National Trolleybus Association Sales Department 22 Sandfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4LA E Mail Ntasales@outlook.com Web Site. www.trolleybus.co.uk/nta Phone or Text 07772709563 NTA Sales Newsletter Issue 8. October 2016. New Titles from NTA Sales. You wait ages for a quality title on trolleys and then, just like the real thing they bunch up and two come along together. Hard on the heels of Around Bourrnemouth By Trolleybus is a new system history from the Adam Gordon stable. This is Cardiff Trolleybuses by Peter Smith, a full system history, fully illustrated in black & white and colour with full fleet history and detailed annexes on other aspects of the system. A4 hardback,294 pages. The cover price is 50. Our price is 47. NTA members 44. Postage 2.85.
Also now in stock is Trolleybus Current. Issue 12. Geneva. Illustrated guide to the current fleet. 6.75. Postage 0.65. Also, expected shortly is Atlas Of Urban Electric Transport In The Russian Federation. NTA Sales is putting in a joint order with Andrew Braddock/ LRTA. Andrew comments = The book is in Russian and English and runs to 424 pages, in full colour, with numerous tables and appendices. Every Russian Metro, Tram, Trolleybus, Monorail and Funicular system is included (with Crimea included) and for each city there is a fairly basic line diagram, with larger scale central area maps for the bigger places, plus operator, route and fleet details Our price 45. Postage 2.85. This title remains on order. Precise details as to when it will come into stock are difficult to obtain, but hopefully it will appear soon. Existing orders will them be despatched.
A new title on trams and trolleybuses in Milan Transporti a Milano. By Stephano Alfano and Roberto Costa. This is a 2 volume work, the first volume covering road vehicles ie buses and trolleybuses and the second rail ie trams. Total pagination is 530 and there are 400 photos. Many tables. Italian text. The price for both volumes, (not being sold separately) will be in the region of 35 to 40. I am about to place an order so expressions of interest or firm orders appreciated. I am also about to submit an order to the German publisher for 2 titles which have been out for some time. They are: Stassenbahnen Der K.U.K. Donaumonarchie by M Harak. 2015. The book is subtitled Tramway und Trolleybusbetriebe in Ostrerreich-Ungarn and covers early tram and trolleybus systems in the Austo-Hungary Empire up to 1918. It was reviewed in TM 326. The price will be in the range 45 to 50. (See note on Brexit below).
Existing orders have been noted, but an indication of interest would be useful, and also with: The Trams and Trolleybuses of Sarejevo. By Jan Cihak. Bahnmedia. Bi lingual German and English. 240 pages. Many black & white and colour photos. Maps, and full statistical details on all the trams and trolleybuses. The price will be in the range 30 to 35. Georgious ex USA PCC car!
Due later in 2016 and 2017. Titles on Ipswich, Maidstone, Hastings, Italian trolleybuses for export (with English text) Trolleybuses in Central London; Trolleybuses in South East London, completing the series commenced by the LTPS over 20 years ago. Note; these 2 titles expected in 2017. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Oct and subsequent months. 5. At Transport Fairs to be attended by NTA Sales. Next event LOTS, Hendon, 12 th November. Come along and make yourself known. 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: 19 th October. Presentation by Alan Pearce. 11 th November.Slides of trolleybuses from around the world. Alan Murray. Come along, and make new friends, or renew old acquaintances.
2. A word about Brexit. We all know that Brexit means Brexit, just as Dog s Breakfast means Dog s Breakfast and Britain means Business, but what effect will Brexit have on NTA Sales, especially in respect of imports from Europe? Well, we don t know yet, (apart from Brexit means Brexit, see above). but one short term effect has been the fall in the value of sterling. This may increase the price we have to pay for imports from Europe, but we will aim to keep any increase in members prices as low as possible whilst remaining competitive and of course still making a profit for the NTA. Last month s Competition I did not really intend last month s question to be a trick one, but of the 8 entries received, half were for New Plymouth and half for Manchester. The question was What was the most Crossley system? The answer is of, course, New Plymouth ie: System Total Fleet Number of Crossleys. % Crossey Manchester 279 143 51 New Plymouth 4 4 100 John Zebedee sent the first correct entry. This month s Competition A straightforward one. I think: Identify the system, and the (rare) trolleybus shown. 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 16/10/16