Leeds Trams Since 1950
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Leeds Trams Since 1950
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Author : G. Twidale
language : en
Publisher: Silver Link
Release Date : 1995-12-01
Leeds Trams Since 1950 written by G. Twidale and has been published by Silver Link this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12-01 with categories.
A Nostalgic Look At Leeds Trams Since 1950
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Author : Graham H. E. Twidale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Nostalgic Look At Leeds Trams Since 1950 written by Graham H. E. Twidale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Street-railroads categories.
Leeds In The Age Of The Tram 1950 59
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Author : Graham H. E. Twidale
language : en
Publisher: nostalgia collection
Release Date : 2003
Leeds In The Age Of The Tram 1950 59 written by Graham H. E. Twidale and has been published by nostalgia collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Street-railroads categories.
Leeds Tramcars
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Author : Brian Render
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Leeds Tramcars written by Brian Render and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Street-railroads categories.
Brian Render loves trams and in particular he loves Leeds Trams! In "A Penny Ride to Town", Brian introduces us to himself as a small boy, full of wonderment as he boarded the tram to town with his Mum. Later, as a youth with the grand and eventually realised desire to work with trams and many years on, to celebrate his lifelong passion for these magnificent machines by driving a restored tramcar on his 65th birthday. This book is not an engineering study of tramcars, nor is it a "nuts and bolts manual", for the technically inclined. It is a tale of a lifelong delight in and love of these unique vehicles. Packed with over one hundred illustrations, the majority of which were taken by Brian during his long career, beginning as a trainee with Leeds Tramways in 1943, this book tells us not just the story of the tramway system and the tramcars which ran upon it, but introduces us to the men and women who made the system "tick". This is the story of a man who, unlike so many of us, was able to do a job which he delighted in and this book is a distillation of his memories of some twenty years of tramway life. If you love tramcars, this book is a must. If you love Leeds and its history, this book is a must. If you just enjoy reading the words of someone who loved his work, this book is also a must. Key Selling Points: * No similar publication available * Numerous previously unpublished illustrations * Written in an easy and readable style Promotion: * Interviews on Local Radio * Reviews and competitions in local press * Author readily available for signings etc. * Readily available pre and post publication sales aids About the author: Brian Render was born in Leeds and worked for Leeds Tramways for some twenty years in various capacities. He saw military service in the Brigade of Guards. Brian is now retired and lives in Cumbria.
Lost Tramways Of England Leeds East
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Author : Peter Waller
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2021-06-24
Lost Tramways Of England Leeds East written by Peter Waller and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Transportation categories.
Lost Tramways of England: Leeds East is the second of two volumes in the series covering the history of trams in the city, from their origins in the late 19th century through to the conversion of the final routes in November 1959. This volume examines in detail the later history of the system from the outbreak of war in September 1939 through the developments of the 1940s to the period of conversion from the early 1950s, as well as concentrating on routes that served the eastern side of the city, such as those to Temple Newsam, Middleton, Gipton and Hunslet.
Leeds Trams And Buses
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Author : Michael Berry
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2013-05-15
Leeds Trams And Buses written by Michael Berry and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-15 with Transportation categories.
This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of tram and bus operations in the Leeds area.
Leeds
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Author : Noel Proudlock
language : en
Publisher: ISBN 978 0 951718 50 6
Release Date : 1991
Leeds written by Noel Proudlock and has been published by ISBN 978 0 951718 50 6 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Leeds (England) categories.
29 October 1891 was a day of major significance both for Leeds and for the development of electricity as a power source for public transport when on that day the first vehicles in Europe to receive current through a roof mounted collector from an overhead supply wire operated from Sheepscar to Oakwood, at that time the entrance to Roundhay Park. Full public service started on 10 November 1891 and was continued successfully until 31 July 1896. This book is published as my personal commemoration of the centenary of that event, a hundred years during which developments have reached a point beyond the wildest imagination of those present on the day. Leeds was a fast growing town with a great civic pride at the time the tramcar began to spread over Great Britain. No civic decisions of that time had a more profound effect on the city than the introduction of horse drawn trams by the Leeds Tramways Company in 1871, the subsequent purchase of the system by the Corporation in 1894 (the year after incorporation as a city) and its electrification from 1897 to 1902. As well as the very important event already referred to Leeds also scored firsts with the Maley combined electro-magnetic and mechanical track brake in 1907 and with trackless trams (trolley buses) in 1911. The city was also very early in the field with motor buses (1906), reserved tracks (1922), roller bearings and air brakes (1926) and modern high speed cars (1933). I have therefore attempted to produce a compact history of the city's street rail transport, not ignoring the growth of the buses which ultimately replaced the trams in 1959, and to relate it to the general history of the city, especially to housing development on which the early electric tram system had a profound effect. A very different picture is to be seen in many European cities where the principles recommended for Leeds in 1944-50 were adopted and very modern rail systems have developed. There is now increasing interest in similar new developments in America and Great Britain and it seems a pity that Leeds missed the opportunity to repeat its great pioneering role of 1897-1906. In piecing together during 1968 that part of the story up to 1940 which I did not witness personally I have examined the Annual Reports of the Tramways and later Transport Committee to the Leeds City Council and various other volumes in the Local History Section of Leeds Public Library and must acknowledge the help of the staff in that section at the time in bringing out and putting away so many heavy volumes. I must also particularly acknowledge the assistance afforded at the same period by Mr. J. R. Blakeborough in allowing me to examine the tramcar records retained by Leeds City Transport as well as the photographs and negatives in their possession. Prints of some of these and also some from the Yorkshire Post and Leeds City Library collections are included and I acknowledge their courtesy in giving permission for their reproduction.
Leeds Trams 1871 1959
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Author : Richard Buckley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Leeds Trams 1871 1959 written by Richard Buckley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Street-railroads categories.
Lost Tramways
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Author : Peter Waller
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Lost Tramways written by Peter Waller and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with History categories.
Lost Tramways of England: Leeds West is the first of two volumes in the series covering the history of trams in the city, from their origins in the late 19th century through to the final routes in November 1959. This volume examines in detail the early history of the tramways, including the horse, steam and pioneering Roundhay electric trams, as well as concentrating on the tramways that served to the western side of the city - such as those to Stanningley, Pudsey, Whingate, Elland Road and Kirkstall Abbey.The Lost Tramways of England series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of England's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.As well as rigorously detailed transport history, these volumes provide an intimate glimpse into life as it was lived during this period, and the recognisable streets which have been maintained or transformed through the decades. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.
Britain S Second Hand Trams
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Author : Peter Waller
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-05-30
Britain S Second Hand Trams written by Peter Waller and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-30 with Transportation categories.
During the history of Britain’s electric tramcar fleets, many thousands were manufactured of which the vast majority saw out their operational life with a single owner. However, for several hundred there was to be a second – if not, in certain cases, a third – career with a new operator. Almost from the dawn of the electric era in the late 19th century tramcars were loaned or bought and sold between operators. The reasons for this were multifarious. Sometimes the aspirations of the original owners for traffic proved wildly optimistic and the fleet was downsized to reflect better the actual passenger levels. War was a further cause as operators sought to strengthen their fleets to cater for unexpectedly high level of demand or to replace trams destroyed by enemy action. For other operators, modernization represented an opportunity to sell older cars while, certainly from the 1930s, a number of operators – such as Aberdeen, Leeds and Sunderland – took advantage of the demise of tramways elsewhere to supplement their fleet with trams that were being withdrawn but which still had many years of useful operational life in them. The process was to continue right through to the mid-1950s when Glasgow took advantage of the demise of the once-extensive Liverpool system to purchase a number of the streamlined bogie bogie cars that were built in the late 1930s. In this book the author provides a pictorial history – with detailed captions – to the many electric trams that were to operate with more than one tramway during the period up to the closure of the closure of the Glasgow system in 1962.