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Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997 Philip Wallis

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997 By Philip Wallis

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997 by Philip Wallis


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Summary

Superb photographs documenting Hong Kong's buses and trams in the final two decades of British governance.

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997 Summary

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997: The Final British Years by Philip Wallis

Hong Kong has long been a place of great interest to transport enthusiasts. Its mixture of predominantly British-built buses operating in a bustling south China setting holds endless fascination while Hong Kong Tramways 1920s-style tramcars evoke past times in an ultra-modern setting. Changes to Hong Kongs bus and tram scene during the final twenty-one years of British rule are recounted and illustrated in this book. Included are the decline of the China Motor Bus Companys operations and the emergence of Citybus Limited as a major player. Vehicles of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, which claimed to be the worlds largest privately owned bus company operating in a single city, are depicted at various locations including the New Territories. Bus and light rail transit operations of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation are illustrated as are buses of Argos Bus Services, the Motor Transport Company of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the New Lantao Bus Company, Public Light Buses, Stagecoach (Hong Kong) Limited and operations of the Peak Tramways Company. This book includes pictures of some of the many hundreds of second-hand buses from British operators, such as London Transport, Ribble and Southdown, which were imported into Hong Kong from the 1970s onwards.

Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997 Reviews

'The book contains some lovely images and its well worth the read. Excellent value for money.' -- Heritage Commercials Magazine, February 2024
'Divided into chapters relating to their new Hong Kong owners, this is a fascinating book filled with excellent photographs accompanied by detailed captions, and single deckers are also included as too are some minibuses. Everyone should purchase a copy, and not one will be disappointed.' -- Bus Fayre Magazine, Spring 2024

About Philip Wallis

Philip Wallis has had a lifetimes interest in road passenger transport. He has travelled extensively within the United Kingdom and abroad observing and photographing buses, trolleybuses and trams. He is the author of several bus books, published by Ian Allan and Capital Transport, and has contributed numerous articles to transport magazines.

Additional information

NGR9781445694856
9781445694856
1445694859
Hong Kong Buses and Trams 19761997: The Final British Years by Philip Wallis
New
Paperback
Amberley Publishing
2023-11-15
96
N/A
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