Manchester was at the centre of a network of tramway systems that served the city and the neighbouring towns. This is one of two volumes in the series to cover the tramways of Manchester and focuses on the routes to the south of the city centre and the history of the Manchester system in the build-up to World War II. The tramways underwent considerable investment in the 1920s but a change of manager led to the start of the conversion to bus and trolleybus operation as war approached.

The Lost Tramways series documents the tram networks which were at the heart of many of Britain’s growing towns and cities from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. An informative, accessible and portable resource for the tram enthusiast as well as the general reader, and a superb souvenir or gift for visitors past and present.

Books in the Lost Tramways of England series:

• Birmingham North
• Birmingham South
• Bradford
• Brighton
• Bristol
• Coventry
• Leeds West
• Leeds East 
• Nottingham
• Southampton
• London North East
• London North West
• London South East
• London South West
• Bolton, SLT, Wigan and St Helens
• Manchester North and Salford
• Manchester South

Peter Waller's first book British and Irish Tramway Systems since 1945, was published in 1992 and since then he has written extensively on transport subjects. He is now a full-time author and editor as well as being a director and secretary of the Online Transport Archive.