Motor Coaches And Charabancs

by James Taylor

2021-01-06 02:00:28

A history of motor coach design from the early days of open-top charabancs, to modern WiFi and built-in toilets.The coach--distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips--has a long and august history. Its origins li... Read more

A history of motor coach design from the early days of open-top charabancs, to modern WiFi and built-in toilets.

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 WiFi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colorful 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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Book Details

File size8.28 X 5.93 X 0.11 in
Print pages64
PublisherBloomsbury USA
Publication date July 7, 2020
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781784424121

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