Buses and Coaches - Germany: Books - History (1/2)

Klassische Deutsche Nutzfahrzeuge - Enzyklopädie erloschener Marken

The invention of the combustion engine revolutionized not only passenger transport but also the area of commercial vehicles: carriages and cabs became trucks and buses, and instead of horses and oxen there were tractors and harvesters.

At the beginning of the 20th century, vehicle manufacturers sprang up in Germany, which quickly disappeared from the scene again, creating vehicles that became classics.

Halwart Schrader portrays these brands with all vehicle models that were used in the commercial, government and agricultural sectors.

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Borgward. Lastwagen & Omnibusse 1945-1961

Borgward trucks reflect the spirit of the economic miracle years. Many special bodies are shown and described for the first time. Historical operational photos bring the Borgward brand back to life. Other chapters document special developments and prototypes as well as Borgward's sophisticated advertising strategy.

From the contents:
- Vehicle typologies of Borgward trucks
- Borgward 3-ton trucks with wood gas generator
- Prototypes and special developments in-house
- Borgward electric vehicles
- Vehicle typologies of Borgward buses
- An excursion into German bus history
- Advertising
- Truck model cars
- Chassis number list 1961.

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Deutsche Omnibusse - Die Große Enzyklopädie aller Marken und Modelle

The history of the bus is closely linked to that of the truck. As early as 1900, many truck manufacturers were also producing buses. In the 1950s, rear and underfloor engines followed, as did the move to self-supporting construction, leading to double-decker and one-and-a-half-decker buses, city buses, country buses, intercity buses and coaches.

In his extensive documentation, Wolfgang H. Gebhardt presents all buses from 1896 to the present day. Alphabetically arranged, from Adler and Abam to van der Zypen & Charlier, large-scale production as well as small-scale products, body manufacturers and prototypes.
With over 900 rare historical photos and tables for each brand. A standard work that sets standards.

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Abschied vom Standard-1-Bus : Die letzten Standard-Linienbusse der ersten Generation im Einsatz

From the end of the 1960s to the 1990s, the first generation of standard buses dominated local public transport in the Federal Republic of Germany. They have long since been phased out by the large urban and municipal transport companies, but some private bus companies still rely on the robust Standard 1 buses from the manufacturers MAN, Mercedes Benz and Magirus - mostly for school transport.

However, due to the trend towards modern low-floor buses, air-conditioned vehicles and increasingly strict environmental regulations, the number of Standard 1 buses still in use in Germany has fallen rapidly in recent years. The foreseeable end of this generation of buses in scheduled services is therefore a reason to dedicate the first volume of the "tadtverkehr-Bildarchiv" book series to the Standard 1 buses.

Climb aboard and accompany us on our trip through Germany to the last examples of the MB O 305/O 305 G and O 307, MAN SL 200 and SÜ 240 types as well as several other Standard 1 models that have now become real rarities.

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