John Stevens Alan Brotchie (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Stenlake Publishing Ltd, 2014. 152 pages. Illustrated. 11 x 8.5", paperback. Like New.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2014. vii, 152pp. B&W illustrations. The book is in excellent condition with no inscriptions, and all contents are tight and clean. "Street railways—or passenger tramways—were a product of the USA. This book is the result of a transatlantic collaboration between two expert transport historians who have re-examined and re-evaluated the subject by going back to primary sources. Firstly, the American origins and the products of the earliest car builders are described, particularly the doyen of them all, John Stephenson. Then, in the UK, the 1860s influence of American entrepreneur George Francis Train is critically considered, as are the overseas tramway interests of British speculators.".…