Leyland Lightning

<p>From the soot-covered depots of Lancashire to the bright red double-deckers of London Leyland Lightning charts the dramatic rise and fall of one of Britain's most storied manufacturers. Spanning the birth of the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in 1896 through to Leyland's absorption into multinational conglomerates by the late 1980s this deeply researched and vividly told narrative explores how Leyland Motors powered the nation's transport infrastructure for nearly a century.</p><p></p><p>With a cast of iconic machines-the Titan Leopard Atlantean National and Beaver-Leyland defined the visual and mechanical language of British public and commercial transport. This book tells the full story from global exports and municipal contracts to strikes mergers and engineering triumphs. Rich in industrial insight and cultural context Leyland Lightning is a tribute to the men machines and moments that shaped a British legend-and a mirror of the broader arc of 20th-century British manufacturing.</p>