Motor Coaches and Charabancs

The coach - distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips - has a long and distinguished history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. 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 its decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with WIFI, 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 and lists places where preserved vehicles can be seen.

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• Autori: James Taylor, Taylor James
• Editore: SHIRE
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781784424121
• ISBN: 978-1-78442-412-1
• Pagine: 64
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 208 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Shire Library
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Veicoli, aerei , imbarcazioni, viaggi aerospaziali > Auto, moto, scooter; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Social & cultural history, TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Antique & Classic, TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Pictorial, Social and cultural history, Transport: general interest, Road and motor vehicles: general interest, Road transport & haulage trades, Road transport and haulage trades