Old Edinburgh Trams - Softcover

Williamson, Kenneth G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1445695537 ISBN 13: 9781445695532

Publisher: Amberley Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Edinburgh did not adopt electric traction until the early 1920s when the Corporation took over from the Edinburgh & District Tramway Co., with the process of converting the city’s cable-operated routes to electric traction following soon after. The first electric trams started in Leith in 1910. At its height Edinburgh ran somewhere in the region of 360 trams throughout the city and possessed one of the most modern tramway systems in the UK. There were proposals to build extensions after the war and new trams were built as late as 1950. However, in 1952 Edinburgh Corporation announced the system would be converted to bus operation. Over the next four years the system was rapidly abandoned with the last tram operating on 16 November 1956. In 2014 trams returned to the streets of Edinburgh and although very different from the old trams are proving to be very popular.With a range of rare and previously unpublished images, Kenneth Williamson looks at the history of the city’s system.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Williamson has lived in Edinburgh his entire life and had a lifelong interest in trains and trams. He runs the website trainbuff.net.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1445695537
• ISBN 13: 9781445695532
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96