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Author : Mike Hall
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781846741722
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of South Wales written by Mike Hall and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2009 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost Railways of South Wales
Author : James H. R. Page
Publisher : Newton Abbot [Eng.] ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David & Charles
ISBN 13 : 9780715377345
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Railways, South Wales written by James H. R. Page and published by Newton Abbot [Eng.] ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David & Charles. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nigel Welbourn
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399096206
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of the World written by Nigel Welbourn and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some readers will be familiar with Nigel Welbourn’s long running series of books, covering lost railways in Britain and Ireland. This new book Lost Railways of the World is the latest by this author on the subject of disused railways. The material for this volume has been collected and researched over a period of almost fifty years of world travel by the author. Informative text records the fortunes of the world’s lost railways and every country with significant disused railways is included. Lost railways are a unifying theme, being found throughout the world, from the hottest African desert to the coldest steppes of Russia. The book has a surprisingly British flavor as historically many railways throughout the world used British equipment and operating practices. On his first trip in the 1970s the author discovered British signaling equipment in Europe. In 2020 he discovered the same firms’ equipment in South America. The world’s top ten lost lines are listed, from the seven-mile-long sea bridge on a line that ran through the Florida Keys, to the rugged mountain splendor of the Khyber Pass Railway. Some of the oldest, largest, longest, most northerly, southerly, expensive, crookedest, steepest, highest, lowest and most notorious lost railways are included. Quirky and other unique tales from lost railways are included, such as the disappearing phantom bridge, a line destroyed by molten lava, to one that sank under the sea, another that conveyed giant turtles, to a memorial to a brave railway elephant. The author also visited remote areas of Argentina and provides more information on the mysterious disappearance of the ex-Lynton & Barnstaple Railway locomotive Lew. A large number of the 300 color illustrations have not been published before, maps and stories from around the world will delight not only the railway enthusiast, but appeal to a wider cadre of readers with an interest in nostalgia, history, geography and travel. To some the book will be an informative source of information, to others it is written in a way that highlights the most amazing lost railways in the world, but either way it is a fascinating and unique book.
Author : John Minnis
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781317739
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)
Download or read book Britain's Lost Railways written by John Minnis and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautifully restored St Pancras Station is a magisterial example of Britain’s finest Victorian architecture. Like the viaducts at Belah and Crumlin, cathedral-like stations such as Nottingham Victoria and spectacular railway hotels like Glasgow St Enoch's, it stands proud as testament to Britain's architectural heritage. In this stunning book, John Minnis reveals Britain's finest railway architecture. From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain’s Lost Railways offers a sweeping celebration of our railway heritage. The selection of images and the removable facsimile memorabilia, including tickets, posters, timetables and maps, allows the reader to step into that past, serving as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.
Author : Mark Jones
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781846741210
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of North Wales written by Mark Jones and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Trevor Yorke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784423696
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)
Download or read book Tracing Lost Railways written by Trevor Yorke and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.
Author : Geoffrey Kingscott
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781846740428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of Derbyshire written by Geoffrey Kingscott and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the Great Central Railway and Ashover Light Railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. This book describes the reasons for their construction and for their subsequent closure. It also includes illustrations.
Author : New South Wales. Department of Railways
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (781 download)
Download or read book The Railways of New South Wales, 1855-1955 written by New South Wales. Department of Railways and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jamie Green
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1914079078
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Lost Lines of Wales written by Jamie Green and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having covered the southern section of the Central Wales Line and its branches in Swansea to Llandovery, this volume traces the line from Llandovery to Craven Arms, where it met the North & West line, taking its traffic on to Shrewsbury. This takes in the remarkable feats of engineering the Victorians undertook to forge this line across the Welsh hills, as we take a nostalgic look at a railway lost; its country stations, signal boxes and heavy goods and express trains largely replaced by simple request stops and single-car diesel units.
Author : Frederick George Cockman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Shire Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Discovering Lost Railways written by Frederick George Cockman and published by Bloomsbury Shire Publications. This book was released on 1985 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Trevor Yorke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781784423704
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (237 download)
Download or read book Tracing Lost Railways written by Trevor Yorke and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Australia. Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1024 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Commonwealth Arbitration Reports written by Australia. Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Lloyd
Publisher : Lost Lines
ISBN 13 : 9781912654154
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (541 download)
Download or read book Lost Lines of Wales: The Heads of the Valleys written by Geoffrey Lloyd and published by Lost Lines. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey Lloyd continues this series of pocket books exploring Wales's railway heritage, each revealing one of the nation's "lost lines." The closure of many of these lines has had significant and lasting impact, and the recovery of some routes is of public relevance and a source of debate today. The Heads of The Valleys line served the communities of Methyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny dating back to 1860, linking the area to major population centers around south Wales and the rest of the UK on a dramatic route of curves, steep gradients, tunnels, and viaducts. The line was finally closed in 1958. The history and social background of the railway and its passengers during this period is explored station by station and brought vividly to life through extensive research and archive photography, some of which has never been published before. These portable guides are suitable for the transport historian as well as being accessible to the general reader, and richly document this essential aspect of British heritage.
Author : New South Wales. Commissioner for Railways
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book New South Wales Government Railways and Tramways written by New South Wales. Commissioner for Railways and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Oakes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780909650544
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Sydney's Forgotten Goods Railways written by John Oakes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andy Wood
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445648695
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Abandoned & Vanished Canals of Ireland, Scotland and Wales written by Andy Wood and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andy Wood explores the history of the lost canals of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Author : Alun Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840332599
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Gwynedd's Lost Railways written by Alun Turner and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Railways series expands into Wales with this comprehensive account of Gwynedd's railway and tramway networks. It is hard to credit that there was a time when a train passenger could expect to travel from Porthmadog to Llandudno within an hour; today, the journey by road takes more than twice as long. Apart from North Devon, there is possibly nowhere else in Great Britain where you can travel so far without seeing a modern working railway line. They may be gone except, for some preserved lines such as the Welsh Highland Railway, but fortunately much of the county's railways and engines were captured in their prime by many local and enthusiast photographers. Fifty-two of these rare period photographs are collected here with valuable statistics and historical accounts of each line. Locations featured include: the Aberglaslyn Pass, Trawsfynnydd, Beddgelert, Ynys, Menai Bridge, Treborth, Port Dinorwic, Dinas Junction, Groeslon, Penygroes, Pant Glas, Llangybi, Chwilog, Nantlle, Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Bala Junction, Bala, Arenig, Cwm Prysor, Trawsfynnydd Lake, Ffestiniog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Felin Hen, Bethesda, Garneddwen, Drws-y-Nant, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Barmouth, Dinas Mawddwy, Cemaes Road, Waenfawr, Bettws Garmon, Bryngwyn, South Snowdon, Nantmor, Porthmadog, Corris, Machynlleth, Aberllefeni, Pontrhythallt and Pwllheli.
