Trams and Trolleybuses

From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionised town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use. From the 1930s, the rise of the trolleybus, which also picked up power from overhead cables but ran without expensive tracks, looked set to supersede the tram - but ultimately, by the 1950s, both fell victim to motor buses and private cars. However, since the 1980s the environmental benefits of light rail have encouraged a growing comeback for trams on our crowded and polluted city streets. Using beautiful contemporary photographs, this is the fascinating story of the rise, fall and revival of this everyday, yet sometimes controversial, mode of urban transport.>

Info autore

Oliver Green is former Head Curator of the London Transport Museum and is now its Research Fellow. He has lectured and published extensively on transport art, design and history. He is based in the UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Oliver Green
• Editore: SHIRE
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781784422486
• ISBN: 978-1-78442-248-6
• Pagine: 64
• Dimensioni: 142 mm x 201 mm x 3 mm
• Serie: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Veicoli, aerei , imbarcazioni, viaggi aerospaziali > Auto, moto, scooter; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History, TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation, Social & cultural history, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Pictorial, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Road & motor vehicles: general interest, Buses, trams and commercial vehicles: general interest, Road and motor vehicles: general interest, Buses, trams & commercial vehicles: general interest