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

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Fuller, Ken, Radical aristocrats: London Busworkers from the 1880s to the 1980s (London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1985). 256 p., illustrations, 22 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0853156492 (sc).
Jackson, Brian L., Rail and road transport on the Isle of Portland: a pictorial survey (Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Oakwood Press, 2002). [Portrait; 10]. 160 p., illustrations (270, map, portraits), 21 cm, ISBN: 0853615810 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers buses and bus lines operated on the Isle of Portland (England, UK) since 1969, with material on Southern National, Smiths of Portland, and Weybus.
Collins, Michael (1949- ), Rail versus road in Ireland, 1900-2000: a century of change in Irish railways' road and rail passenger services and vehicles (Newtownards, co. Down: Colourpoint Books, 2000). 192 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 187-188, index, ISBN: 1898392374 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers buses and bus lines of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Chapters 1-3 and 8 discuss the transport policies. Chapters detail the vehicles including the bus fleets developed to integrate rail and road transport in a global service. Includes a brief description of the bus fleets of the IOC, NIRTB, UTA, and CIE.
Cummings, John M., Railway motor buses and bus services in the British Isles 1902-1933 (Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing, 1978-1983). 3 vols, illustrations (maps), 28 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0860930114 (vol. 1) + 0860930505 (vol. 2).
Stevens-Stratten, Seymour W. & William J. Aldridge, Railway-owned commercial vehicles (Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 1996). 96 p., illustrations, 18 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0711016895.
Alder, Trevor (1962- ), Range Rover (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 1986). [Super profile]. 56 p., illustrations (bw/c), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 0854295348.
Pollard, David, Range Rover (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 1999). [Haynes restoration manual]. 192 p., illustrations, 28 cm, ISBN: 1859606237 (hc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Range Rover purchase and restoration guide", Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, c1996, ISBN: 0854299688.
Taylor, James (1950- ), Range Rover: a collector's guide (The) (London: Motor Racing Publications, 1993). 2nd ed. 128 p., illustrations, 19 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0947981756 (hc). Translated in German, "Range Rover (Der)".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1987.
Bladon, Stuart, Range Rover companion (London: William Kimberley, 1983). 112 p., illustrations, 19 x 25 cm, ISBN: 0946132121.
Robson, Graham (1936- ), Range Rover Land-Rover (The) (Newton Abbot, Devon + North Pomfret, VT: David and Charles, 1983). 260 p., illustrations, 16 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0715387863.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Newton Abbot, Devon + North Pomfret, VT: David and Charles, 1979, ISBN: 0715377078.
Dimbleby, Nick & James L. Taylor (1950-, Range Rover: the first generation (Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2002). updated ed. 208 p., illustrations (8 p., bw/c, portraits), 20 x 25 cm, index, ISBN: 1861265549 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: From 1970 to 1995. Includes special-bodied, customized, commercial, emergency service, and competition versions as well as development history and technical data (specifications).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Range Rover: the complete story", Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1995, ISBN: 1852239107.
Taylor, James L. (1950- ) & Nick Dimbleby, Range Rover: the restorer's guide to all carburettor models 1970-1986 (Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1999). [Original]. 128 p., illustrations (200, c), 23 x 30 cm, index, ISBN: 0760307776 (hc). Edited by Mark Hughes.
Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd and Richard Garrett & Sons Ltd (London: PSV Circle, 1997). [Manufacturers' monograph; 1]. 44 p., illustrations (15, bw), 21 cm (sc).
Bampton, Daphne, Rare and interesting commercial vehicles (Melksham: Venton, 1979). 172 p., illustrations (32 p.), 23 cm, index, ISBN: 0859930270.
Askew, Mark, Rare WW2 Jeep photo archive (Bessacarr, South Yorkshire: Jeep Promotions, 2001-2003). 2 vols, illustrations, 20 x 30 cm, ISBN: 0953447014 (vol. 1, sc). + 0953447065 (vol. 2, sc).
Morris, Colin, Reading Transport (Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 2005). [Glory days]. 96 p., illustrations (125, bw/c), 18 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0711030685 (hc).
Hall, David Andrew (1953- ), Reading trolleybuses (Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1997). [Trolleybus classics; 5]. 96 p., illustrations (100), 17 x 23 cm, ISBN: 1901706052 (sc). + 1901706060.
Hall, David Andrew (1953- ), Reading trolleybuses: a detailed history of the trolleybus in Reading, 1936-1968 (Yateley, Hampshire: Trolleybooks, 1991). 135 p., illustrations (plans), 31 cm, index, ISBN: 0904235122 (sc).

Gellner, Arrol & Douglas Keister, Ready to roll: a celebration of the classic American travel trailer (New York, NY: Studio Books, 2003). 192 p., illustrations (300, c), 21 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0670030554 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of recreative vehicles including campers and trailers. Many marques featured, among them: Airstream, Hammer, Comet, Gypsy Wagon, Spartanette, Airfloat, Shasta, and Aerocar. Lots of material on interiors.

Booth, Gavin, Rear-engined double-deckers (Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 1987). [Britiah bus fleet survey]. 79 p., illustrations (bw), 22 x 29 cm, ISBN: 0711016879.

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