Trams and Trolleybuses - Shire Library

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.

ISBN:	9781784422486
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:	Shire Publications
Published date:	22 Feb 2018
DEWEY:	388.460941
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	63
Weight:	152g
Height:	150mm
Width:	209mm
Spine width:	5mm

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