National Trolleybus Association Sales Department NTA Sales, 22 Sandfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire United Kingdom AL1 4LA E Mail Ntasales@outlook.com Web Site. www.trolleybus.co.uk/nta Phone or Text 07772709563 3rd January 2017. NTA Sales Newsletter Issue 10 December 2016/ January 2017. A Happy New Year to all our readers and welcome to the first NTA Sales newsletter of 2017. Until a couple of weeks ago it looked as if there was not much on the horizon as far as new trolleybus books are concerned, with no major British titles expected. Then, we came aware of several recent and forthcoming titles from Europe, and especially from the rarely covered southern area, including a feast of material from Barcelona. So, this newsletter will mainly detail these titles. We intend to order a batch of each one, and so advance orders or expressions of interest would be appreciated to help gauge demand. We are giving the cover price in euros to give a rough idea of the price we will sell at. Thanks, as ever, to those members who advised us of some of these titles.
1. 75 Years of Trolleybuses In St Etienne. (1942-2017). Phillipe Valla/ Amis du Rail du Forez. (2016) French text. (75 Ans De Trolleybus A Saint-Etienne. 96 pages. 9 Euros. 2. Trams And Trolleybuses of Tarragona-Reus. Masip/ Mafeditor. Catallan text.(tramvies I Troleibusos De Tarragona-Reus). Pagination and price not known as yet. Publication date Feb 2017.
3.Transport In Barcelona In The 1960s. Alvarez, Cosford & Lascorz/ Mafeditor. Catalan text (Els Transports A La Barcelona Dels Anys 60) (2015) 150 colour photos. 39 Euros. See mafeditor.com for further details. 4 Tramways Of Barcelona. 1872-2008. Mafeditor. Spanish text. (Tramvies De Barcelona.) 190 pages.300 b & w photos, 70 colour photos.36 Euros..
5. Tramways Of Barcelona. 1940-1958. Arino/ Mafeditor. Spanish text. (Tranvias de Barcelona S.A. 1940-1958.) 80 pages. 112 photos of trams, trolleybuses and buses. 18 Euros. 6.Buses And Trolleybuses of Barcelona (1939-1951). Masip/ Mafeditor. Catalan text. ( Els Autobusos I Troleibusos De Barcelona) (2013) 200 pages. 25 Euros.
7. Trolleybus Current. Issue 12. Winter 2016/17. Trolleybuses in Bratislava. 6.75. Postage 0.65. 4 issue subscription 26. 8. Interurban Trolleybus Lines of the Naples Area. Cozzolino. Italian text, (Le filovie minori della Campania.) (2016). Contains some photos by Peter Haseldine. 15 Euros.
8. Trolleybuses In Salzburg 1989 to 2016. Krackowizer. German text. (Oberleitungen bereichern Unser Salzburg. Der Obus Zwischen 1989 und 2016.) 136 pages. A4 hardback. 50 Euros. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to purchase: 1. By post with cheque (payable to NTA (1963) Ltd) to NTA Sales 22 Sandfield Road St Albans Herts AL1 4LA. 2. Through the NTA Website by Paypal. (Until listed see 3 below) 3. Through NTA Sales by Paypal. ( E mail us at ntasales@outlook.com and we will send a Payment Request) 4. At the NTA London meetings in Jan and subsequent months. 5. At Transport Fairs to be attended by NTA Sales. Buy through NTA Sales and support The National Trolleybus Association.
Trolley Jottings. 1. London Meetings. Do you live in London/ the South East? Come along to the joint NTA/ BTS meetings. These are held at the premises of The Model Railway Club, 4 Calshott Street, N1 (nearest tube Kings Cross) on the 3 rd Wed of each month except May, commencing at 19.00. See Trolleybus Magazine for details of future programmes, including: 18 th January. West Croydon to nr Willesden Junction route 630. A presentation by Eddie Dawes. Eddie s shows are always well researched and entertaining and this will be a must see. 15th February.Travels in Italy in the 70s. Peter Haseldine. 15th March.Trolleybus Museums Over The Years. John Parkin. Come along, and make new friends, or renew old acquantances. 2. Atlas Of Urban ElectricTransport in the Russian Federation. Our initial batch of this excellant book (see review in TM331) sold out quickly. There are some orders outstanding so we are going to order a further batch. Please advise if you would like one.
Last month s Competition Identify the fleet number of each of the following (British ) trolleybuses. First correct entry wins a prize. 1. Loose women perhaps rode this last trip. 2. What is the next number in this sequence? 241, 502, 68. 3. Unique in Southend. 4. Welton Auto Services, Shepherds Bush. 5. Not trouble at t mill, but trouble at Longwood 1.68. Last Maidstone trolley to Loose. 2. 39. The second Rotherham trolley (following the second Bradford, Leeds, Dundee- the first four British systems.) 3.122. The only trolleybus built by The Gloucester Carriage And Wagon Company. 4. 1201. London trolley sold for use as an office before being preserved. 5.634. Huddersfield trolley which ran off the Longwood reverser. There were 2 entries, but sadly neither was correct. Question 1 seems to have been the stumbling block. The last trolley to Loose was 68 whilst the actual last trolley was 72 (see The Maidstone Trolleybus, NTA 1972 p.47.. However, on reflection, I am prepared to concede that there was perhaps some ambiguity in the question. Perhaps there were some women from Loose on the last trip, so this month's prize goes to... Andrew Henbest. This Month's Competition On which system could you get a trolleybus to Shipley? (Clue: it's not Bradford) A prize for the first correct answer. We sell books and dvds on trolleybuses and trams with profits supporting the Association s aims. Think Of Us First! Looking for a title, old or new on trolleybuses (or trams)? We may hold it amongst our extensive stock of books or we may be able to locate it. Please enquire. We aim to obtain a stock of new books on trolleybuses when published by most British and some foreign publishers, often with discounts for NTA Members. Are you aware of a forthcoming title? Sometimes they appear from nowhere! Advance information appreciated. WE BUY QUALITY SECONDHAND BOOKS.DONATIONS ACCEPTED. Philip Johnson Sales Officer 3/1/17