{"product_id":"the-tramcar-will-return-9781035853557","title":"The Tramcar will Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anthony Young\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectric tramways formed the backbone of most towns and cities in the first half of the twentieth century. But when they got in the way of cars, they had to go. People loved their trams, they took them to school, to work, to go shopping, to the cinema and to football matches. When the last Glasgow tram ran in 1962, a quarter of a million Glaswegians braved the pouring rain to say goodbye. \u003cbr\u003eThirty years later, trams were re-invented to help combat congestion and environmental impacts of the car. Both eras are covered in this book by an engineer who witnessed the demise of the tram and its revival, playing a major role in getting trams onto the streets of Manchester in 1992. Now trams are running again in London, Edinburgh and cities in between. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a personal story about the last tramways in Britain and the new generation of light rail systems, a term invented to avoid any confusion with old double deckers clanking down the middle of the road. It is interlaced with stories of tramways in the UK, Europe and beyond, gained when working as an international light rail consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austin Macauley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45044860420247,"sku":"9781035853557","price":1396.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781035853557.webp?v=1769215635","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tramcar-will-return-9781035853557","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}