- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Midland Publishing; 1st edition edition (1 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857801105
- ISBN-13: 978-1857801101
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,130,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A history of Dublin's tram system, including the social history of the city and its citizens from the 1870s to 1949.
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An interesting story,
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This review is from: Through Streets Broad and Narrow: A History of Dublin Trams (Paperback)
Let me start by saying I am not a tram enthusiast, in the anorak sense of an arcane interest in serial numbers etc. I am however interested in the history of Dublin and the tram system was an integral part of the city and its development for many years. The attraction of this book is that it can be read on many levels. There is certainly enough technical and fleet data to interest the specialist but there is also much to interest anyone looking for social history. Unusually in books of this nature proper attention is paid to the owners and employees of the companies involved, the commercial policies followed and who actually used the trams. Also to be recommended are the many interesting photos which show the development of the city from the horse drawn era through to the dominance of the car and lorry. The tram system generally responded to the growth of Dublin but also was itself at times a catalyst to that growth. Another aspect that I found interesting was the way the genuine pride and professionalism of the workforce in their jobs and the company was tested to the limit and beyond by some mean minded company rules and management that was authoritarian even by the standards of the time.The trams were a focal point of the 1913 industrial action that ripped through Dublin with ramifications felt for many years afterwards. All this is very well covered and the author is to be congratulated for giving the reader such a good impression of the part the tram system played in Dublin life.
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In Dublin's Fair City,
This review is from: Through Streets Broad and Narrow: A History of Dublin Trams (Paperback)
Not knowing much about Dublin's trams and tramways I approached this book with the knowledge that I could not comment on the accuracy of the information contained but whether it was readable and maintained your interest. I enjoyed the book very much found it informative and particularly liked the way the author tied the rise and fall of the Dublin Tramway system to the history of Dublin over the the period the trams ran from 1876-1949. The author was not afraid to bring literary references to show how much the trams were part of the city's fabric [references to James Joyce's Ulysses for example]. This gives the book a depth beyond the technical or dealing with the system isolated from its context. His love of his city shows. The book also covers the isolated Hill of Howth line that closed in 1959 and the new tramways [or light rail system] opened in 2004. All illustrations are black and white - hardly surprising given the period the trams operated- but there is one coloured shot,on the back cover, of a new car operating in 2004. The contrast between the old double cars and the modern single decker vehicle is startling.
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