Local Transport History Library

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General History

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Modes of Transport

The Horse Bus (A Brief History) 1662-1932. Illustrated. 21 pages.
The Steam Bus (A Brief History) 1833-1923. Illustrated. 15 pages.
The Tram Car (A Brief History) 1807-1963. Illustrated 15 pages.
The Trolleybus (A Brief History) 1911-1972. Illustrated 13 pages.
Early Motorbuses and Services 1896-1986. Illustrated 13 pages.
Travelling The Roads - A Brief History of Road Passenger Transport. Illustrated. 59 pages.

Tramway

British Steam Tram Locomotive Builders. Brief Histories of Black Hawthorn & Co, Thomas Green & Co, Beyer Peacock & Co, Kitson & Co, William Wilkinson & Co. Illustrated history. 2nd edition. 27 pages.

British Steam Tram Locomotive Builders 2. Brief histories of Charles Burrell & Sons, Dick, Kerr & Co, Henry Hughes & Co, Falcon Engine & Car Works, Manning Wardle & Co, Merryweather & Sons. Illustrated history. 21 pages.

Transport Pioneers

John Greenwood & The Manchester Carriage & Tramways Co Ltd 1788-1903. Illustrated. 2nd edition. 21 pages.

George Shillibeer - A Brief Biography 1797-1866. Illustrated. 12 pages.

Thomas Tilling and Thomas Tilling Ltd 1825-1969. Illustrated. 3rd edition. 16 pages.

Miscellaneous

Lower Mosley Street Bus Station 1928-1973. Neville Mercer. Illustrated history. 36 pages.

South Lancashire Transport 1900-1958. Souvenir Brochure. 18 pages.