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Transit Australia Publishing. Near Fine. 4to - over 9.75 - 12 inches tall. Paperback. 2006. b/w illus. maps - 170pp. light crease to top corner - bright tigh tly bound copy .
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955 Paperback - 2006
by Ian G. Cooper
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- Title Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955
- Author Ian G. Cooper
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- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Transit Australia Publishing, Sydney, Australia
- Date 2006
- ISBN 9780909459208
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Transit Australia Publishing, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 300mm x 215mm x 12mm. 170 Pages with Colour & Black/White Photos. Launceston was late amongst Australian provincial cities in developing an electric tramway system, and they missed out on the steam and horse varieties. But once they started, they developed their 3 ft 6 in gauge system with great enthusiasm, ending up with a system that was large for a city of its size. It seems to have been appreciated too, for its traffic figures were very high compared to other Australian tramway systems. At its peak in 1946 there were eight routes and 29 tramcars. Several of the routes were in very hilly areas and provided challenges both in construction and operation, with grades of 1 in 10. This is a thoroughly researched history of the system, and very well illustrated. It includes full details of the trolley bus system that replaced the tramways, as well as the petrol and diesel buses operated…
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