John Stanley Webb

John Stanley Webb (11 January 1920 – 22 January 2002)[2][3] was an English transport historian.

John Stanley Webb
Born11 January 1920
Walsall, Staffordshire
Died22 January 2002 (aged 82)[1]
Walsall, West Midlands
Occupation

Born in Walsall, Staffordshire,[3] Webb developed an interest in trains started as a child, as he traveled by rail to school. He wrote many books on British trams and tramway systems,[3] and those in other countries,[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
  • ——. A History of the Black Country Tramways.
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References
  1. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. "Tram's a Webb wonder". Birmingham Evening Mail. via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 2004-07-17. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. "10 'John Stanley Webb'". TheTrams.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. Midland Metro British Trams Online
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