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Author : Richard Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780711029026
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Locomotives of the West Somerset Railway in Colour written by Richard Jones and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tony Whitby
Publisher : Ian Allen Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780711034051
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book West Somerset Railway in Colour written by Tony Whitby and published by Ian Allen Pub. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colourful pictorial journey over the lines of the extremely popular West Somerset Railway by a talented railway photographer.
Author : Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 9781526748355
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (483 download)
Download or read book Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Locomotives and Railways written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Burns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954299170
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)
Download or read book Steam on the West Somerset Railway written by John Burns and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445693151
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book GWR Locomotives: The Hall Class written by Allen Jackson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating illustrated insight into this iconic Hall Class of locomotuves used by the Great Western Railway.
Author : Robin Jones
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847976549
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)
Download or read book Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks written by Robin Jones and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable workhorses and unsung heroes - which were standout classics in their own right. The most distinctive and immediately recognizable type in terms of shape, all but unique to the GWR, was the six-coupled pannier tank. With hundreds of photographs throughout, Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks covers the supremely innovative pannier tank designs of GWR chief mechanical engineer Charles Benjamin Collett, the appearance of the 5700 class in 1929, and the 5400, 6400, 7400 and 9400 classes. Also, the demise of the panniers in British Railways service and the 5700s that marked the end of Western Region steam, followed by a second life beneath the streets - 5700 class panniers on London Underground. Also covers Panniers in preservation, plus cinema and TV roles and even a Royal Train duty. Superbly illustrated with 260 colour and black & white photographs.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Railway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Brown
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473891191
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Railway Preservation Revolution written by Jonathan Brown and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960's - 70's diesels.Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many more preservation societies who preserved and restored branch lines, country lines and industrial lines for our enjoyment now.Six decades have passed, and we are now beginning to realize what an impressive history the heritage railway movement has. This book traces that history, from the humble beginnings the hopes and ambitions of the pioneers on the different railway projects. There were times of failure and frustration, as some fell by the wayside, but others have made it through times of adversity to become the major heritage businesses of today.
Author : David Goodyear
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399086537
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Britain's Railways Through the Seasons written by David Goodyear and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The railway scene reflects such in its own special character - cold winter air enhances the bountiful steam escaping from the hissing steam locomotive impatiently awaiting its departure, while autumn enchants with trees that exude a variety of hues which embellish any image of even the most mundane suburban train. Springtime blossom and wild flowers bestow railway cuttings with a bounty of generous bright colors while coastal railways often look most inviting on warm sunny days as they pass alongside azure seas and golden beaches. The seasons each add their own dimension for the photographer to encapsulate, and railways passing through the ever-changing landscape provide their own tribute to this inspirational tapestry. As readers travel through each season, so they are invited to share this awe and constant source of inspiration from nature's kaleidoscope of color. Photographs are provided with captions and reflective commentary to enlighten the knowledgeable rail enthusiast alongside those who equally enjoy such a portrait of landscape and scenery through the seasons. The range of photographs ranges from the mid -1980's to the present with the majority from the last two decades.
Author : Kevin Robertson
Publisher : Noodle Books
ISBN 13 : 9781906419387
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Southern Colour to the West written by Kevin Robertson and published by Noodle Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trains and railways.
Author : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526770202
Total Pages : 208 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 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 19th to the mid 20th 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.
Author : Don Bishop
Publisher : Halsgrove
ISBN 13 : 9781841144450
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (444 download)
Download or read book The Spirit of the West Somerset Railway written by Don Bishop and published by Halsgrove. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Goodyear
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399011316
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Images of the British Railway Landscape written by David Goodyear and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Goodyear's approach to railway photography has always been to capture the context of the railway within the landscape in which it finds itself. The railway train itself embraces each scene, providing the soul and atmosphere where it may dominate or be dominated by the landscape in which it is portrayed, alongside the special manner through which it expresses its very character. The landscape expresses the train as much as the train expresses the landscape. The magnificence and splendour of a railway viaduct such as that at St. Germans or Brunel's engineering masterpiece of the Royal Albert Bridge makes a statement of the railway within the location it is placed. The train crossing the viaduct finds itself enveloped by the architecture of the viaduct and yet characterises the very function for which the viaduct was built. Steam locomotives always bring a very special sense of mood and movement to a railway landscape, but a modern train can equally also contribute its own soul to the landscape in which the railway participates. Diesel and electric trains contribute their own appeal and character, such as through an eye-catching livery which conveys a sense of stage-appearance on a scene where the aesthetic of the passing train is expressed alongside the location or architecture embracing it. Inspirational scenery, big skies and brooding hills or a patchwork of color in springtime fields can help instil a sense of admiration for beauty in nature through which the train passes. Equally expressive are sunlight and shadows, as also the quality of light through the different seasons, each contributing to the essence of each location. The author lives in an area with access to many such awe-inspiring vistas to explore within Devon and Cornwall. Join him as he explore a series of journeys setting out from the south west towards the north and east, each reflecting his own journey directions.
Author : Michael Blakemore
Publisher : Specialist Marketing International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Great British Locomotives written by Michael Blakemore and published by Specialist Marketing International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Maidment
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526769840
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book L & S W R Drummond Passenger and Mixed Traffic Locomotive Classes written by David Maidment and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dugald Drummond had a long career in locomotive and railway engineering, staring in Scotland, Drummond worked and also held high office on the Highland, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, North British and Caledonian Railways, before arriving on the London & South Western Railway in the mid 1890s. He was quite unlike William Adams his predecessor, who was a mild mannered gentleman, well liked by the staff of the L & S W R, Drummond was a martinet and rough by comparison, who was at times hard to reason with. As a result of his stubborn nature, he died early after an accident that scalded his feet, having refused to have proper treatment. His locomotives were a mixed proposition of good bad and indifferent, his 4-4-0 tender and 0-4-4 tank classes being very good, however his 4-6-0 tender locomotives were another proposition, proving to be a disappointment except the T14 class which lasted in service until 1951. Many of his 4-4-0 tender and 0-4-4 tank locomotives, the T9 and M7 classes, lasted until the early 1960s on British Railways and examples are preserved in the National Collection and on the Swanage Railway.
Author : Nicolas Wheatley
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750996358
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Final Journey written by Nicolas Wheatley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new history reveals the previously untold story of why and how trains have been used to transport the dead, enabling their burial in a place of significance to the bereaved. Profusely illustrated with many images, some never previously published, Nicolas Wheatley's work details how the mainline railways carried out this important yet often hidden work from the Victorian age to the 1980s, as well as how ceremonial funeral transport continues on heritage railways today. From royalty, aristocrats and other VIPs (including Sir Winston Churchill and the Unknown Warrior) to victims of accidents and ordinary people, Final Journey explores the way in which these people travelled for the last time by train before being laid to rest.
