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Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750965934
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (659 download)
Download or read book The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities written by Geoff Body and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities
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 : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957026
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Real Railway Tales written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen's memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps, illustrating the daily obstacles faced on the railways, from handling the new Eurostar to train catering, nights on the Tay Bridge to rail 'traffic cops', and from mystery derailments to track subsidence. However interesting the infrastructure of the large and varied railway business may be, the real heart of this great industry lies in its people, the complex jobs they occupy and the dedicated way in which they carry them out.
Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075098189X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book False Starts, Near Misses and Dangerous Goods written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a railway is a complex business beset with drama. The operation of heavy equipment at speed, twenty-four hours a day, across the full length of the country and using extremely technical signaling, track and mechanical engineering is no mean feat and throws up a constant stream of challenges. Fortunately, the highly professional railway staff are ready to deal with these daily obstacles using their expertise, dedication and, as is so often required, a sense of humour. Here Geoff Body and his son Ian have collated a selection of entertaining and revealing anecdotes that illustrate just how unexpected working on the railways can be.
Author : Colin G. Maggs
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750997818
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Amazing and Curious Railway Tales written by Colin G. Maggs and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who won in a race between a train and a pigeon? How can you warn bats to leave a railway tunnel? Before the era of the car, which railway company carried the most prisoners? Colin G. Maggs has collected all of these answers – and more! – in Amazing and Curious Railway Tales, a compendium of stories, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways.
Author : Keith Widdowson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750999772
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Great Western Steam Retreat written by Keith Widdowson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752490915
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Along Different Lines written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a railway is a complex business. However organised it is, there will always be surprises: often hilarious, frequently unexpected, but sometimes serious. Along Different Lines includes such bizarre 'everyday' events as coping with hurricanes, rogue locomotives and runaway wagons; PR successes and otherwise; the Brighton Belle, Flying Scotsman and Mallard; training-course capers; a wino invasion; trackside antics; the Eurostar backdrop; the birth of a prison; and royal and other special occasions. Expert authors Geoff Body and Bill Parker lovingly compiled this entertaining collection in which railway professionals recall notable incidents from across their careers. This illustrated compilation provides an enjoyable look back at life on the railways.
Author : Giles Chapman
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750999098
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Britain's Toy Car Wars written by Giles Chapman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust. But who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year? In this illustrated and expanded edition of Britain's Toy Car Wars, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off ...
Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957018
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Death, Dynamite and Disaster written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past. These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of burial grounds for London's dead, leading to the 'Necropolis Railway', the gruesome necessity of digging up the dead to accommodate the railways and how the discovery of dynamite gave rise to the 'Dynamite Wars' on the London Underground in the 1880s and 1890s. Join Rosa as she treads carefully through the fascinating gruesome history of Britain's railways.
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 : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465436588
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Train written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world. Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar. You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe. For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.
Author : Jack Rosenblatt
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780675201605
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Direct and Alternating Current Machinery written by Jack Rosenblatt and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an introduction to the programmable controller in DC.
Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1782834893
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Steam Trains Today written by Andrew Martin and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squireathough he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, "Tom Jones" is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.
Author : National Railway Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781409197560
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)
Download or read book The Big British Railway Puzzle Book written by National Railway Museum and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A jam-packed puzzle and trivia book about the iconic British National Railways. The Big British Railway Puzzle Book is must-buy gift book for Christmas for puzzle book fanatics, train and travel enthusiasts, history buffs, and the people up and down the country who love their heritage and their regional identity! Featuring a treasure-trove of puzzles about railways and locomotives, using maps, old routes and tracks, engineering designs and all things that delight train lovers, the book also includes mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams, crosswords, mathematical conundrums and a murder mystery. As well as having over 100 mind-bending puzzles, the book contains historical facts and figures, trivia, and introductions to each section authored by Dr. Thomas Spain, a research associate at the National Railway Museum, about the history of the British Railways. From the National Railway Museum in York!
Author : Paul Hurley
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750996563
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (965 download)
Download or read book Remembering Steam written by Paul Hurley and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemorating the anniversary of the end of steam railway traction in Britain
Author : Harry Kemp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Tramping on Life written by Harry Kemp and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
