The Story of the Tram
The history of the British tram from the opening of the first tramway at Birkenhead in 1860, through the boom period of 1900 to 1930, to its decline due to competition from motor buses.
The history of the British tram from the opening of the first tramway at Birkenhead in 1860, through the boom period of 1900 to 1930, to its decline due to competition from motor buses.
Anthony May
Narrator
The history of the British tram from the opening of the first tramway at Birkenhead in 1860, through the boom period of 1900 to 1930, to its decline due to competition from motor buses.
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