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Works Trams of the British Isles: A Survey of Tramway Engineers' Vehicles - Couverture rigide

Waller, Peter

 
9781473862234: Works Trams of the British Isles: A Survey of Tramway Engineers' Vehicles
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 147386223X ISBN 13 : 9781473862234
Editeur : Pen & Sword Transport, 2019

Synopsis

Often little known and generally unfamiliar to the passengers that used tramways, works trams were an essential facet of the efficient operation of any system - large or small - and this book is a primarily pictorial overview of the great variety of works trams that served the first generation of tramways in the British Isles. Although construction of most tramways was left to the contractor employed on the work, once this was completed the responsibility for the maintenance and safe operation of the system fell on the operator. The larger the operator, the greater and more varied the fleet of works cars employed; specialist vehicles were constructed for specific duties. Smaller operators, however, did not have this luxury, relying instead on one or two dedicated works cars or, more often, a passenger car temporarily assigned to that work. This book is a pictorial survey to the many weird and wonderful works cars that once graced Britain's first generation tramways.

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À propos de l'auteur

Brought up in Bradford, Peter grew up as the city's trolleybus network gradually declined. In 1986, Peter began a career in publishing, working for a number of years for Ian Allan Ltd, where he oversaw the commissioning and publication of a wide range of books. The first book that he wrote was British and Irish Tramway Systems since 1945, which was published 1992. Since then he has written a number of books on transport subjects. He moved to Shropshire in 2007 and is now a full-time author and editor. He is also a director and secretary of the Online Transport Archive, a director of Shrewsbury Dial-a-Ride, a trustee of the West Shropshire Talking Newspaper, a committee member of the National Railway Heritage Awards and a past president of the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Transport
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
147386223X
ISBN 13 
9781473862234
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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