The History of Wessex Coaches Ltd

A Company with Two Faces

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation
Cover of the book The History of Wessex Coaches Ltd by John Sealey, Amberley Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Sealey ISBN: 9781445624198
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Publication: March 15, 2009
Imprint: Amberley Publishing Language: English
Author: John Sealey
ISBN: 9781445624198
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication: March 15, 2009
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Language: English

Wessex Coaches of Bristol was certainly a company with two faces. The first was that of a very large concern operating day trips to the seaside, carrying out private hire work and operating many local contracts for schools, companies and local institutions. Bristolians still fondly remember the smart red and grey/green Bedford Duples which were a common site for a period of 26 years over the whole of the West Country with depots at Clifton, Kingswood and Chard (Somerset). The other face was that of an anonymous fleet of mainly second-hand Daimler and AEC double deck contract buses carrying workers to power station and motorway construction sites at Hinkley Point, Berkeley, Sizewell, Wylfa (Anglesey), Hartlepool and Heysham etc. on behalf of blue chip companies. Besides the Bedfords there were many interesting older vehicles still in the fleet in the 1960s and very many unseen photographs of these have been obtained from the family archives and other sources to illustrate the story.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Wessex Coaches of Bristol was certainly a company with two faces. The first was that of a very large concern operating day trips to the seaside, carrying out private hire work and operating many local contracts for schools, companies and local institutions. Bristolians still fondly remember the smart red and grey/green Bedford Duples which were a common site for a period of 26 years over the whole of the West Country with depots at Clifton, Kingswood and Chard (Somerset). The other face was that of an anonymous fleet of mainly second-hand Daimler and AEC double deck contract buses carrying workers to power station and motorway construction sites at Hinkley Point, Berkeley, Sizewell, Wylfa (Anglesey), Hartlepool and Heysham etc. on behalf of blue chip companies. Besides the Bedfords there were many interesting older vehicles still in the fleet in the 1960s and very many unseen photographs of these have been obtained from the family archives and other sources to illustrate the story.

More books from Amberley Publishing

Cover of the book Tibet's Forgotten Heroes by John Sealey
Cover of the book Newcastle East Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book Lanarkshire Independents by John Sealey
Cover of the book Northern Canals Lancaster, Ulverston, Carlisle and the Pennine Waterways Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book Stroud Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book Pembrokeshire Coast Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book St Albans History Tour by John Sealey
Cover of the book Paranormal Devon by John Sealey
Cover of the book Coffee by John Sealey
Cover of the book Secret Aberdeen by John Sealey
Cover of the book Brighton From Old Photographs by John Sealey
Cover of the book Norwich The Biography by John Sealey
Cover of the book Farnborough Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book Ruislip Through Time by John Sealey
Cover of the book The Private Life of Edward IV by John Sealey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy