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Rails in the Road- A History of Tramways in Britain and Ireland

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Rails in the Road- A History of Tramways in Britain and Ireland

By Oliver Green

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About the book

There have been passenger tramways in Britain for 150 years, but it is a rollercoaster story of rise, decline and a steady return. Trams have come and gone, been loved and hated, popular and derided, considered both wildly futuristic and hopelessly outdated by politicians, planners and the public alike. Horse trams, introduced from the USA 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 rev...Show more

Trains and railways: general interest

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9781473822238

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

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Rails in the Road- A History of Tramways in Britain and Ireland

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Hardcover

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