288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of the undertakings involved was London United, which introduced the first public service of electric... Read more
1. Enter Robinson
2. The opening shots
3. Battle grounds
4. Electrics at last
5. Junkets - and hard bargains
6. New ground - and 'underground'
7. Mainly Robinson
8. Hampton Court and Uxbridge
9. Into Surrey
10. Rounding off
11. Chill winds - and new brooms
12. A 'Tramway King' pass
13. LUT, MET and BET
14. Wartime readjustment
15. Spencer makes his mark
16. Mild revival
17. Modernization
18. Finale
Biography
Geoffrey Wilson
