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Book Synopsis The Golden Age of the Great Western Railway by : Tim Bryan
Download or read book The Golden Age of the Great Western Railway written by Tim Bryan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using archive photographs, artefacts and memorabilia and drawing on images of the Great Western Railway in preservation, the author paints a portrait of God's wonderful railway at the height of its prosperity and influence. The book looks at the period from 1895 to 1914.
Book Synopsis Didcot Railway Centre by : Great Western Society Limited
Download or read book Didcot Railway Centre written by Great Western Society Limited and published by . This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Western Railway by : Andrew Roden
Download or read book Great Western Railway written by Andrew Roden and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author’s own campaigning!). While the GWR’s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company’s history an enthralling journey.
Download or read book Didcot Railway Centre written by and published by . This book was released on 1997* with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Western Railway in the First World War by : Sandra Gittins
Download or read book The Great Western Railway in the First World War written by Sandra Gittins and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measure, both for the men sent away to fight and the women who took on new roles at home. Not since 1922 has the history of the GWR in the First World War been recorded in a single volume. Using modern data-bases and enjoying greater access to archives, Sandra Gittins has been able to produce a complete history which traces the GWR from the early, optimistic days through the subsequent difficult years of the Great War, including Government demands for war manufacture, increased traffic and the tragic loss of staff. From GWR ships and ambulance trains to the employment of women, every part of the story is told, including the saddest of all, which is represented by a Roll of Honour.
Book Synopsis History of the Great Western Railway by : Edward Terence MacDermot
Download or read book History of the Great Western Railway written by Edward Terence MacDermot and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Golden Age of Steam by : Alex Sharkey
Download or read book The Golden Age of Steam written by Alex Sharkey and published by Character-19. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The romance with the age of steam and the steam locomotives that revolutionised industry, travel and even holidays in the latter part of the 19th century are featured in this book, from the development of Richard Trevithick’s first working locomotive and Stephenson’s Rocket to the iconic engines of the 20th century. The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a crucial part in the growth of steam, along with the LNER, LMS, Southern and Settle & Carlisle lines. The trains themselves are of course the vital ingredient and some of the classics are highlighted including: Evening Star, Duchess of Hamilton, City of Truro, Flying Scotsman and Mallard. Despite the demise of steam in the 1950s and 1960s, many locomotives have survived thanks to the dedicated volunteers on preservation railways both in the UK and across the globe. Scenic journeys available via steam today are also discovered while captivating pictures provide a backdrop for this interesting story.
Book Synopsis The Golden Age of Streamlining by : Colin Alexander
Download or read book The Golden Age of Streamlining written by Colin Alexander and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.
Book Synopsis The Great Western Society by : Anthony Burton
Download or read book The Great Western Society written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chronicle of one of England’s most popular railway museums tells the remarkable story of four friends who turned their boyhood dream into reality. Located in the Didcot Railway Centre in Oxfordshire, England, the Great Western Society is dedicated to preserving the steam locomotives and other artifacts of Great Western Railway. Starting in the 1830s and operating well into the 20h century, G.W.R. brough a sense of romance to train travel as it connected London to Western England and Wales. But while this British railway company is truly legendary, The Great Western Society has a fascinating history of its own. Formed in 1960, The Great Western Society was founded by a group of schoolboys who wanted to save a Great Western Tank locomotive and an auto trailer. A letter they sent to The Railway Magazine proposing their idea led to one of Britain’s most successful heritage railway projects. Today that original project has blossomed into the best collection of Great Western rolling stock and locomotives in the world.
Download or read book GWR Story written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Western Railway – quickly coming to be known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ – was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel it was initially designed to connect Bristol to London and came to develop a distinct character all of its own, one of the many reasons why it remains a much-loved and popular area of interest.This book traces its history covering topics such as the company, its engines and carriages, its engineers – including Gooch, Dean, Armstrong, Collett, Churchward and of course Brunel – as well as the battle of the gauges. Full of little-known facts and figures and with numerous photographs and memorabilia as well as a timeline, it is a tale full of record breakers and mighty achievements waiting to be retold to a modern age.
Book Synopsis The Great Western Railway by : Oswald Stevens Nock
Download or read book The Great Western Railway written by Oswald Stevens Nock and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Age written by Ian Inkster and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1850 the Industrial Revolution came to an end. In 1851 the Great Exhibition illustrated to the whole world the supremacy of industrial England. For the next twenty years Britain reigned supreme. From around 1870 Britain began to decline. Britain is now a second rate power with strong memories of its former supremacy. The above five sentences summarise a common view of the sequencing of Britain’s rise and relative fall, a stereotype that is challenged and modified in the essays of The Golden Age. By concentrating on central aspects of social and industrial change authors expose the underpinnings of supremacy, its unsung underside, its tarnished gold. Major themes cover industrial and technological change, social institutions and gender relations in a period during which industry and industrialism were equally celebrated and nurtured. Against this background it is difficult to argue for any sudden decline of energy, assets or institution, nor for any significant move from an industrial society to one in which a hearty manufacturing was replaced by commerce and land, sensibility and artifice.
Book Synopsis The Great Western Railway by : Patrick Bruce Whitehouse
Download or read book The Great Western Railway written by Patrick Bruce Whitehouse and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text celebrates 150 years of the Great Western Railway retelling in words and pictures the full story of this extraordinary institution, with contributions from experts in all fields including many who worked on the line. Every aspect of the line's history is covered, including the locomotives, branch lines, summer Saturday peak traffic, GWR narrow guage and other operations.
Book Synopsis History of the Great Western Railway by : Edward Terence MacDermot
Download or read book History of the Great Western Railway written by Edward Terence MacDermot and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the Great Western Railway by : Edward Terence MacDermot
Download or read book History of the Great Western Railway written by Edward Terence MacDermot and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Swindon Works: The Legend by : Rosa Matheson
Download or read book Swindon Works: The Legend written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.
Book Synopsis The Development of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway by : André Gren
Download or read book The Development of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway written by André Gren and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
