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The Golden Age of Buses & Trams

Author : Henry Hirst
Publisher : Character-19
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Buses & Trams written by Henry Hirst and published by Character-19. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public transport has now been around for over 150 years in one shape or another and this book takes a nostalgic look at the heritage and story of Buses and Trams. Tramways when operated in the 19th century and beyond formed a large part of the community in towns and cities, helping to get people around in style using steam and electric technology. Trams over time were however up against the might of the internal combustion engine, in the shape of the emerging petrol and diesel powered buses. These newfangled vehicles didn’t require rails or overhead cables and could go just about anywhere. There was also of course the electric trolleybus that sat somewhere between a bus and tram. The tram has thankfully made comebacks over the years and buses have evolved with the times, so join us looking through the early years to more recent times. This book is full of facts, information about the manufacturers, insight about the classic buses and includes some superb archive pictures.

The Golden Age of Buses

Author : Charles Klapper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780710202321
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Buses written by Charles Klapper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1984 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Golden Age of Buses

Author : Charles Frederick Klapper
Publisher : Routledge/Thoemms Press
ISBN 13 : 9780710089618
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (896 download)

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Book Synopsis Golden Age of Buses by : Charles Frederick Klapper

Download or read book Golden Age of Buses written by Charles Frederick Klapper and published by Routledge/Thoemms Press. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989

Author : Keith Robbins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198224969
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (249 download)

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Book Synopsis A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by : Keith Robbins

Download or read book A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.

The Golden Age of Tramways

Author : Charles Frederick Klapper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Tramways written by Charles Frederick Klapper and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Donnybrook: A History

Author : Beatrice Doran
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750955791
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Donnybrook: A History written by Beatrice Doran and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donnybrook is one of the most iconic areas of South Dublin, a prosperous and peaceful suburb that is well-known as the being the heartland of Leinster Rugby.It derived its name, however, from the violence and carousing that were a regular feature of the area in the 1800s, and this book tells the story of the development and the journey from these inauspicious beginnings to its current form through a series of rare and beautifully produced photographs.

Trams and Trolleybuses

Author : Oliver Green
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784422495
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book Trams and Trolleybuses written by Oliver Green and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionised town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use. From the 1930s, the rise of the trolleybus, which also picked up power from overhead cables but ran without expensive tracks, looked set to supersede the tram – but ultimately, by the 1950s, both fell victim to motor buses and private cars. However, since the 1980s the environmental benefits of light rail have encouraged a growing comeback for trams on our crowded and polluted city streets. Using beautiful contemporary photographs, this is the fascinating story of the rise, fall and revival of this everyday, yet sometimes controversial, mode of urban transport.

Light Railways in England and Wales

Author : Peter Bosley
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719017582
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Light Railways in England and Wales written by Peter Bosley and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume three in this series focuses on the basic principles of light pulse compression through chirp generation and compensation inside and outside the laser cavity. Traces the developmental of light railways from before the 1896 Light Railways Act, and places the failure of the subsequent expansion in the context of financial problems of the rail industry as a whole, due most especially to the concurrent rise of motor traffic. Assesses the impact on the remote areas served, and follows the form of transportation to its terminal decline between the wars. For historians and rail buffs. Distributed by St. Martin's. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

London United Tramways

Author : Geoffrey Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135670161
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book London United Tramways written by Geoffrey Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Car Mania

Author : Winfried Wolf
Publisher : Pluto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780745309712
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Car Mania written by Winfried Wolf and published by Pluto Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, covering 200 years, takes a look at transport past and present. It examines current European and American transport structures and policies in the light of sustainability and the environment and the social and economic consequences of the prese

Birmingham Buses, Trams and Trolleybuses in the Second World War

Author : David Harvey
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445684462
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Birmingham Buses, Trams and Trolleybuses in the Second World War written by David Harvey and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delving into his superb collection of wartime shots, renowned Midlands bus expert David Harvey offers a fascinating snapshot of theses buses’ life during the Second World War.

Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds

Author : Andrew Turton
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750963158
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds written by Andrew Turton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The golden age of coaching came between 1815 and 1840 as great road improvements occurred allowing trams, carts and buggies to be towed by horses comfortably. As companies vied for market share, one man stood out above the rest. William Turton made his money as a Hay and Corn Merchant but is better known as a founder and long-time chairman of Leeds Tramways Company and with the Busby brothers, founder and director of horse tramways in ten of the largest cities of northern England. It is an exciting mixture of biography, social history and city politics.

Under the Wires at Tally Ho

Author : David Berguer
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752458755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Under the Wires at Tally Ho written by David Berguer and published by History Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today pollution-free transport is high on the political agenda, yet it is sometimes forgotten that electric vehicles ran on the streets of London from the early 1900s until 1962. This book tells the story of that period and describes both the vehicles themselves and the effect they had on the development of the suburbs. Local historian David Berguer has endeavored to paint a picture of what life was like in the capital during this golden age, traveling and working on the trams and trolleybuses, and includes material based on newspaper reports, council, and official minutes and oral histories from those involved. With many previously unpublished photographs and detail on the vehicles and routes themselves, there is even a chapter on the colorful pirate buses which competed against trams in the 1920s.

Suburbanizing the Masses

Author : Colin Divall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351776924
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Suburbanizing the Masses written by Colin Divall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2003. Suburbanizing the Masses examines how collective forms of transport have contributed to the spatial and social evolution of towns and cities in various countries since the mid nineteenth century. Divided into two sections, the volume develops first the classic tradition on transport and the city, public transport's 'impact' on urban development. The contextualisation of transport is one important factor in the historical debates surrounding urban development. As well as analysing the discourse employed by urban political and business elites in favour of public transport, these contributions show the degree to which practice often fell short of ideals. The second section tackles the professional paradigms of urban transport: the circulation of traffic in cities and the technological modes appropriate to its realization. In particular these contributions explore the paradigms held by professional planners and managers, and the political classes associated with them. From a variety of perspectives Suburbanizing the Masses demonstrates the continuing relevance of socio-historical inquiry on the relationship between public transport and urban development. By differentiating between the many roles of urban transport in the nineteenth century, it confirms that public transport was not directly linked to urban growth, and instead often had only a limited effect on the wider urban structure. Suburbanizing the Masses forces a reassessment of the received historiography that maintains cheap public transport was essential to the spectacular growth of cites in the nineteenth century.

History of the Leyland Bus

Author : Ron Phillips
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847978789
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book History of the Leyland Bus written by Ron Phillips and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superbly illustrated history of the Leyland bus, one of the most important British buses of the twentieth century, with full production histories and technical specifications for all the major models. Also covers the evolution of the Leyland Bus company, and tells the full story behind the iconic Leyland badge. Including some previously unseen illustrations, the book gives a full company history - from beginnings as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in 1886, to the acquisition by Volvo Buses in 1988. Technical details of all the main models are given including the Lion, Titan and Olympic ranges. Gearless buses and rear-engined double-deckers are covered as well as charabancs, trolleybuses, First World War military vehicles and overseas models. This will be an essential guide to these much-treasured vehicles and is beautifully illustrated with some never-before-seen pictures from the Leyland company's archives including 153 black & white photographs and 106 colour and b&w prints.

Gridlock Nation

Author : Kwasi Kwarteng
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849542600
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Gridlock Nation written by Kwasi Kwarteng and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we spend so much time stuck in traffic? After Peak Oil, do we face the prospect of Peak Travel? Does climate change mean no more foreign holidays? In Victorian times, Britain used to have the finest transport system in the world. Today, the future seems to belong to China with its ever growing High Speed Rail networks or Dubai and its titanic new five runway airport. What went wrong? For the last hundred years, the planners at the centre of our transport system have told us what roads, railways or airports we can use. Now, to save the planet they tell us to give up our cars and planes. If we break away from the planners' control, we can have roads that run freely and trains that arrive on time. Climate change can be tackled without giving up air travel. Riding a train should be as reliable as picking up bread from your local shop. Gridlock Nation looks at the timeless problems faced in transport, from traffic jams in Rome to Victorian road rage. It examines the potential of dazzling innovations across the world, from the private sector space revolution to Google's new driverless cars. Britain needs a new revolution in transport - or gridlock will soon bring the country to a halt.

Rick Steves Belgium: Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp & Ghent

Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
ISBN 13 : 1641710780
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Rick Steves Belgium: Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp & Ghent written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stroll through medieval squares with soaring bell towers and along quiet canals: with Rick Steves on your side, Belgium can be yours! Inside Rick Steves Belgium: Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp & Ghent you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Belgium Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the European Parliament and Flanders Fields to wafel trucks and popular breweries How to connect with local culture: Lose yourself in the art of the Flemish masters, taste fish fresh from the North Sea at the Vismarkt, and sip Trappist ales with friendly locals Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and relax while you indulge in a chocolate truffle (or two) Self-guided walking tours of lively town squares and inspiring museums Detailed maps for exploring on the go Useful resources including a packing list, Dutch and French phrase books, a historical overview, and recommended reading Over 300 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Complete, up-to-date information on Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Belgium: Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp & Ghent.