Author: Edwin CoursePublisher:
ISBN: 9780901559661
Category : Light rail and tramways
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Portsmouth Corporation Tramways 1896-1936
Author: Edwin CoursePublisher:
ISBN: 9780901559661
Category : Light rail and tramways
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Portsmouth's World War One Heroes
Author: James DalyPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750951990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Over 5,000 men from Portsmouth are believed to have been killed during the First World War – the greatest loss of life that the city has ever known. Not only were thousands of Portsmouth soldiers killed on the Western Front, but Portsmouth based ships were sunk throughout the war, causing massive loss of life. Thanks to a wealth of sources available and painstaking use of database software, it is possible to tell their stories in more detail than ever before. James Daly builds an extremely detailed picture of Portsmouth’s World War One dead, down to where they were born, and where they lived. Not only will their stories tell us about how the war was fought and won, and their sacrifices; but they will also provide a clearer picture than ever before of how Portsmouth and its people suffered.
The Directory of British Tram Depots
Author: Keith TurnerPublisher: Oxford Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Newcomen Bulletin
Author: Newcomen Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Midlands & Southern England
Author: Peter WallerPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473871166
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume is the latest in a series of tramway books covering Britains post war tram networks. The book covers the systems that survived the Second World War, in the Midlands and Southern England, except London which will have a separate book.This extensive volume covers all the post war systems from their inception through to closure, with a superb range of images - many of which are previously unpublished - depicting each operation, from horse tram days through to the end. In addition, the comprehensive introduction provides an overview of the myriad other systems that once operated in the region but which did not survive after 1945, featuring such notable towns and cities as Bristol, Coventry and Norwich. Also included in the volume are accounts of the two second-generation systems to operate in the area: Midland Metro and Nottingham Express Transit.
Portsmouth at Work
Author: Philip MacDougallPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445679566
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A pictorial history of the working life of the city of Portsmouth and its people over the last century and more.
The Wind of Change
Author: George R. WadePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Tramway and Railway World
Author: The Electrical Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Britain's Preserved Trams
Author: Peter WallerPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 152673902X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
It is almost 100 years since the first tram was preserved in Britain, in the century since then a great variety of trams have been saved from tramway systems small and large. Some trams were purchased directly out of service and others were acquired after many years alternative usage, some being summer houses or homes, while others were used on farms or allotments where they served as sheds and out buildings, before being lovingly restored over many years. The story of tram preservation is not wholly positive, in the early days many trams suffered from being stored in the open at unsafe sites, where the historic vehicles were often subjected to acts of vandalism and suffered badly from the weather. This changed to a large extent in 1959, with the acquisition of the site of the future National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire,, where a comprehensive collection of trams from all over Britain and also foreign tram networks has been assembled, to secure a collection of tramcars for future generations. There is also today fine collections of trams in other museums in Britain and Ireland, which cover much of the rich history of this once common form of public transport. This book looks at almost 200 of these trams when they were in service, through historic photographs, prior to their withdrawal and eventual preservation.