100 YEARS OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS
Written by E. Jackson-Stevens
Published by David & Charles
in 1985
ISBN: 0715387227
100 YEARS OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS
Written by E. Jackson-Stevens.
Stock no. 2123251
Circa.
1985.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715387227. Wrapper spine is faded.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Background of the Street Tramway
- 2 Electric Tramways, History and Development
- 3 Bureaucratic Difficulties
- 4 The Edwardian Era
- 5 Basic Principles of a British Electric Tramcar
- 6 Early Types of British Electric Tramcars
- 7 Social Amenities and Cheap Fares
- 8 Typical Leasing Problems in Early Days
- 9 London's Tramways
- 10 Some Urban Systems
- 11 Tramways of the 'Black Country'
- 12 The Tramcar Supreme - Reserved Track Expansions
- 13 The upsurge of the Rival Buses
- 14 The Second World War Scene
- 15 Unfair Competition and Decline
- 16 Fighting for its Life - the Incursion of the Private Car
- 17 What Might Have been
- 18 The National Tramway Museum
- 19 Renascence and Future Prospects
- British Electric Tramway Undertakings: Opening and Closing Dates
- Bibliography
- Index