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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 .
Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955 by Ian G. Cooper - 2006
by Ian G. Cooper
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955
by Ian G. Cooper
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Sydney, Australia: Transit Australia Publishing, 2006. 170 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The history of trams, trolley buses and buses in Launceston. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- ISBN 10 0909459207
- ISBN 13 9780909459208
- Publisher Transit Australia Publishing
- Place of Publication Sydney, Australia
- Date Published 2006
- Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords Transport Launceston Tasmania Australia Local Transit Public Transport Trams Trolley Buses TP1
- Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911 - 1955
by Ian G. Cooper
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Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955
by Cooper, Ian G
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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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