Glasgow Trams: A Pictorial Tribute

This book has been commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of Glasgow's remarkable tram system. It features previously unpublished photographs of the city and its suburbs, including Airdrie, Coatbridge, Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrew, Clydebank, and Milngavie. The trams are back in the heart of the city and its suburbs, with people, period buses, cars, lorries, shops, churches, theatres, cinemas, parks, shipyards, factories, and even steam and electric locos running on the tram tracks.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

This book has been commissioned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the closure of Glasgow's remarkable tram system, which saw over 250,000 people line the city streets on September 4, 1962, to witness a final procession of some 20 trams representing different periods in the history of the undertaking. Using a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, the book showcases as many areas and aspects of the city as possible. The trams have returned to their rightful place, right in the heart of the city and its suburbs, with people, period buses, cars, and lorries, shops, churches, theatres, cinemas, parks, shipyards, factories, and even steam and electric locos running on the tram tracks. Furthermore, the coverage extends beyond the city boundary to encompass Airdrie, Coatbridge, Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrew, Clydebank, and Milngavie. Over the years, many locations have changed beyond recognition, while others remain instantly recognizable. The book features scores of photographs of the long-lasting Standards, trams acquired from Paisley, including those cut down to single-deckers, Kilmarnock bogies, modern Coronations and Cunarders, ex-Liverpool cars, one-offs, and works cars. For those who still remember the trams, we hope you enjoy looking back as much as we have, and for those who have no memory of wires and rails in the street, we hope this will recapture a lost way of life when services were frequent and fares relatively inexpensive.

Weight: 1162g
Dimension: 248 x 259 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526794383