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Author : Colin Gordon Maggs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Rail Centres, Swindon written by Colin Gordon Maggs and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445625989
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Swindon to Gloucester Line written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a classic history of the railway line between Swindon and Cheltenham, illustrated with over 120 pictures.
Author : Peter Timms
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ISBN 13 : 9781910809860
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Swindon - The Complete Works written by Peter Timms and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Turnock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351958933
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland written by David Turnock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a great deal has been published on the economic, social and engineering history of nineteenth-century railways, the work of historical geographers has been much less conspicuous. This overview by David Turnock goes a long way towards restoring the balance. It details every important aspect of the railway’s influence on spatial distribution of economic and social change, providing a full account of the nineteenth-century geography of the British Isles seen in the context of the railway. The book reviews and explains the shape of the developing railway network, beginning with the pre-steam railways and connections between existing road and water communications and the new rail lines. The author also discusses the impact of the railways on the patterns of industrial, urban and rural change throughout the century. Throughout, the historical geography of Ireland is treated in equal detail to that of Great Britain.
Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144561300X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book A History of the Great Western Railway written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.
Author : John Cattell
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Swindon written by John Cattell and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pioneering days of early Victorian railway engineering the decision of Gooch and Brunel to locate an engine house and works just to the north of Swindon led to the creation of a sizeable engineering enterprise and a new settlement. This book is the result of a project commissioned in 1984, when many of the works buildings came under threat. By looking at the buildings themselves it traces the architectural history of the railway engineering works and the associated railway village. A fascinating guide revisting one of Britain's finest monuments to the early days of the railway age.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Railway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Reading
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398100013
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)
Download or read book Wales and Western Region Railways written by Brian Reading and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With stunning previously unpublished photographs documenting the end of steam railways of the G.W.R.
Author : Jonathan Brown
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473891191
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Railway Preservation Revolution written by Jonathan Brown and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960's - 70's diesels.Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many more preservation societies who preserved and restored branch lines, country lines and industrial lines for our enjoyment now.Six decades have passed, and we are now beginning to realize what an impressive history the heritage railway movement has. This book traces that history, from the humble beginnings the hopes and ambitions of the pioneers on the different railway projects. There were times of failure and frustration, as some fell by the wayside, but others have made it through times of adversity to become the major heritage businesses of today.
Author : Tim Bryan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784422843
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)
Download or read book Broad Gauge Railways written by Tim Bryan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81⁄2in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft 1⁄4in. Describing the rationale behind the choice of broad gauge, and also the unique track and locomotives used, this beautifully illustrated introduction to broad gauge railways chronicles the building of the original GWR between Bristol and London, and the expansion of that original 112-mile main line into a network stretching across the West of England, Wales and the Midlands. It describes how the clash between broad and narrow led to the 'Battle of the Gauges' and also provides a list of places to visit where broad gauge artefacts still survive.
Author : Tim Bryan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
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.
Author : Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
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Download or read book The Great Western Railway Official Guide, 1909 written by Great Western Railway (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book United Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders' Monthly Report written by United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1316 pages
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Download or read book Railway Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Truth written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tony Vernon
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752472100
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Archibald Sturrock written by Tony Vernon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1816, by 1840 Sturrock was involved with Brunel and Gooch in establishing the Great Western Railway's works at Paddington and new town at Swindon. On Brunel's recommendation, Sturrock was appointed locomotive engineer for Great Northern Railway, and he designed the locomotives and carriages which established East Coast main line's reputation for comfort and punctuality. He later played a lead role in establishing the Yorkshire Engine Co. In 1863 Sturrock invented the steam tender, the predecessor of the locomotive booster, an auxiliary engine designed to give extra power at starting or at low speeds. Sturrock's later life comprised a lengthy retirement - 43 years - of hunting, shooting and fishing. The slightly ambiguous nature of his taking up retirement just after a costly steam tender failure has also ensured Sturrock a place as a topic for revisionist locomotive historians. Written by his great-great-grandson, Tony Vernon, this intimate biography offers an insight into Sturrock's family life as well as his professional life.
Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526787008
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Brunels written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-04-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isambard Kingdom Brunel has always been regarded as one of Britain’s great heroes and an engineering genius. His father Marc Brunel has not received the same degree of adulation, but this book will show just how important a part Marc played in his son’s works and will also look at his own great achievements. Marc Brunel arrived in Britain as a refugee from revolutionary France, after a short time working in America. He was a pioneer of mass production technology, when he invented machines for making blocks for sailing ships. He had other inventions to his name, but his greatest achievement was in constructing the very first tunnel under the Thames. Isambard spent his early years working for and with is father, who not only encouraged him but throughout his career he was also able to offer practical help. The famous viaduct that carried the Great Western Railway over the Thames at Maidenhead, for example was based on an earlier design of Marc’s. Isambard’s greatest achievements were in revolutionizing the shipping industry, where hew as able to draw on his father’s experience when he served in the navy. The book not only looks at the successes of two great engineers, but also their failures. Primarily, however, it is a celebration of two extraordinary mean and their amazing achievements.
