Author: Kevin McCormackPublisher:
ISBN: 9780711030084
Category : Trolley buses
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
British Trolleybuses in Colour
Author: John BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9781781554500
Category : Trolley buses
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Last Decade of British Trolleybuses in Colour covers the general demise of the British trolley bus from 1961 to 1972 when the last Bradford trolley bus entered the Thornbury Works for the final time on 26 March 1972. Gripped by a fascination of trolley buses, John Bishop and Malcolm Keeping decided to capture the vehicles on both cine-film and color transparencies. Having seen the demise of their 'home town trolley buses', both authors traveled the country photographing the remaining trolleys bus systems, including the capital cities of Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow and London. The photographs not only capture the vast array of colors of the vehicles, but the changing scene of the so called 'Swinging Sixties' when attitudes relaxed dramatically. Since these colorful days, the scene has changed even more so when the local government in the Seventies altered municipal operations becoming companies and many changed names or disappeared altogether. Therefore, this book records far more than just the demise of the trolley buses, but changes in society as well.
Author: Gavin BoothA-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.
Trolleybus Twilight
Author: Jim BlakePublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473861489
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In this new photographic album from Pen & Sword, transport historian and photographer Jim Blake presents a fascinating selection of pictures of a form of public transport now sadly missing from Britain's streets trolleybuses.
British Trolleybuses 1911-1972
Author: Geoff LumbPublisher: Specialist Marketing International
ISBN: 9780711023475
Category : Trolley buses
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A history of the British trolleybus, from Leyland and Daimler to less well known names such as Straker-Clough and RET, accompanied by a collection of contemporary photographs and information.
Author: Robin David Helliar Symons
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Author: Keith Farrow
Author: R.D.H. Symons