| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks The 1920s were a decade of considerable change in London and in particular for transport in the Capital. It was an age when the bus started to grow in importance as vast number of army surplus vehicles became available. These were easily converted and with people moving to the suburbs bus transport grew ever more important, with the rise in commuting to and from central London. It was an age when mass popular entertainment, football and the cinema, for example, became more prevalent, again imposing new strains and stresses on London's public transport. It was in the 1920s that the final great extensions to the city's tramway network occurred and when the Underground network was still developing with the backing of the private companies that had promoted the lines and had built them. This book in Michael Baker's extremely popular series on London Transport through the ages, provides a complete overview of the transport system in and around London in the 1980s. Road transport enthusiasts will delight in this history of London's public transport in this vibrant decade which is accompanied by a fine selection of contemporary photographs to complete the picture. Contents:
- Introduction
- 1 – Setting the Scene
- 2 – The Tube – Replacing the Originals
- 3 – the Surface Lines
- 4 – Whither the Tram?
- 5 – Bus Scene 1920
- 6 – Think of a Number
- 7 – The General Strike
- 8 – Big Building Projects
- 9 – The Modern Bus
- 10 – Towards the Country and a New Decade
- Bibliography
Continent: Europe
Country: UK
Area: UK London |
