Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445698234
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Fascinating selection of photographs exploring the history of the LMSR during its long and distinguished life.
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Seven From St Pancras to Sheffield
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445698234
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Fascinating selection of photographs exploring the history of the LMSR during its long and distinguished life.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445698234
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Fascinating selection of photographs exploring the history of the LMSR during its long and distinguished life.
HST
Author: Colin J. Marsden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Author: Great Britain. War Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Leicester Gap
Author: Michael A. Vanns
Publisher: Pen & Sword Transport
ISBN: 9781473878570
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains. At the heart of the former Midland Railway main line from St Pancras to Sheffield, the 45-mile section between Irchester in Northamptonshire and Loughborough in Nottinghamshire was equipped with semaphore signals worked from twenty-three mechanical signalboxes. It was the last main line in the country where this once-standard arrangement remained virtually unchanged since the days of steam. This pocket of mechanical signalling was christened The Leicester Gap, because Leicester was to be the site of a new power signalbox, the last in a chain of just five that would control the whole of the Midland Main Line into the twenty-first century. From 1984 when resignalling work started, to 1987 when it was completed, the author photographed as many trains passing through the Leicester Gap as he could. This book is the result of those efforts.
Publisher: Pen & Sword Transport
ISBN: 9781473878570
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains. At the heart of the former Midland Railway main line from St Pancras to Sheffield, the 45-mile section between Irchester in Northamptonshire and Loughborough in Nottinghamshire was equipped with semaphore signals worked from twenty-three mechanical signalboxes. It was the last main line in the country where this once-standard arrangement remained virtually unchanged since the days of steam. This pocket of mechanical signalling was christened The Leicester Gap, because Leicester was to be the site of a new power signalbox, the last in a chain of just five that would control the whole of the Midland Main Line into the twenty-first century. From 1984 when resignalling work started, to 1987 when it was completed, the author photographed as many trains passing through the Leicester Gap as he could. This book is the result of those efforts.
British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970
Author: Paul D. Shannon
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 152673480X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period. Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the 20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of specialized terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating our railway signaling has continued apace, even though some semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century. “This book looks at all the various changes that have taken place in Britain’s railways since 1970 . . . . Such things as freight, stations closing and opening, or re-opening, locomotive depots and signaling are all covered in detail. What makes this book so good is the number of photographs supplied by the author ranging from back in the 1970s to the present. This is a book worth having if you are interested in the infrastructure of Britain's railways. Beautifully illustrated.” —Branch Line Britain “An interesting and recommended work.” —West Somerset Railway Association
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 152673480X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period. Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the 20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of specialized terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating our railway signaling has continued apace, even though some semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century. “This book looks at all the various changes that have taken place in Britain’s railways since 1970 . . . . Such things as freight, stations closing and opening, or re-opening, locomotive depots and signaling are all covered in detail. What makes this book so good is the number of photographs supplied by the author ranging from back in the 1970s to the present. This is a book worth having if you are interested in the infrastructure of Britain's railways. Beautifully illustrated.” —Branch Line Britain “An interesting and recommended work.” —West Somerset Railway Association
Leicester's Men and their Plays
Author: Laurie Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009366475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
In this first full history of the first great Elizabethan play company, Laurie Johnson shows the vital role of Leicester's Men in developing the main features of Shakespearean theatre. Unearthing new discoveries from wide-ranging primary material, he tells the fascinating stories of the lives of the earliest Elizabethan players.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009366475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
In this first full history of the first great Elizabethan play company, Laurie Johnson shows the vital role of Leicester's Men in developing the main features of Shakespearean theatre. Unearthing new discoveries from wide-ranging primary material, he tells the fascinating stories of the lives of the earliest Elizabethan players.
Report
Author: North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Club
Author: Joshua Robinson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328506452
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Two veteran sports writers and editors take readers inside the history of the most-watched sports league on earth -- England's Premier League.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328506452
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Two veteran sports writers and editors take readers inside the history of the most-watched sports league on earth -- England's Premier League.
The Railway Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Report
Author: North Carolina. Geological Survey, 1891-1925
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corundum
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
"Bibliography of American peridotites, corundum, and associated minerals": v. 1, p. [401]-420.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corundum
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
"Bibliography of American peridotites, corundum, and associated minerals": v. 1, p. [401]-420.