| | Charlie Wyatt began as a conductor on London's trolleybuses in 1951 and became a driver in 1955. He worked throughout his trolleybus career at Finchley depot in north London, here he was on trolleybuses until their last day there. With an exceptional memory, backed up by official documents from the time, Charlie recounts what it was like to work beneath the wires of the largest trolleybus system in the world and brings in many of the amusing incidents and characters he encountered. Contents:
- Early Years
- Learning the Ropes
- On The Back
- Pull and Holds & Pull and Leaves
- Dennis, Vic and Harry
- Trolleybus Driver Training
- In the Driving Seat
- Every One an AEC
- Reading Two Roads
- Hazards and Hitches
- Arms, Heads and Bamboo Poles
- Accoutrements
- Flood, Fog and Freeze
- Staff Shenanigans
- Into the Lion’s Den
- No Effort Spared
- The Inspectors
- Pay and Conditions
- Preparing for the Change-Over
- Two Barnets and A Canons Park
- Life after Finchley
Continent: Europe
Country: UK | | Tag cloud: charlie wyatt conductor trolleybus finchley bamboo flood freeze change-over | Tell a friend about this publication  |
| | Other Titles from this publisher:
|
