SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York, A.R. Phillips
Published by DTS Publishing
in 1996
ISBN: 1900515008
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- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- SINGAPORE
- HISTORY
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
- BUSES
SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York, A.R. Phillips.
Stock no. 1828560
1st.
1996.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 256 pages. ISBN: 1900515008. Spine is slightly cocked. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- PART A - THE HISTORY
- A brief Introduction to Singapore
- Chapter One Early Tramway Days
- Chapter Two 1901-1927 - The Electric Tramways
- Chapter Three The Largest Trolleybus System in the World - and Beyond
- Chapter Four 1942 to 1945 - The Era of the Rising Sun
- Chapter Five 1945 to 1946 - Show Return to 'Normality'
- Chapter Six 1947 - Squeeze Corruption and New Developments
- Chapter Seven 1948 to 1955 - Planting the Seeds of Change
- Chapter Eight 1955 to 1956 - The 'Great' Strike
- Chapter Nine 1956 - The 'Hawkins' Report
- Chapter Ten 1956 to 1964 - The Traction Company - Towards a New Company
- Chapter Eleven 1956 to 1971 - Roads Leading to Amalgamation
- Epilogue
- Dispersal of the STC bus fleet
- Appendix A The First Guide Book
- Appendix B Reminiscences
- PART B - VEHICLE DESCRIPTIONS
- The Steam Trams
- The Electric Trams
- The Trolleybuses
- Decorated Vehicles
- STC Buses
- Buses of the Chinese bus companies
- Fleet Lists