Britain at Work
A Pictorial Description of Our National Industries
År: 1902
Forlag: Cassell and Company, Limited
Sted: London, Paris, New York & Melbourne
Sider: 384
UDK: 338(42) Bri
Illustrated from photographes, etc.
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BRITAIN AT WORK.
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GLASGOW CORPORATION TRAM.
only tramway in the world which refuses
preserving the beauty of the city. So
admirably has the scheme worked that
it has been adopted in the busiest
district of Boston, with characteristic
American modifications. Glasgow has
possibly the finest service of trams in
the United Kingdom ; and about four
hundred cars are in regular use. Edin-
burgh, for æsthetic reasons, adopted
what is known as the “ cable ” system.
1 he Scottish capital is quite pleased
with its service, but, considering the
steady progress of electrical invention,
the prudence of its policy in this
particular seems highly problematical.
advertisements runs through the Andrassy
Strasse, Buda-Pesth. This, how-
ever, is not its only peculiarity.
As the municipal authorities
would not under any circum-
stances tolerate an ordinary
tramway, the promoters had to
construct a subway just beneath
the surface of the street. There
are three miles of double rails,
and eleven stations approached
by stairs from the footpath.
The work is a splendid piece
of engineering, which meets
satisfactorily the requirements
of pedestrian traffic while also
A LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL TRAM : THE RUSH FOR SEATS.
Dublin, Manchester, Nottingham,
7 7 O *
Middlesbrough, Belfast and Cork, to select
a few places at random, are all more up-
a shepherd’s bush tram.
to-date than London. The
overhead wire or “ trolley ”
system is the one which has
been generally adopted in
England and on the Con-
tinent. Its distinctive feature
is that iron posts are required
to support overhead wires;
and these are of necessity
out of harmony with the
appearance of a really hand-
some thoroughfare. Merrion
Square, Dublin, for example,
with its noble mansions and
delightful old gardens, has
not been improved by their