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Bristol Album - buses, coaches and lorries

Product Code: AR169
2 reviews |
£6.45

Bristol buses were sturdy, dependable, workmanlike pieces of engineering. Similarly, the bodywork by Eastern Coach Works (ECW), seen on so many Bristol chassis, was well-proportioned and well-constructed, without any frills or furbelows. Tens of thousands of Bristol buses and coaches saw service on British roads down the years without fuss or fanfare. Enthusiasts for other bus builders regarded the privileged position of Bristol and ECW as the in-house providers for the Tilling companies (and thus the nationalised undertakings) as an unfair advantage. Yes, Bristol-ECW had a guaranteed market, but there were more managers of municipal or independent bus companies who looked with envy at the Bristols in their local Tilling fleet than vice versa. In the 1950s the author lived in an area where joint services were operated by the municipality and a BTC company. People stepped back from the bus stop to let a Corporation lowbridge Leyland pass, if they saw a Bristol Lodekka approaching in the distance. Everybody preferred the Lodekka.

The history of the company began when the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co produced motor vehicles for its own use in 1907. Slow but steady development led to a well-engineered range of motor buses between the wars, which were now offered to other bus companies as well as Bristol Tramways. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Bristol produced two classic designs which would continue into the 1950s, the K-type double-decker and the L-type single-decker. More iconic designs followed, including the ground-breaking Lodekka, which by some sorcery offered the same internal headroom as a highbridge double-decker in the same overall height as a lowbridge bus. The last Bristol designs, including the RE single-decker and the VRT double-decker, ceased production in the early 1980s when the Brislington factory was closed by new owners Leyland. The last double deckers built at the famous factory were Leyland Olympians, which had actually been designed at Bristol. In this publication we also have the stories of Eastern Coach Works (ECW) and Brislington Body Works (BBW), Bristols's own coachbuilding department.

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Rest of the world, £20.00 - £60.00 Delivery Rate: £8.95 Membership Rate: £6.95
Rest of the world, £60.00 and over Delivery Rate: £13.95 Membership Rate: £6.95

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Associate Membership - UK

£14.00 - renews annually
  • FREE digital Issue of "The Globe" Club Magazine Per Year. *Opt In for Paper Copy.
  • Regular Updates of all NEW releases.
  • Postage to UK Addresses £2.95 on all orders.

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£20.00 - renews annually
  • FREE digital Issue of "The Globe" Club Magazine Per Year. *Opt In for Paper Copy.
  • Regular Updates of all NEW releases.
  • Postage to UK Addresses - £2.95 on all orders.
  • FREE Christmas Vehicle Each Year.
  • FREE Copy of the Oxford Review - issued each year between June and August. This contains a review of the previous year's releases.
  • Special Purchasing on qualifying Oxford Vehicles, Buy 4 for 3 - Lowest Price Model is FREE.

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£25.00 - renews annually
  • FREE digital Issue of "The Globe" Club Magazine Per Year. *Opt In for Paper Copy.
  • Regular Updates of all NEW releases.
  • Postage to European Addresses - £5.95 on orders £0 - £60, £8.95 on orders £60+.
  • FREE Christmas Vehicle Each Year.
  • FREE Copy of the Oxford Review - issued each year between June and August. This contains a review of the previous year's releases.
  • Special Purchasing on qualifying Oxford Vehicles, Buy 4 for 3 - Lowest Price Model is FREE.

    Platinum Membership - US

    £28.00 - renews annually
    • FREE digital Issue of "The Globe" Club Magazine Per Year. *Opt In for Paper Copy.
    • Regular Updates of all NEW releases.
    • Postage to US Addresses - £12.95 on orders £0 - £60, £18.95 on orders £60+.
    • FREE Christmas Vehicle Each Year.
    • FREE Copy of the Oxford Review - issued each year between June and August. This contains a review of the previous year's releases.
    • Special Purchasing on qualifying Oxford Vehicles, Buy 4 for 3 - Lowest Price Model is FREE.

    Platinum Membership - Rest of World

    £30.00 - renews annually
    • FREE digital Issue of "The Globe" Club Magazine Per Year. *Opt In for Paper Copy.
    • Regular Updates of all NEW releases.
    • Postage to rest of world - £14.95 on orders £0 - £60, £20.95 on orders £60+.
    • FREE Christmas Vehicle Each Year.
    • FREE Copy of the Oxford Review - issued each year between June and August. This contains a review of the previous year's releases.
    • Special Purchasing on qualifying Oxford Vehicles, Buy 4 for 3 - Lowest Price Model is FREE.
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    KP
    02/04/2024
    kenneth p.
    United Kingdom

    bristol Album

    Having been brought up around Bristol vehicles mostly buses I found the Bristol Album very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories.

    MS
    25/06/2021
    Michael S.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I recommend this product

    Bristol Album

    A very well written and presented booklet with good illustrations