Britain's Second-Hand Trams: An Historic Overview by Waller, Peter - 2021-05-26

Pen and Sword Transport, 5/26/2021 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Like New. 0.7480 11.3386 8.7795.

Pen and Sword Transport, 5/26/2021 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 0.7480 11.3386 8.7795.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Good comprehensive coverage with new historical information.

Hardback. New. Good comprehensive coverage with new historical information.

Pen & Sword Transport, 2021. Hardcover. New. 183 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport, 2021. During the history of Britain's electric tramcar fleets, many thousands were manufactured of which the vast majority saw out their operational life with a single owner. However, for several hundred there was to be a second - if not, in certain cases, a third - career with a new operator. Almost from the dawn of the electric era in the late 19th century tramcars were loaned or bought and sold between operators. The reasons for this were multifarious. Sometimes the aspirations of the original owners for traffic proved wildly optimistic and the fleet was downsized to reflect better the actual passenger levels. War was a further cause as operators sought to strengthen their fleets to cater for unexpectedly high level of demand or to replace trams destroyed by enemy action. For other operators, modernisation represented an opportunity to sell older cars whilst, certainly from the 1930s, a number of operators - such as Aberdeen, Leeds and Sunderland - took… Read More

Pen & Sword Transport, 2021. Hardcover. New. 183 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches.