Preston Planes, Trains, Tramcars and Ships
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Preston Planes, Trains, Tramcars and Ships

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Preston Planes, Trains, Tramcars and Ships

About this book

Growing up in Preston, with its eclectic range of transport, provided well-known local historian David John Hindle with the inspiration to write this book on the transport heritage of Preston. The book takes a retrospective look at the progress of transport in and around Preston, demonstrating how different forms of public transport and the local transport industry have made an immense contribution to the social and economic prosperity of the city. This includes British Leyland, the Dick, Kerr works and the Preston tramways, shipbuilding and shipbreaking on the River Ribble, the Albert Edward Docks, the Bond Minicar and Preston's contribution to the aviation industry. This is a fascinating look at Preston's transport heritage and the many ways in which the town contributed to British transport history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter One: Bradshaw’s Description of Preston in Victorian Times
  5. Chapter Two: The Evolution of Transport Around Preston
  6. Chapter Three: A History of the Tramways of Preston
  7. Chapter Four: David and Goliath: Bond Minicars and Leyland Motors
  8. Chapter Five: The Golden Age of Steam
  9. Chapter Six: From Shipbuilders to Shipbreakers on the River Ribble
  10. Chapter Seven: The Rise and Fall of Preston’s Albert Edward Dock
  11. Chapter Eight: From Dick, Kerr Works to BAE Systems
  12. Chapter Nine: A Century of Flight
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography