Trams in West Bromwich
Distinguished Profess David Harvey
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Description for Trams in West Bromwich
Paperback. A fascinating collection of photographs giving a picture of life of what the West Bromwich Trams were like from the late nineteenth century until 1939. Num Pages: 128 pages, 110. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
The first trams to be operated in West Bromwich belonged to the South Staffordshire Tramways Company, which began operating double-deck steam trams from Handsworth to Wednesbury in 1883, eventually extending the route to Dudley. Between 1885 and 1893 the Birmingham & Midland Tramways Company operated a route with steam trams between Bromford Lane and Spon Lane and these were somewhat unusually replaced by horse trams before the routes were electrified in 1903. The B&M also operated the Birmingham to Dudley service via Smethwick and Oldbury, which joined up with the Bromford and Spon Lane services. These were the foundations of ... Read more
The first trams to be operated in West Bromwich belonged to the South Staffordshire Tramways Company, which began operating double-deck steam trams from Handsworth to Wednesbury in 1883, eventually extending the route to Dudley. Between 1885 and 1893 the Birmingham & Midland Tramways Company operated a route with steam trams between Bromford Lane and Spon Lane and these were somewhat unusually replaced by horse trams before the routes were electrified in 1903. The B&M also operated the Birmingham to Dudley service via Smethwick and Oldbury, which joined up with the Bromford and Spon Lane services. These were the foundations of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445641577
SKU
V9781445641577
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Ref
99-99
About Distinguished Profess David Harvey
David Harvey is a well-respected and authoritative author who has written extensively for Classic Bus magazine and has had many previous transport titles published by Amberley. He lives in Dudley in the West Midlands.
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