Lost Tramways of England: London South East by Peter Waller

Lost Tramways of England: London South East by Peter Waller

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One of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London. Stretching once as far east as Dartford, much of the network south-east of the river – inherited from the London County Council – survived World War II and remained operational until the process of conversion – ‘Operation Tramaway' – commenced in 1950. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

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Lost Tramways of England: London South East by Peter Waller

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation inLondon. Stretching once as far east as Dartford, much of the network south-east of the river survived World War II and remained operational until the process of conversion commenced in 1950. Amongst locations featured are Woolwich, Eltham, Grove Park and Abbey Wood.
Brought up in Bradford, Peter Waller grew up witnessing the gradual decline of the city s trolleybus network. He studied history at university and also has a masters degree in industrial archaeology. In 1986, he began a career in publishing, working for a number of years for Ian Allan Publishing Ltd where he oversaw the commissioning and publication of a wide range of books. His first book, British and Irish Tramway Systems since 1945, was published in 1992 and since then he has written extensively on trans-port subjects. Moving to Shropshire in 2007, he is now a full-time author and editor and well as being a director and secretary of the Online Transport Archive and a committee member of the National Railway Heritage Awards. Peter is the author of the Lost Tramways series, looking back at the long lost tramway systems of major British towns and cities.
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ISBN 13 9781914079825
ISBN 10 1914079825
Title Lost Tramways of England: London South East
Author Peter Waller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Graffeg Limited
Year published 2021-09-23
Number of pages 64
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