
Leeds Trams and Buses
Michael Berry(Author)
Amberley Publishing
Published on 15. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4456-1484-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Leeds Tramways Company was authorised to construct tramway lines in Leeds in 1871 under the Leeds Tramways Order, with the first route opening on 16 September of that year and running from Boar Lane to the Oak Inn at Headingley. The Tramways Company operated horse-drawn and steam-powered vehicles, full electrification coming in after the Company was bought out by Leeds Corporation in 1893. These trams then continued to operate until 7 November 1959, when the system was closed down, leaving only one tramway in England. Meanwhile, motor buses began to operate in Leeds in 1906, the result of a meeting over golf. The bus service expanded over the years and went from strength to strength, taking over from the trams. In this book, Michael Berry charts the development of Leeds trams and buses from the start of the twentieth century until the 1970s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
178 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-1484-7 (9781445614847)
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Michael Berry
Leeds Trams and Buses
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05/2013
1st Edition
Amberley Publishing
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Person
Michael Berry is a Director at the Keighley Bus Museum, where he is custodian of Huddersfield Daimler Fleetline KVH 473E, and Huddersfield Corporation MVH 388, a 1953 AEC Mandator tower wagon. He trained as a car mechanic and has been involved in bus preservation since the 1990s. He has previously written on Leeds buses, and owns Leeds 916, (3916 UB) an AEC Regent V of 1960. He currently lives in Huddersfield.