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Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781853068669
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (686 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of Shropshire written by Leslie Oppitz and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost Railways of Shropshire
Author : David James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840333848
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (338 download)
Download or read book Shropshire's Lost Railways written by David James and published by . This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Shropshire's Lost Railways' features dates, details and vital statistics of the closed passenger railways of Shropshire, accompanied by informative text.
Author : Richard K. Morriss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Railways of Shropshire written by Richard K. Morriss and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781853067549
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (675 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of Herefordshire and Worcestershire written by Leslie Oppitz and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the railways in these two counties from their opening in the mid-19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th.
Author : Eric S. Tonks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway written by Eric S. Tonks and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoff Cryer
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847976921
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)
Download or read book Shropshire Railways written by Geoff Cryer and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of four hundred years of railways in Shropshire, from the primitive wagonways of the pre-railway age to the county's current rail network and services. Fully illustrated with almost two hundred monochrome and colour photos, Shropshire Railways is an ideal resource for anyone with an interest in this county with its rich railway history, and home to one of Britain's top heritage railways. Including detailed route maps and a survey of timetables over the years, the book covers the pre-railway age and the coming of the main lines, with the opening of the Shrewsbury and Chester railway in 1848; the 'grouping' of the railway companies from 1923 - the Great Western Railway (GWR) and London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) era in the county; the British Railways period from 1948-1994 - nationalization and modernization, passenger and freight trains, and locomotive sheds; the minor lines, the industrial railways and the heritage railways; privatization and the current main line scene. Illustrated with 205 colour and black & white photographs and maps.
Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781853068287
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (682 download)
Download or read book Lost Railways of Cheshire written by Leslie Oppitz and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated comprehensive guide to the county's railway lines from their opening in the early 19th century, and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th. It includes services to Holyhead, Manchester, Wrexham, Shrewsbury and the Wirral.
Author : Peter Johnson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526776200
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway written by Peter Johnson and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway, was one of the lines managed and operated by Colonel Holman Fred Stephens from his office in Salford Terrace in Tonbridge Kent. It was a revival of the long disused Potteries Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway, a railway that went bankrupt shortly after opening in the mid 1860s and was left derelict for forty years. The railway reopened in 1911 to much local rejoicing, however the company was in financial difficulties by the 1920s and withdrew its passenger services in the early 1930s. During the Second World War the army took over the railway, constructing ammunition and stores depots along its entire length. After the war the railway continued to be operated by the army until closed in 1960, when it was handed over to the Western Region of British Railways for demolition. The author has researched the history of this fascinating bucolic railway over many years. In this new book he presents much previously unpublished information and many fascinating insights into the railway’s complicated history.
Author : Michael Williams
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409052346
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Trains Now Departed written by Michael Williams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMETIMES you come across a lofty railway viaduct, marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks, or explore an old tunnel leading to...well, who knows where? Listen hard. Is that the wind in the undergrowth? Or the spectre of a train from a golden era of the past panting up the embankment? These are the ghosts of The Trains Now Departed. They are the railway lines, and services that ran on them that have disappeared and gone forever. Our lost legacy includes lines prematurely axed, often with a gripping and colourful tale of their own, as well as marvels of locomotive engineering sent to the scrapyard, and grand termini felled by the wrecker's ball. Then there are the lost delights of train travel, such as haute cuisine in the dining car, the grand expresses with their evocative names, and continental boat trains to romantic far-off places. The Trains Now Departed tells the stories of some of the most fascinating lost trains of Britain, vividly evoking the glories of a bygone age. In his personal odyssey around Britain Michael Williams tells the tales of the pioneers who built the tracks, the yarns of the men and women who operated them and the colourful trains that ran on them. It is a journey into the soul of our railways, summoning up a magic which, although mired in time, is fortunately not lost for ever. THIS EDITION REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE MAPS.
Author : Trevor Yorke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781784423704
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (237 download)
Download or read book Tracing Lost Railways written by Trevor Yorke and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Ferris
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1914079086
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Lost Lines of England and Wales written by Tom Ferris and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straddling the border between England and Wales, the railway linking Shrewsbury to Chester has been serving the communities along its length since 1848, as well as being, for over a century, a key component of the Great Western Railway's main line from the Mersey to London. It still remains busy with passenger trains and some freight, so it is not lost in the conventional sense, however, this pictorial journey along what remains an attractive and scenic line focuses on its heyday in the age of steam hauled-trains. Whilst much of the infrastructure of the steam age has been swept away, the line is still busy and remains an important transport link.
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 : Mark Casson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191570419
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book The World's First Railway System written by Mark Casson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its performance was controversial: praised for promoting a high density of lines, it was also criticised for wasteful duplication of routes. This is the first history of the British railway system written from a modern economic perspective. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternaive network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time - the first time this has been done. It reveals how weaknesses in regulation and defects in government policy resulted in enormous inefficiency in the Victorian system that Britain lives with today. British railway companies developed into powerful regional monopolies, which then contested each other's territories. When denied access to existing lines in rival territories, they built duplicate lines instead. Plans for an integrated national system, sponsored by William Gladstone, were blocked by Members of Parliament because of a perceived conflict with the local interests they represented. Each town wanted more railways than its neighbours, and so too many lines were built. The costs of these surplus lines led ultimately to higher fares and freight charges, which impaired the performance of the economy. The book will be the definitive source of reference for those interested in the economic history of the British railway system. It makes use of a major new historical source, deposited railway plans, integrates transport and local history through its regional analysis of the railway system, and provides a comprehensive, classified bibliography.
Author : Alan Stennett
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785000942
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Railways of Telford written by Alan Stennett and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did Telford need railways? Shropshire was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in England. The railways provided a way of getting raw materials into the works and finished products to market, and the network grew steadily with the industries of the time; mining. brick and tile making, iron smelting and forging. Author David Clarke covers the history of the railway network and lines in Telford, from its early industrial beginnings to the present day. The book examines the importance of the coal and engineering industries to the region, and covers the rolling stock, signals, signal boxes and locomotive depots of the network. It details the variety of traffic that was generated in the area and traffic passing through. It also gives details never before published of the workings in and out of Hollinswood Yard.
Author : Frederick George Cockman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780852634929
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Discovering Lost Railways written by Frederick George Cockman and published by . This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Ferris
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1913733130
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Lost Lines written by Tom Ferris and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a nostalgic steam-powered journey back in time on the long-closed line between Ruabon and Barmouth. Starting off in the industrial north east, weave a path through the Vale of Llangollen, the magical Dee Valley and the remote and beautiful countryside of mid Wales before reaching the shores of Cardigan Bay at Barmouth Junction. Includes an essay on the history of the line and photographs of its locomotives, trains and stations.
Author : Anthony Lambert
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407061410
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Lambert's Railway Miscellany written by Anthony Lambert and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. In this engaging book railway expert Anthony Lambert presents some of the best stories. From the early days come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives might ignite sheep's fleeces. But as the railway transformed the modern world, attitudes changed, and railways were opened to great rejoicing and even religious blessing. The perennial appeal of the steam locomotive generated a pride amongst railwaymen and a fascination among the public. The romantic aspects of the railway were soon celebrated - and not just the unexpected engagement that came from a snowbound train in the Highlands or the sexual shenanigans of the Orient Express. Here are stories of railway travel, from the palatial carriages of tsars and maharajahs to the open trucks of the 'lower orders', mishaps and faux pas, and tales of how ticket inspectors used to have to hold on to the outside of carriages while clipping tickets. From tales of lonely stations and signal-boxes in Scotland, to the unlucky engineer eaten by a lion in a carriage in Kenya, Lambert casts his net across railways worldwide to gather the most entertaining material. There are stories here that would enliven even a cheerless commute on the 18.01, and remind you that our railways really were - and occasionally still are - full of derring-do, romance and character.
