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A-Z of British Trolleybuses
Stephen Lockwood
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Description for A-Z of British Trolleybuses
Hardback. 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. This book offers full details of every trolleybus. Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 colour photographs 246 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1046.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785002885
SKU
V9781785002885
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Stephen Lockwood
Stephen Lockwood grew up in Huddersfield and, living near to a trolleybus terminus, he soon became fascinated by these vehicles. This led to a lifetime's interest in the subject, as well as in trams, buses and railways. On leaving grammar school in 1967, Stephen joined Bradford City Transport, which was still then operating trolleybuses. Stephen is a ... Read more
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