Download or read book Belfast s Lost Tramways written by J. M. Maybin and published by Stenlake Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the latter half of the nineteenth century industrial expansion had made Belfast the fastest growing town in the UK. Suburb after suburb sprang up to house the workers for new industries such as shipbuilding, machine manufacturing and linen production, and to service these new areas it soon became clear that transport was needed to take these workers to their places of employment. At first horse-trams were used with a number of different companies in operation, but in 1905 the entire system was taken over by the Belfast Corporation and electrified. The book takes up the story from there and provides a history of the system until the last trams were replaced by motor buses in 1954. Fifty-four period photographs are included - many very rare - showing the city in the days when streets were empty of traffic except for trams and horse-drawn vehicles. The photographs also showcase the changes that have taken place to the city's architecture over the years and show many long-departed buildings - such as the old LMS railway station and Robb's five-storey department store.
Download or read book Lost Tramways of Ireland Belfast written by Peter Waller and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in the 'Lost Tramways of Ireland' series features the history of the Belfast system, including its origins as a horse tramway in the 1870s, its conversion to electric traction in the early 20th century, its role in two World Wars, the conversion of the network to bus and trolleybus operation from the late 1940s and the system's eventual demise in 1954. Amongst the locations featured are Glengormley, Greencastle and Bloomfield as well as York Road and Queen's Quay railway stations.
Download or read book Lost Tramways of Ireland Dublin written by Peter Waller and published by Lost Tramways of Ireland. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second volume in the Lost Tramways series to feature Ireland, the history of the trams that served Dublin and its environs are recalled. Although dominated by the system of Dublin itself, there were no fewer than three other tramways that served the area - the Dublin & Blessington, the Dublin & Lucan and the GNR(I)-owned Hill of Howth - that all had a fascinating history, with the Hill of Howth ultimately becoming the last first generation tramway to operate on the island of Ireland. Locations featured include: Farnworth, Dunscar, Tonge, Horwich, Halliwell, Montserrat, Bury, Huyton, Prescot, Worsley and Leigh. The Lost Tramways series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of Britain's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.
Download or read book A Nostalgic Look at Belfast Trams Since 1945 written by J. M. Maybin and published by Silver Link. This book was released on 1994 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England Birmingham South written by Peter Waller and published by Lost Tramways of England. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Birmingham possessed the country's largest 3ft 6in gauge tramway, which was to survive into the 1950s. This volume in the Lost Tramways of England series documents its history and operations in the south of the city from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries.
Download or read book Tramway and Railway World written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England Birmingham North written by Peter Waller and published by Lost Tramways of England. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Birmingham possessed the country's largest 3ft 6in gauge tramway, which was to survive through into the 1950s. This volume in the Lost Tramways of England series documents the history of the network's operation in the north of the city from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries.
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England Manchester South written by Peter Waller and published by Lost Tramways of England. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchester was at the centre of a network of tramway systems that served the city and the neighbouring towns. This is one of two volumes in the series to cover the tramways of Manchester and focuses on the routes to the south of the city centre and the history of the Manchester system in the build-up to World War II. The tramways underwent considerable investment in the 1920s but a change of manager led to the start of the conversion to bus and trolleybus operation as war approached. The Lost Tramways series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of Britain's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England London North East written by Peter Waller and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London; concentrating on the routes to the northeast, the system in this area was largely the result of development by a number of local authorities such as Ilford and West Ham corporations and was converted largely to trolleybus operation in the years leading to 1940.
Download or read book Tramway and Railway World written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England London South East written by Peter Waller and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electrictramcar operation in London. Stretching once as far eastas Dartford, much of the network south-east of the river inherited from the London County Council survivedWorld War II and remained operational until the processof conversion Operation Tramaway commenced in1950.
Download or read book Public Transport in Belfast written by Michael Maybin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book See Belfast by Tram Trolley and Omnibus written by Belfast (Northern Ireland). Corporation. Transportation Department and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Tramways of England Bolton SLT Wigan and St Helens written by Peter Waller and published by Lost Tramways of England. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the peak of Britain's first-generation tramways, it was possible to travel by tram all the way from Pier Head at Liverpool to the Pennines in Rochdale by tram. Amongst the chain of tramways that formed these links were the services that operated in Bolton, St Helens, Wigan and the company lines controlled by South Lancashire Tramways. Each of these systems had a fascinating history but all were to suffer greatly as a result of lack of maintenance during and after World War I and from bus competition, with the result that only one - Bolton - survived into the post-World War II era. Locations featured include: Farnworth, Dunscar, Tonge, Horwich, Halliwell, Montserrat, Bury, Huyton, Prescot, Worsley and Leigh. The Lost Tramways series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of Britain's growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.
Download or read book Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Horse Breeding Industry in Ireland written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Horse Breeding and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tanks on the Streets written by Gordon Barclay and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 12.08pm on Friday 31 January 1919, Margaret Buchanan drives her tram into George Square in Glasgow’s city center. She slows down to avoid the youths and men holding their arms up to stop her; some even jump onto the front of her tram. Swirling around her tram is a sea of heavy-coated men who have been on strike since Monday, demanding a reduction to a forty-hour working week. Crucially, the tram workers have not joined the strike; they are being abused as ‘scabs’. Constables and officers of Glasgow’s police force use their hands to try to part the crowd to allow the tram to proceed, but their efforts fail and batons are drawn. Within minutes, the violence will have spread across and beyond the Square; men will have been injured; the Sheriff will have read the Riot Act; strike leaders will lie stunned and bleeding inside the City Chambers; policemen and protestors will lie beaten in the streets. The violence and destruction in the Square, the streets to the north and south, in Glasgow Green and even south of the River Clyde, involves thousands of men. The city authorities believe the situation is beyond the control of the outnumbered police; the Sheriff sends a message to the local army commander requesting assistance. For the first time in history, tanks will be dispatched as ‘military aid to the civil power’. They will be accompanied by 10,000 soldiers. At approximately 12.30pm on Friday 31 January 1919, a century of myth-making commences. Using thousands of pages of court papers, memoirs and news reports, this book is the first attempt to tell the story of what happened in day-by-day detail.
