Author: Stephan LockwoodPublisher:
ISBN: 9781906008734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Author: Venture Publications, LimitedThe Manchester Trolleybus
Author: Michael EyrePublisher:
ISBN: 9780711032453
Category : Trolley buses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume explores the history of the adjoining trolleybuses systems in Ashton and Manchester. It provides a comprehensive account of the operation of the twin networks and of the vehicles that saw service over them.
British Trolleybus Systems
Author: Peter WallerPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399022555
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the ‘trackless tram’ (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country’s pioneering operators of trolleybuses. Some of the earliest operators were in Lancashire, northern England and Scotland; indeed Scotland can lay claim to having both the first system in Britain to close – Dundee in 1914 – and the last to open – Glasgow in 1949. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on Lancashire, Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A-Z of British Trolleybuses
Author: Stephen LockwoodPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785002899
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
In the last century, the trolleybus developed into a successful provider of public transport in many towns and cities around Britain. It is often described as being part tram and part motorbus. The trolleybus was a fast vehicle whose acceleration from rest was far superior to that of any motorbus. Added to this it was quiet and fume-free, and consumed home-produced electricity generated using coal. During the last twenty years, there have been many books about trolleybuses published, but hardly any of these has tackled the subject from the vehicle manufacturers' angle, instead concentrating on individual trolleybus systems. This volume is, therefore, a summary of the British trolleybus, describing each manufacturer and its products, and then showing what happened to these vehicles throughout their life. It contains an alphabetical listing of all the manufacturers, detailing company history and trolleybus types produced including production totals. A second alphabetical company-by-company listing gives full details of every trolleybus built for British use, including data such as chassis number and any subsequent significant changes. As far as possible it is all presented in a non-technical way. This complete guide to the types of British trolleybuses produced, how many and their operational history is superbly illustrated with over 300 photographs, many in colour.
Manchester Buses
Author: Paul WilliamsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565315X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A wonderfully illustrated history of Manchester's buses, showing how the city and its transport have changed from the 1960s through to the twenty-first century.
Author: James Joyce
Author: D. M. Eyre
Author: David HarveyA-Z of British Bus Bodies
Author: James TaylorPublisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847976395
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
A-Z of British Bus Bodies sets out to offer a first port of call for anyone with an interest in those who built bus and coach bodies in Britain and Ireland between 1919 and 1975. From charabanc to service bus, from luxury coach to municipal double-decker, the sheer variety of public service vehicle (PSV) bodies is astonishing. The alphabetical listing of British bus body builders between 1919 - 1975 covers the well-known larger companies and small local companies, and is illustrated with period and modern images, including contemporary advertising material. It includes a substantial introduction looking at operators of the period, the body building process and the development of bus body building throughout the period. A comprehensive guide to bus bodies 1919-1975 and a valuable reference work for the bus enthusiast. Superbly illustrated with 300 colour and black & white photographs including period and modern images and contemporary advertising material. James Taylor has been researching and writing about motoring history for over thirty years and has been interested in classic buses since childhood.
