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An Ideal Christmas Gift from CNHSS Books
Croydon's Transport Through The Ages
By John B. Gent
The chapter headings are - 'Early roads' - 'Early railways
and the Croydon Canal' - 'Railways' - 'Roads' - 'Buses' - 'Trams
and trolleybuses' - 'Tramlink' - and 'Aeronautics and aviation'
Croydon had the first 'public railway' in the world and was
the first town in the UK to be served by both canal and railway.
The London & Croydon Railway had the first railway signals.
Croydon is one of four places where atmospheric traction was
used, and had the world's first railway flyover. Croydon had
horse and electric trams, then trolleybuses, and now has electric
trams again. It had the UK's first sodium street lighting, and
the first light-controlled pedestrian crossing. Croydon Airport
was virtually the birthplace of civil aviation.
All this, and more, is described and illustrated in this new
book. 96 pages, with 222 illustrations in colour and black-and
white, including historical and modern maps and superb colour
reproductions of early maps and canal and railway scenes.
Published by and obtainable from our parent society, the CNHSS
at 96A Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6AD priced at £
8.75 + £ 1 post/packing.
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