Rails in the road : a history of tramways in Britain and Ireland
Green, Oliver2016
Books, Manuscripts
There have been tramways in Britain for 150 years, but it is a story of rise, decline, and slow renaissance. Trams have come and gone, been loved and hated, popular and derided, considered both old fashioned and futuristic. Horse trams, introduced in the 1860s, were the first cheap form of public transport on city streets. Electric systems were developed in nearly every urban area from the 1890s and revolutionised town travel in the Edwardian era. This book explores the history of trams in Britain and Ireland.
Main title:
Rails in the road : a history of tramways in Britain and Ireland / Oliver Green.
Author:
Green, Oliver, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2016.
Collation:
269 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473822238 (hbk)
Dewey class:
388.460941388.460388.46
LC class:
HE4717
Language:
English
Subject:
Street-railroads -- Great Britain -- HistoryStreet-railroads -- Ireland -- HistoryStreet-railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial worksStreet-railroads -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial worksHorse railroads -- Great Britain -- HistoryHorse railroads -- Ireland -- HistoryHorse railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial worksHorse railroads -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial worksTransport
BRN:
1112499