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'''''Street Railways of Birmingham''''' is a [[1976]] book by [[Alvin Hudson]] and [[Harold Cox]] which details the history and operation of [[Birmingham]]'s [[streetcars|streetcar systems]], from the dummy lines of the 1880s to the rubber-wheeled electric buses of the 1940s and 1950s.
'''''Street Railways of Birmingham''''' is a [[1976]] book by [[Alvin Hudson]] and [[Harold Cox]] which details the history and operation of [[Birmingham]]'s [[streetcars|streetcar systems]], from the dummy lines of the 1880s to the rubber-wheeled electric buses of the 1940s and 1950s.


The book, self-published in softcover by Cox, includes hundreds of photographs and dozens of hand-drawn maps.
The book, self-published in softcover by Cox, includes hundreds of photographs and dozens of hand-drawn maps. It was based on an earlier book that Hudson authored, entitled "Streetcars of Birmingham" that he published in 1971.
 
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Street Railways of Birmingham is a 1976 book by Alvin Hudson and Harold Cox which details the history and operation of Birmingham's streetcar systems, from the dummy lines of the 1880s to the rubber-wheeled electric buses of the 1940s and 1950s.

The book, self-published in softcover by Cox, includes hundreds of photographs and dozens of hand-drawn maps. It was based on an earlier book that Hudson authored, entitled "Streetcars of Birmingham" that he published in 1971.