Gavin Booth
Gavin Booth has written many transport books, usually about buses, but this is his first purely tram title. His affection for Portuguese tramways started with his first visit, in 1985, when the Lisboa, Porto and Sintra systems were looking tired, suffering from lack of investment. Over the next 33 years Gavin regularly visited Portugal with family and friends and has witnessed the reinvention of the Porto and Sintra systems as heritage tramways, the revival of the Lisboa system with investment...See more
Gavin Booth has written many transport books, usually about buses, but this is his first purely tram title. His affection for Portuguese tramways started with his first visit, in 1985, when the Lisboa, Porto and Sintra systems were looking tired, suffering from lack of investment. Over the next 33 years Gavin regularly visited Portugal with family and friends and has witnessed the reinvention of the Porto and Sintra systems as heritage tramways, the revival of the Lisboa system with investment in new and rebuilt cars, and the emergence of two impressive new light rail systems - Metro do Porto and Metro Transportes do Sul. For anybody with an interest in light rail, Portugal has much to offer. See less
