BENEATH THE WIRES OF LONDON
Written by Charlie Wyatt
Published by Capital Transport
in 2008
ISBN: 9781854143259
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- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
BENEATH THE WIRES OF LONDON
Written by Charlie Wyatt.
Stock no. 1827581
1st.
2008.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The author recounts what it was like to work beneath the wires of the largest trolleybus system in the world. Laqrge format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781854143259. Lower front corner of boards lightly bumped. Tiny patch of surface paper exposure to top of front joint. Else a lovely copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Early Years
- Learning the Ropes
- On the Back
- Pull and Holds & Pull and Leaves
- Dennis, Vic and Harry
- Trolleybus Driver Training
- In the Driving Seat
- Every One an AEC
- Reading Two Roads
- Hazards and Hitches
- Arms, Heads and Bamboo Poles
- Accoutrements
- Flood, Fog and Freeze
- Staff Shenanigans
- Into the Lion's Den
- No Effort Spared
- The Inspectors
- Pay and Conditions
- Preparing for the Change-Over
- Two Barnets and a Canons Park
- Life after Finchley