Trams and Trolleybuses (Shire Library) - Softcover

Green, Oliver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784422487 ISBN 13: 9781784422486

Publisher: Shire Publications, 2018

Synopsis

From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionized 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Oliver Green is a museum consultant and writer. Former Head Curator of the London Transport Museum, he is the author of a number of books relating to London transport history, and transport art, including The Tube and Discovering London's Railway Stations for Shire. Oliver is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He lives in the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1784422487
• ISBN 13: 9781784422486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64