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Edinburgh’s Transport. Volume 2
– The Corporation Years, 1919-1975
D.L.G. Hunter. Edited by Alan Brotchie. Softback, 192 pages, £20. Contents: Introduction; The New Corporation Transport Department; Electrification and the End of the Cable System; Consolidation and Expansion; Under New Management; Robert McLeod in Charge; Wartime Operations; Postwar Changes and the Decline of the Tram; The Bus Omnipotent; The Regional Regime; plus Appendices on – Tramcars; Rolling Stock; Buses; Tickets; Statistics. Over 150 illustrations. “...an extremely detailed volume with a fine selection of beautifully produced pictures ... there is a lot here for your £20. Excellent.” [Archive]
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