This book showcases a diverse range of vehicles that were all originally operated by municipal au...

Malcolm Batten charts the development of coaches in the National Bus Company fleet from formation...

Until the 1960s, many of the towns and cities in England, Scotland and Wales had their own munici...

A colorful journey through the evolution of London's iconic bus designs.

Explore the evolution of commercial shipping on the River Thames since 2000.

Take a look at the River Thames in East London now and you would think that it is commercially de...

Discover the history of London's iconic sightseeing buses and the companies that have shaped the ...

The railway lines of London and the South East include tracks from all four of the constituent co...

The London Borough of Newham was created in 1965 by the merger of the County Borough Councils of ...

Explore the changing world of Wessex buses from 1970 to 1985, a period of significant transformat...

Explore the evolution of East London's buses in the 21st century, from privatization to the Olymp...

What happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles? S...

A colorful journey through London's bus history from 1985 to 2005, exploring the era of route ten...

In the days before privatisation, many bus companies adapted old buses for a variety of specialis...

A nostalgic journey through East London's bus network during a period of dramatic change.

On 11 August 1968 BR bade farewell to standard gauge steam with the famous Fifteen Guinea Special...

Britain's railways in the early 1970s looked to be in terminal decline. The Beeching cuts of the ...

Explore the transformation of East London's buses during the 1990s.

The larger bus operators, whether municipal or company owned, have traditionally trained their ow...

There have always been small buses used by bus companies for a variety of reasons, but in the 197...

The London-Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle run is one of the premier events in the calendar ...

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain.

The first standard gauge heritage steam railway in Britain, the Bluebell Railway, opened in 1960....

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain. They had developed piecemeal from the beginning ...

Londoners, and London-bound commuters, rely heavily on the railways, the London Underground and D...

The borough of Newham in East London was largely built up from the 1800s onwards. Early industry ...

The busy London Underground may seem an unlikely location for heritage train operation, especiall...

When London Transport was formed in 1933 it became the world's largest municipal transport undert...

When bus and coach manufacturers or bodybuilders brought out a new design, they would usually pro...

The commercial life of traction engines and steam wagons largely came to an end in the 1950s and ...

Secret Newham delves into the fascinating but often quirky and curious history of the towns that ...

Steam rollers began to be manufactured during the 1860s, and it was Thomas Aveling who perfected ...

Traffic congestion has become a major problem in many of England's towns and cities. Historic loc...

The London-Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle run is one of the premier events in the calendar ...

London Transport was created in 1933 with monopoly powers. Not only did it have exclusive rights ...

Nowadays, the European coach market is dominated by a few manufacturers whose products are sold t...

The steam lorry (or wagon, as it was more commonly known) developed in Britain alongside the inte...

When double-deck motorbuses were first introduced they were all open-top, like the horse buses th...

Explore London Transport's transformation from monopoly in 1933 to decentralized bus services, re...

Malcolm Batten illustrates the story of the Routemaster, instantly recognisable as the typical Lo...

While bus services in Britain have generally been in decline since the heady days of the early 19...

Malcolm Batten explores a photographic history of fire-fighting vehicles through preserved examples.