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

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: 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 England: Bradford (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 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 Wales: North Wales (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

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

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

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

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

The city of Birmingham possessed the country's largest 3ft 6in gauge tramway; although the process of conversion to trolleybus or bus operation commenced in the 1920s - indeed Birmingham was the first operator in Britain to see a tram route converted to trolleybus operation - a significant

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

The Brighton fleet of 3ft 6in trams was to survive virtually until the outbreak of World War II, indeed replacement trams were still being constructed in the 1930s, but a joint traffic arrangement set up in conjunction with one of the local bus operators saw the trams replaced by trolleybus and

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

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

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 Lanes Southern England: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England (Thurston Jack)(Paperback)

Discover the hidden corners of southern England, London and the south-east, travelling by bicycle along its ancient network of quiet lanes. From gentle spins to weekend camping adventures, wild seashores to enchanted woodlands and midnight escapades, LOST LANES will enthrall armchair explorers and

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

The Lost Samurai: Japanese Mercenaries in South East Asia, 1593-1688 (Turnbull Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

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

A Short History of South-East Asia (Church Peter)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region. With revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area, this interesting text paints a remarkable

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

Workhouses of London & South East (Higginbotham Peter)(Paperback)

Our image of workhouses has often been coloured by the writings of authors such as Charles Dickens. But what was the reality? Where exactly were all these institutions located? And what happened to them? People are often surprised to discover that a building in their own town, perhaps now turned

Far East & Australasia 2000(Pevná vazba)

A systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. This book keeps up to date with economic and political developments. It presents over 1300 pages of statistics, directory material and

Echoes of East Anglia - The Lost Wartime Airfields of Norfolk and Suffolk (Bowman Martin)(Pevná vazba)

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