Author: Alan Hammond
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948975769
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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This album of photographs and stories brings alive again what has made the Somerset and Dorset Railway so special for so many and provides a most fitting 40th anniversary celebration.
Author: Steph Gillett
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565038X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Author: Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526748363
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 735
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Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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Author: Colin Maggs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445652722
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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The story of one of the most iconic railway companies of the great age of steam.
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ISBN:
Category : Fur trade
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Author: Jonathan Brown
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1473891191
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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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: Geoff Swaine
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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This colorful photographic tribute documents the current preservation movement that oversees the restoration and continued operation of historic steam railways throughout the British Isles. Mainly operated as tourist attractions, these railways and their vintage locomotives, cars, and cabooses are captured with exclusive, contemporary photography accompanied by the histories of the lines. A wonderful salute to the men and women who keep the railways, engines, and rolling stock alive.
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1473869889
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Festiniog Railway 1836–2014 describes the history of the worlds first steam-operated narrow gauge railway to carry passengers. It covers the history of the railway from its beginnings as a horse-worked tramroad in 1836, through its technical developments with the introduction of steam locomotives, Fairlie articulated locomotives and bogie carriages through its twentieth-century decline, to closure in 1946, and then to the preservation era and its development as a major twenty-first-century tourist attraction.Built to serve the extensive slate industry in the Ffestiniog area of North Wales by carrying slate from the quarries to the port at Porthmadog, from 1865 the railway also operated a passenger service to serve the local community, which also attracted tourists. Closed in 1946 the railway was revived in stages from 1955, when a prolonged compensation claim was mounted against a major state-owned company for land taken to build a power station. Volunteers from all over the world came together to restore and operate this important piece of world industrial heritage, including the construction of the 2 mile deviation needed to bypass the power station. Services were resumed between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1982.The Festiniog Railway runs through some of the most beautiful countryside in North Wales, with spectacular views of mountains and lakes. The railway also has a very impressive collection of modern and historic motive power and rolling stock. It is one of the most successful tourist attractions in Wales and is one of the most important industrial history sites in the world.
