Main entry:

McKay, John P.

Title & Author:

Tramways and trolleys : the rise of urban mass transport in Europe / by John P. McKay.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1976.

Description:

xv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
Challenge. Early public transportation -- Horsecar system -- Search for alternatives -- Breakthrough and development. Electric traction experiments -- American innovation -- New techno-economic matrix -- Diffusion in Europe -- Pattern of adoption. Aesthetic values and public policy -- Development of technological alternatives -- Negotiations and agreements -- Private enterprise in France. French Thomson-Houston Company -- Followers and competitors -- Mature industry after 1900 -- Municipal enterprise in Great Britain. Early efforts -- Glasgow model -- New institutional framework -- Impact on society. Riding public -- Suburbs and cities -- Leisure and recreation -- Tramway workers.

Resources:
Publisher description
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0691052409
9780691052403

Subject:

Street-railroads Europe History.
Urban transportation Europe History.
Tramways Europe Histoire.
Transports urbains Europe Histoire.
Street-railroads
Urban transportation
Europe

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 30960
Call No.: ID:88-B2903
Status: Available