A Celebration of Trams Around the World

Dead and almost buried during the fifties in the UK, the tram has come out fighting. Seven systems are now up and running nationally. Elsewhere in the world, the tram has managed to hang on and in most cases is now flourishing.

A PCC Car in San Francisco, a rare success story for technology designed by a committee!

Brian Margetson
Mob ; 07765 408930
E mail; speaker.brian@outlook.com

Time – 30 to 60 minutes to suit occasion
Equipment – presenter provides screen, projector and laptop for a Powerpoint presentation or ZOOM
This presentation is suitable for audiences interested in transport history, trams and public transport.
Themes – TRANSPORT HISTORY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, TRAMS, RAIL BASED TRANSPORT

Worldwide Trams – variations on a theme

This entertaining presentation looks at several milestones in the development of the tram, both at home and around the world. Fully illustrated, this talk will take you on a tram ride from Stateside to Continental Europe and then back home and show how the market has responded to technology and how technology has responded to the market.

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