British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia

British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia
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Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9781399022514
ISBN-13 : 1399022512
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Book Synopsis British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia by : Peter Waller

Download or read book British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia written by Peter Waller and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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