2012
Author: Richard Jones
Publisher: Railways & Recollections
ISBN: 9781857943900
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Languages : en
Pages : 47
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This 25th volume in the Recollections series coincides with the 25th anniversary of first trains running on the preserved Bobmin & Wenford line and embarks on a fascinating 'trip down the line' photographic tour of the railway.
Author: Richard Jones
Publisher: Railways & Recollections
ISBN: 9781857943900
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 47
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This 25th volume in the Recollections series coincides with the 25th anniversary of first trains running on the preserved Bobmin & Wenford line and embarks on a fascinating 'trip down the line' photographic tour of the railway.
Author: Don Benn
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526726904
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England’s Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond. Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomotives along England’s Southern Railway from 1960 until steam engines were retired in 1967. In his most prolific years, between 1961 and 1963, Benn captured the last of the classic ex Southern Railway designs, such as the King Arthurs, Lord Nelson and Schools classes. Beloved trains such as the Bournemouth Belle and Lymington Pier boat trains are shown to good effect. The 150 black and white photos presented in this volume, many published here for the first time, span the Southern Region from the east to the ‘withered arm’ in Devon and Cornwall. Special focus is paid to the areas just south and south west of London, including such historic locations as the footpaths at South Croydon and Wimbledon.
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Author: Julian Holland
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
ISBN: 1446358305
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Julian Holland's Dr Beeching's Axe 50 Years On is a unique memorial to all that was lost following the publication of the ‘Beeching Report’ on 27 March 1963. Uniquely, the author has tried to include every railway line that was closed as a result of the ‘Beeching Report’, and more. They are all shown on Map 9 in Part 2 of the ‘Report’ and have been annotated for clarity at the beginning of each regional chapter in the book. Needless to say it is not plain sailing: there are lines that were marked for closure on the maps but were closed before publication of the ‘Report’; there are lines that were not originally on Beeching’s original hit list but which were closed anyway; there are lines that were originally marked down for closure but which were fortunately reprieved. There are even one or two which seem to have not existed at all! The author has included them all.
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Author: David Hall
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446415023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Join engineer, steeplejack and beloved storyteller Fred Dibnah, as he takes you on a personal tour through industrial Britain. Bringing to life landmark events from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century in his typically engaging and anecdotal style, Fred introduces the great inventors from the age of steam, describes the day-to-day operation of railways, mills, forges and factories, and paints a vivid picture of what life was like for the mill-hands, colliers and engineers who laboured in industrial Britain - the workshop of the world. With a comprehensive gazetteer, which lists details of over 230 places of industrial interest - from steam railways and ships, to windmills and watermills - Foundries and Rolling Mills is a glorious portrait of Britain at the height of its industrial power, from one of our most revered figures.
Author: Arthur James Wells
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
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Author: Benedict Le Vay
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 9781841622774
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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There's a magical romance about trains that no other form of transport can capture. Meeting under an iconic station clock at a grand terminus. Gathering speed through city, town and country, swooping across viaducts, rattling across huge junctions and whistling through tunnels. At long last you are in a small Sussex beachside halt, or a Welsh valley country station, beside a quiet Norfolk waterway, or winding through a remote forest high above a Scottish loch. Dreamily you think, 'Do those same twin ribbons of steel really lead all the way back to the greatest city in Europe? Can this really be the very same seat?'Britain from the Rails travels to a world far from the endless queues and prodding security of ugly airport terminals. It abandons the cars to their motorway jams and soaring petrol prices, and revels instead in the gems of Britain's historic railway system.
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 647
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Author: Arthur Cecil Todd
Publisher: David & Charles
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Category : Cornwall
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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