{"product_id":"town-transport-in-camera-9780711010352","title":"Town Transport in Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe claim that our present-day cities and towns are largely the creation of local transport is hardly an exaggeration; without adequate transport services, the big towns of the Industrial Revolution could scarcely have been viable. The omnibus, the tramway and the local railway set the towns in motion and enabled their inhabitants to live in pleasanter surroundings away from overcrowding and the pollution of industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book surveys the development of town transport from the earliest omnibuses, through horse and steam tramways, to the electric era on local railways, tramways and trolleybuses, to the motor bus and rapid transit prospects for the future. In addition to depicting a rich diversity of vehicles, the numerous illustrations reveal the conditions under which urban transport has had to operate within the layout of streets and housing and amid mounting congestion. They demonstrate how local transport has influenced the urban pattern, affecting the growth of towns and the lives of their inhabitants; the views of past townscapes are therefore of interest not only for the former transport modes but also for their value as a study in social history. Quotations from contemporary sources illuminate contrasting attitudes to the problems implicit in the subject, while a chronology and a bibliography complete a volume to appeal to transport enthusiast and social historian alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 18x24cm, 96 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Allan","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (246)","offer_id":58429872734591,"sku":"9780711010352","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780711010352.jpg?v=1789415630","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/town-transport-in-camera-9780711010352","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}