THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker
Published by Capital Transport
in 2010
ISBN: 9781854143426
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THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
1st.
2010.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Outside Staircase LT 1-150
- Chapter 2 - Straight Top LT 151-500
- Chapter 3 - The 'Scooter' Single Deckers
- Chapter 4 - The Chiswick-built CC Class
- Chapter 5 - LT 501-950 Phase 1 - The 'Camel Backs'
- Chapter 6 - LT 1137, The Double Deck Coach
- Chapter 7 - LT 741 - A Break From Tradition
- Chapter 8 - LT 501-950 Phase 2: The 'Roof Box' Type
- Chapter 9 - The Bluebirds
- Chapter 10 - LT 1427/28 - Two More Scooters
- Chapter 11 - LT 1429 - The Single-deck Coach
- Chapter 12 - Overhauling in the Inter-War Years
- Chapter 13 - London Transport, 1933-1939
- Chapter 14 - The Wartime Years
- Chapter 15 - Double Deckers after the War
- Chapter 16 - Scooters after the War
- Chapter 17 - Life after London