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Dundee’s Trams and Buses
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The Dundee & District Tramways Company began operating a service using a horse tram on 30 August 1877. In 1885, steam traction was introduced, and between 1900 and 1902 the system was electrified, reaching as far as Broughty Ferry and Monifeith at its height. In 1899 the company had become Dundee City Tramways, and in October 1956 the tram system was closed; all the services were now run using the motor buses, which had originally been introduced in 1922. Dundee Corporation Transport and its successors have run the buses in the city ever since. In this book, transport historian Walter Burt looks at the trams and buses used by these companies, and tells the story of transport in Dundee through the vehicles that used to work its streets in a collection of images that will bring back memories of Dundee from times past.
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| Publisher | Amberley Publishing, Illustrated edition (15 Jun. 2014) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1445634619 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1445634616 |
| Dimensions | 16.51 x 0.76 x 23.39 cm |
by andrew
very good
by Matt
Interesting little book if you re into buses. Our lad is and he thought it was great so a great buy.
by sarah gray
AS DESCRIBED .GREAT ITEM
by doreen Low
Went perfectly with a photo that my husband had been given. excellent service
by alasdair
I’m not a Dundonian but have found this book thoroughly enjoyable, one that I will look at again & again. As the author states, it is not a comprehensive history of transport in Dundee but there is a brief outline of the development of public transport there from the beginning of the tram era to present day bus operations. This is followed by 88 pages of photographs, mostly 2 to a page, black & white & colour, 26 with trams & the remainder buses. It includes the horse & steam trams, the trolleybuses of 1912-14, the electric trams of Dundee Corporation & The Dundee, Broughty Ferry & District Tramways Company & buses run by The Corporation, Walter Alexander & Northern, Strathtay Scottish & finally Stagecoach, plus smaller private operators such as Dickson of Dundee. Views of the types of tram & bus used over the years are added to by oddities such as vehicles used for breakdown & training purposes, tours & hires & a “flat fare” bus!
This book will have a wide appeal, to both bus/tram enthusiasts & members of the public who remember the trams & earlier buses, as well as younger people with relatives who worked in these vehicles and those interested in local history. Picture postcard views, especially from the earlier days, augment the close-up & “snapshot” type photographs. Hopefully, many of them have not been published before. The author maintains a personal commentary, with his own thoughts on different aspects of the quality & efficiency of the vehicles and as many of the views have been chosen with the location in mind, comparisons are made with how the scene looks in the present day. There is a definite “human touch”, with photos of employees & travellers alike. Its not a dry recollection of facts & figures but there are delightful flashes of humour throughout – I like the comment about “Health & safety issues” on p33 view of Dock Street bus stance.
Having had a book published myself, I am only too well aware that errors can creep in, no matter how much proof reading is done. I’m fairly certain that the location of the photo in the centre on page 23 of tram no.46 is Forfar Road approaching Maryfield terminus, not Ninewells but I am not one for nit picking and any such mistakes should in no way detract from what is a fine publication which will delight its readers and be continually referred to over and over again. I thoroughly recommend it, as I say, not just to the people of Dundee but to all and sundry.
by Nurseypatricia
Bought for nostalgic purposes and worked.
by Wallyeff
It really scratched the nag of nostalgia about Dundee in the 1950s before I left
by Mrs. J. Stark
I bought this for my husband and it brought back many memories. He didn’t take long to get through it as there are more picturesd and words, but he liked it.