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Author : John Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874103769
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The South Wales Main Line written by John Hodge and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445641380
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Great Western Railway Volume Six South Wales Main Line written by Stanley C. Jenkins and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the GWR South Wales Main Line has changed and developed over the last century.
Author : P D Rendall
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847977081
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)
Download or read book South Wales Direct Line written by P D Rendall and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Great Western Railway's direct line from London to South Wales, from the early 1900s onwards. With a focus on those who worked the line, South Wales Direct Line - History and Working includes the 'Badminton' line route, and all the stations and junctions between Patchway and the Severn Tunnel - an ideal resource for anybody with an interest in this important British railway. Topics covered include how the line developed, from the opening of the London-Bristol line in 1841 to the building of Brunel's Severn Tunnel; duties of those who staffed the stations, signal boxes and goods yards; the upgrade of 1975: how the South Wales Direct Line became the first dedicated high-speed (125mph) rail line and finally the future of the line: upgrading to high-speed electric trains in 2017. Route and station maps are included as well as hundreds of colour and black & white photographs. Superbly illustrated with 209 colour and black & white photographs.
Author : Harold Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book South Wales Branch Lines written by Harold Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874103585
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The South Wales Main Line written by John Hodge and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780953877133
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (771 download)
Download or read book The South Wales Main Line written by John Hodge and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Ferris
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 191373319X
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: The Vale of Neath line connected Pontypool Road to Neath and Swansea and included a branch to Merthyr. Promoted by two different companies using originally two different track gauges, it was built primarily to transport the abundant supplies of coal in the districts it served. The line featured severe gradients and perhaps the most magnificent structure built in Wales during the railway age, the Crumlin viaduct, which carried its tracks 200 feet above the Ebbw Valley.
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 : John Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398123544
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (981 download)
Download or read book The Changing Rail Scene in South Wales written by John Jackson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-08-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Wales has long been a popular destination for railway enthusiasts, and this book documents the many changes to the region’s rail scene in the last thirty years.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1356 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Railway Times ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 1356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 954 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Railway News, Finance and Joint-stock Companies' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul D Shannon
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1399089919
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Branch Line Britain written by Paul D Shannon and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines in words and pictures the network of British branch lines and other secondary routes that survived the mass closures of the 1960s. While nearly 4,000 route miles were lost between 1963 and 1970, the cuts were less severe than they might have been. Some lines were reprieved because of their social importance, even though they would never pay their way in purely commercial terms. They included some lengthy rural routes, such as those serving the Far North of Scotland, Central Wales and the Cumbrian Coast, as well as some urban backwaters such as Romford to Upminster and the St Albans Abbey branch. As the 1970s progressed, closures became scarce, but cost-cutting measures included the singling of some lines as well as scaled-down stations and simplified signalling. Yet even today, some pockets of traditional operation survive. Mechanical signal boxes still control many hundreds of miles across the network, in areas as diverse as West Cornwall, East Lincolnshire and South West Scotland. This book also celebrates several reopened and new lines, ranging from the major Borders Railway project in Scotland to the Stansted Airport and Barking Riverside branches in South East England - making the point that the branch line concept is far from dead.
Author : Paul Woollard
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445689014
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book South Wales Railways Around the Millennium written by Paul Woollard and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on a collection of images, mainly of the aforementioned types, often in colourful sector liveries, set in the striking rural and industrial landscapes that typify South Wales.
Author : Henry Norman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book World's Work written by Henry Norman and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Bradshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Bradshaw's railway almanack, directory, shareholders' guide, and manual written by George Bradshaw and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stuart Davies
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526776049
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book South Wales Railways Gallery written by Stuart Davies and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its peak, the South Wales railway network was one of the most complex in the world. Its primary purpose was to transport Coal from source to point of consumption or export via the various docks. To this was added the other raw materials necessary for making Iron and ultimately Steel, together with the respective products of that industry. True, there was no glory in this day to day phenomenon and as a consequence, the area has been poorly represented in the annals of the British railway network. Even that paragon of railway publicity the Great Western, found easier plums to pick elsewhere on its system. However, in addition to the GW, the area was a magnet for the London & North Western, the Midland Railway and not to be forgotten, the 15 indigenous companies. Yet, in terms of traffic, engineering enterprise, operating practices and locomotive types, the area boasted an unequaled variety which this book attempts to reflect. Many of the photographs have not been published before and capture an essence of the variety to be found. The captions contain extensive details to supplement the photographic record enabling a more comprehensive appreciation and understanding of what was involved. It is difficult to appreciate the railway was once a “Common Carrier” obliged to convey any consignment offered. Even though Coal was predominant other traffic, including the more unusual, are also featured; Although of secondary importance in regard to revenue, Passenger services were carefully dovetailed into the intensive freight operation and matched any other location’s provision. After the 1923 Grouping, the GW became the major player in South Wales. It absorbed all 15 of the independent companies and further extended its policy of standardization. Nevertheless, where the smaller companies demonstrated good practices, these were embraced. The L&NW and MR elements became LMSR but still remained far flung tentacles from the parent. All this is recognized here albeit in proportion. The Gallery aims to provide a flavor of what the railways of South Wales had to offer and enlighten the reader as to its major part in the national network.
Author : Peter J. Green
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 139908657X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Railways in South Wales and the Central Wales Line in the Late 20th Century written by Peter J. Green and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trains were in the hands of Class 47s and 37s, while 'Peaks' and Class 50s would also appear on occasion. HSTs, DMUs, Sprinters and Pacers were, of course, also common. As time went on, collieries closed and the coal traffic reduced, but there always something new and interesting. Rugby Internationals at Cardiff regularly produced a number of special trains which arrived from various parts of the country, often bringing interesting motive power to the Welsh capital. The Class 37s were slowly replaced by Class 56s, and later Class 60s, on many duties in South Wales, but the Rhymney Valley saw Class 37 diesels working passenger trains into the twenty-first century, and on Rugby International days, privately-owned Class 50s were also used on occasion. I also visited the Central Wales line a number of times and particularly enjoyed the time I spent at the small country stations, before the semaphore signals were replaced. This book contains a selection of photographs taken in the latter part of the 20th and in the very early 21st Century, covering the railways of South Wales and the Welsh section of the Central Wales line. A few photographs of the principal heritage railways in more recent times are also included.
