Trolleybus twilight
Blake, Jim, 1947-2017
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Transport historian and photographer Jim Blake presents a selection of pictures of a form of public transport now sadly missing from Britain's streets - trolleybuses. Most British trolleybus systems flourished in the inter-war years, particularly the 1930s. The biggest fleet was that of London Transport. But for the Second World War, it would have been bigger still if South London's trams had been replaced by trolleybuses, as intended. London, however, replaced these with motor-buses instead, influencing other operators to abandon their trolleybuses, too. By the 1960s, their demise was well under way. Fortunately, Jim travelled throughout England and Wales, photographing buses, coaches, steam locomotives and trolleybuses. This book features the latter, beginning with their final weeks in London, then continuing to places as diverse as Bournemouth and Cardiff, Bradford and Maidstone.
Main title:
Trolleybus twilight / Jim Blake.
Author:
Blake, Jim, 1947-, photographer, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2017.
Collation:
112 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:
9781473861466 (hbk)
Dewey class:
388.413220941388.41322
LC class:
TL232
Language:
English
BRN:
1892165
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