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Author : Geoffrey Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781901556087
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives of Gwent written by Geoffrey Hill and published by . This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Barber
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398108731
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)
Download or read book Gwent Industrial Heritage written by Chris Barber and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating history of industry in this historic Welsh county. Chris Barber has compiled this richly illustrated book to provide an insight into the important industrial history of this area.
Author : Anthony P. Sayer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 139901918X
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book BR Swindon Type 1 0-6-0 Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives—Class 14 written by Anthony P. Sayer and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial survey of the Class 14 locomotive’s twenty-year history in British industry. In 1957 the Western Region of British Railways identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties, but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded these as too expensive for their requirements. After completion of design work on the ‘Western’ locomotives, Swindon turned to creating a cheap ‘no-frills’ Type 1. At 65% of the cost of the Bo-Bo alternative, the Swindon 0-6-0 represented a better ‘fit’ for the trip-freight niche. Since 1957 the privatised road-haulage industry had decimated BR’s wagon-load sector; whilst the 1962 Transport Act released BR from its financially-debilitating public-service obligations, the damage had been done, and the 1963 Beeching Plan focused on closing unprofitable routes and associated services. By 1963 the original requirement for 400 Type 1s had been massively reduced. Fifty-six locomotives were constructed in 1964/65. Continuing traffic losses resulted in the whole class becoming redundant by 1969. Fortuitously, a demand for high-powered diesels on the larger industrial railway systems saw the bulk of the locomotives finding useful employment for a further twenty years. This companion book to “Their Life on British Railways” provides an extensive appraisal of “Their Life in Industry” for the forty-eight locomotives which made the successful transition after withdrawal from BR in 1968/69. “Inside is the most extensive published work on Class 14s in industry with illustrations, tabulated data, complete dates and records, plus information and maps about the coal and steel sites at which they worked. Comprehensive.” —Trackside magazine “The amount of detail and level of research is impressive, and this series of books is invaluable for anyone interested in modern traction history.” —Railways Illustrated
Author : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526770180
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book British Industrial Steam Locomotives written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of the many producers of industrial steam locomotives in Great Britain, from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The first steam locomotives used on any British railway worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam. Praise for British Industrial Steam Locomotives “A good introduction, hopefully it will encourage some of those who have only been involved during the preservation period to take a wider interest in the historical aspects of the subject.” —Industrial Locomotive Society
Author : John Hodge
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473870208
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Railways and Industry in the Western Valley written by John Hodge and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second in a new series on the South Wales Valleys by John Hodge, author of the South Wales Main Line series and North and West series, each of four volumes. The South Wales Valleys were famous for coal mining, iron and steel, tinplate works and the railways that served both industries, between them accounting for a very high percentage of employment in the area.A detailed, widely illustrated series on the valleys such as this, is long overdue and this is the second book in the series. The first book covering the area as far as Aberbeeg and the second continuing to the heads of the Valley at Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr.
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ISBN 13 : 9781871374018
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Steam in Glamorgan & Gwent written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Birmingham Locomotive Club. Industrial Locomotive Information Section
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Industrial and Indepentent Locomotives and Railways of North Wales written by Birmingham Locomotive Club. Industrial Locomotive Information Section and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Potts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780901096906
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives of West Glamorgan written by Martin Potts and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781901556896
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (568 download)
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Van Laun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Early Limestone Railways written by John Van Laun and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (922 download)
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives of South Wales & Monmouthshire written by and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Birmingham Locomotive Club (Birmingham, England). Industrial Locomotive Information Section
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Industrial and Independent Locomotives and Railways of North Wales written by Birmingham Locomotive Club (Birmingham, England). Industrial Locomotive Information Section and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Newman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300096309
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (963 download)
Download or read book Gwent/Monmouthshire written by John Newman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-11 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwent/Monmouthshire provides an authoritative and enlightening survey of the area from prehistoric times to the present day. Major buildings include the magnificent medieval castles of Chepstow and Raglan, the evocative ruins of Tintern Abbey and Llanthony Priory and among the larger houses Tredegar House and The Hendre take pride of place. The legacy of Victorian industrial development and the heritage of chapels, churches, workmen's institutes and housing development are explored in this book, much of it for the first time. The significant contribution of post war architecture in Gwent/Monmouthsire is given full recognition. The gazetteer is complemented by an introduction which explains the broader context and builds a commplete picture of the county's architectural identity. Illustrated with over 140 photographs and numerous maps and plans, and with comprehensive indexes and an illustrated glossary, this is an invaluable reference work as well as a guide book.
Author : Laurence Ince
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The South Wales Iron Industry, 1750-1885 written by Laurence Ince and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Trade and Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter J. Green
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 139908657X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Railways in South Wales and the Central Wales Line in the Late 20th Century written by Peter J. Green and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trains were in the hands of Class 47s and 37s, while 'Peaks' and Class 50s would also appear on occasion. HSTs, DMUs, Sprinters and Pacers were, of course, also common. As time went on, collieries closed and the coal traffic reduced, but there always something new and interesting. Rugby Internationals at Cardiff regularly produced a number of special trains which arrived from various parts of the country, often bringing interesting motive power to the Welsh capital. The Class 37s were slowly replaced by Class 56s, and later Class 60s, on many duties in South Wales, but the Rhymney Valley saw Class 37 diesels working passenger trains into the twenty-first century, and on Rugby International days, privately-owned Class 50s were also used on occasion. I also visited the Central Wales line a number of times and particularly enjoyed the time I spent at the small country stations, before the semaphore signals were replaced. This book contains a selection of photographs taken in the latter part of the 20th and in the very early 21st Century, covering the railways of South Wales and the Welsh section of the Central Wales line. A few photographs of the principal heritage railways in more recent times are also included.
Author : Charles Arnold-Baker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317400399
Total Pages : 2157 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book The Companion to British History written by Charles Arnold-Baker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 2157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996, this comprehensive guide to the history of Britain and its peoples will be indispensable reading for the general enthusiast, as well as students. It is packed full of fascinating detail on everything from Hadrian’s Wall to the Black Death to Tony Blair. The book was assembled over more than thirty years and has seen updates in three editions. "He has done for historical encyclopaedias what Samuel Johnson did for dictionaries." Andrew Roberts, The Daily Telegraph "An astonishing synthesis of information." Roger Scruton, The Times "An astonishing achievement, a compelling book for dipping into, a splendid work." Simon Hoggart, The Guardian "This marvellous book, which contains tens of thousands of historical facts will enlighten, amuse, and inform. Every home should have one." Simon Heffer, The Daily Mail "If you were marooned on that mythical desert island with only one history book, this would be the one to take. Buy three copies – one for the children, one for the grandchildren- and one for yourself." John Charmley, The Daily Telegraph
