| 词条 | The Maintenance of Headway |
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| name = The Maintenance of Headway | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:TheMaintenanceOfHeadway.jpg | border = yes | caption = First edition | author = Magnus Mills | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = Bloomsbury | release_date = 2009 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print | pages = 160 | isbn = 978-1-4088-0035-5 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Maintenance of Headway is a novel by English author Magnus Mills published in 2009 by Bloomsbury. Plot introductionThe book concerns bus-driving, Magnus Mills himself was once a bus-driver in London. The title refers to the concept (upheld by the inspectors) that "a fixed interval between buses on a regular service can be attained and adhered to". The novel concerns the tension between the officious inspectors and the drivers themselves who aim to arrive early. Reception
References1. ^https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-maintenance-of-headway-by-magnus-mills-1768130.html Review by Jonathan Beckman 2. ^http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/08/bus-driver-mills-headway Review by Ed Henry External links
5 : 2009 British novels|Satirical novels|Fictional bus drivers|Bloomsbury Publishing books|Works about bus transport |
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