Last Years of the London Titan (Hardback)
Imprint: Pen & Sword Transport
Pages: 112
Illustrations: 275
ISBN: 9781526749710
Published: 19th August 2019
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Already depleted by withdrawals in the London Buses Ltd era, the Leyland Titan fleet of T class was divided upon privatisation between three new companies; London Central, Stagecoach East London and Stagecoach Selkent. Together with a host of smaller companies operating second-hand acquisitions, the Titans’ declining years between 1998 and 2003 are explored in this pictorial account that encompasses both standard day-to-day routes, emergency deployments and rail replacement services. Only small numbers remained to usher out the type altogether at the end of 2005, when step-entrance double-deckers as a whole were banished from the capital.
All the images are sharp and well reproduced on quality art paper, and even when taken in somewhat dark conditions, the colour definition remains good.
West Somerset Railway Association
This is a useful addition to the library of London bus publications and will bring back pleasant memories for those with a love of the London bus scene.
A good quality book, looking back at a time I well remember before I left London.
Diesel and Electric Modellers United (issue 94)
Another well-printed colour album, the many informative captions bring these views to life. A must for all London bus fans of the 1980s.
West Somerset Railway Association
Magnificent portrait of the time through an interesting collection of images.
Miniaturas JM
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About Matthew Wharmby
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 twelfth 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, The London Volvo B7TL and (with John Laker), London Buses 1970-80.
London Transport's Last Buses Leyland Olympians L1-263 (Hardback)
The Olympian was Leyland's answer to the competition that was threatening to take custom away from its second-generation OMO double-deck products. Simpler than the London Transportcentric Titan but, unlike that integral model, able to respond to the market by being offered as a chassis for bodying by the bodybuilder of the customer's choice, the Olympian was an immediate success and soon replaced both the Atlantean and Bristol VRT as the standard double-decker of the NBC. It wasn't until 1984 that London Transport itself dabbled with the model, taking three for evaluation alongside trios of contemporary…
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