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London United Tramways

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Author : Geoffrey Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17

London United Tramways written by Geoffrey Wilson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Science categories.

With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of the undertakings involved was London United, which introduced the first public service of electric tramcars in 1901 adn became one of the predecessors of the present London Transport. This is a study of this eventful period, relating the development of the tramway and trolleybus system to the changing social background. It contains a wealth of hitherto unpublished material, both factual and anecdotal, taken from contemporary newspaper and other accounts, and a remarkable collection of illustrations - 48 pages in all. It should be of interest not only to the transport enthusiast but also to the general reader interested in social history. This book was first published in 1971.

The London United Tramways

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Author : C. S. Smeeton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

The London United Tramways written by C. S. Smeeton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.

The second of two volumes on the history of London United tramways, from 1913 onwards.

London United Tramways A History 1894 To 1933

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Author : Geoffrey Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971

London United Tramways A History 1894 To 1933 written by Geoffrey Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Street-railroads categories.

Rails In The Road

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Author : Oliver Green
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-10-31

Rails In The Road written by Oliver Green and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-31 with Transportation categories.

There have been passenger tramways in Britain for 150 years, but it is a rollercoaster story of rise, decline and a steady return. Trams have come and gone, been loved and hated, popular and derided, considered both wildly futuristic and hopelessly outdated by politicians, planners and the public alike. Horse trams, introduced from the USA in the 1860s, were the first cheap form of public transport on city streets. Electric systems were developed in nearly every urban area from the 1890s and revolutionised town travel in the Edwardian era.A century ago, trams were at their peak, used by everyone all over the country and a mark of civic pride in towns and cities from Dover to Dublin. But by the 1930s they were in decline and giving way to cheaper and more flexible buses and trolleybuses. By the 1950s all the major systems were being replaced. Londons last tram ran in 1952 and ten years later Glasgow, the city most firmly linked with trams, closed its network down. Only Blackpool, famous for its decorated cars, kept a public service running and trams seemed destined only for scrapyards and museums.A gradual renaissance took place from the 1980s, with growing interest in what are now described as light rail systems in Europe and North America. In the UK and Ireland modern trams were on the streets of Manchester from 1992, followed successively by Sheffield, Croydon, the West Midlands, Nottingham, Dublin and Edinburgh (2014). Trams are now set to be a familiar and significant feature of twenty-first century urban life, with more development on the way.

London United Tramways

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901

London United Tramways written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Tramways categories.

Lost Tramways Of England

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Author : Peter Waller
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2021-08-24

Lost Tramways Of England 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 2021-08-24 with Transportation categories.

Once the largest tramway network in the British Isles, London's tramways had belonged to a range of operators until the London Passenger Transport Board was created in July 1933, and this resulted in a great variety of tramcars being operated in the Metropolis. This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in the city. The south-west witnessed the London United Tramway's early trolleybus routes as well as the operations of Croydon Corporation, and although many of the routes were to be converted before the outbreak of World War II, a number survived until the conversion of the system in 1950-52.Locations featured include: - Battersea Bridge- Brixton Road- Clapham Junction- Clapham South- Coldharbour Lane- Crystal Palace- Hampton Court- Herne Hill- Hounslow- Kennington- Kingston Bridge- Lavender Hill- Longley Road- Milkwood Road- Mitcham- Purley- Putney Bridge- South Croydon- Streatham- Surbiton- Thornton Heath- Vauxhall- Vauxhall Bridge- Victoria- Victoria Embankment- Wandsworth- Waterloo- West Norwood- Westminster- Wimbledon