London United Tramways A History 1894-1933.Tekst: Wilson, Geoffrey.Uitg: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1971.ISBN 0 04 388001 1Hardcover met omslag.Taal: Engels - 240 pagina's.Omslag gebruikssporen - boek zelf in nette staat.-Tekst op flap omslag:With the twentieth century arrived the firstelectric tramcars in London.Thirty years later the first trolley busesarrived-along with a fleet of new trams thatwere the most modern of their day.This era was one of rapid change,rich in achievement adn personalities.Among the more colourful of the undertakingsinvolved was London United, which introduced the firstpublic service of electric tramcars in 1901 adnbecame one of the predecessors of the present London Transport.This is a study of this eventful period,relating the development of the tramway andtrolleybus system to the changing social background.It contains a wealth of hitherto unpublished material,both factual and anecdotal, taken from contemporarynewspaper and other accounts, and a remarkablecollection of illustrations - 48 pages in all.It should be of interest not only to the transport enthusiastbut also to the general reader interested in social history.--Verzenden: met PostNL.-Bekijk ook onze advertenties. -