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Western Thunderer
Works Trams of the British Isles by Peter Waller
I am currently undergoing an interest in trams. This is primarily driven by running the Kato My Tram classic models around my still under construction N Gauge micro layout.
Looking for the possibility of some variation on the standard type of single deck vehicle I chanced upon this book yesterday and found it somewhat enchanting.
I'll admit I have little real in-depth knowledge of tram systems other than what I have read in the model press or in regard to the various lines that had direct links to Colonel Stephens type light railways or narrow gauge systems.
This book contains photos and details of converted trams than look more like they came from the imagination of a freelance-minded modeller using their creative flair to construct 'what-ifs' rather than actual prototypes.
There were trams converted to mobile stores vans, welding shops, salt carriers, water sprayers, snowploughs and even open wagons or hoppers as shown on the cover. There is also some detail of lines using or planning to use wagons for transporting freight around the tram system or to industries en-route which again I found interesting and falls in line with some of my ideas for a freelance system.
Off the rails it has details of interesting road vehicles that support the tram systems and horse-drawn contraptions that were very much the norm before internal combustion powered road vehicles could be though reliable.
Not going to be for everyone but all-in-all an interesting book that I thought worth sharing and a steal at £9.99
ISBN 9781473862234
I am currently undergoing an interest in trams. This is primarily driven by running the Kato My Tram classic models around my still under construction N Gauge micro layout.
Looking for the possibility of some variation on the standard type of single deck vehicle I chanced upon this book yesterday and found it somewhat enchanting.
I'll admit I have little real in-depth knowledge of tram systems other than what I have read in the model press or in regard to the various lines that had direct links to Colonel Stephens type light railways or narrow gauge systems.
This book contains photos and details of converted trams than look more like they came from the imagination of a freelance-minded modeller using their creative flair to construct 'what-ifs' rather than actual prototypes.
There were trams converted to mobile stores vans, welding shops, salt carriers, water sprayers, snowploughs and even open wagons or hoppers as shown on the cover. There is also some detail of lines using or planning to use wagons for transporting freight around the tram system or to industries en-route which again I found interesting and falls in line with some of my ideas for a freelance system.
Off the rails it has details of interesting road vehicles that support the tram systems and horse-drawn contraptions that were very much the norm before internal combustion powered road vehicles could be though reliable.
Not going to be for everyone but all-in-all an interesting book that I thought worth sharing and a steal at £9.99
ISBN 9781473862234
