Sixty Years of Bradford Trolleybuses
Author | : Uden M. J. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Street-railroads |
ISBN | : 9780850240030 |
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Author | : Uden M. J. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Street-railroads |
ISBN | : 9780850240030 |
Author | : M. J. Uden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1971 |
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ISBN | : |
Author | : David Christie |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2019-08-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445694808 |
Explore this wonderful pictorial record of the last years of Bradford's trolleybus system from 1969 to 1972.
Author | : H. BREARLEY |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Peter Waller |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2022-08-09 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1526770636 |
Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the 'trackless tram' (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country's pioneering operators of trolleybuses. Whilst, in Leeds, the trolleybus was destined to have a fairly peripheral role (and finally disappeared in 1928), in Bradford, perhaps as a consequence of the hills surrounding the city centre which represented ideal territory for the trolleybus, the 'trackless' was destined to have a long and illustrious career stretching for more than 60 years until - on 26 March 1972 - the final first-generation trolleybus system finally succumbed to the all-conquering motorbus. This is the first of two volumes to cover the history of all of the trolleybus operators of the British Isles and focuses on those systems in the North of England and Scotland as well as the only network in Northern Ireland - Belfast. The book includes comprehensive fleet and route histories allied to some 250 illustrations, both color and mono, including a map of each network featured.
Author | : Geoff Lumb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2003-04-01 |
Genre | : Trolley buses |
ISBN | : 9781898432944 |
Author | : Stuart Emmett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2022-08-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781802823486 |
Bradford trolleybuses were first introduced in 1911 and last used in 1972. With over 180 images, this book, the first of two volumes on Bradford trolleybuses, showcases the trolleybuses at work on different routes around the city, returning them to their heyday of 1961.
Author | : John Stanley King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Trolley buses |
ISBN | : 9781898432036 |
Author | : STUART. EMMETT |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-11-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781802823516 |
After every rise, there comes a fall, and for Bradford's trolleybuses this started soon after their Jubilee year of 1961. While the future had looked good in 1960, with capital development planned, the fall and final closure of the trolleybuses resulted from management changes, city center development, major road changes and, finally, a definite close policy. The decline was a slow one, though it was one that gathered momentum towards the final closure.With over 190 images, this book follows the story from the heyday of the trolleybuses in 1961 to their ultimate end in 1972. It continues the route summary, with start and closure dates, along with the associated fleet losses. Details of the City terminals and the main hubs of Forster Square and Town Hall Square are also provided. Finally, the book discusses the reasons for closure, what might have been and the proposals for an extended rebodying program that, unfortunately, was never implemented. Despite their ultimate decline, the Bradford trolleybuses were special, and this book, the second of two volumes, shows why this was.
Author | : Keith Robbins |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 962 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780198224969 |
Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.