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Record Nr.

UNINA9910479953203321

Autore

Wilson Randall

Titolo

The Melbourne tram book / / Randall Wilson, Dale Budd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New South Wales : , : University of New South Wales, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-74224-708-3

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (80 p.)

Disciplina

669.1092348

Soggetti

Street-railroads - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; MELBOURNE AND ITS TRAMS; ERA OF THE CABLE TRAMS; THE EARLY ELECTRIC YEARS; CITY AND SUBURBS; WHAT TRAM IS THAT?; TRAMS IN ART; TRAMS OF YESTERDAY; CHANGING COLOURS; OUT OF THE ORDINARY; CARE AND MAINTENANCE; THEN and NOW; MOBILE BILLBOARDS; GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN; IN GREENER PASTURES; PICTURE SOURCES

Sommario/riassunto

Melbourne's trams are more than a mode of transport. They are a symbol of the city.This fully updated new edition of The Melbourne Tram Book is a colourful and compact tribute to Melbourne's famous trams, one of the city's most enduring symbols. More than 200 photographs and illustrations show trams in the streetscapes of today and yesterday, with detailed commentary from tram experts Randall Wilson and Dale Budd.