Matt Cooper
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Following the deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, the transport scene in Northampton didn't alter as drastically as in some other UK towns and cities. There was, however, a series of gradual changes as the 'green' buses of Northamptonshire gradually disappeared.
With the cavernous Greyfriars bus station featuring throughout, this collection of previously unpublished photographs explores this interesting period between deregulation and the modern...
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The transport scene in Northampton was dominated for many decades by Corporation-owned Northampton Transport. In August 1993 privatisation took place and the largely standardised fleet of red and cream buses began to change. By the end of the 1990s, the merging of GRT and Badgerline Groups had created Firstbus. The main focus of this book is the last twenty years of Firstbus, looking at their expansion, consolidation and contraction, with Northampton...
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Heralded as one of the best examples in the bus and coach industry of deregulation working in almost textbook fashion, Oxford has enjoyed an excellent and dynamic transport system. This historic city, famed for its university colleges and 'dreaming spires', had City of Oxford Motor Services (COMS) as its established bus operator. Under National Bus Company ownership the operations of South Midland were added and the name was changed to Oxford South...
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The operations of Aldershot & District and Thames Valley Omnibus Company were merged in 1972 to become Alder Valley under National Bus Company ownership. In the run-up to privatisation the two halves were split again; the Berks Bucks Bus Company was the official name of Alder Valley North, which was formed in 1986 and traded as the Bee Line. The book covers the geographic area of this operator but is not a specific history of the company. Starting...
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Invisible Wars volume 1
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Airborne Attack uncovers the gripping stories and life-changing scientific breakthroughs from our past clashes with deadly respiratory viruses.
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Invisible Wars volume 2
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Creatures of Contagion tells the compelling stories of scientists, doctors and public health experts who fight the deadly virsues that cross over from animals to humans.
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Invisible Wars volume 3
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In this stirring one-hour documentary, leading doctors and scientists from around the world sound the alarm about superbugs, a microbial threat that many predict will be worse than the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve relations between North Korea and the US by staging a historic basketball game between the two countries. But the North Korean team isn't the only opposition he'll face...Condemned by the NBA and The Whitehouse, and hounded every step of the way by the press, can Dennis keep it together and make the...
12) Campfire Tales
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Teens entertain one another by telling an anthology of famous urban legends with a modern twist; including makeout-point, monsters, psychopaths, and ghosts.

