Trams Around Dewsbury & Wakefield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Norman, Author.

Series:

Transport Through the Ages S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Street-railroads--England--Dewsbury--History.

Street-railroads--England--Dewsbury--Pictorial works.

Street-railroads--England--Wakefield--History.

Street-railroads--England--Wakefield--Pictorial works.

Local Subjects:

Street-railroads--England--Dewsbury--History.

Street-railroads--England--Dewsbury--Pictorial works.

Street-railroads--England--Wakefield--History.

Street-railroads--England--Wakefield--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wharncliffe, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Trams Around Dewsbury and Wakefield' is part of the new series 'Transport Through the Ages', brought to you by Wharncliffe Books. This fascinating book traces the nostalgic journey of the trams through the ages. 'Trams Around Dewsbury and Wakefield' is an exquisitely illustrated history. It covers two relatively large tramway systems based at Dewsbury and Wakefield and a small system based at Ossett. Unlike other tramway undertakings in West Yorkshire, which were municipally owned and operated, these three were company operated. The book relies heavily on old picture postcards, collected by th

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Transport Through the Ages""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Beginnings""; ""2 Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways Co Ltd""; ""3 Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways Co Ltd""; ""4 Dewsbury, Ossett & Soothill Nether Tramways""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781783379064

1783379065

OCLC:

854975040