, and despite a decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with Wi-Fi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colourful introduction explains the development of motor coach design and the main coach manufacturers, models and operators, offering a fascinating insight into the history of the nation’s most popular vehicles.
The coach – distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips – has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the buses used on shorter routes. By the 1960s and 1970s on-board toilets began to be fitted, and despite a decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with Wi-Fi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colourful introduction explains the development of motor coach design and the main coach manufacturers, models and operators, offering a fascinating insight into the history of the nation’s most popular vehicles.
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