Author: George S. Measom
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The Official Illustrated Guide to the Midland Great Western, and Dublin and Drogheda Railways ... With a Description of Dublin, and an Account of Some of the Most Important Manufactories in Dublin and in the Towns on the Lines ... Embellished with Numerous Engravings. (Second Edition.).
Author: George S. Measom
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The Official Illustrated Guide to the Midland Great Western, and Dublin and Drogheda Railways
Author: George S. Measom
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Eleven Minutes Late
Author: Matthew Engel
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0230740413
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore - yet it is considered uncool to care about them. For Matthew Engel the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, humour, capacity for suffering and even sexual repression. To uncover its mysteries, Engel has travelled the system from Penzance to Thurso, exploring its history and talking to people from politicians to platform staff. Along the way Engel ('half-John Betjeman, half-Victor Meldrew') finds the most charmingly bizarre train in Britain, the most beautiful branch line, the rudest railwayman, and - after a quest lasting decades - an Individual Pot of Strawberry Jam. Eleven Minutes Late is both a polemic and a paean, and it is also very funny.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0230740413
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore - yet it is considered uncool to care about them. For Matthew Engel the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, humour, capacity for suffering and even sexual repression. To uncover its mysteries, Engel has travelled the system from Penzance to Thurso, exploring its history and talking to people from politicians to platform staff. Along the way Engel ('half-John Betjeman, half-Victor Meldrew') finds the most charmingly bizarre train in Britain, the most beautiful branch line, the rudest railwayman, and - after a quest lasting decades - an Individual Pot of Strawberry Jam. Eleven Minutes Late is both a polemic and a paean, and it is also very funny.
The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain
Author: A. K. B. Evans
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351887831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351887831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.
Railway News, Finance and Joint-stock Companies' Journal
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The Official Tourists'picturesque Guide to the London and North Western Railway, and Other Railways with which it is Immediately in Connection. ... Specially Prepared for the Use of American Tourists. Edited by G. Shaw. [Illustrated.]
Author: George SHAW (Publisher.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Bradshaw's railway almanack, directory, shareholders' guide, and manual
Author: George Bradshaw
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Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Accessions List
Author: University of London. Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Notes and Queries
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Publisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 698
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