Author: David Christie
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445694808
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Explore this wonderful pictorial record of the last years of Bradford's trolleybus system from 1969 to 1972.
Author: David Christie
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445694808
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Explore this wonderful pictorial record of the last years of Bradford's trolleybus system from 1969 to 1972.
Author: David Christie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781445694795
Category : Trolley buses
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Explore this wonderful pictorial record of the last years of Bradford's trolleybus system from 1969 to 1972.
Author: Alan Hall
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750963433
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Experience 100 key dates that shaped Bradford’s history, highlighted its people’s genius (or silliness) and embraced the unexpected. Featuring an amazing mix of social, criminal and sporting events, this book reveals a past that will fascinate, delight and even shock both residents and visitors to the city.
Author: Philip Wallis
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398109134
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Featuring previously unpublished images, Philip Wallis looks back sixty years at the fascinating bus scene of Yorkshire of 1962.
Author: Peter Waller
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770636
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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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: STUART. EMMETT
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781802823516
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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After every rise, there comes a fall, and for Bradford's trolleybuses this started soon after their Jubilee year of 1961. While the future had looked good in 1960, with capital development planned, the fall and final closure of the trolleybuses resulted from management changes, city center development, major road changes and, finally, a definite close policy. The decline was a slow one, though it was one that gathered momentum towards the final closure.With over 190 images, this book follows the story from the heyday of the trolleybuses in 1961 to their ultimate end in 1972. It continues the route summary, with start and closure dates, along with the associated fleet losses. Details of the City terminals and the main hubs of Forster Square and Town Hall Square are also provided. Finally, the book discusses the reasons for closure, what might have been and the proposals for an extended rebodying program that, unfortunately, was never implemented. Despite their ultimate decline, the Bradford trolleybuses were special, and this book, the second of two volumes, shows why this was.
Author: David J Croft
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623269
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Author: Stephen Lockwood
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785002899
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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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: Keith Robbins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198224969
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Author: Howard Berry
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445676737
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Using the archives of The AEC Society, Howard Berry looks at the single-decker buses produced by this iconic company.
