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Lavington & Devizes Motor Services
Laurie James
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Description for Lavington & Devizes Motor Services
Paperback. The story of the introduction of motor transport in rural north Wiltshire in the early years of the twentieth century and into the interwar years. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; KNGR; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
Lavington & Devizes Motor Services (L&DMS) was not a typical West Country rural independent bus operator. Across Britain, many village-based concerns made the gradual transition from carrier to running buses and coaches, with many of those originally using horses progressing to motorised propulsion either just before, during or after the end of the First World War. In general, they ran one or a few modest services to the nearest town(s), often only on popular days such as that when the market was held. By contrast, L&DMS quickly established from 1920 a daily network of bus services across a large part ... Read more
Lavington & Devizes Motor Services (L&DMS) was not a typical West Country rural independent bus operator. Across Britain, many village-based concerns made the gradual transition from carrier to running buses and coaches, with many of those originally using horses progressing to motorised propulsion either just before, during or after the end of the First World War. In general, they ran one or a few modest services to the nearest town(s), often only on popular days such as that when the market was held. By contrast, L&DMS quickly established from 1920 a daily network of bus services across a large part ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445639185
SKU
V9781445639185
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Laurie James
Over the last 35 years Laurie James has extensively researched the history, services, people involved and vehicles of many of the smaller independent bus operators of south east England and the West Country. He has produced several books, focusing on areas such as Horsham, Guildford, Cranleigh, Woking and the Surrey Hills. Having also written the history of Somerset bus firms ... Read more
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