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Author : Colin G. Maggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Railway Oddities of Somerset written by Colin G. Maggs and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750952989
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The A-Z of Curious Somerset written by Geoffrey Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on the long and unique heritage of the county of Somerset, bringing to life seventy of the little known but fascinating and unusual aspects of a much-loved county. It tells, in a single volume, tales of body-snatchers and bewitchment; crime and conflict; lepers and lighthouses; songs and words; heroes and villains - this is book is of and for the curious. Its accounts of larger-than-life episodes from Somerset activity, locations and people take the reader on a near-unbelievable exploration of local human behaviour and idiosyncrasy. Richly illustrated, this book is great for dipping into, but can equally be enjoyed from cover to cover.
Author : Steph Gillett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144565038X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time written by Steph Gillett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.
Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445652668
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Maggs's Railway Curiosities written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable compendium of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways.
Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445625644
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Branch Lines of Somerset written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Somerset's branch lines.
Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750968524
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve. While the dawning of regulation and common sense brought about more uniform and responsible practices, factors like the weather and the innate complexity of railway operation continued to produce a stream of nonstandard incidents and outcomes, from wild storms to unusual equipment. This book, by ex-railwaymen Geoff and Ian Body, captures over 150 entertaining snippets, stories, and strange and unusual facts from an ample supply of railway curiosities.
Author : The Railway Magazine
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Railway Oddities written by The Railway Magazine and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Hammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780948975837
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (758 download)
Download or read book Heyday of the Somerset & Dorset Railway written by Alan Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railways.
Author : Ted Gosling
Publisher : History Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Somerset Railways written by Ted Gosling and published by History Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No-one could have imagined what a revolutionary change the dawning of the railway age would have on the British countryside and its inhabitants. Somerset was no exception: the Great Western Railway, the London and South Western Railway, and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway operated many services throughout this beautiful county. In the age of steam and in later days these companies gave communities employment and security; their stations, crossing and engine sheds transformed the landscape and their locomotives were objects of admiration. This book aims to give the reader a chance to look back at scenes and locations that were once so common over a wonderful railway network. Stations such as Chard Junction, Milborne Port, Wellow, Chilcompton and Binegar are depicted. Somerset Railways also examines the countless trains that passed by in the age of steam: the Devon Belle and the Pines Express. Enriched by a wealth of photographs of staff from all walks of railway life, this book is a tribute to those railway workers and to the vibrant Somerset railway system that they served.
Author : Alan Hammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780948975554
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Life on the Somerset and Dorset Railway written by Alan Hammond and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gavin Morrison
Publisher : Recollections
ISBN 13 : 9781857945393
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Railways & Recollections The Somerset and Dorset Railway 1961-66 written by Gavin Morrison and published by Recollections. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffery Grayer
Publisher : Transport Treasury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1913251012
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Somerset & Dorset written by Jeffery Grayer and published by Transport Treasury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the pictorial series features Dick Riley’s photography of the famous Somerset & Dorset railway. The cross-country line, also known as S&D, is one of several much-lamented lines and perhaps the most missed today. Dick Riley photographed S&D frequently in a ten-year period, starting in 1955. “Somerset & Dorset” lets you travel in time to the glory days of the line. Riley usually recorded S&D during the summer months, treating us to a wealth of views, from the “Pines Express” and other through trains to more humble passenger workings, freight and even shunted and banking duties. The infrastructure or the staff are not neglected either. Whilst the S&D may have been one of the most photographed lines in the country, Dick Riley’s views break new ground. His photographs were often taken from vantage points, rarely visited by others. His unrivalled skills make this a unique collection, a true record of one man collating the story of this once a truly remarkable railway.
Author : Robin Atthill
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Somerset & Dorset Railway written by Robin Atthill and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Duncan Harper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780948975042
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Wiltshire and Somerset written by Duncan Harper and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750964111
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Any Muddy Bottom written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, Somerset depended on its harbours and rivers as its lifeblood. This is the story of the county's ports, pills and waterways – the unique vessels and the skilled men that used them, the cargoes they carried and the day-to-day practicalities of their lives. Over 2,000 years of history is explored in this illustrated volume, from the earliest waterborne activity right up to the present day and the enduring preservation, restoration and new-build legacy. Encompassing the whole of the Somerset coast, with detailed explorations of the ports, the vessels and their owners, skippers and crews, and the evolution of the inland distribution process, Any Muddy Bottom presents a comprehensive and vivid portrait of the county's remarkable shipping heritage.
Author : David Shepherd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780905658018
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (58 download)
Download or read book The East Somerset Railway written by David Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Bailey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781364377830
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (778 download)
Download or read book The Somerset and Dorset Railway written by John Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey on The Somerset & Dorset Railway back to the halcyon days of steam to a time when a tablet was either taken for a headache or used to ensure only one train was on a single track section at a time, and blackberries were picked on the line-side to make a pie. The book will take you on the journey from Bath to Bournemouth describing the stations along the route and is complemented by tales from the footplate told by Somerset & Dorset men Wallace Moon and Geoff Akers. Then fast forward to the present and 50 years ago what to many was the best loved line of all was swept aside by the ruthless actions of Dr Beeching. But out of adversity comes opportunity and a spirited group of enthusiasts, all volunteers, has worked relentlessly since 1996 to lovingly restore the station at Midsomer Norton. We are now welcoming steam locomotives once again to the Somerset & Dorset Railway with the aim of edging closer and closer to Chilcompton Tunnel and beyond.
