Author: Bernard Warr
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785008471
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems. With no overall strategic pattern of territory or route, the companies seemed to vie incessantly for supremacy, often at the expense of efficiency with the significant duplication of facilities: over twenty-five towns and villages had two passenger stations, while some even had three or four! This book reviews the local history, including its economy and key industries. It describes the need for the railways and the political and geographical challenges they faced. It discusses the impact on the region of 'railway mania' experienced throughout Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. The many locomotives that worked these lines are celebrated, with a behind-the-scenes look at their yards, sheds and roundhouses. The lost branch lines and stations are remembered. Finally, there are individual chapters covering Leeds, Doncaster, Barnsley and the coalfields, Sheffield and Rotherham, Airedale and Wharfedale, the Aire and Calder watershed, the Calder Valley and Huddersfield.
Railways of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Author: Bernard Warr
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785008471
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems. With no overall strategic pattern of territory or route, the companies seemed to vie incessantly for supremacy, often at the expense of efficiency with the significant duplication of facilities: over twenty-five towns and villages had two passenger stations, while some even had three or four! This book reviews the local history, including its economy and key industries. It describes the need for the railways and the political and geographical challenges they faced. It discusses the impact on the region of 'railway mania' experienced throughout Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. The many locomotives that worked these lines are celebrated, with a behind-the-scenes look at their yards, sheds and roundhouses. The lost branch lines and stations are remembered. Finally, there are individual chapters covering Leeds, Doncaster, Barnsley and the coalfields, Sheffield and Rotherham, Airedale and Wharfedale, the Aire and Calder watershed, the Calder Valley and Huddersfield.
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785008471
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems. With no overall strategic pattern of territory or route, the companies seemed to vie incessantly for supremacy, often at the expense of efficiency with the significant duplication of facilities: over twenty-five towns and villages had two passenger stations, while some even had three or four! This book reviews the local history, including its economy and key industries. It describes the need for the railways and the political and geographical challenges they faced. It discusses the impact on the region of 'railway mania' experienced throughout Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. The many locomotives that worked these lines are celebrated, with a behind-the-scenes look at their yards, sheds and roundhouses. The lost branch lines and stations are remembered. Finally, there are individual chapters covering Leeds, Doncaster, Barnsley and the coalfields, Sheffield and Rotherham, Airedale and Wharfedale, the Aire and Calder watershed, the Calder Valley and Huddersfield.
The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding
Author: Neil Burgess
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840336559
Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This area of Yorkshire's West Riding was one of the parts of Britain most affected by the Industrial Revolution and its major towns are still synonymous with manufacturing, mining and the textile industry. The area was densely populated so demand for freight and passenger railway services was immense, resulting in many lines. The network has been cut back hugely in the years since the end of steam, but the glory days are recalled in this book which features 135 period photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840336559
Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This area of Yorkshire's West Riding was one of the parts of Britain most affected by the Industrial Revolution and its major towns are still synonymous with manufacturing, mining and the textile industry. The area was densely populated so demand for freight and passenger railway services was immense, resulting in many lines. The network has been cut back hugely in the years since the end of steam, but the glory days are recalled in this book which features 135 period photographs.
The Railway Year Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Railway Chronicle
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Railway Times
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Author: Thomas Normington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Journals of the House of Lords
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
Appendices accompany vols. 64, 67-71.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
Appendices accompany vols. 64, 67-71.
Bradshaw's Railway Gazette
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Herapath's Railway Magazine, Commercial Journal, and Scientific Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description