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Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (867 download)
Download or read book The Age of Railways in the Peak District written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Nicholson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445693852
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Railways in the Peak District written by Christopher Nicholson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated history of railways in the area of the Peak District, which were born out of necessity to connect the major cities on either side of the Pennines.
Author : A. R. Kaye
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ISBN 13 : 9780946930098
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (3 download)
Download or read book North Midland and Peak District Railways written by A. R. Kaye and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allan C. Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738528823
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (288 download)
Download or read book Railroads of the Pike's Peak Region, 1870-1900 written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the gilded age of rail travel in the late 1800s, Colorado Springs became one of the primary portals of westward expansion and a hub for both passenger and freight traffic. Over thousands of miles of tracks traveled merchants, industrialists, tourists, and fortune seekers, all bent on enjoying what Colorado had to offer either on a temporary or permanent basis. Much of the history of the Pike's Peak Region was predicated on the railroads, and the growth that the area enjoyed was dependent on the new residents and the trains that brought them.
Author : Christopher P. Nicholson
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Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Railways in the Peak District written by Christopher P. Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 : Mountford John B. Baddeley
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Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Peak district of Derbyshire and neighbouring counties written by Mountford John B. Baddeley and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mountford John Byrde Baddeley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Peak district of Derbyshire and neighbouring counties written by Mountford John Byrde Baddeley and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781902827094
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Railways of the Peak District written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-06-29 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in a highly praised pictorial series, Backtrack Byways, looking at Britain's branch lines and secondary routes on a regional basis. As with Atlantic's monthly magazine Backtrack, the photographic coverage extends from early times to the present day and includes some evocative historical colour images. The book is devised to appeal to visitors to the Peak District National Park as well as to railway enthusiasts. It includes the spectacular route through Monsal Dale, greatly detested by John Ruskin, as well as the weird and wonderful Cromford & High Peak line soaring to well over the 1,200ft contour. Other titles in the series include Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and Railways of the North York Moors.
Author : Stephen Bailey
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789018439
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Old Roads of Derbyshire written by Stephen Bailey and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derbyshire has a wealth of old roads, lanes, tracks, hollow ways and paths, some dating back thousands of years. It is a network which links a fascinating variety of sometimes enigmatic monuments, from fortified hilltops and stone circles to ruined abbeys and hermitages, ancient churches and tumuli. The Old Roads of Derbyshire traces the development of these roads, from prehistoric ridgeways, Roman ‘streets’ and medieval pilgrimage routes to the growth of the turnpikes, and finally to leisure use by cyclists and hikers. Travellers of all kinds are included: ‘jaggers’ with their packhorse trains, pilgrims, drovers, pedlars and tramps, and passengers in stage coaches and wagons, as well as the essential infrastructure of bridges and inns. The Derbyshire Portway is explored as an example of an ancient route which was old before the Romans arrived, but was used well into the eighteenth century, and one that can still be followed today. A detailed walking guide, fully illustrated with maps and photos, is provided for the sixty-plus miles of its route, from the River Trent, near Nottingham, to deep into the Dark Peak.
Author : David Hey
Publisher : Wharncliffe
ISBN 13 : 1783462817
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book A History of the Peak District Moors written by David Hey and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moors of the Peak District provide some of the finest walking country in England. The pleasure of rambling across them is enhanced by a knowledge of their history, ranging from prehistoric times and the middle ages to their conversion for grouse shooting and the struggle for the 'right to roam' in modern times. This distinctive landscape is not an untouched, natural relic for it has been shaped by humans over the centuries. Now it is being conserved as part of Britain's first National Park; much of it is in the care of The National Trust. ??The book covers all periods of time from prehistory to the present, for a typical moorland walk might take in the standing stones of a prehistoric stone circle, a medieval boundary marker, a guide stoop dated 1709, the straight walls of nineteenth-century enclosure, a row of Victorian grouse butts, a long line of flagstones brought in by helicopter, and very much more besides. Some of this physical evidence remains puzzling, but most of it can be explained by assiduous research in local record offices. The author has not referenced the documents, as that would have made the book twice as long, but the bibliography provides leads to where the information may be found.??As featured in the Buxton Advertiser, Buxton Today and Peak Courier.
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ISBN 13 : 9781906789619
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Peak District Past written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Scott
Publisher : Peter Scott
ISBN 13 : 1902368061
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)
Download or read book A History of the Alton Towers Railway written by Peter Scott and published by Peter Scott. This book was released on 1998 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bob Pixton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399088319
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Railway Grouping 1923 to the Beeching Era written by Bob Pixton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the countrys private enterprise railways were booming with larger trains and more freight being carried than ever before. Over the next fifty years the country had experienced not one, but two world wars. Railways had been forcefully reorganized, not once but twice, eventually becoming state owned. With the Government now in control of the railways finances, reformation was on the horizon in the medicine of Dr. Beeching. This volume sets out to chart the passage of the railways during these turbulent times. Contrary to popular belief, life on the railways during these times was not all doom and gloom but times of innovation, competition, new buildings, new lines and the spread of electrification. This was the era of faster, larger, non-stop expresses, streamlined trains: we even showcased our best trains abroad, not once but twice! More and more people were taking holidays by trains and holiday camps emerged. Challenging the position of steam engines were new diesel locomotives. The Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation of Elizabeth (1953) saw the country emerge from the devastation and crippling debt after World War 2. On the horizon were devastating rivals that wounded the previously unassailable position of steam trains: motor lorries and family cars. With looming unsustainable finances, the Government solicited external help to help sort out matters.
Author : Paul Besley
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 178362826X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)
Download or read book Walking in the Peak District - White Peak East written by Paul Besley and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook to walking in the Peak District details 35 day walks and 7 longer trails in the eastern part of the White Peak, part of the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. This volume includes walks near Bakewell, Matlock and Eyam, the plague village, as well as the Monsal Trail, Tissington Trail and White Peak Circular. Ranging between 4 and 12 miles in length and largely following well-marked paths over gentle landscapes, these walks are suitable for walkers of all abilities. Walking in the Peak District is enjoyable all year round although the famous limestone landscapes can be slippery in or after wet weather. Walks are illustrated with extracts of 1:50,000 OS mapping, while the longer walks and trails are covered by 1:100,000 scale mapping. Free GPX files available to aid navigation. Walkers can use the longer trails to link day walks into longer routes or explore the area on the three-day White Peak Circular, starting in Birchover. While geologically fascinating with its layers of limestone and gritstone, the White Peak is also a landscape rich in history and art. These walks visit sites including medieval churches, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cromford Mill, and Eyam, a village devastated by plague in the 1660s. Out on the hills are stone circles and ancient sites such as the Neolithic burial site of Arbor Low.
Author : Hubert Pragnell
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399049429
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Early History of Railway Tunnels written by Hubert Pragnell and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the early railway traveller, the prospect of travelling to places in hours rather than days hitherto was an inviting prospect, however a journey was not without its fears as well as excitement. To some, the prospect of travelling through a tunnel without carriage lighting, with smoke permeating the compartment and the confined noise was a horror of the new age. What might happen if we broke down or crashed into another train in the darkness? To others it was exciting, with the light from the footplate flickering against the tunnel walls or spotting the occasional glimpses of light from a ventilation shaft. To the directors of early railway companies, planning a route was governed by expense and the most direct way. Avoiding hills could add miles but tunnelling through them could involve vast expense as the Great Western Railway found at Box and the London and Birmingham at Kilsby. Creating a cutting as an alternative was also costly not only in labour and time, but also in compensation for landowners, who opposed railways on visual and social grounds having seen their land divided by canals. Construction involved millions of bricks or blocks of stone for sufficiently thick walls to withstand collapse. However, the entrance barely seen from the carriage window might be an impressive Italianate arch as at Primrose Hill, or a castellated portal worthy of the Middle Ages as at Bramhope. This book sets out to tell the story of tunnelling in Britain up to about 1870, when it was a question of burrowing through earth and rock with spade and explosive powder, with the constant danger of collapse or flooding leading to injury and death. It uses contemporary accounts, from the dangers of railway travel by Dickens to the excitement of being drawn through the Liverpool Wapping Tunnel by the young composer Mendelssoln. It includes descriptions from early railway company guide books, newspapers and diaries. It also includes numerous photographs and colored architectural elevations from railway archives.
Author : Mike Smith
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445662493
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Secret Peak District written by Mike Smith and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Peak District's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
