Kenny Barclay Transport Books Published by Amberley Publishing
Kenny Barclay Transport Books Published by Amberley Publishing
Between 2017 and 2019 I had a number of transport books published by Amberley Publishing. Two of the titles cover British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s. The other titles cover buses during the deregulation years in Scotland, and Restoring a Bus, published in July 2018.
The books are available from the usual online retailers, but can also be ordered directly from myself at a competitive price. Click on each cover below to order from Amazon UK.
Please contact me at books@kdbarclay.com for further details.
When ordering directly from myself, all books can be signed at no extra cost!
Scottish Buses During Deregulation
Scottish Buses During Deregulation
On 26 October 1986 Britain’s bus services were deregulated. This applied to all services operated in England, Scotland and Wales, but did not apply in Northern Ireland or London. In the run up to deregulation the Scottish Bus Group was restructured from seven companies (Central, Eastern, Fife, Midland, Northern, Highland and Western Scottish) into eleven companies along with Scottish Citylink Coaches. The new companies (Clydeside, Kelvin, Strathtay and Lowland Scottish) all developed bright new liveries to set them apart from their former owners. Competition for passengers was fierce with existing operators suddenly facing new rival operators; congestion and bitter battles took place across the country.
In order to survive companies had to work hard to win new passengers as well as keep their existing passengers. New liveries, marketing campaigns and new vehicles both big and small arrived. Most companies dabbled with minibuses – some even went back to crew operation, and large fleets of London Routemaster buses took to the streets of Glasgow.
In this book Kenny Barclay, a lifelong transport enthusiast shares some of his photographs of the vehicles to be seen on the roads of Scotland leading up to and after Deregulation Day, showing the fast pace of changes that took place during this time.
Restoring a Bus
Restoring a Bus
In the late 1980s, when he first took an interest in the buses he was travelling
on, Kenny Barclay wouldn’t have imagined in his wildest dreams that he
would ever own one. Now he has four. Purchasing a Leyland Leopard from
1980 in May 2007, three more buses of varying shapes and sizes followed
over the next two years and has lovingly restored each of them.
Here, Kenny Barclay gives fascinating insight into this restoration process. A history
of each bus, including technical specifications, is included, alongside a
selection of images of each vehicle in its heyday. This is followed by a fully
illustrated account of each of the restoration projects, as well as photographs
of the buses once restored to their former glory.
Packed with fascinating photography, Restoring a Classic Bus is perfect both
for those looking to enter the preservation scene as well as those who simply
admire vintage vehicles.
Scottish Buses During Deregulation - Another View
Scottish Buses During Deregulation - Another View
On the 26 October 1986, Britain’s bus services were deregulated throughout the UK with the exception of Northern Ireland and London. Kenny Barclay, a lifelong transport enthusiast, amassed a large collection of photographs during this time, of the vehicles to been seen of the roads of Scotland leading up to and after Deregulation day. Following on from his earlier book “Scottish Buses During Deregulation”, Kenny shares a further selection of his photographs, all of which are his own work. In this book, Kenny turns his attention to some of the smaller operators to be found within Scotland at this time and features some of the many varied and interesting vehicles operated by these companies. This includes Graham’s Bus Service, Park of Hamilton, Argyll Coaches, AA Buses, Moffat & Williamson and Rapson. Many of the vehicles featured started life with one of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries and in later years many of these operators would either grow into larger operators or sadly cease trading. These photographs are complemented by a further selection of photographs of other vehicles operated by some of the larger operators covered in his earlier book.
British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s Diesel Locomotives and DMUs
British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s Diesel Locomotives and DMUs
The 1980s and 1990s were exciting times for the railways of Britain. For many years British Rail had been formed into a number of regions and the livery for the rolling stock consisted of blue and grey or just plain blue. Now however, the railways of Britain were entering a new chapter of sectorisation, restructuring and ultimately privatisation. We were introduced to exciting new bold liveries like Network Southeast’s red, white and blue livery and InterCity’s white, dark grey and red stripe livery complete with stylish silver Swallow logo. Provincial, later renamed Regional Railways also introduced many different blue liveries to suit the new units being delivered at the time. The freight companies also introduced new liveries mostly a two tone grey with subsector markings to denote which subsector owned it. RES (Rail Express Systems) later introduced a striking red livery and grey livery with blue and grey flashes. These were definitely colourful times.
New and refurbished locomotives, coaches, diesel and electric multiple units all entered service across the country finished in the new liveries of the recently formed sectors. Rolling stock would also regularly move around the network as new vehicles were delivered and over time they would receive new liveries for their new work. In this book, the first of two, Kenny Barclay shares some of his collection of photographs of diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units taken at various locations across the country during the 1980s and 1990s. Kenny was employed by BR at this time. He enjoyed the privilege of free staff travel and was therefore able to travel around the network recording the changes to the BR fleet at this important time. He was also fortunate to gain regular access to a number of depots and works around the country where again he could photograph the changes.
British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s Electric Locomotives, Coaches, DEMUs and EMUs
British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s Electric Locomotives, Coaches, DEMUs and EMUs
The 1980s and 1990s were exciting times for British Rail. For many years
British Rail had been structured into regions and the livery for rolling stock
consisted of blue and grey or just plain blue. Now, however, the railways of
Britain were entering a new chapter of sectorisation, restructuring and
divisions. We were introduced to exciting new bold liveries like Network
SouthEast’s red, white, grey and blue, and InterCity’s two-tone grey, red and
white – complete with stylish Silver Swallow logo. The freight companies also
introduced new liveries; mostly a two-tone grey with logo to denote which
sub-sector owned it and RES (Rail Express Systems) later introduced a
striking red livery with blue and grey flashes.
New rolling stock, locomotives, coaches, DMUs and EMUs all entered service
across the country, finished in the new liveries of the recently formed sectors.
Other rolling stock moved on across the network and over time received new
liveries for their new work. In this book, the second of two, Kenny Barclay
shares some of his collection of photographs of electric locomotives,
coaching stock, DEMUs and EMUs taken at various locations across the
country during the 1980s and 1990s.
Being an employee of British Rail at this time, Kenny Barclay had regular
access to a number of depots and railway works where many of his
photographs were taken. This book, a companion to British Rail in the 1980s
and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs, exhibits a selection of some of
his finest photographs from this period.