A Z Of British Trolleybuses

Author : Stephen Lockwood
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785002892

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A-Z of British Trolleybuses by Stephen Lockwood Pdf

In the last century, the trolleybus developed into a successful provider of public transport in many towns and cities around Britain. It is often described as being part tram and part motorbus. The trolleybus was a fast vehicle whose acceleration from rest was far superior to that of any motorbus. Added to this it was quiet and fume-free, and consumed home-produced electricity generated using coal. During the last twenty years, there have been many books about trolleybuses published, but hardly any of these has tackled the subject from the vehicle manufacturers' angle, instead concentrating on individual trolleybus systems. This volume is, therefore, a summary of the British trolleybus, describing each manufacturer and its products, and then showing what happened to these vehicles throughout their life. It contains an alphabetical listing of all the manufacturers, detailing company history and trolleybus types produced including production totals. A second alphabetical company-by-company listing gives full details of every trolleybus built for British use, including data such as chassis number and any subsequent significant changes. As far as possible it is all presented in a non-technical way. This complete guide to the types of British trolleybuses produced, how many and their operational history is superbly illustrated with over 300 photographs, many in colour.

Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399022538

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British Trolleybus Systems by Peter Waller Pdf

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the ‘trackless tram’ (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country’s pioneering operators of trolleybuses. Some of the earliest operators were in Lancashire, northern England and Scotland; indeed Scotland can lay claim to having both the first system in Britain to close – Dundee in 1914 – and the last to open – Glasgow in 1949. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on Lancashire, Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399022514

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British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia by Peter Waller Pdf

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the ‘trackless tram’ (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country’s pioneering operators of trolleybuses. There had been earlier experimental users – in places like Hove and London – and as the tide turned against the tram in many towns and cities, the trolleybus became a popular alternative with the trolleybus coming to dominate the provision of local public transport in places like Derby and Ipswich. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on the systems that operated in Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.

Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526770615

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British Trolleybus Systems—Yorkshire by Peter Waller Pdf

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the 'trackless tram' (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country's pioneering operators of trolleybuses. Whilst, in Leeds, the trolleybus was destined to have a fairly peripheral role (and finally disappeared in 1928), in Bradford, perhaps as a consequence of the hills surrounding the city centre which represented ideal territory for the trolleybus, the 'trackless' was destined to have a long and illustrious career stretching for more than 60 years until - on 26 March 1972 - the final first-generation trolleybus system finally succumbed to the all-conquering motorbus. This is the first of two volumes to cover the history of all of the trolleybus operators of the British Isles and focuses on those systems in the North of England and Scotland as well as the only network in Northern Ireland - Belfast. The book includes comprehensive fleet and route histories allied to some 250 illustrations, both color and mono, including a map of each network featured.

Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526770677

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British Trolleybus Systems - London and South-East England by Peter Waller Pdf

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the ‘trackless tram’ (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country’s pioneering operators of trolleybuses. There had been earlier experimental users – in places like Hove and London – and as the tide turned against the tram in many towns and cities, the trolleybus became a popular alternative with London becoming, for a period, the world’s largest operator of trolleybuses. This volume – one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles – focuses on London and the other systems of south-east England

Author : Nicholas Owen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Trolley Buses Great Britain History
ISBN : LCCN:10039950

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History of the British Trolleybus by Nicholas Owen Pdf

Author : James Taylor
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781847976390

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A-Z of British Bus Bodies by James Taylor Pdf

A-Z of British Bus Bodies sets out to offer a first port of call for anyone with an interest in those who built bus and coach bodies in Britain and Ireland between 1919 and 1975. From charabanc to service bus, from luxury coach to municipal double-decker, the sheer variety of public service vehicle (PSV) bodies is astonishing. The alphabetical listing of British bus body builders between 1919 - 1975 covers the well-known larger companies and small local companies, and is illustrated with period and modern images, including contemporary advertising material. It includes a substantial introduction looking at operators of the period, the body building process and the development of bus body building throughout the period. A comprehensive guide to bus bodies 1919-1975 and a valuable reference work for the bus enthusiast. Superbly illustrated with 300 colour and black & white photographs including period and modern images and contemporary advertising material. James Taylor has been researching and writing about motoring history for over thirty years and has been interested in classic buses since childhood.

Author : Geoff Lumb
Publisher : Specialist Marketing International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Trolley buses
ISBN : 0711023476

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British Trolleybuses 1911-1972 by Geoff Lumb Pdf

A history of the British trolleybus, from Leyland and Daimler to less well known names such as Straker-Clough and RET, accompanied by a collection of contemporary photographs and information.

Author : Kevin McCormack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Trolley buses
ISBN : 0711030081

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British Trolleybuses in Colour by Kevin McCormack Pdf

Author : Brian Patton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Buses, Electric
ISBN : 1874422508

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Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World Beyond the British Isles by Brian Patton Pdf

History Of Double-Deck Trolley Buses Except British Isles.

Author : Henry Conn
Publisher : Silver Link
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : 185794397X

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British Buses and Trolleybuses 1950s-1970s by Henry Conn Pdf

The more than 150 photographs in this ninth volume in the series were taken between 1951 and 1978. The majority are in colour and have never before been published. Covering all the major bus, tram and trolleybus operators in the area, together with a few smaller but well-known companies.

Author : Stephen Lockwood,Adam Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Trolley buses
ISBN : 1874422869

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Trackless to Trolleybus by Stephen Lockwood,Adam Gordon Pdf

Author : Henry Conn
Publisher : Silver Link
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : 1857943686

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British Buses and Trolleybuses 1950s-1970s by Henry Conn Pdf

Henry Conn's interest in British buses, trams and trolleybuses began in the late 1950s in his native Aberdeen, and since then, armed with a variety of cameras and notebooks, he has travelled the length and breadth of the country photographing and recording the public transport scene.

Author : John Bishop,Malcolm Keeping
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-19
Category : Trolley buses
ISBN : 1781554501

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British Trolleybuses in Colour by John Bishop,Malcolm Keeping Pdf

The Last Decade of British Trolleybuses in Colour covers the general demise of the British trolley bus from 1961 to 1972 when the last Bradford trolley bus entered the Thornbury Works for the final time on 26 March 1972. Gripped by a fascination of trolley buses, John Bishop and Malcolm Keeping decided to capture the vehicles on both cine-film and color transparencies. Having seen the demise of their 'home town trolley buses', both authors traveled the country photographing the remaining trolleys bus systems, including the capital cities of Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow and London. The photographs not only capture the vast array of colors of the vehicles, but the changing scene of the so called 'Swinging Sixties' when attitudes relaxed dramatically. Since these colorful days, the scene has changed even more so when the local government in the Seventies altered municipal operations becoming companies and many changed names or disappeared altogether. Therefore, this book records far more than just the demise of the trolley buses, but changes in society as well.

Author : Henry Conn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1857943627

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British Buses & Trolleybuses 1950s-1970s by Henry Conn Pdf

The Operators and Their Vehicles. Part 4 The South East and London.