Published
by NMSI Trading Ltd., publishing arm of the Science Museum and edited by John Armstrong, John Aldridge, Grahame Boyes, Gordon Mustoe and Richard Storey, this is the first
encyclopaedic
reference work to address in depth the subject of road haulage in Britain
throughout the twentieth century.
The Companion to British Road Haulage History presents some 600
cross-referenced articles on the business, economic, legal, administrative,
technical and social aspects of road freight transport in Britain, from the
very beginning of the motor vehicle era, through the slow transition from
horse-drawn transport, to modern heavy lorries.
The editorial team comprised:
John Armstrong - Professor of Business History at
Thames Valley University and from 1989 to 2001 was editor of the
Journal of Transport
History.
John Aldridge - transport journalist and author of several books on
the history of bus transport.
Grahame Boyes - President of the
Railway and Canal Historical Society
and a contributor to the Oxford Companion to British Railway History.
Gordon Mustoe - retired librarian and the author of Fisher Renwick
1874-1972 and British Road Services: the early years, and the
forthcoming book The Express Carrier.
Richard Storey - former archivist of the
University of Warwick Modern Records Centre, a significant repository of records of the road
haulage industry.
ISBN 1 900747 46 4, 544 pages, 190
illustrations; 248 x 177mm hardback
Individual copies are available from:
R & RTHA Ltd., 21, The Oaklands,
DROITWICH, WR9 0QE
priced at £24.95
including postage and packing.
Please make cheques payable to "R & RTHA Ltd."
In preparation: The Companion to Public Road Transport History in Great Britain and Ireland
