| | Developed as a means of saving electricity - and thereby reducing operating costs - regeneration was banned after an accident between two tramcars in Rawtenstall in 1911. Trolleybuses developed the concept, not being included in the ban. Although it took the modern technology of the 1990s to perfect it, the story of the years between is quite fascinating. An unusual book representing a lifetime's work for the author and telling a hitherto little-known story - well illustrated with photographs, charts and diagrams an as up-to-date as October 2006. Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Part 1 – Historical Chapters
- Setting the scene
- Regenerative Braking and the Demi-Cars
- Regenerative Braking Condemned
- The General History of Regenerative Braking in Road Transport Vehicles and its Influence in Tramcars
- The Second Phase of Regenerative Braking in Tramcars
- The Second Phase of Regenerative Braking in Glasgow – Britain’s Largest Fleet of these Tramcars in 1934-45
- The Attributes and Drawbacks of Regenerative Braking
- The Third Phase of Regenerative Braking – Its Acme in Electronic Control
- Part 2 – Technical Chapters
- The Elements of Railed Street Transport
- The Electrical Supply
- The Origin of Tramway Regenerative Braking
- The Electrics of the Regenerative Fleet of the Corporation of Glasgow
- Appendices
- The Board of Trade Accident Report on the Halifax Collision, 14th October 1904
- The Official Regenerative Braking Driving Instructions (Glasgow Corporation Transport)
- Auxiliary Experimentation: Field Diverter, Weak Field
- Maley & Taunton Field Control
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