Ian Cormack SIGNED The Rothesay Tramways Company 1879-1949 Bute Scotland Glasgow

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Seller: drive-easy ✉️ (802) 100%, Location: London, GB, Ships to: GB & many other countries, Item: 196184514618 Ian Cormack SIGNED The Rothesay Tramways Company 1879-1949 Bute Scotland Glasgow. The Rothesay Tramways Company 1879-1949 by Ian L Cormack Signed for by the author on the title page (without dedication); 1986 stapled card covers 1st ed published by the Scottish Tramway and Transport Society, 68pp., text generally in decent order albeit with slight browning to pages & slight creasing to the bottom corners/margins/edges of some of the pages, slight edge wear to covers/corners/top & bottom of the spine with slight rubbing/scuffing to the top of the spine - much heavier to the base, rear cover is browned with creasing to the top right hand corner/side, both front & rear have some marks & scratches & the odd crease. NB: Also includes a loose Compliments slip from the author to a Mr Carter regarding the photo he supplied on page 36 of this publication of an "Open car 7 ... at Port Bannatyne c. 1910", plus a brochure for the Glasgow Garden Festival '88. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos, maps, etc. On 25 November 1879, the Rothesay Tramways Co. Ltd. was formed, to promote and operate a tramway on the Isle of Bute. It was the only tramway to be built on a Scottish island, and construction was authorized by the Rothesay Tramways Order 1880. Work on building the infrastructure started in early 1882, and by the start of June, it was completed. A public opening ceremony was held before the tramway had been inspected by the Board of Trade, and so it closed until 10 June, when that inspection took place. It was a horse-drawn 4 ft (1,219 mm) gauge tramway running from the promenade at Rothesay to Port Bannatyne. The line was 2.37 miles (3.81 km) long, with double track at the Rothesay end and single track further out. Rolling stock for the opening was obtained from Saville Street Foundry and Engineering, who were based in Sheffield, England. Cars 1 to 8 were toastracks with canvas roofs, while cars 9 to 12 were enclosed single-deck saloons. In July, a local joiner called James McBride built two toastracks fitted with roofs, which were numbered 13 and 14. William Lauder of Rothesay supplied two toastracks in 1891, numbered 15 and 16, while two more arrived in 1894, numbered 17 and 18, with number 19 arriving in 1897. The final three were probably also built by Lauder, but sources are not clear. Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Large Letter Signed for, well packaged. (£4.20/pb/zainab)
  • Condition: Good
  • Author: Ian L Cormack
  • Book Title: The Rothesay Tramways Company 1879-1949
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: the Scottish Tramway and Transport Society
  • Genre: Transportation
  • Format: Stapled Card Covers
  • Publication Year: 1986
  • Original Language: English
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Features: Illustrated
  • Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Signed: Yes
  • Ex Libris: No
  • Inscribed: No
  • Personalised: No
  • Number of Pages: 68

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