John Stanley Webb (11 January 1920 – 22 January 2002)[2][3] was an English transport historian.
John Stanley Webb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1920 |
| Died | 22 January 2002 (aged 82)[1] Walsall, West Midlands |
| Occupations | |
Born in Walsall, Staffordshire,[3] Webb developed an interest in trains as a child; he traveled by rail to school. He wrote many books on British and other countries trams and tramway systems,[3] while working for his family's firm, James Webb and Sons, of Bloxwich,[3] which he joined in 1935 and from which he retired as Managing Director in 1986.[3]
Midland Metro named an AnsaldoBreda T-69 tram in his honour in a ceremony at Birmingham Snow Hill station on 17 July 2004.[3][4][5]
Bibliography
edit- ——. A History of the Black Country Tramways.
References
edit- ^ England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b c d e f "Tram's a Webb wonder". Birmingham Evening Mail. 17 July 2004. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "10 'John Stanley Webb'". TheTrams.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Midland Metro British Trams Online
External links
edit- Tram 10 at TheTrams.co.uk - includes picture of nameplate