Author: Christopher Awdry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860935049
Category : Broad gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Author: Robin Jones
Publisher: Gresley
ISBN: 9781911658191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :

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Robin Jones' history of the Great Western Railway line and its founding father.

Author: Tim Bryan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784422843
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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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: Geof Sheppard
Publisher: Noodle Books
ISBN: 9781906419097
Category : Broad gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Compiled from contemporary records and exciting new research by Geof Sheppard and fellow members of the Broad Gauge Society, this sensational new volume is beautifully illustrated with both familiar and newly uncovered pictures. In addition, the book contains a full index of all locomotive names and numbers as well as appendices listing all the various builders and operators.

Author: Robin Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781900340076
Category : Broad gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Author: George Woodman Hilton
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740142
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." —Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." —Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." —Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." —Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." —The Nation

Author: Isambard Brunel
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 652

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Author: G A Sekon
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016517867
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Oliver Green
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 0711266611
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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A lavish photographic history of all the key railway stations of London for transport buffs and anyone interested in the rich history of London.

Author: Paul Garnsworthy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847850379
Category : Broad gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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