Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of tram and bus operations in the Leeds area.
Author : Michael Berry
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445614901
This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of tram and bus operations in the Leeds area.
Author : Brian Render
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN : 9781871647884
Brian Render loves trams and in particular he loves Leeds Trams! In "A Penny Ride to Town", Brian introduces us to himself as a small boy, full of wonderment as he boarded the tram to town with his Mum. Later, as a youth with the grand and eventually realised desire to work with trams and many years on, to celebrate his lifelong passion for these magnificent machines by driving a restored tramcar on his 65th birthday. This book is not an engineering study of tramcars, nor is it a "nuts and bolts manual", for the technically inclined. It is a tale of a lifelong delight in and love of these unique vehicles. Packed with over one hundred illustrations, the majority of which were taken by Brian during his long career, beginning as a trainee with Leeds Tramways in 1943, this book tells us not just the story of the tramway system and the tramcars which ran upon it, but introduces us to the men and women who made the system "tick". This is the story of a man who, unlike so many of us, was able to do a job which he delighted in and this book is a distillation of his memories of some twenty years of tramway life. If you love tramcars, this book is a must. If you love Leeds and its history, this book is a must. If you just enjoy reading the words of someone who loved his work, this book is also a must. Key Selling Points: * No similar publication available * Numerous previously unpublished illustrations * Written in an easy and readable style Promotion: * Interviews on Local Radio * Reviews and competitions in local press * Author readily available for signings etc. * Readily available pre and post publication sales aids About the author: Brian Render was born in Leeds and worked for Leeds Tramways for some twenty years in various capacities. He saw military service in the Brigade of Guards. Brian is now retired and lives in Cumbria.
Author : Andrew Turton
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0750963158
The golden age of coaching came between 1815 and 1840 as great road improvements occurred allowing trams, carts and buggies to be towed by horses comfortably. As companies vied for market share, one man stood out above the rest. William Turton made his money as a Hay and Corn Merchant but is better known as a founder and long-time chairman of Leeds Tramways Company and with the Busby brothers, founder and director of horse tramways in ten of the largest cities of northern England. It is an exciting mixture of biography, social history and city politics.
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 191407999X
Lost Tramways of England: Leeds East is the second of two volumes in the series covering the history of trams in the city, from their origins in the late 19th century through to the conversion of the final routes in November 1959. This volume examines in detail the later history of the system from the outbreak of war in September 1939 through the developments of the 1940s to the period of conversion from the early 1950s, as well as concentrating on routes that served the eastern side of the city, such as those to Temple Newsam, Middleton, Gipton and Hunslet.
Author : John Steward Oxley
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Railroad law
ISBN :
Author : Daniel Kinnear Clark
Publisher :
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN :
A comprehensive history of the system, with accounts of the various modes of traction (including horse-power, steam, heated-water, and compressed air locomotives, cable traction, and electric traction). A description of the varieties of rolling stock and ample details of cost and working expenses.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Electrical engineering
ISBN :
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1913733521
Lost Tramways of England: Leeds West is the first of two volumes in the series covering the history of trams in the city, from their origins in the late 19th century through to the final routes in November 1959. This volume examines in detail the early history of the tramways, including the horse, steam and pioneering Roundhay electric trams, as well as concentrating on the tramways that served to the western side of the city - such as those to Stanningley, Pudsey, Whingate, Elland Road and Kirkstall Abbey.The Lost Tramways of England series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of England's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.As well as rigorously detailed transport history, these volumes provide an intimate glimpse into life as it was lived during this period, and the recognisable streets which have been maintained or transformed through the decades. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.
Author : Daniel Kinnear Clark
Publisher :
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Electric engineering
ISBN :