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Reliance Motor Services - The Story of a Family-Owned Bus Company NEW + FREE P&P
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- City
- London
- ISBN
- 9781526760340
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Reliance Motor Services: the Story of a Family-Owned Independent Bus Company
- Item Height
- 282mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Topic
- Local History, Motor Vehicles, Business
- Item Width
- 216mm
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Product Information
Between the two world wars and in the years that followed, several generations relied on country buses. In the days when few could afford a car, the bus was the medium to move between homes in often remote villages and the places where they increasingly went to school, worked and enjoyed their leisure hours. This is the story of one such chain of villages across the Berkshire Downs and the family-owned business that grew up around satisfying their needs. George Hedges came back from World War I to become a horse-drawn carrier, but with ambitions to motorise his business. With his family taking the wheel in the 50s and beyond, Reliance extended its reach nationwide and even internationally. The small village where it all started, Brightwalton, woke in the mornings to the cough of diesel engines from both Reliance buses and a relative's lorries. When both businesses departed, the village lost many of its jobs, its two pubs and very nearly its school. This book is not just for bus lovers but for anyone who looks back with fondness on the era before the motor car choked free movement and changed life. AUTHORS: David Wilder was born and raised in Chaddleworth, his roots in the Downland villages of West Berkshire stretching back over many generations. He and Barrie Hedges travelled to school together by bus for seven years, quickly establishing an enduring friendship. Fascinated by buses, coaches and their operation from a toddler, David fulfilled a dream by completing professional training in bus and coach management in the North West and Wales, subsequently occupying senior positions with various operators, latterly Newbury & District. Happily married and living with wife Jane back in West Berkshire, David is proud of his three children, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Barrie Hedges is the grandson of Reliance founder George Hedges and grew up in Brightwalton. He went on to become a reporter on the local newspaper and several others before moving into public relations. He has worked extensively for clients in the quarrying industry and specialised in community relations. While much of his working life has been devoted to writing - he has never until now written a book. Retired and living in East Devon with partner Jan, he has never lost his love for the simplicity of life in Brightwalton and goes back there regularly. He has two much-loved daughters and five granddaughters. 150 colour and b/w illustrations
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781526760340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6046707213
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reliance Motor Services: the Story of a Family-Owned Independent Bus Company
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Local History, Motor Vehicles, Business
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
282mm
Item Width
216mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
