31 Ebooks von Malcolm Batten
Malcolm Batten: East London Buses: 1970s-1980s
The East London bus scene in 1969 was one of contrast. This was London’s industrial heartland with the River Thames bankside dominated by docks, power stations and heavy industry, including the …
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Malcolm Batten: East London Buses: 1990s
As Britain entered the 1990s, the character of East London was changing rapidly. The docks, once the mainstay of the area, had closed and the London Docklands Development Corporation was building a …
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Malcolm Batten: East London Buses: The Twenty-First Century
The start of the twenty-first century saw a flurry of bus activity at Stratford in East London to provide services to the Millennium Dome – this proved to be largely unneeded. Far more significant …
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Malcolm Batten: London“s Sightseeing Buses
Since the 1970s, London has developed rapidly as a tourist location. A combination of factors have helped to facilitate this – visa-less travel from Europe, cheap flights, faster long-haul flights, …
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Malcolm Batten: London“s Buses: The Colourful Era 1985-2005
Ask any tourists what colour London’s buses are and they will say red – and so they are. However, that has not quite always been the case as from 1985 until around 2005 there were buses in all sorts …
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Malcolm Batten: London Rail Freight Since 1985
London’s rail freight traffic is dictated by the geography of the city. When railways first came to London, each line was built by a different company seeking to link their area to the capital. There …
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Malcolm Batten: Diesels and Electrics in London and the South East
The railway lines of London and the South East include tracks from all four of the constituent companies that made up British Railways and subsequently became the Eastern, Midland, Southern and …
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Malcolm Batten: London Bus Liveries: A Miscellany
London buses are red and have been for over a hundred years. The livery was introduced by London General and was continued by London Transport on its formation in 1933, and then perpetuated in …
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Malcolm Batten: Wessex Buses 1970-1985: Mainland National Bus Company Fleets
The bus scene around Southampton and its surrounding towns in the 1970s and early 1980s was one of change. The National Bus Company brought together the former nationalised Transport Holding Company …
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Malcolm Batten: River Thames Shipping Since 2000: Cargo Shipping
Take a look at the River Thames in East London now and you would think that it is commercially dead. Where once the banks of the river were lined with wharves, these have been replaced by or …
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Malcolm Batten: River Thames Shipping Since 2000: Passenger Ships, Ferries, Heritage Shipping and More
Take a look at the River Thames in East London now and you would think that it is commercially dead. Where once the banks of the river were lined with riverside wharves, these have been replaced by …
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Malcolm Batten: East London Railways
Britain’s railways in the early 1970s looked to be in terminal decline. The Beeching cuts of the 1960s had slashed much of the network, but still lines were closing and underinvestment left much of …
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Malcolm Batten: Bus Company Training Vehicles
The larger bus operators, whether municipal or company owned, have traditionally trained their own new drivers. Normally older vehicles from the fleet were retained and adapted for training, adorned …
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Malcolm Batten: Bus Company Service Vehicles
In the days before privatisation, many bus companies adapted old buses for a variety of specialist uses as service vehicles. Using the skills and ingenuity of their workshops, buses might become, …
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Malcolm Batten: Buses: Another Life
What happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles? Some inevitably go to scrap, especially if they have been cannibalised for spares. Some see further …
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Malcolm Batten: Wessex Buses 1970-1985: Local Authority Fleets, Independents and the Isle of Wight
The bus scene around Southampton and its surrounding towns in the 1970s and early 1980s was one of change. The National Bus Company had been set up in 1970 as part of the 1968 Transport Act. This …
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Malcolm Batten: Main Line Steam Around London
On 11 August 1968 BR bade farewell to standard gauge steam with the famous Fifteen Guinea Special. A steam ban was placed barring all steam trains from running over BR metals.The main line steam ban …
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Malcolm Batten: Minibus Mania
There have always been small buses used by bus companies for a variety of reasons, but in the 1970s a number of companies employed van-derived minibuses on experimental services such as Dial-a Ride …
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Malcolm Batten: The Epping Ongar Railway
The first standard gauge heritage steam railway in Britain, the Bluebell Railway, opened in 1960. Since then, over eighty have opened to the public. While each of these has its individual …
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Malcolm Batten: The London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Run: 1971-1995
The London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle run is one of the premier events in the calendar for preserved commercial vehicle owners and enthusiasts alike. First held in 1962, this annual …
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Malcolm Batten: London“s Transport and the Olympics
When London first applied as a contender to stage the 2012 Olympic Games, there was cynical speculation as to whether the transport infrastructure could cope should it win. During the bidding process …
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Malcolm Batten: River Thames Dockland Heritage: London Bridge to Greenwich
London’s docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became …
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Malcolm Batten: Rail Replacement Buses: London and the South East
Londoners, and London-bound commuters, rely heavily on the railways, the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway to get around. This means there is a constant need for maintenance, and …
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Malcolm Batten: River Thames Dockland Heritage: Greenwich to Tilbury and Gravesend
London’s docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning of the nineteenth century as the existing riverside wharves became too congested and pilfering became …
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Malcolm Batten: Newham in 50 Buildings
The borough of Newham in East London was largely built up from the 1800s onwards. Early industry on the river included tide mills and the Royal Docks and their ancillary services provided employment. …
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Malcolm Batten: Heritage Trains on the London Underground
The busy London Underground may seem an unlikely location for heritage train operation, especially involving steam. However, this was the world’s first Underground railway network, and the original …
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Malcolm Batten: London Transport Buses, Trams and Trolleybuses in Preservation
When London Transport was formed in 1933 it became the world’s largest municipal transport undertaking, peaking at some 9, 000 buses, trams and trolleybuses. London Transport inherited a small …
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Malcolm Batten: Demonstration, Trial and Experimental Buses
When bus and coach manufacturers or bodybuilders brought out a new design, they would usually provide a demonstration vehicle for would-be purchasers to try out before buying. These vehicles would …
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Malcolm Batten & Reg Batten: Shipping on the Thames & the Port of London During the 1940s-1980s
During the 1970s and 1980s the Port of London, and shipping on the River Thames was in a state of transition. New methods of cargo handling, in particular the introduction of containers and Roll-on, …
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Malcolm Batten: Secret Newham
Secret Newham delves into the fascinating but often quirky and curious history of the towns that make up the borough of Newham in East London. From the origins of place names, memorials and street …
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Malcolm Batten: Steam Rollers in Preservation
The term ’steam roller‘ has become part of the English language, rather like Biro or Hoover. Steam rollers themselves began to be made during the 1860s. It was Thomas Aveling who perfected the most …
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