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Author : Chris Leigh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780711019430
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (194 download)
Download or read book The Second Book of Britain's Railways from the Air written by Chris Leigh and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780711027299
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book From the Air written by and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Leigh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways from the Air written by Chris Leigh and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781847463821
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9780711025950
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (259 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways from the Air written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Leigh
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ISBN 13 : 9780711017023
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book The Aerofilms Book of Britain's Railways from the Air written by Chris Leigh and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rob Higgins
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398108472
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways from the Air written by Rob Higgins and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a selection of stunning photographs documenting the variety of Britain's railways from the air.
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848024762
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (247 download)
Download or read book England's Railway Heritage from the Air written by Peter Waller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost a century, from its inception in the years immediately after World War I, the Aerofilms company recorded the changing face of England from the air. At the start of the era, the railway was still the predominant form of transport, with a network of main, secondary and branch lines that stretched to virtually every corner of the realm. As the 20th century progressed, however, this dominance declined as the private motorcar and the lorry increasingly became the preferred mode of transport. The early railway builders - such as the London & Birmingham - had invested much in creating impressive stations for this new and revolutionary form of transport and, during the 19th century, many of the country's leading architects undertook commissions on behalf of the burgeoning railway industry. After World War II, however, many of these buildings were were swept away. 0The Aerofilms collection provides a unique vantage point to explore the country's railway heritage. It is only from the air that it is possible to appreciate fully how much the railway came to dominate the landscape; even in relatively small country towns, the railway station with its platforms and goods yard was significant. Add to this the construction of tunnels and viaducts, and the railway can be said to have shaped much of the landscape of modern England --
Author : Michael Williams
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409051897
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Steaming to Victory written by Michael Williams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare, prodded and examined from every perspective of military and social history. But there is a story that has hitherto been largely overlooked. It is a tale of quiet heroism, a story of ordinary people who fought, with enormous self-sacrifice, not with tanks and guns, but with elbow grease and determination. It is the story of the British railways and, above all, the extraordinary men and women who kept them running from 1939 to 1945. Churchill himself certainly did not underestimate their importance to the wartime story when, in 1943, he praised ‘the unwavering courage and constant resourcefulness of railwaymen of all ranks in contributing so largely towards the final victory.’ And what a story it is. The railway system during the Second World War was the lifeline of the nation, replacing vulnerable road transport and merchant shipping. The railways mobilised troops, transported munitions, evacuated children from cities and kept vital food supplies moving where other forms of transport failed. Railwaymen and women performed outstanding acts of heroism. Nearly 400 workers were killed at their posts and another 2,400 injured in the line of duty. Another 3,500 railwaymen and women died in action. The trains themselves played just as vital a role. The famous Flying Scotsman train delivered its passengers to safety after being pounded by German bombers and strafed with gunfire from the air. There were astonishing feats of engineering restoring tracks within hours and bridges and viaducts within days. Trains transported millions to and from work each day and sheltered them on underground platforms at night, a refuge from the bombs above. Without the railways, there would have been no Dunkirk evacuation and no D-Day. Michael Williams, author of the celebrated book On the Slow Train, has written an important and timely book using original research and over a hundred new personal interviews. This is their story.
Author : Oswald Stevens Nock
Publisher : Shepperton : Allan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways at War, 1939-1945 written by Oswald Stevens Nock and published by Shepperton : Allan. This book was released on 1971 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver de britiske jernbaner under 2. Verdenskrig; krigstidsaktiviteter, troppe- og materieltransport, specielle transporter, mørklægningsproblemer, fjendtlige luftangreb og de hurtige reparationer efter air-raid damage, bombning, m.m.
Author : Horace Greenleaf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways written by Horace Greenleaf and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edwin A. Pratt
Publisher : London : Selwyn and Blount
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book British Railways and the Great War written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by London : Selwyn and Blount. This book was released on 1921 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : British Railways Press Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book "It Can Now be Revealed," written by British Railways Press Office and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Greg Morse
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747812624
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
Download or read book British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s written by Greg Morse and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. After attempting to maintain pre-war networks and technology in the 1950s, a reversal of policy in the 1960s brought line closures, new liveries and the last breath of steam, as Dr Beeching and his successors strove to break even and build a new business from the old. From Britannia to the 'Blue Pullman', Evening Star to Inter-City, Greg Morse takes us through this turbulent twenty-year period, which started with drab prospects and ended with BR poised to launch the fastest diesel-powered train in the world.
Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847653529
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)
Download or read book The Railways written by Simon Bradley and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
Author : Alexander J Mullay
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445638746
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Blighty's Railways written by Alexander J Mullay and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Mullay tells the story of Britain's Railways during the First World War. From troop and hospital trains to carrying munitions and freight, the railways were vital.
Author : Michael Foley
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 152678680X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways in the First World War written by Michael Foley and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain’s railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would take them to France. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Without the help from the railways it is unlikely that the war would have been over as quickly as it was. In Britain’s Railways in the First World War Michael Foley examines how the railway system and its workers proved to be a vital part of the war effort, one contemporary writer even commenting that he thought they were as significant as the navy. The book describes how the enlistment of railway troops for the Royal Engineers to meet the increasing transport demands of the military was to bleed the civilian system dry as skilled railwaymen were sent to work at the front. In addition, the military commandeered thousands of Britain’s railway vehicles, sending them to each of the theatres of war, and turned the already stressed railway workshops away from maintaining what remained of the country’s railways and rolling stock so they could produce armaments for the forces instead. The book also reveals how the British were so far behind their enemies and allies in the use of railway support to the front lines that they had to plead for help from Canada.
