New book: Tram Atlas Britain and Ireland

Tram Atlas Britain and Ireland is a new book which looks at all not only the tramways and light rail systems of Britain and Ireland but also other urban rail systems. Written by Robert Schwandl the book has text in both German and English and includes numerous photos in colour. Systems covered include Midland Metro, Blackpool, Luas, Edinburgh, Manchester Metrolink, Nottingham Express Transit, London Tramlink, Stagecoach Supertram, Docklands Light Railway, London Underground, Tyne and Wear Metro, Merseyrail and Glasgow Subway. The book can be ordered from http://www.robert-schwandl.de/brit/ and costs EUR 19.50 (which works out as £13.79).

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3 Responses to New book: Tram Atlas Britain and Ireland

  1. Bob Hodges says:

    I have a copy of Robert Schwandl’s book on Berlin which includes the trams, the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn, I used it on my trip to Berlin earlier this year, it was an invaluable source of information, I expect that the UK book will be excellent, I have already ordered a copy. Robert Schwandl’s website http://www.urbanrail.net is also a valuable resource covering tramway & light rail systems all over the world.

  2. Ralph Oakes-Garnett says:

    I have most of the series and like the gentleman above used the Berlin one for my first trip there in 2012. Recently purchased the North Europe and Baltic and like all very informative, also contains details of trolleybuses.

  3. David Mee says:

    Received my copy a couple of days ago and I must say it is a very impressive book. It is worth the money just for the stunning maps, but add in the well thought out text and good selection of photos and it becomes a ‘must have’.

    I am surprised that no UK publisher has attempted something similar in the past, but doubt that they would have produced something of the quality of this volume. It is my first Robert Schwandl purchase, but definitely won’t be the last – I anticipate purchasing other volumes prior to future visits to European tramway systems. Certainly a good traveling companion!

    Please bear in mind that the cost is more like £16.99 when you factor in postage from Germany, but it is still great value at that price.

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