The Tramways of Glasgow by John Young : in "Public Works", Volume 1, 1903 : 3
The journal "Public Works" appears to have been first issued in 1903 and this bound volume covers July to October of that year. A wide range of subjects including public works and infrastructure are covered in excellent detail with text and many accompanying photographs and drawings.
One article covers the hsitory, construction and operation of one of the most famous of many municipal tramways undertakings - that of the City of Glasgow. The article is written by John Young who was the General Manager and he had been involved in the process of acquiring the operation of the city's horse tram network in 1894 and the subsequent modernisation of the system to electric operation that began in 1891 and was completed by 1902. The Corporation Tramways Department operated its own electricity generating station, shown under construction here, at Pinkston and it also constructed the vast majority of its own tramcars at Coplawhill Works. In addition to this the various depots were constructed and a vast army of staff were employed and trained to operate the new electric cars and the services.
Glasgow's tramway system continued to floursih and expand, even alongside the introduction of motobuses in the post-WW1 era and indeed in the 1930s a start was made on modernising the system. However, a combination of national and local policies saw even this great operator capitulate and in 1962 the last tram ran bringing to an end the large scale municipal operation of street tramways in the United Kingdom.
The Tramways of Glasgow by John Young : in "Public Works", Volume 1, 1903 : 3
The journal "Public Works" appears to have been first issued in 1903 and this bound volume covers July to October of that year. A wide range of subjects including public works and infrastructure are covered in excellent detail with text and many accompanying photographs and drawings.
One article covers the hsitory, construction and operation of one of the most famous of many municipal tramways undertakings - that of the City of Glasgow. The article is written by John Young who was the General Manager and he had been involved in the process of acquiring the operation of the city's horse tram network in 1894 and the subsequent modernisation of the system to electric operation that began in 1891 and was completed by 1902. The Corporation Tramways Department operated its own electricity generating station, shown under construction here, at Pinkston and it also constructed the vast majority of its own tramcars at Coplawhill Works. In addition to this the various depots were constructed and a vast army of staff were employed and trained to operate the new electric cars and the services.
Glasgow's tramway system continued to floursih and expand, even alongside the introduction of motobuses in the post-WW1 era and indeed in the 1930s a start was made on modernising the system. However, a combination of national and local policies saw even this great operator capitulate and in 1962 the last tram ran bringing to an end the large scale municipal operation of street tramways in the United Kingdom.