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Book Synopsis Journey to Crossrail by : Stephen Halliday
Download or read book Journey to Crossrail written by Stephen Halliday and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did London have to wait so long for a main-line railway beneath its streets? For a few years in the mid-nineteenth century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's broad-gauge Great Western trains ran from Reading to Faringdon. Now, after many false starts, his vision is being realised as the Elizabeth Line prepares to carry passengers from Reading to the City once again, and beyond to Essex and Kent, using engineering that would have earned the admiration of the greatest Victorian engineers. London historian Stephen Halliday presents an engaging discussion of Crossrail's fascinating origins and the heroic engineering that made it all possible.
Book Synopsis The Story of Crossrail by : Christian Wolmar
Download or read book The Story of Crossrail written by Christian Wolmar and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer. Crossrail, first conceived just after the Second World War in the era of Attlee and Churchill, has cost more than £15bn and is expected to serve 200 million passengers annually. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth line will extend to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, including 42 kilometres of new tunnels dug under central London. The author sets out the complex and highly political reasons for Crossrail's lengthy gestation, tracing the troubled progress of the concept from the rejection of the first Crossrail bill in the 1990s through the tortuous parliamentary processes that led to the passing of the Crossrail Act of 2008. He also recounts in detail the construction of this astonishing new railway, describing how immense tunnel-boring machines cut through a subterranean world of rock and mud with unparalleled accuracy that ensured none of the buildings overhead were affected. A shrewdly incisive observer of postwar transport policy, Wolmar pays due credit to the remarkable achievement of Crossrail, while analysing in clear-eyed fashion the many setbacks it encountered en route to completion. With a new afterword to mark the opening of Crossrail in 2022.
Book Synopsis The Tunnel Through Time by : Gillian Tindall
Download or read book The Tunnel Through Time written by Gillian Tindall and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline. Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through the former countryside, into the capital, and out again. Throughout The Tunnel Through Time, renowned historian Gillian Tindall uncovers the lives of those who walked this ancient path. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space. 'Enchanting' Sunday Telegraph 'Deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy' The Times 'Fully of lively vignettes' Spectator
Author :Great Britain: Department for Transport Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780101724920 Total Pages :190 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (249 download)
Book Synopsis Further responses to the Government's consultation on the Crossrail Bill environmental statement by : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Download or read book Further responses to the Government's consultation on the Crossrail Bill environmental statement written by Great Britain: Department for Transport and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-11-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department for Transport received a further 52 representations between 10 June 2005 and 8 August 2007. This is publication lists the significant issues raised in the consultation exercise followed by the detailed responses.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780104013540 Total Pages :388 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (135 download)
Book Synopsis Crossrail Bill by : Great Britain: Parliament: Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill
Download or read book Crossrail Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossrail Bill was published as HCB 5, session 2007-08 (ISBN 978021579202)
Book Synopsis The Limits to Travel by : David Metz
Download or read book The Limits to Travel written by David Metz and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further. But research shows that, despite this, the average travel time in all societies remains steady at roughly an hour a day. The implication is that people are choosing to increase the distance they regularly travel, rather than opting for shorter journey times. While this clearly offers advantages in terms of reaching more desirable locations, the disadvantages are numerous - not least that of anthropogenic climate change, to which transport is the fastest growing contributor. However, the stability of travel time does not form part of the present conceptual framework of transport policy makers and professionals - consequently, misconceived decisions lead to unintended outcomes. In this intriguing book, David Metz examines the inadequacies inherent in the current thinking, along with the resulting problems, such as pollution, congestion and noise. He highlights the impact of the rapid increase in car use in China and India, and explores the general travel experience, public vs. private transport, and transport technology. In considering to what extent travel could be avoided, he arrives at a new paradigm to underpin sustainable transport policies, based on the fundamental characteristics of human mobility and focusing on quality, not quantity, of travel. Visit the Limits to Travel website at: http: //www.limitstotravel.org.uk/
Author :Great Britain: Department for Transport Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780101782722 Total Pages :156 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (827 download)
Book Synopsis High speed rail by : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Download or read book High speed rail written by Great Britain: Department for Transport and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2009, the Government established High Speed Two Ltd (HS2 Ltd) to consider the options for a new high speed rail network in Britain, starting with a costed and deliverable proposal for a new line from London to Birmingham. HS2 Ltd's report concludes that there is a strong business case for a new London to Birmingham line, and sets out detailed recommendations for the design of its route, together with a range of options for how it might be extended to serve other conurbations. The Government has evaluated these proposals in respect of their costs and benefits for enhancing capacity and connectivity in a sustainable way, which is its key strategic objective for inter-city transport. It has also considered other realistic options for meeting the UK's inter-urban capacity needs over the next 30 years, including carrying out a detailed analysis of the potential costs and benefits of major improvements to existing rail and road networks. This Command Paper sets out both the Government's response to HS2 Ltd's recommendations and its assessment of the case for an initial core British high speed rail network. The Government proposes to begin formal public consultation in the autumn, to cover three key issues: HS2 Ltd's detailed recommendations for a high speed line from London to the West Midlands; the strategic case for high speed rail in the UK; the Government's proposed strategy for an initial core high speed rail network.
Book Synopsis Megaprojects for Megacities by : John Landis
Download or read book Megaprojects for Megacities written by John Landis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megaprojects for Megacities is a collection of 14 international case studies of transportation, urban development, and environmental megaprojects completed during the last ten years in North America, Asia and Europe. It goes beyond the previous megaproject literature to look at how and why each project was conceived, planned, engineered, financed, and delivered, and at how particular planning and delivery practices shaped outcomes.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215038494 Total Pages :320 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (384 download)
Book Synopsis High speed rail by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book High speed rail written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main report is available (ISBN 9780215038579) and additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom
Book Synopsis From Brunel to British Rail by : Andy Shelley
Download or read book From Brunel to British Rail written by Andy Shelley and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace a line across a map of London and one will encounter many historic railways. Railways are more dynamic than people may suppose; over time stations are reconfigured, bridges replaced, tracks re-aligned. Sometimes, whole lines or tracts of land, particularly those associated with London's freight operations, fall into disuse. The designers of Crossrail, London's latest railway, actively sought these out for adaptation. At many of these places historic buildings were adapted or removed to accommodate the new railway; elsewhere the building of Crossrail has unearthed the archaeological remains of some of London's earliest railways. Buildings have much to tell us about the lives and livelihoods of others, and Crossrail ensured that any building or site of archaeological significance affected by the works was surveyed by their team of archaeologists. This book presents the results of those surveys in the form of a collection of essays, largely based on the chronology of railway development in the capital. Collected together, the chapters provide new aspects to the history of railways in London; details of the buildings and structures affected, from engine sheds to turntables, are provided in a gazetteer. The results of the Crossrail project archaeology programme are published in this series of reports. Further information for each investigated site can be found in the project digital report archive. Please see www.crossrail.co.uk for further details. Crossrail is building a new rail line for London and the South East. The project is constructing 42km of tunnels under London, building ten new stations and upgrading 30 more. The railway will add 10% to central London's rail capacity, reduce journey times and improve accessibility. The route will run over 100km through 40 stations from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through central London and to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
Book Synopsis Transport Policy in Britain by : Stephen Glaister
Download or read book Transport Policy in Britain written by Stephen Glaister and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensively revised and updated new edition of the leading text in the field provides full coverage of the historical, political and European context of British transport policy, of the new financial and regulatory regimes of the Twenty-first century and of the impact of such major new initiatives as London's congestion charge.
Book Synopsis The Tunnel Through Time by : Gillian Tindall
Download or read book The Tunnel Through Time written by Gillian Tindall and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline. Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through the former countryside, into the capital, and out again. Throughout The Tunnel Through Time, renowned historian Gillian Tindall uncovers the lives of those who walked this ancient path. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space. 'Enchanting' Sunday Telegraph 'Deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy' The Times 'Fully of lively vignettes' Spectator
Book Synopsis Railway Renaissance by : Gareth David
Download or read book Railway Renaissance written by Gareth David and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “David’s superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching’s vision of a streamlined railway network.” —Books Monthly When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, “The Reshaping of British Railways,” was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr. Richard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. In this comprehensive survey of new and reopened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Gareth David asks what it tells us about Dr. Beeching’s report, looking at how lines that were earmarked for closure in that report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be reopened or are the focus of reopening campaigns.
Download or read book Making Tracks written by Iain Docherty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999, this book contains case studies of rail transport policy-making in two UK Passenger Transport Authority areas and reviews the factors informing such policy-making. It contributes to transport geography by explaining why the actual policies implemented in Starthclyde and Merseyside were pursued, and to the continuing development of the political science theory of ‘the urban policy regime’ by analysing the differences in policy development attributable to the different ‘city-regional’ (Strathclyde) and ‘public choice’ (Merseyside) geographical structures of local governance. The book demonstrates that these differences in the spatial organisation of local institutions play a powerful role in determining the operation of the local ‘regime’ of policy-makers, the form of final policy outputs, and the level of public accountability achieved.
Book Synopsis BIM and Quantity Surveying by : Steve Pittard
Download or read book BIM and Quantity Surveying written by Steve Pittard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sudden arrival of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a key part of the building industry is redefining the roles and working practices of its stakeholders. Many clients, designers, contractors, quantity surveyors, and building managers are still finding their feet in an industry where BIM compliance can bring great rewards. This guide is designed to help quantity surveying practitioners and students understand what BIM means for them, and how they should prepare to work successfully on BIM compliant projects. The case studies show how firms at the forefront of this technology have integrated core quantity surveying responsibilities like cost estimating, tendering, and development appraisal into high profile BIM projects. In addition to this, the implications for project management, facilities management, contract administration and dispute resolution are also explored through case studies, making this a highly valuable guide for those in a range of construction project management roles. Featuring a chapter describing how the role of the quantity surveyor is likely to permanently shift as a result of this development, as well as descriptions of tools used, this covers both the organisational and practical aspects of a crucial topic.
Author :Great Britain: Department for Transport Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780101709521 Total Pages :324 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis Department for Transport annual report 2007 by : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Download or read book Department for Transport annual report 2007 written by Great Britain: Department for Transport and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated May 2007
Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to England (Travel Guide eBook) by : Rough Guides
Download or read book The Rough Guide to England (Travel Guide eBook) written by Rough Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover England with the most incisive andentertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to explore historichouses and hipster hangouts in south London, hike through Britain's firstnational park in the Peak District or ride the waves off the coast of Cornwall,The Rough Guide to England will showyou ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Inside The Rough Guide to England - Independent, trusted reviewswritten in Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty andinsight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit everybudget. - Full-colour maps throughout -navigate the lively streets of East London or Bath's Regencyavenues without needing to get online. - Stunning, inspirational images Itineraries- carefully planned routes to help you organise your trip. - Detailed regional coverage -whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations,this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way.Areas covered include: London; Bath, Bristol and the West Country;Brighton and the southeast; Cambridge and East Anglia; Birmingham and theMidlands; Oxford and the Cotswolds; Manchester, Liverpool and the northwest; theLake District; Yorkshire; Newcastle and the northeast. Attractions include:Stonehenge; The Eden Project; Dreamland, Margate; Hampton Court; Tate St Ives; Dartmoor;London's markets; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Hadrian's Wall; Durham Cathedral. - Basics - essential pre-departurepractical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation,food anddrink, the media, festivals and events, sports and outdoor activities and more. - Background information - aContexts chapter devoted to history, architecture, books and literature, music andfilm. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with TheRough Guide to England.
