Tramways in Vienna in Colour (1956-78): Strassenbahnen in Wien in Farbe (1956-78)

About Martin Jenkins

Martin Jenkins has a life-long interest in the tramways of Vienna having first visited the city in the 1950s when he was intrigued by the complexity of the network and the rich variety of trams especially the ex-Third Avenue cars. Over the years he has returned several times so is delighted to have co-authored this book with Mike Russell. Martin has written many other transport books and for some years he directed and voiced over 100 transport-related DVDs which raised thousands of pounds for vehicle restoration projects. In his professional life he was with the British Broadcasting Corporation for some 30 years during which time he travelled extensively. Today he works as a free-lance director lecturer and drama teacher and is delighted that one of his grandsons shows a keen interest in trams! Co-author Michael Russell has been fascinated by road-based passenger transport from his earliest years with a decided preference for electric traction. He first visited Vienna in 1973 and in the intervening years has visited most of the world's tramway and trolleybus systems developing a special affection for those in the former Habsburg lands and Eastern Europe generally. In professional life he was engaged in operational management of municipally-owned bus undertakings in the south of England ultimately forming his own private sector bus company. He has authored or co-authored several books on tramways and trolleybuses is a former editor of Trolleybus Magazine currently Chairman of the National Trolleybus Association and a vice-President of the British Trolleybus Society and a regular contributor to Tramways & Urban Transit and Trolleybus Magazine.