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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by B
Chapter 3: Other vehicles: buses, fire engines, pickups, suvs, trolleybuses, trucks, etc.

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Cardno, Peter & Stephen Harling, Baddeleys of Holmfirth: an independent bus and coach enterprise (Stockton on Tees: Oakner Clough Publications, 2002). [Huddersfield and district road transport series; 1]. 81 p., illustrations (map, portraits), 21 cm, (sc).
Badgerline Ltd (London: PSV Circle, 1999). [Fleet history; PH16]. n. p., illustrations, 21 cm (sc).
Farnsworth, Stephen & Roger Glister, Barnsley buses 1950-1980 (Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and sword books, 2001). 112 p., illustrations (155, bw), 15 x 24 cm, index, ISBN: 1871647916 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers the buses as well as rescue vehicles and the facilities, Barnsley, England. Shows author's bus memorabilia.
Atkins, Geoffrey H. F. & John M. Banks, Barton (Glossop, Derbyshire: Venture Publications, 2003-2004). [Prestige series; 23-24]. 2 vols, illustrations (bw), 17 x 24 cm, ISBN: 1898432910 (vol. 1, sc) + 1898432961 (vol. 2, sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 1): Subtitled: "Single deckers", 2003, 64 p., 
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 2): Subtitled: "Double deckers", 2004, 64 p.
Oxley, Alan, Barton (Glossop, Derbyshire: Transport Publishing, 1983-1995). 3 vols, illustrations (bw, drawings), 22 x 26 cm, bibliogr. ref., ISBN: 0903839644 (vol. 1, hc). + 0903839520 (vol. 1, sc). + 0948854022 (vol. 2, hc). + 0948854030 (vol. 2, sc). + 0948854081 (vol. 3, hc). + 094885409X (vol. 3, sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 1): Subtitled: "1908-1949", 136 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 2): Subtitled: "1950-1961", 136 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 3): Subtitled: "1962-1989", 136 p.
Bell, D. G. (comp.), Barton past and present (Norwich, Norfolk: Becknell, 1982). 64 p., illustrations (bw), 18 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0907087124 (sc).
Glazier, Ken, Battles of the General: London buses, 1918-1929 (The) (Harrow Weald, Middlesex: Capital Transport Publishing, 2003). 144 p., illustrations (260, bw), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 1854142690 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the London General Omnibus Company and of its buses and bus lines. Focuses on the difficulties encountered during the post-war period, particularly the new competition.
Nixon, Allan M. (1951- ), Beaut utes (South Melbourne, Victoria: Lothian Books, 1998). 160 p., illustrations (100), 17 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0850919444 (sc).

Nixon, Allan M. (1951- ), Beaut utes 3 (Ringwood, VIC: Penguin, 2001). 160 p., illustrations (bw/c), 16 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0141007788 (sc).

Nixon, Allan M. (1951- ), Beaut utes 4 (Camberwell, VIC: Penguin, 2002). 160 p., illustrations (bw/c, portraits), 16 cm x 24 cm, ISBN: 0143000543 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of trucks in Australia. Includes anecdotes from drivers and owners.

Reed, John (1934- ), Bedford (Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 1983). [Trucks in camera]. 95 p., illustrations (bw), 18 x 25 cm, ISBN: 0711013241.
Broatch, Stuart Fergus, Bedford and the British Chevrolet (Glossop, Derbyshire: Venture Publications, 1995-1996). [British bus and truck heritage]. 2 vols, illustrations (portraits), 30 cm, ISBN: 1898432066 (vol. 1) + 1898432090 (vol. 2).
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 1): Subtitled: "1923-1950", 1995.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 2): Subtitled: "1950-1986", 1996, 151 p.
Coates, Robert, Bedford at war (Beckenham: Kelsey Publishing, 2005). 112 p., ilustrations (250, bw/c), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 1873098723 (sc).
Earnshaw, Alan, Bedford buses of the 1930s & 1940s (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 2000). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, fare stage; 1]. 52 p., illustrations (110, bw/c), 21 x 21 cm, ISBN: 1903016223.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction; The WHB and WLB; The VYC and VXC; The WTL and WTB; The K and M type; The Pre-war OB; Colour Files; The Ubiquitous OWB; Post-War Exports and the Almet; The Post-War OB.
Berry, Michael P., Bedford buses of the 1950s & '60s (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 2001). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, fare stage; 2]. 52 p., illustrations (120, bw/c), 20 x 21 cm, ISBN: 190301610X (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers the post-war models of the marque such as the SB range, as well as the small chassis ranges (VAS, VAM and VAL series) of the 1960s. Includes the Duple Bella Vega and Super Vega coach bodies of the period. Coachbuilders featured include: Duple, Plaxton, Harrington, Burlingham and Yeates. Provides illustrations taken from the Vauxhall-Bedford archives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction; The big Bedford: The story of the SB; Colour files; The SB continues; The small coach range; The VAS series; The VAM series; The VAL series; Acknowledgements.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Newtownards: Colourpoint Books, 2000, ISBN: 190301610X.
Berry, Michael P., Alan Earnshaw & M. Eltham, Bedford buses of the 1970s & '80s (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, , 2003). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, fare stage; 3]. 52 p., illustrations (100, bw/c), 21 x 21 cm, ISBN: 1903016231.
COMMENTS: This title was already entered in "The automotive bibliography" (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003) but a new edition is added here.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes photographs from the Bedford-Vauxhall archives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction; From the 1960s to 1970s; Bedford bus and coach designation; The new era: the YRQ; The 11-metre YRTs; The SB lives on (the NFM-NJM); The versatile VAS (PJK); Colour files; Micro magic (the CF-series); An old favourite: the TJ-series; Moving on: the YLQ-YMP-series; The YMT-series; A new generation ?; Last endeavours (YNT-series); A final venture (the YNV-series); End of an era; Truck-derived buses; Testing times.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Newtownards: Colourpoint Books, 2000, ISBN: 1903016231.
Berry, Robert, Bedford commercials of the 1930s (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 2005). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, classic marques; 5]. 52 p., illustrations (115, bw), 20 x 21 cm, ISBN: 1903016363 (sc).
Earnshaw, Alan & Robert Berry, Bedford light commercials of the 1950s and the 1960s (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 2002). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, classic marques; 3]. 52 p., illustrations (85, bw/c), 20 x 21 cm, ISBN: 1903016010 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: From the "K type" truck of 1939 to the famous CA series vans of the 1950s and the Viva derived HA series of the 1960s.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: CONTENTS: Introduction; Twenty years; The K-type; The M-type; The PC van; The CA van, 1952-1959, The CA van, 1959-1969; The TA-type; The TD & TC- types; The TJ-type; The JO type; The HA van; The TK lightweights; The CF van; Acknowledgements.
Woodhams, John, Bedford OB and OWB (The) (Twickenham, Middlesex: World of Transport, 1986). 112 p., illustrations, 25 cm, ISBN: 0950991023.
Geary, Leslie, Bedford: the commercial vehicle for all purposes (Romford, Essex: Ian Henry Publications, 1991). 144 p., illustrations, 26 cm, ISBN: 0860254372 (hc).

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