Leeds Trams and Buses by Berry, Michael

Leeds Trams and Buses (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781445614847)

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Format: Paperback
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Leeds Trams and Buses by Berry, Michael

Leeds Trams and Buses

$24.95
Leeds Trams and Buses by Berry, Michael

Leeds Trams and Buses

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Michael Berry
ISBN-10: 1445614847
ISBN-13: 9781445614847
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2013
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d
By Michael Berry
By Michael Berry
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Michael Berry is the owner of a 1960 Leeds Regent V bus and is also a volunteer with the Keighley Bus Museum Trust. He trained as a car mechanic and has been involved in bus preservation since the 1990s, writing various books and magazine articles on the subject. He currently lives in Huddersfield.

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