Around The Edinburgh Tramway System with Peter Mitchell

The late Peter Mitchell visited Edinburgh in June 1951 when the system was almost intact and again in July 1955 when 13 of the original routes were still running. Peter took over 240 high quality photographs, all but two of which are included in this book. The location, date and time of every image was recorded. He covered all of the routes and photographed almost every type of car. Edinburgh Corporation experimental tram 180 was at the forefront of British modern tramcar development and photographs of it and most of the subsequent experimental cars by various manufacturers are included. A fold-out map by John Gillham is also included. The format is similar to the book on Glasgow, but with the addition of a map of each route. The photographs not only record the trams in various settings but give an insight into the people of the city, their fashions, the shops, vehicles and other features of that time. The soot-stained buildings also convey the mood of those days.