| Leeds Trams and Buses Contributor(s): Berry, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445614847 ISBN-13: 9781445614847 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Public Transportation |
| Dewey: 388.322 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Leeds Tramways Company was authorised to construct tramway lines in Leeds in 1871 under the Leeds Tramways Order, with the first route opening on 16 September of that year and running from Boar Lane to the Oak Inn at Headingley. The Tramways Company operated horse-drawn and steam-powered vehicles, full electrification coming in after the Company was bought out by Leeds Corporation in 1893. These trams then continued to operate until 7 November 1959, when the system was closed down, leaving only one tramway in England. Meanwhile, motor buses began to operate in Leeds in 1906, the result of a meeting over golf. The bus service expanded over the years and went from strength to strength, taking over from the trams. In this book, Michael Berry charts the development of Leeds trams and buses from the start of the twentieth century until the 1970s. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berry, Michael: - Michael Berry is a Director at the Keighley Bus Museum, where he is custodian of Huddersfield Daimler Fleetline KVH 473E, and Huddersfield Corporation MVH 388, a 1953 AEC Mandator tower wagon. He trained as a car mechanic and has been involved in bus preservation since the 1990s. He has previously written on Leeds buses, and owns Leeds 916, (3916 UB) an AEC Regent V of 1960. He currently lives in Huddersfield. |
