Trams, Buses, and Rails - The History of Urban Transport in Bangkok, 1886-2010 (Paperback)

Trams, Buses, and Rails recounts the unique and little-known 130-year history of Bangkok's transportation system, from the first horse-powered tramway in 1888 to the mass transit urban railway of the twenty-first century. Using government archives and annual reports, the author deftly pieces together long-buried records and statistics to reconstruct the transportation policies of each successive metropolitan and national administration. He highlights the politicization and regulation of Bangkok's transport systems over the decades, and uncovers a series of setbacks, reversals, duplications, revisions, and cancellations that help to explain Bangkok's continuing transportation woes. A series of maps and tables elucidate the development of transportation routes and the rise and fall of the city's trams, railways, and bus lines.

General

Imprint:	Silkworm Books
Country of origin:	Thailand
Release date:	2015
Authors:	Ichiro Kakizaki
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	452
ISBN-13:	978-6162150807
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	6162150801
Barcode:	9786162150807

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