History of Royal Blue Express services. [Publ. by] David & Charles.

2nd edition. Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; The family business 1880-1918; Elliott Bros (Bournemouth) Ltd 1919-1930; The road traffic act of 1930 and its repercussions 1930-1935; The constituent companies; Royal Blue - National 1935-1939; The war years 1939-1945; The post-war reconstruction of services 1946-1949; New development 1950-1969; Post-war in general; The rolling stock; Fifteen years on; Appendices (1. Fleet list; 2. Fleet strength year by year from 1935; 3. Western/Southern National vehicles temporarily transferred to the Royal Blue fleet; 4. Royal Blue Bristol MW vehicles - characteristics and equipment; 5. Royal Blue vehicles operated on Producer Gas during the Second World War; 6. Allocation by Depots of Royal Blue vehicles, Summer 1969; 7. Royal Blue Bristol LS6G vehicles - characteristics and equipment; 8. Railway Lines and Stations adjacent to Royal Blue routes, closed to passenger traffic since 1945; 9. Vehicles acquired since 1971 which have been reguarly used on express services).