British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia
British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia
An Historic Overview
Author(s):
Peter Waller
Publication Date: 04 May, 2023
Available in all formats
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 9781399022491
ISBN: 9781399022491
Price: INR 1695.99
Description
Table of contents
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. There had been earlier experimental users – in places like Hove and London – and as the tide turned against the tram in many towns and cities, the trolleybus became a popular alternative with the trolleybus coming to dominate the provision of local public transport in places like Derby and Ipswich. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on the systems that operated in Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.
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. There had been earlier experimental users – in places like Hove and London – and as the tide turned against the tram in many towns and cities, the trolleybus became a popular alternative with the trolleybus coming to dominate the provision of local public transport in places like Derby and Ipswich. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on the systems that operated in Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Author’s Note
- Aberdare
- Birmingham
- Cardiff
- Chesterfield
- Derby
- Grimsby-Cleethorpes
- Ipswich
- Llanelly
- Nottingham
- Notts & Derby
- Pontypridd
- Rhondda
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton
- Bibliography