Horace Wyatt

Born in 1876, he studied at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, then went on to teach engineering before moving into journalism and publishing. By the early 1900s he was working as an editor on technical and motor-vehicle journals, and he became closely involved with the growing motor industry in Britain.

His career reached far beyond writing alone. He served in roles connected with major transport bodies and conferences, including the Imperial Motor Transport Council, the Association of British Motor and Allied Manufacturers, and later the Road Haulage Association. That background gave his books and articles a practical, well-informed tone.

He is best remembered for writing on commercial transport and motoring, including works such as The Motor Bus and the Ratepayer and other books on military and civilian motor transport. He died in 1954, leaving behind a body of work that captures the excitement and importance of transport in the first half of the twentieth century.