Lost Tramways of Ireland - Belfast

Peter Waller

Description

The first volume in the 'Lost Tramways of Ireland' series features the history of the Belfast system, including its origins as a horse tramway in the 1870s, its conversion to electric traction in the early 20th century, its role in two World Wars, the conversion of the network to bus and trolleybus operation from the late 1940s and the system's eventual demise in 1954. Amongst the locations featured are Glengormley, Greencastle and Bloomfield as well as York Road and Queen's Quay railway stations.

Sujets

• Bus

Informations

• Publié par: Graffeg Limited
• Date de parution: 24 juin 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781914079498
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Contents 2
Introduction 3
Pre-electric Era 15
The Early Electric Era 17
Depots 20
City Centre 21
Bridge End 30
Albert Bridge 31
Glengormley Route 34
York Road Station 39
Greencastle 40
Queen’s Quay Station 41
Queen’s Road 43
Dundonald Route 44
Bloomfield 45
Ormeau Road 46
Stranmillis 47
Malone Road Route 48
Balmoral Route 51
Donegall Road Route 53
Springfield 54
Ballygomartin 56
Ligoniel Route 59
Cliftonville 62
Ex-Cavehill & Whitewell 63






















































Introduction