{"product_id":"trolleybus-memories-wolverhampton-9780711032149","title":"Trolleybus Memories: Wolverhampton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrolleybuses represented an important step in the history of public transport in the British Isles. Wolverhampton was one of the most important centres of operation, being a leader in trolleybus development through the offices General Manager, Charles Owen Silvers. No single book has been published exclusively on Wolverhampton trolleybuses, and this work addresses that omission, faithfully chronicling the life of the system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWolverhampton enjoyed the ultimate in variety of operational surroundings, with an inter-urban run southwards of more than six miles to the Worcestershire town \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Dudley, some of which was in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen, hilly countryside, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtrasting sharply with the rows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof late-18th-century terraced houses lining the rabbit warren of narrow streets around Owen Road and Rayleigh Road on the Jeffcock Road services. Likewise the tree-lined suburban Lea Road, which curved its way quietly through residential semi-detached Victorian housing, counterbalanced the smoky, fume-laden atmosphere of the Fordhouses route, serving as it did numerous factories and engineering concerns, as well as the Great Western Railway works. Old-fashioned smog was often the order of the day on this route when workers were making their way home, with trolleybuses crawling through the gloom, their headlights on and drivers uncertain just where they were.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Trolleybus Memories: Wolverhampton author Eric \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChalloner traces the history of the operation from its beginnings in 1923 through the golden era of the 1950s to the fight by the people of Wolverhampton to retain the system, culminating in its sad and final demise on 5 March 1967. The whole is supported by a wealth of photographs, both colour and black \u0026amp; white. Also included are route maps, details of operational equipment and a fleet list, completing a useful work of reference that will also provide an enjoyable read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 21x28cm, 112 pages, black \u0026amp; white and colour photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Allan","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (246)","offer_id":58429873389951,"sku":"9780711032149","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780711032149.jpg?v=1789415267","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/trolleybus-memories-wolverhampton-9780711032149","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}