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Fascinating and thorough history of the development, construction, and use of the PCC car in all its different iterations. The book provides an excellent background on the problems with older trolley models, and how the Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Conway, spent five years designing the new car. The results were so successful that thousands of the PCCs were built in the US, Europe and the Soviet Union and its satellites. The book provides clear explanations about the aspects that made the car such an excellent streetcar, from noise reduction to braking system. The book also looks at other non-PCC cars that attempted to solve the same problems as well as the use of PCC cars overseas, especially in the Czech Republic where they are still in use. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With oversized, foldout schematic diagram of the car in the the back. Includes roster of orders for PCC cars and a list of who bought the cars. An invaluable reference work for anyone interested in the history of streetcars or in design principles. 250 pages.
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PCC: THE CAR THAT FOUGHT BACK
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PCC: The Car That Fought Back
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PCC : The Car That Fought Back
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 250 pages, folding plates, large folding table at rear, some internal spotting, folding plates spotted otherwise very good in very good unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B184. Seller Inventory # 139684
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PCC : The Car That Fought Back
Published by
Interurban Press, Glendale, California, 1980
ISBN 10: 0916374416
ISBN 13: 9780916374419
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Glendale, CA: Interurban, 1980. 1st edition , NF/VG+. Book has some wear to spine ends. DJ has wear to upper spine with a closed tear, light wear to lower spine, scattered light edge wear. Over 380 historical photos, 5 tables 4 graphs, nearly 20 specification drawings, 2 fold-outs at end of text, one large fold-out, printed on both side multi-columned : equipment variations -North American PCC Cars (this laid found in pocket attached to rear paste-down. The PCC was a revolutionary design for streetcars that was created in 1935, that dominated the urban scene in the U.S. and for a time overseas. The authors blend technical detail and historical perspective to produce the definitive study of this remarkable urban transit vehicle. Nice copy, 250 pp. Seller Inventory # 005392
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PCC : From Coast to Coast
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st. Interurbans Special 86. Well illustrated account of the PCC tramcar in service across the USA and overseas. 287pp. VG copy in slightly edge worn dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 024432
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large folding supplement in the rear pocket, "Equipment Variations - North American PCC Cars". A bright, clean copy with a bookplate.; 250 pages. Seller Inventory # 127470
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PCC : The Car That Fought Back
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. Interurbans Special 64. Detailed and well illustrated account of the PCC tramcar from evolution to its use overseas. 250pp, many photos and drawings. Complete with fold out plan and the fold out supplement sheet at rear in pocket. VG clean copy in dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 010971
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