Penang Trams, Trolleybuses and Railways
Authors: Colin Ganley and Ric Francis
With over 100 old photographs, maps and illustrations, Penang Trams gives an overview of the various forms of public transport used in George Town from 1880s to 1963, and the role this transport played in the development of the growth of George Town and Penang.
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Which city once had the smallest service trolley-bus in the world? Where can you find the first funicular railway in Southeast Asia? How do you recognize a trolley-bus pole? Where is Tramway Road? With over 100 old photographs, maps and illustrations, Penang Trams gives an overview of the various forms of public transport used in George Town from 1880s to 1963, and the role this transport played in the development of the growth of George Town and Penang.
Published by Areca Books
Hardback
2006
ISBN: 9789834283407
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