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Abell P H, Garnham J A and McLoughlin I  The Tramways of Lytham St Annes, Oakwood, pp128.  No date.  Locomotion Papers No.189.  Pb.  VG.  Some loss of colour down the spine of the covers.  £5.95

Abell P H  British Tramway Guide, author, 3rd edition 1984, pp74.  Pb.  VG.  Covers the following working tramways: Blackpool, Douglas Corporation, the Great Orme, Manx Electric and the Seaton & District Electric Tramway. Also the National Tramway Museum at Crick and the following museum collections: Black Country Museum, Bournemouth Transport Museum, East Anglia Transport Museum, Glasgow Transport Museum, Heaton Park Tramway (Manchester), Hull Transport Museum, London Transport Museum, North of England Open-Air Museum, Southampton City Museum/Tram 57 Project, and Steamport (Southport).  £2.95

Anderson R C  Great Orme Railway,  LRTL (Light Railway Transport League), pp20.  Pb.  Fair+.   Small number "738" stamped on the front cover.  Covers split at the bottom of the spine; also some creasing.  An undated illustrated booklet, reprinted from Modern Tramway.  £1.95

Baddeley G E  The Tramways of Croydon, LRTA (Light Railway Transport Association), 2nd revised edition 1983, pp208.  Glazed Boards.  VG-. The binding of the spine is not completely square, spine of cover sunned.  A comprehensive well-illustrated history.  Nominally a second edition of the history by "SouthmeT" in 1960, but in fact completely rewritten to incorporate a substantial amount of new information.  £4.95

Bett W H and Gillham J C (Edited by J H Price)  The Tramways of South Yorkshire and Humberside, Light Rail Transit Association, pp75.  Pb.  Very Good.  A well-illustrated booklet covering the tram networks of Barnsley, Dearne, Doncaster, Grimsby, Hull, Immingham, Mexborough, Rotherham and Sheffield.  £2.95

Boynton, John  Main Line to Metro: Train and Tram on the Great Western Route Birmingham Snow Hill – Wolverhampton, Mid England Books, 2001, pp110.  Large Format Pb.  Very Good.  An illustrated history.  £6.95

Brook, Roy  The Tramways of Huddersfield: A History of Huddersfield Corporation Tramways 1883-1940, Advertiser Press, Huddersfield, 1959, pp116 with a loosely inserted folding map.  Hb.  No dust wrapper.  VG-.  The corners of the covers are slightly bumped and there is some wear to the spine.  £4.95

Buckley R J  History of Tramways from Horse to Rapid Transit, D&C, 1975, pp184.  Hb.  Very Good+ in a Very Good dust wrapper.  The rear top corner of the covers is bumped.  A survey of world tramway practice from the introduction of railed horse drawn transport in the mid 1800s, through the heyday of the tram around WWI and its decline, to the present day revival in a new form.  £3.95

Burrows V E  The Southerden Tramway Scene: Historic Tramway Photographs 1925-35, Glasney Press, 1980, pp112.  Large Format Hb.  Fine in a Fine dust wrapper.  A remarkable selection of photographs from the Geoffrey Nevey Southerden collection.  £5.95

Coates D M  Bradford City Tramways 1882-1950, Wyvern, 1984, pp112.  Pb.  VG.  A carefully researched illustrated history.  £3.95

Collins, Paul  The Tram Book, IA, 1995, pp112 with numerous illustrations.  Large Format Hb.  Very Good+ in a Very Good dust wrapper.  Individual chapters narrate the story of the tram in Britain, from the earliest days through to the 1950s and 1960s, as well as looking at various aspects of tramway operation and life.  £4.95

Davey, Peter  Bristol Tramways, Middleton, 2001, pp96.  Tramway Classics Series.  Series editor: Robert J Harley.  Inscription inside the cover, and signed by the author on the title page.  Glazed Boards.  Fine.  £7.50

Dryhurst, Michael  London Trolleybuses, World of Transport, 1987, pp104.  Bus Portfolio No.2.  Pb.  VG.  Some superficial wear to the edges of the covers.  An extensive collection of pictures of London's trolleybuses, all from the camera of Michael Dryhurst.  £4.95

Fairley, George  Tramway Memories: Edinburgh, IA, 2006, pp80.  Large Format.  Card Covers.  VG+.  A short history of the Edinburgh tram system, followed by a pictorial tribute focusing on the last decade of operation immediately after the war.  £3.95

Folkard L F  British Trams: A Pictorial Survey, Bradford Barton, 1978, pp96.  Hb.  VG in a VG dust wrapper.  Examines each major tram system in turn.  Black hardback cover.  £3.95

Garratt, Colin on the work of Henry Priestly  Trams of Northern Britain, Milepost 92½, 1995, pp80.  Large Format.  Glazed boards with a dust wrapper.  Fine in a Fine dust wrapper.  Priestley meticulously recorded the tramway era throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The original plates are now held in the National Tramway Museum at Crich.  £3.95

Garratt, Colin on the work of Henry Priestly  Trams of Southern Britain, Milepost 92½, 1995, pp80.  Large Format.  Glazed boards with a dust wrapper.  VG in a VG dust wrapper.  Priestley meticulously recorded the tramway era throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s.  The original plates are now held in the National Tramway Museum at Crich.  £3.95

Garratt, Colin  The Golden Years of British Trams, Milepost 92½, 1995. Unpaged with about 160 pages.  Large Format.  Glazed boards with a dust wrapper.  Fine in a Fine dust wrapper.  Combines two books Trams of Northern Britain and Trams of Southern Britain in a single volume.  Inscription under the flap of the dust wrapper.  Priestley meticulously recorded the tramway era throughout the 30s, 40s and 50s. This superb album of photographs, edited by Colin Garratt, is the result.  The original plates are now held in the National Tramway Museum at Crich.  £4.95

Gent, John B and Meredith, John H  Croydon's Tramways, Middleton Press, 1994, pp96.  Series Editor: Robert J. Harley.  Tramway Classics Series.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  £7.50

Harley, Robert J  London Tramway Twilight 1949 – 1952, Capital Transport, 2000, pp128.  "Largish" format.  Glazed Boards.  VG.   Spine slightly bumped at the head & base of the spine.  An illustrated history of the last four years.  £7.50

Harvey, Michael G  A Nostalgic Look at Birmingham Trams 1933-53 Vol.1: The Northern Routes, SLP, 1993. Large Format. Pb. VG pp100. Slight wear to the covers at the head of the spine. A largely pictorial tribute. After a brief general history, each route is considered in turn.  £3.95

Harvey, Michael G  A Nostalgic Look at Birmingham Trams 1933-53 Vol.2: The Southern Routes, SLP, 1994, pp100.  Bristol Road routes, Cotteridge and the Moseley Road routes, plus Nechells and Bolton Road.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  A largely pictorial tribute.  £5.95

Hearse, George S  The Tramways of Northumberland, privately published by the author, 1961, pp104.   No dust wrapper as published.  VG in red cloth with gilt lettering.  A history of the tramway systems in the Newcastle area.  £10.50

Hearse, George S  Remember The Trams? Tyneside, author, 1972, pp64.  Large inscriptions inside both the front & rear covers.  Pb.  VG- with slight creasing to the rear cover.  An illustrated history.  £2.95

Horn J V  The Story of the Dover Corporation Tramways 1897-1936, LRTL, 1955, pp88.  No dw.  Green covers with silver lettering.  Spine of cover faded and some marking along top edges of covers, otherwise VG.  A comprehensive history.  £8.50

Hunter D L G  Scottish Electric Tramways, Turntable, 1st edition 1974, pp36.  Pb. VG+.  A pictorial survey of Scottish tramways systems featuring the systems of Ayr, Kilmarnock, Greenock, Rothesay, Dumbarton, Paisley, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Edinburgh, Leith, Musselburgh, Falkirk, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen.  £2.95

Irwin, Christopher R  A Nostalgic Look at North-East Trams since the 1940s, Silver Link, 1990, pp64.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  A largely pictorial tribute to the trams of Newcastle, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland.  £4.95

Johnson, Peter  British Trams & Tramways in the 1980s, IA, 1985, pp48.  A Vintage Roadscene Special.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  With sections on: Blackpool Tramway, Douglas Corporation, Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Seaton Tramway, Great Orme Tramway, National Transport Museum, East Anglia Transport Museum, Black Country Museum, Heaton Part Tramway and the North of England Open Air Museum.  £1.95

Jones, Norman  Isle of Man Tramways including the Groudle Glen, Foxline, 1994, pp80.  Scenes from the Past 17: Isle of Man Railways & Tramways Part 2.  Large Format Pb.  Fine.  £7.50

Joyce J  The British Tramway Scene, LRTL, 1961, pp32.  Pb.  Covers slightly grubby else VG.  A collection of photographs from Modern Tramway.  £0.95

Joyce J  Round Britain by Tram, Light Railway Transport League, 1964, pp32.  Pb.  Very Good.  A collection of tram photographs, all originally published in either Modern Tramway or Tramway Review.  £1.95

Joyce J  Tramway Heyday, IA, 2nd Impression 1974, pp128.  Hb.  Generally Fine in a VG+ dust wrapper but with a 1.5 cm internally repaired tear in the dust wrapper.  "Surveys the history of British tramways against a social background."  £4.95

Joyce J  Blackpool's Trams, IA, 1985, pp48.  Centenary Edition 1885 - 1985.  A Vintage Roadscene Special.  Large Format  Pb.  VG.  A well-illustrated history of Blackpool's trams.  £2.95

Joyce J  London's Trams, IA, 1990, pp48.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  An illustrated history.  £2.95

Kidner R W  The London Tramcar 1861-1952, Oakwood, 1965, pp45, including pp20 of illustrations.  Rolling stock notes by D. W. K. Jones.  Locomotion Papers No.7.  First published in 1952.  Pb.  VG-.  Creasing at the lower front corner of the covers. A history of the London tramcar not the London tramway system.  £2.95

King, Stanley  Bradford Corporation Trolleybuses: The story of Britain's longest lived trolleybus undertaking, Venture Publications, 1994, pp120.  Large Format.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  An illustrated history of the trolleybuses that served Bradford for six decades.  £12.50

Kirby A K  Middleton Tramways, Manchester Transport Museum Society, 1976, pp88 with a folding map in the rear.  Pb.  Very Good.  Old price sticker on the title page.  An illustrated history of the Middleton Electric Traction Company in Greater Manchester, including later operations by Manchester Corporation.  £3.95

Light Railway Review 2: An in-depth review of developments in light rail transit, Platform 5/LRTA, 1990, pp80.  Editors: Taplin, Michael and Fox, Peter.  Large Format Pb.  VG. Articles on: South Yorkshire Supertram, Model System - Go to Grenoble, Hanover - 25 Years of Light Rail Development, City of the Automobile - Los Angeles Looks to Light Rail, Light Rail Transit: Progress and Implementation 1990, Light Rail Transit - Current Developments in the United Kingdom, System Planning - Light Rail for Nottingham, Manchester - Making Tracks for Metrolink, Gathering Momentum - Low Floor LRV Progress, Canada - Toronto's New Light Rail Line, London Docklands - The DLR's Dash for Growth, and World List - Urban Tramway & Light Railway Systems 1990.  £3.95

Light Railway Review 3: An in-depth review of developments in light rail transit, Platform 5/LRTA, 1992, pp80.  Large Format Pb.  Very Good+.  With articles on: Model system - The Zurich Way, Greater Manchester - The Meaning of Metrolink, Amsterdam - Amstelveen Line sets the Pattern for the Future, South Yorkshire Supertram - Construction is Underway in Sheffield, Light Rail Transit - Current Developments in the United Kingdom, Croydon - Public Boost for Tramlink, West Midlands - Midland Metro awaits Decision, House of Commons Select Committee - Urban Public Transport: The Light Rail Option, Hatching Phoenix Eggs - Hiroshima Leads the Way in Japanese LRT Development, Consultation - Winning Ways, System Planning - Mixing Light Rail with Heavy Rail, World List - Urban Tramway & Light Rail Systems 1992.  £3.95

Mack, Robert F  Leeds City Tramways: A Pictorial Souvenir, Turntable, 1972, pp32.  Pb. VG.  An album depicting the final years of operation.  £1.95

Mackley, David  Norwich Tramways, Middleton, 2000 pp96.  Tramway Classics Series.  Series editor: Robert J. Harley.  Inscription.  Glazed Boards.  VG+ with slight loss of colour on the lower half of the spine.  £7.50

Maggs, Colin G  The Bath Tramways, Oakwood, 2nd revised edition 1992, pp104.  Locomotion Papers No. 52.  Pb.  VG.  £4.95

Maybin, Mike  A Nostalgic Look at Belfast Trams since 1945, SLP, 1994, pp100.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  A brief history followed by an illustrated survey.  £5.95

National Tramway Museum  The Tramway Society Annual Report & Accounts, Tramway Museum Society, 1975-1995.  Twenty one reports, all VG+ or better.  Each year the tramway museum at Crich publishes a booklet of around 24 pages that reviews developments in the previous year and presents the society’s accounts.  This long run of reports therefore provides a unique insight into the development of the tram operations at Crich over twenty one years.  £8.50

Oppitz, Leslie  Tramways Remembered: South & South East England, Countryside Books, 1st edition 1988, pp144.  Glazed boards with a dust wrapper.  VG in a VG dust wrapper.  The spine of dust wrapper is slightly sunned, and there is a tiny nick at the head of the spine.  An illustrated survey of the tramway systems in the area.  £3.95

Oppitz, Leslie  Tramways Remembered: West & South West England, Countryside Books, 1990, pp144.  Glazed boards with a dust wrapper.  VG in a VG dust wrapper.  Loss of colour down the spine, old price sticker on the cover.  A comprehensive illustrated survey of all the tramway systems in the area.  £2.95

Palmer, Steve and Turner, Brian  Blackpool by Tram, Authors, 1981. Large Format Pb. Fair pp112. First published in 1968. Rubbing to the edges of the spine. An illustrated history of Blackpool's trams.  £4.95

Palmer, Steve  Blackpool's Century of Trams, Blackpool Borough Council, 1985, pp112. Large Format Pb.  Near VG with slight wear to the corners of the covers.  A largely pictorial centenary history.  £4.95

Palmer, Steve  Blackpool & Fleetwood by Tram, Platform 5, 1988, pp96.  Large Format Pb.  VG.  Colours slightly faded on the spine.  An illustrated history of the Blackpool tram system.  £3.95

Palmer, Steve  A Nostalgic Look at Blackpool Trams 1950: 1966, SLP, 1995, pp100.  Large Format Pb.  VG with some rubbing to the covers along the edge of the spine.  Largely pictorial with some text.  £4.95

Palmer, Steve and Martin, Brian  A Nostalgic Look at Liverpool Trams 1945-1957, SLP, 1996, pp132.  Large Format Hb.  VG+/VG.  Light wear along the top edge of the dw.  A pictorial tribute to the post-war years.  £16.50

Palmer, Steve  By Tram to the Tower: 112 Years of Blackpool Tramways, author, 2nd updated edition 1997, pp72.  First published in 1965 as By Tram to the Tower: 80 Years of Blackpool Tramways.  Card Covers.  VG.  A well-illustrated history of the Blackpool tram system.  £1.95

Perkin J B  Exeter and Taunton Tramways, Middleton, 1992, pp96.  Tramway Classics Series.  Series editor: Robert J. Harley.  Signed by Robert Harley.  Inscription.  Glazed Boards.  VG with a small wear mark near the top of the spine.  £6.95

Price J H  The Tramways of Grimsby, Immingham & Cleethorpes, Light Rail Transit Association, pp114.  No date.  Pb.  VG+ except for a tear in the middle of p69/70.  A series of illustrated articles reprinted from Tramway Review.  £9.50

Price J H  Tramcars, IA, 1963, pp64.  Veteran & Vintage Series.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  Over fifty types of tram are illustrated and described.  £1.95

Rodinglea  The Tramways of East London: Barking, East Ham, Ilford, Leyton, Walthamstow, West Ham, Tramway & Light Railway Society and The Light Railway Transport League, 1967, pp252.  Hb.  VG/VG- with a half-inch internally-repaired tear to the bottom front edge of the dust wrapper.  A comprehensive illustrated history.  £7.50

Smeeton C S  The Metropolitan Electric Tramways Vol.1 - Origins to 1920, Light Rail Transit Association, 1984, pp224 with numerous illustrations and maps.  Glazed Boards.  VG+.  A comprehensive history of The Metropolitan Electric Railways until the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.  £7.50

Smeeton C S  The Metropolitan Electric Tramways Vol.2 - 1921 to 1933, Light Rail Transit Association, 1986, pp225-480 with numerous illustrations and maps.  Glazed Boards.  Generally VG, but with a 1.5 inch linear indentation to the front cover.  A comprehensive history of The Metropolitan Electric Railways until the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.  £5.95

"SouthmeT"  The Tramways of Croydon, LRTL (Light Railway Transport League), 1st edition 1960, pp212 with 78 illustrations, tables, folding map and chronology.  Bookplate and small inscription inside front cover.  Hb.  VG in a Poor dust wrapper.  The dust wrapper is worn with the lower third of the spine missing.  A comprehensive history, compiled by Geoffrey Baddeley, Reginald Durrant, Richard Elliott, George Gundry and Ronald Harmer.  £6.95

Symons R D H and Creswell P R  British Trolleybuses, IA, 1967, pp80.  VG/VG.  An illustrated overview of the then remaining, and recently closed, trolleybus systems.  £4.95

Thompson D A  London Trolleybus Pictorial, author, 1974, pp44.  Pb.  VG+.  A pictorial history of London trolleybuses from their inception in 1931 until their demise.  £2.95

Thomson L A  Trams and Trolleybuses in Ilford, Ilford & District Historical Society, 1979, pp52.  Inscription.  Pb.  VG.  An illustrated booklet.  £3.95

Turner, Brian  Blackpool to Fleetwood, LRTL (Light Railway Transport League), pp99.  No date.  Reprinted with additions from the 1975 and 1976 issues of Modern Tramway.  Card Covers.  VG.  A comprehensive illustrated history of the Blackpool tramway system.  £4.95

Turner, Keith  Old Trams, Shire, 1985, pp32. Shire Album No.148.  Pb. VG.  An illustrated booklet.  £0.95

Turner, Keith; Smith, Shirley & Smith, Paul  The Directory of British Tram Depots, OPC, 2001, pp176.  Large format Hb.  Fine in a Fine dust wrapper.  The cover is slightly bumped at the top of the spine.  Each entry provides an outline history of the depot, a grid reference, its ultimate fate and an ordinance survey reference.  £8.50

Turner, Keith  The Great Orme Tramway - Over a Century of Service, Carreg Gwalch, 2003, pp112.  Card Covers.  VG+.  An illustrated history of the Great Orme Tramway at Llandudno.  £2.50

Twidale, Graham H E  A Nostalgic Look at Edinburgh Trams since 1950, SLP, 1st Edition 1989, pp64.  Large Format Pb.  Superficial wear at the top and bottom of the spine else VG+.  A largely pictorial tribute.  £3.95

Twidale G H E and Mack R F A  A Nostalgic Look at Glasgow Trams since 1950, SLP, 1991, pp64.  Large Format.  Card Covers.  VG.  A largely pictorial tribute.  £3.95

Voice, David  London's Tramways: Their History & How to Model Them, PSL, 1985, pp217.  Hb.  VG+ in a VG+ dust wrapper.  £5.95

Waller, Michael H and Waller, Peter  British & Irish Tramway Systems since 1945, IA, 1992, pp208 with numerous illustrations and route maps.  Hb.  VG+ in a VG+ dust wrapper.  A comprehensive account of the decline and closure of the traditional tram systems after the war.  £3.95

Waller, Peter  The Heyday of the Tram, IA, 1993, pp80.  Landscape format.  Glazed Boards. Very Good.  An all-colour album.  £3.95

Waller, Peter  Glory Days: British Trams, IA, 2003, pp96.  Landscape format.  Glazed Boards.  Fine.  A tribute to the history of Britain's trams from the 19th century to today's second-generation systems.  £3.95

Webb J S   Black Country Tramways Vol.1 1872-1912, Author, 1974, pp279, 73 illustrations and a folded map in the rear.  Pb.  Unused "Garfield" bookplate on flyleaf.  Very Good with some rubbing to the spine.  A detailed study of the company-worked tramways and light railways of this West Midlands industrial area.  £5.95

Webber, Mick  London Trolleybuses: A black and white album, Capitol Transport, 2009, pp96.  Large Format.  Glazed Boards.  VG.  A pictorial album depicting the London trolleybus between 1931 and 1950.  £5.95

Willoughby D W, Oakley E R and Jones D W K  Trams in Outer North London: A Pictorial Souvenir, authors, 1981, pp44 plus a map.  Pb.  VG+.  Tramways in North Middlesex and Hertfordshire.  £2.95

Wiseman R J S  British Tramways in Pictures 1: Sheffield, Advertiser Press, 1976, pp44.  The enlarged edition of 1976.  Card covers.  VG.  Historical notes plus pictures of the last ten years.  £2.95

Wiseman R J S  British Tramways in Pictures 3: Birmingham, Advertiser Press, 1st edition 1972, pp40.  Card Covers.  VG.  A pictorial survey with historical notes.  £2.95

Edinburgh's Trams, The Last Years

Wiseman R J S  Edinburgh's Trams, The Last Years Vol.1: The North, Stenlake, 2005, pp47. Landscape format.  Card Covers.  VG+.  A pictorial tribute with extensive captions.  £4.95

Wiseman R J S  Edinburgh's Trams, The Last Years Vol.3: The West, Stenlake, 2007, pp47.  Landscape format.  Card Covers.  VG+.  A pictorial tribute with extensive captions.  £4.95

Wiseman R J S  Edinburgh's Trams, The Last Years Vol.4: The East, Stenlake, 2007, pp47.  Landscape format.  Card Covers.  VG+.  A pictorial tribute with extensive captions.  £4.95

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