Trams & Buses of Poole

A detailed account of both tram and bus services in the Poole area over the past hundred years from the formation f the Poole & District Electric Traction Company to the modern vehicles in the Wilts & Dorset fleet. The take-over of the Poole Tramways by Bournemouth Corporation after only four years of operation is fully explained, as is the difficult relationship between the councils of both boroughs. The activities and technical details of the trams and tramway are fully described as are the events leading up to their replacement with motor buses. The arrival and rapid expansion of Hants & Dorset and their turbulent relationship with other local bus operators, principally Poole & District Motor Services and Miss Foott's Rossmore Bus Company, as are details of many interesting motor buses between 1899 and 2001, and bus operations across the Sandbanks chain ferry. This work gives a vivid account of bus operation in peace and war and the changing scene of the past 50 years.