Regional Tramways - The North West of England, Post 1945 by Waller, Peter

Pen and Sword Transport, 2017-11-21. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.7087 11.1811 8.7402.

Paperback. Very Good.

Pen and Sword Transport, 2017-11-21. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.7087 11.1811 8.7402.

Pen and Sword Transport, 2017-11-21. Hardcover. Like New. 0.7087 11.1811 8.7402.

About the book:
This is the third in the 'Regional Tramways' series that covers the history of tramway operation in the British Isles.Focusing on North-West England, the book provides an overview of the history of tramways in the region from the 1860s, when one of the pioneering horse trams that predated the Tramways Act of 1870 operated in Birkenhead (the first tramway to operate in the British Isles), through to the closures of the last traditional tramways (Stockport and Liverpool) in 1951 and 1957. It also looks at one great survivor the tramway in Blackpool that, fully modernized, continues to operate in the twenty-first century.Concentrating on the systems that survived into 1945 Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Darwen, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, SHMD and Stockport the book provides a comprehensive narrative, detailing the history of these operations from 1945 onwards, with full fleet lists, maps and details of route openings and closures.The story is supported by almost 200… Read More

Barnsley, Pen & Sword, 2017. Hardcover. New.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport, 2017. This is the third in the 'Regional Tramways' series that covers the history of tramway operation in the British Isles. Focusing on North-West England, the book provides an overview of the history of tramways in the region from the 1860s, when one of the pioneering horse trams that predated the Tramways Act of 1870 operated in Birkenhead (the first tramway to operate in the British Isles), through to the closures of the last traditional tramways (Stockport and Liverpool) in 1951 and 1957. It also looks at one great survivor the tramway in Blackpool that, fully modernized, continues to operate in the twenty-first century. Concentrating on the systems that survived into 1945 Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Darwen, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, SHMD and Stockport the book provides a comprehensive narrative, detailing the history of these operations from 1945 onwards, with full fleet lists, maps and details of route openings and closures. The… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.