The Second International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition was held in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London from 1 July 1902 - 12 July 1902[1]
It was a successor event to the First International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition held in 1900.
The Second International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition was opened on 1 July 1902 by the President of the Board of Trade, Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour.[2] It was organised by Tramway and Railway World. The major suppliers of tramway and light railway equipment were present, including:
The International Tramways and Light Railways Congress held its meetings on 1 and 2 July, co-inciding with the exhibition. This was the 12th congress held by the Union Internationale Permanenete de Tramways, and the first in London.[3]
A successor event, the Third International Electric Tramway and Railway Exhibition was held in 1905.
References
edit- ^ Second International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition: Official catalogue [of the exhibition] held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London N. : 1 July to 12 July 1902 "The Tramway and Railway World" Publishing, 1902
- ^ "International Tramway Exhibition". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 1 July 1902. Retrieved 8 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Nature 66, 272-273 (17 July 1902)
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