Author: KEITH. WIDDOWSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750998079
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
One man's personal travelogue of his journeys throughout BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches during the final months of steam
The Great Western Steam Retreat
Author: Keith Widdowson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750999772
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750999772
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
The Great Western Steam RetreatThe Great Western Steam Retreat
Author: KEITH. WIDDOWSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750998079
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
One man's personal travelogue of his journeys throughout BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches during the final months of steam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750998079
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
One man's personal travelogue of his journeys throughout BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches during the final months of steam
The Athenaeum
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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The New World
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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The Jeffersonian
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Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Great Western Railway Official Guide, 1909
Author: Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Languages : en
Pages : 636
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The Anglo American
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Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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The Civil engineer & [and] architect's journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The Spectator
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
History of New York City
Author: Benson John Lossing
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 974
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 974
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