Merseyside Transport Recalled - Hardcover

Jenkins, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711036624 ISBN 13: 9780711036628

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The city of Liverpool and the greater Mersyside area have undergone dramatic changes over the past half-century, particularly in public transport. The demise of the Liverpool Overhead Railway in 1956, the decline of the traditional docks and the closure of Liverpool's tram system in 1957 are among of the most conspicuous changes. This book is a pictorial record in colour photographs, the vast majority of which are unpublished, of the variety of public transport that gave the streets and waterfront of Merseyside their unique atmosphere. The book includes buses, trams, the Liverpool Overhead and other railways (steam, electric and diesel), ferries, tugs, liners, cargo vessels, the Runcorn transporter bridge and the airport.

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About the Author

After attending Liverpool University, Martin worked professionally as an actor, writer and director, including 30 years with the BBC where he became Chief Producer Drama (Radio). Today he still undertakes a range of freelance work including directing dramas for the BBC. Across his career he has won many awards and also spent time working in Europe and North America. Among the many documentaries he has made for radio are Trams and Tramcar Enthusiasts and To China for Steam. He also recorded conversations with many theatrical giants such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft Arthur Miller and Ralph Richardson. He was the founding Chairman of the Liverpool University Public Transport Society and The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society. More recently he was Chairman and now President of Online Transport Archive, the UK charity devoted to the conservation and preservation of transport-related negatives, slides, prints and cine films. To help raise thousands of pounds for various transport restoration projects, he researched, directed and read the commentary for some 120 video tapes which became universal 'best sellers'. More recently he has authored or co-authored some 30 transport-related titles. Married in 1965, he lost his wife in 2008 but is survived by his children and grandchildren, none of whom seem set to share his life-long fascination with nearly all forms of transport.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711036624
• ISBN 13: 9780711036628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112