| | Stockport's smart red and cream buses and trams were a familiar sight in and around the town, and in Manchester and elsewhere. Earlier trolleybuses were but a distant memory when the trams finished in 1951, and its fleet of open platform double-deckers included the last such vehicle placed in service in this country. Harry Postlethwaite's profusely illustrated text brings the story to life, with input from local specialist Cliff Marsh. Also includes tickets, maps and preserved vehicles together with a feature on Mersey Square - before it became a shopping centre and buses still reigned supreme. Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Map of Tramcar and Omnibus routes as at 1932
- 1 The Horse Drawn Era
- 2 Towards Electric Traction
- 3 Stockport Corporation Tramways
- 4 The First Motor Buses 1908
- 5 The Trackless Trolleybuses 1913-1920
- 6 The British Buses of the BAT Company
- 7 Other events between 1910 and the 1920s
- 8 Stockports own first Motor Buses now arrive
- 9 Development during the Busy 1920s
- 10 Inter-urban Express Bus Services
- 11 Greater Emphasis on the Buses now
- 12 Wartime
- 13 Post war Developments
- 14 Decision time for the Trams
- 15 Events in the 1950s
- 16 1960s: the Final Years
- 17 Going Down, but going down fighting.
- Appendices
- 1 Tramcar Fleet List
- 2 Bus Fleet List 1913-1969
- 3 Commencement Dates for Bus Services 1913-1951
- 4 Schedule of Tram and Bus Services as at 1938
- 5 Schedule of Bus Services as at 1963
- 6 Joint Operation
- 7 Memories of Mersey Square
- 8 Tickets
- 9 Buses in Service
- 10 List of Preserved Vehicles
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