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The final year of tramway operation in Edinburgh had arrived, 1956, but there were still a significant number of routes and trams still operating at the start of the year. Trams still worked routes 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 19, 23 and 28. On March 11 route 7 was replaced by buses and route 17 was withdrawn without bus replacement. Leith tram depot closed on 5 May and tram routes 6 and 19 ceased on 27 May. On June 16 routes 13 and 14 were withdrawn. Sadly, the last trams for a longtime ran in Edinburgh on 16 November.This is the first book in a series that will feature the wonderful views of David and John Clarke taken in the year 1956. The author has, as in a number of previous books, featured a large number from David's collection, not so many from Johns. On 2nd, 3rd and 12th July, David and John visited Edinburgh and the collection of rare, evocative and unpublished views that follows are a record of their visit. Note, that all the views are in chronological order, with David and John, on the same day, many miles apart.

In 1956 it was decided to reduce and ultimately abandon the entire tram system. Initially, with a few exceptions such as the routes to Clydebank and Dalmuir, all services were cut back to the city boundary thus relieving the Corporation of road maintenance costs outside its own limits. This affected the long, inter-urban services to Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrew, Milngavie, Coatbridge and Airdrie.This is the fourth book in series that will be featuring the wonderful views of David and John Clarke taken in the year 1956. I have, in a number of previous books, featured a large number from Davids collection, not so many from

Walter Alexander was registered on May 23, 1924 and for many years was the largest bus company in Scotland. For more than 30 years the operations were divided into three areas - Southern, Fife and Northern.

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1977, as ever an eventful year, that included:

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1976 with its famous heatwave

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1966 using a collection of photographs taken between February and May of that year.

In this the 76th Recollections series title we travel back to 1962 to recall the street scenes of that year, its buses, coaches and trolleybuses.

The 56th volume in this growing series taking a nostalgic look at Britain's road transport heritage... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1971: * BBC Open University broadcasts begin * End of Morris Minor production * Daily Sketch ceases publication * Spaghetti Junction opens * Terms of British membership of the EEC agreed

For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of buses and coaches that they will never have seen. There will, for example, be half-cab single and double deckers the like of which are no longerin production. Some will be recognised from models and books, while others will be seen for the first time.

For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of buses and coaches that they will never have seen. There will, for example, be half-cab single and double deckers the like of which are no longerin production. Some will be recognised from models and books, while others will be seen for the first time.

This book contains images taken between 1951 and 1978, the majority are in colour and have never before been published. Covering all the major bus and trolleybus operators in the area, together with a few smaller but well-known companies, most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company and Passenger Transport Executive liveries.

Covering all the major bus and trolleybus operators in the South East and Anglian area, together with a few smaller companies, most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company and Passenger Transport Executive liveries. The more than 150 photographs were taken between 1951 and 1978 and mostly have never been published.

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1958