The Development Of Trams In London From 1888 To 1914

This thesis is a study of the electric trams in London from1888to1914. It combines the development of the electric trams with thehistorical background. At the same time, it also lays emphasis on thehumanity factor. For the electrification innovation of urban publictransport, by analyzing the background and procedure, the thesisreveals the impact on the urban public transport. There are threechapters. The first chapter introduces the historical context, and thechapter two elaborates on the development of the electric trams.Chapter three explores the influence in the history.In the late19th century and early20th century, London citypublic transportation system has experienced the change fromquantity to quality, and is improved in the modern urban trafficsystem construction. The bus, subway, railway, the electric tramsmake the urban traffic and space tend to be relatively balanced. Thisis a reference for the perfection of modern urban publictransportation system in China.