Prestige Series No.29 Growing up With Buses

Early reminiscences of an enthusiast in London and the South East in the 1950s. What starts a bus enthusiasts off on his interest? How does such a seemingly mundane subject exert such a fascination? Author Barry Turner recalls early postwar inner London as a drab place: greyness; dismal Victorian streets; bombing aftermath; shabbily dressed people; smoke filled atmosphere. But there was one splash of colour, and that was the road passenger transport. The buses, trams and trolleybuses were bright red with lots of cream relief and various shiny fittings; they conjured up images of places that seemed far away. Where did the tracks and wires lead to and what was it like at such mysterious places as Chingford Hatch or Shepherds Bush? Barry Turner's entertaining text combines with a remarkable set of pictures, the whole making an altogether delightful book that will strike a chord of nostalgia in many readers