Author: Publisher: John Woodcock
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
TRAM No6 The Naughiest of Trams
Author: Tram 83
Author: Fiston Mwanza MujilaPublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1941920055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Two friends, one a budding writer home from Europe, the other an ambitious racketeer, meet in the only nightclub, the Tram 83, in a war-torn city-state in secession, surrounded by profit-seekers of all languages and nationalities. Tram 83 plunges the reader into the modern African gold rush as cynical as it is comic and colorfully exotic, using jazz rhythms to weave a tale of human relationships in a world that has become a global village. Fiston Mwanza Mujila (b. 1981, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a poet, dramatist, and scholar. Tram 83 is his award-winning and raved-about debut novel that caused a literary sensation when published in France in August 2014.
Tramway Renaissance in Western Europe
Author: Dejan PetkovPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3658288795
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Dejan Petkov explores the tramway renaissance in Western Europe from a socio-technical standpoint and focuses on the development in Germany, France, and England. A multiple case analysis reveals the drivers, impact forces, actors and interest constellations behind the tramway renaissance in these countries and demonstrates the large variations in local systems and their style. A key finding is that there can be quite different paths to the success of tramway systems, but this success usually comes at a cost and can have a comprehensive character only if the systems are considered an integral part of the overarching strategies and concepts for urban and regional development.
Research on Optimization of Key Technologies for Tramway Track Engineering
Author: Zhiping ZengPublisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA
ISBN: 1649976690
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This book is suitable for front-line personnel engaged in the design, construction and maintenance of tramway track engineering as a technical reference, and also provides theoretical reference for researchers in related fields.
The Trams of Prague
Author: Belgium's Trams and Trolleybuses
Author: John LawPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398107255
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
With a terrific selection of colour photographs, explore the history of Belgium's trams and trolleybuses.
Old Edinburgh Trams
Author: Kenneth G. WilliamsonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445695545
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
With a range of rare and previously unpublished images, Kenneth Williamson looks at the history of the city of Edinburgh's trams system.
The Golden Age of Buses & Trams
Author: Henry HirstPublisher: Character-19
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Public transport has now been around for over 150 years in one shape or another and this book takes a nostalgic look at the heritage and story of Buses and Trams. Tramways when operated in the 19th century and beyond formed a large part of the community in towns and cities, helping to get people around in style using steam and electric technology. Trams over time were however up against the might of the internal combustion engine, in the shape of the emerging petrol and diesel powered buses. These newfangled vehicles didn’t require rails or overhead cables and could go just about anywhere. There was also of course the electric trolleybus that sat somewhere between a bus and tram. The tram has thankfully made comebacks over the years and buses have evolved with the times, so join us looking through the early years to more recent times. This book is full of facts, information about the manufacturers, insight about the classic buses and includes some superb archive pictures.
Kirkcaldy & Central Fife's Trams & Buses
Author: Walter BurtPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445611643
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Walter Burt explores the history of tram and bus services in Kirkcaldy and the surrounding area.
Trams and Trolleybuses
Author: Oliver GreenPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784422509
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionised town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use. From the 1930s, the rise of the trolleybus, which also picked up power from overhead cables but ran without expensive tracks, looked set to supersede the tram – but ultimately, by the 1950s, both fell victim to motor buses and private cars. However, since the 1980s the environmental benefits of light rail have encouraged a growing comeback for trams on our crowded and polluted city streets. Using beautiful contemporary photographs, this is the fascinating story of the rise, fall and revival of this everyday, yet sometimes controversial, mode of urban transport.