London Transport (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

London Transport (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The final volume in the Regional Tramways series focuses on the history of tram operation in the London area. Starting the story with the pioneering horse tramways operated by George Francis Train in the 1860s, the book narrates how the various horse, steam, cable and electric tramways evolved in

Lost Tramways: Edinburgh (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

London by Design: The Iconic Transport Designs That Shaped Our City (London Transport Museum)(Pevná vazba)

Lost Tramways: Leeds West (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Lost Tramways of England: London North East (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London; concentrating on the routes to the northeast, the system in this area was largely the result of development by a number of local authorities and was converted largely to trolleybus operation in the years

Lost Tramways of England: London South East (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London. Stretching once as far east as Dartford, much of the network south-east of the river survived World War II and remained operational until the process of conversion commenced in 1950. Amongst locations featured

Lost Tramways of England: Bradford (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Lost Tramways of England: London North West (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London; it concentrates on those routes to the north and north-west of the River Thames. The bulk of this area saw its tramways largely converted to trolleybus operation during the 1930s. Locations featured include

Lost Tramways of England: London South West (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This was the area that witnessed the London United Tramway's early trolleybus routes as well as operations of Croydon Corporation. Although many of the routes were to be converted before the outbreak of war a number were to survive until the final conversion of the system. Locations featured

Lost Tramways of Wales: North Wales (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

German Trams in Colour 1955-1975 (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Atlas of Railway Station Closures (Waller Peter (Editor))(Pevná vazba)

The London 'e/1' Tram (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Probably the single most numerous of tramcar constructed for operation on Britain's first generation electric tramways, the London County Council's 'E/1' class had an operational history that stretched for almost 50 years. The first were produced towards the end of the first decade of the 20th

Lost Tramways of Wales: Swansea and Mumbles (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The London Feltham Tram: London's Last Modern Tram (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

By the late 1920s the existing trams operated by both the Metropolitan Electric Tramways and the London United Tramways were increasingly aged. Although the long-term future of the tramways was open to doubt, the two operators co-operated in the development of one of the most important types of

London Transport: A Hybrid in History 1905-48 (Fowler James)(Pevná vazba)

The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) was a unique hybrid public body accountable only to a small number of stakeholders, yet it delivered substantial improvements in public services and provided good working conditions for its employees at the cost of its investors. London Transport: A

Today's London Underground (Oneill Reiss)(Pevná vazba)

The Underground network in London has always held a fascination for historians and transport enthusiasts, from the early days of the steam operated system in the 1860s. Today's London Underground covers the network as it is today, with features on the different lines across the capital and the

Lost Tramways of Scotland: Aberdeen (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Aberdeen - the granite city - was to play host to two electric tramways: the corporation's services within the city, which survived until 1958, and the short-lived services operated by the Aberdeen Suburban Tramways Co. Acquiring modern trams in the late 1940s, Aberdeen was perceived as one of the

Corfu Sketches - A Thirty-year Journey (Waller John)(Pevná vazba)

The Blackpool Streamlined Trams (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

In the early 1930s the tramcar in Blackpool was at a crossroads; the system needed investment in both new track and new trams while there was a serious threat that the 'town' routes - as elsewhere in Britain as operators faced the same challenges - might have been converted to bus operation.The

Lost Tramways of Scotland: Dundee (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Arguably the last of the 'traditional' tramways to operate in Britain, Dundee's fleet of some 56 trams were to survive through until the mid-1950s when - despite considerable opposition - this popular form of transport was replaced by bus. The final Dundee trams operated in October 1956. - The Lost

Britain's Second-Hand Trams: An Historic Overview (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

During the history of Britain's electric tramcar fleets, many thousands were manufactured of which the vast majority saw out their operational life with a single owner. However, for several hundred there was to be a second - if not, in certain cases, a third - career with a new operator.Almost from

London Uncovered (New Edition): More Than Sixty Unusual Places to Explore (Dazeley Peter)(Pevná vazba)

A follow-up to the hugely successful Unseen London, London Uncovered is a unique London guidebook that opens the doors to more than sixty of the capital's most intriguing places, all visitable but not widely known. From museums of the unusual to places of worship; palaces of entertainment to

London Theatres (New Edition) (Dazeley Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This fully revised and updated edition of the hugely successful London Theatres features ten additional theatres, including the Victoria Palace Theatre, the Sondheim Theatre, the Bridge Theatre and the No l Coward Theatre. London is the undisputed theatre capital of the world. From world-famous