| Hong Kong Buses Contributor(s): Seamarks, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445691558 ISBN-13: 9781445691558 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Public Transportation - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.6" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many years a major importer of new British buses, the former colony of Hong Kong, with its high-rise living, is dependent on public transport. As well as buses, trams ply the north shore of Hong Kong Island, with the modern Mass Transit Railway (MTR) below the streets. Buses remain the prime mover, however, with Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and New World First Bus (NWFB) today's main players, with extensive fleets of tri-axle air-conditioned double-deckers. In the past, things were very different with fleets of Leyland deckers including rebodied Guy Arabs, former London Fleetlines and other front-engined double-deckers. With space for advertising at a premium many buses act as mobile billboards for both local and major sponsors. Gary Seamarks has been lucky enough to visit on several occasions between 1993 and 2011 to view the changing scene, with all the images in this book in colour. Some redundant buses exported worldwide also feature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Seamarks, Gary: - Gary Seamarks has lived in Bedfordshire his entire life, and became interested in railways at a young age. Buses soon followed, and his interest in the transport scene has never waned. |
