British Municipal Buses in Portugal
From 1940 to the mid-1970s, Britain was a major supplier of bus chassis to Portugal. In Lisbon, the main operator CCFL became the first customer for heavy British-built buses, placing 141 single-deckers in service between 1947 and 1949. Double-deck operation began in 1947 with two Leyland Titan PD1As, followed from 1950 by large fleets of AEC Regent III and V models, the last delivered in 1967.
In Oporto, public transport developed as criticism grew of slow mule-hauled trams. Between 1954 and 1957, Daimler underfloor-engined single-deckers were introduced, followed by Leyland Worldmasters in 1959 and AEC Regent V double-deckers in 1960.
Coimbra saw only limited use of British buses. Just twenty-three were purchased, including Daimler CVD6s in 1949 and two AEC Regent Vs in 1964, the city's only double-deckers.
Illustrated with a rich selection of photographs, David Harvey documents the use of British buses in Lisbon, Oporto, Coimbra, and elsewhere in Portugal during a period when the country's public transport closely resembled that of Britain.
Dettagli del libro
| Autore: | David Harvey |
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| Formato: | 128 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm, brossura |
| Illustrazioni: | 250 foto |
| Lingua: | inglese |
| Editore: | Amberley Publishing (GB, 2019) |
| ISBN: | 9781445692630 |
