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Author : David Henshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780948135484
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book The Great Railway Conspiracy written by David Henshaw and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Henshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957565104
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (651 download)
Download or read book The Great Railway Conspiracy written by David Henshaw and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack Richards
Publisher : Wharncliffe
ISBN 13 : 1473831806
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Quintinshill Conspiracy written by Jack Richards and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network.The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915. Amongst the dead and injured were women and children but most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign. Territorials setting off for war on a distant battlefield were to die, not in battle, but on home soil victims, it was said, of serious incompetence and a shoddy regard for procedure in the signal box, resulting in two signalmen being sent to prison. Startling new evidence reveals that the failures which led to the disaster were far more complex and wide-reaching than signalling negligence. Using previously undisclosed documents, the authors have been able to access official records from the time and have uncovered ahighly shocking and controversial truth behind what actually happened at Quintinshill and the extraordinary attempts to hide the truth.As featured in Dumfries & Galloway Life magazine, January 2014.
Author : Edward Marston
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0749021322
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The Circus Train Conspiracy written by Edward Marston and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a string of successful performances, the Moscardi Circus is travelling by train to Newcastle for their next show. Yet a collision on the track with a couple of sleepers causes pandemonium: passengers are thrown about, animals escape into the night and the future of the circus looks uncertain.When the body of a woman is discovered in woodland next to the derailment, Inspector Colbeck is despatched to lend assistance, believing the two incidents might be connected. It is up to Colbeck to put the pieces together to discover the identity of the nameless woman and unmask who is targeting Moscardi's Magnificent Circus.
Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : Kemsing Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1908555017
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)
Download or read book On The Wrong Line: How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain's Railways written by Christian Wolmar and published by Kemsing Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lynn Radice
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 168350688X
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)
Download or read book Terror by Rail written by Lynn Radice and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survivor’s true story of a railway catastrophe that transformed her life—and turned her into a passionate advocate for safety and disaster prevention. Terror by Rail is the compelling true story of a major catastrophic event: the Amtrak 188 accident on May 12, 2015. After the accident, Lynn Radice faced a difficult journey of recovery from trauma—and at the same time, her passion for answers caused her to ask questions about train safety and the bigger global issues that are challenges of the rail. A must read for anyone who travels, lives, or works near a rail system, Terror by Rail is a wakeup call. As the phrase goes, “See Something Say Something”—and in this book, the author is doing just that. This story of a single mom’s heartbreaking journey through hell and back will give everyone facing challenges in their life a bit of hope that nothing is permanent, and it is possible to come through the pain to the other side, and make things better in the process.
Author : Paul Theroux
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 054752515X
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book The Great Railway Bazaar written by Paul Theroux and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.
Author : G. D. Falksen
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1616954183
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)
Download or read book The Transatlantic Conspiracy written by G. D. Falksen and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of a reimagined 20th century, one girl must become the reluctant symbol of a new world. The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace’s blissful stay in England with her best friend, Cecily de Vere, ends abruptly when her father books Rosalind on the maiden voyage of his fabulous Transatlantic Express, the world’s first railroad to travel under the sea. Rosalind is furious. But lucky for her, Cecily and her handsome older brother, Charles, volunteer to accompany her home. But when Charles disappears and Cecily and her housemaid, Doris, are found stabbed to death in their state room, Rosalind finds herself trapped undersea, in a deadly fight to clear herself of her friend’s murder and to thwart a sinister enemy.
Author : Dr. Praveen Tiwari
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 938695060X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (869 download)
Download or read book The Great Indian Conspiracy written by Dr. Praveen Tiwari and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saffron terrorism. Is it a fact? Or, is this a myth? After all, do we know enough? The shocking blasts of Malegaon and Samjhauta were projected as 'saffron terrorism'. A new theory, terrorist attacks were tainted as such till, a few years later, Kasab's confession offered solid proof of Pakistan's role in the 26/11 attacks. Though the police had concluded a Pakistani hand for the earlier blasts, it was saffron terrorism which prevented the perpetrators of these attacks from being brought to justice. As a theory, saffron terrorism is not just hurting Hindus sentiments but is also an obstacle to fight real terrorism sponsored by Pakistan and Islamic states. The term was coined by the erstwhile UPA government to garner minority votes and manipulate the vote bank. After all, why were the Malegaon-accused SIMI activists let off? Why did certain politicians declare not to oppose their bail? What was truly behind Aseemanand's confession? The reliability of these confessions was questionable given the police brutality that the National Investigative Agency exposed. Journalist Praveen Tiwari explores saffron terrorism and reveals through exclusive interviews of senior National Investigative Agency officials, undercover agents and politicians how vote bank politics can compromise ethics and national security. Should the real masterminds behind the blasts be allowed to go scot-free? Should the manipulators of the Samjhauta Express bombings not be held accountable? Should we not investigate those who had exonerated Pakistan of its guilt? An extensive research on communal politics, the book offers indisputable evidence of the 'saffron terrorism' theory as the Great Indian Conspiracy.
Author : Martyn Pring
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 9781526713247
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Luxury Railway Travel written by Martyn Pring and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British luxury rail travel was not just the domain of the Pullman Company. In fact, they were far from the only providers as railway companies in Britain were extremely active from late Victorian times competing for leisure business. Various railway operators were at the forefront of deluxe rail travel services across pre-grouping, Big Four and BR eras when first-class travel was increasingly adapted for the needs of the business community. Recently Britain's railway heritage has been responsible for kick-starting a modern tourist spectacle as specialist operators run luxury day excursion, sleeping-car and fine-dining trains. Martyn Pring has carried out considerable research tracing the evolution of British luxury train travel weaving railway, social and travel history threads around a number of Britain's mainline routes traditionally associated with glamorous trains. Drawing on contemporary coverage, he chronicles the luxury products and services shaped by railway companies and hospitality businesses for Britain's burgeoning upper and middle-classes and wealthy overseas visitors, particularly Americans, who demanded more civilized and comfortable rail travel. By Edwardian times, a pleasure-palace industry emerged as entrepreneurs, hotel proprietors, local authorities and railway companies all collaborated developing upscale destinations, building civic amenities, creating sightseeing and leisure pursuits and in place-making initiatives to attract prosperous patrons. Luxury named trains delivered sophisticated and fashionable settings encouraging a golden age of civilized business and leisure travel. Harkening back to the inter-war years, modern luxury train operators now redefine and capture the allure and excitement of dining and train travel experiences.
Author : W. J. Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Kinnabar, Or, The Great Railway Race of 1895 written by W. J. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrian Searle
Publisher : Wharncliffe
ISBN 13 : 1781590990
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The Quintinshill Conspiracy written by Adrian Searle and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network.??The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915. Amongst the dead and injured were women and children but most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign. Territorials setting off for war on a distant battlefield were to die, not in battle, but on home soil victims, it was said, of serious incompetence and a shoddy regard for procedure in the signal box, resulting in two signalmen being sent to prison. Startling new evidence reveals that the failures which led to the disaster were far more complex and wide-reaching than signalling negligence. Using previously undisclosed documents, the authors have been able to access official records from the time and have uncovered a?highly shocking and controversial truth behind what actually happened at Quintinshill and the extraordinary attempts to hide the truth.??As featured in Dumfries & Galloway Life magazine, January 2014.
Author : Terry Gourvish
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191554693
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book British Rail 1974-1997 written by Terry Gourvish and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2002-03-28 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's privatised railways continure to provoke debate about the organisation, financing, and development of the railway system. This important book, written by Britain's leading railway historian, provides an authoritative account of the progress made by British Rail prior to privatisation, and a unique insight into its difficult role in the government's privatisation planning from 1989. Based on free access to the British Railway Board's rich archives, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of the main themes: a process of continuous organisational change; the existence of a persistent government audit; perennial investment restraints; the directive to reduce operating costs and improve productivity; a concern with financial performance, technological change, service quality, and the management of industrial relations; and the Board's ambiguous position as the Conservative government pressed home its privatisation programme. The introduction of sector management from 1982 and the 'Organising for Quality' initiative of the early 1990s, the Serpell Report on railway finances of 1983, the sale of the subsidiary businesses, the large-scale investment in the Channel Tunnel, and the obsession with safety which followed the Clapham accident of 1988, are all examined in depth. In the conclusion, the author reviews the successes and failures of the public sector, rehearses the arguments for and against integration in the railway industry, and contrasts what many have termed 'the golden age' of the mid-late 1980s, when the British Rail-government relationship was arguably at its most effective, with what has happened since 1994.
Author : Charles H. Grinling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429862288
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book The History of The Great Northern Railway written by Charles H. Grinling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1903, this book provides a complete account of the origin and development of the Great Northern Railway Company from its inception to the year 1802, a period of around 60 years.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Historical Collections written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
