Duple: 70 Years of Coachbuilding (British Bus Heritage) - Hardcover

Townsin, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1898432465 ISBN 13: 9781898432463

Publisher: Venture Publications Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

From the Publisher:

The story of the development of British Coaching
Its designs were market leaders and the close relationship with Bedford saw its products reach a large and widely spread range of customers. During the war it built aircraft fuselages alongside utility double- and single-deck buses. By the 1950's Duple had taken over Nudd Bros and Lockyer to create Duple (Midland), later also taking over Willowbrook. In 1960 it made its final acquisition with the purchase of HV Burlingham of Blackpool, to where it moved all production in 1970. Unfortunately market demand - and Duple's quality - fell steadily leading eventually to the operation being sold to, and then closed by, rivals Plaxtons of Scarborough ending the story of a one time market leader in British coachbuilding.

Synopsis:

Duple were famous for the buses and coaches they built until their absorption by Plaxton in 1989. Alan T ownsin traces the history of the company from just after Wor ld War 1 right through to the closure of their Blackpool premises in July 1989.

About this edition

• Publisher: Venture Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1898432465
• ISBN 13: 9781898432463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160