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BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS

Written by Robert J.. Harley
Published by Heathfield Publishing in 2017
ISBN: 9781854144164

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Front cover

Cover of BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS by Robert J.. Harley

Contents

  • 1. Rails in the Street
  • 2. Overhead Wires
  • 3. Triumph and Disaster
  • 4. Leafy Suburbs
  • 5. Trams to Arcadia; Parcels to Birmingham
  • 6. Call to Arms
  • 7. Visions of the Future
  • 8. Beyond the City
  • 9. Enter the Trackless
  • 10. Change of Command
  • 11. Pass Down the Car, Please!
  • 12. Routes and Termini
  • 13. Tram Depots
  • 14. Tramways in Decline
  • 15. The Ride Downhill
  • 16. At Speed in the evening Mist
  • 17. Reprieve
  • 18. Keep Calm and Carry On
  • 19. The View from Whitehall
  • 20. Tramway and Trolleybus Twilight
  • 21. End of the Line: Bristol Road Routes
  • 22. End of the Line: Aston Routes
  • Appendices
  • Rolling Stock
  • Car Plans
  • Extracts from the Tramway and Railway World Magazine
  • Extracts from the 1937 BCT Handbook
  • Bibliography
  • Index