Author: Alan W. Brotchie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840334098
Category : Fife (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The culmination of many years of research, with information gleaned from privileged access to private records as well as public archives, this definitive volume provides an authoritative history of the early railways of West Fife. These lines have been poorly documented and sometimes even ignored until now, but with this volume intensive fieldwork has paid off and some remarkable discoveries are made public. There are details here of previously unrecorded early track and rail designs and the author provides authentication of the arrival in Fife of Scotland s first steam railway locomotive, thus solving a long standing mystery! Other topics include the fascinating history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin s ten and a quarter inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow and standard gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc. A4 size, case bound, full colour dustcover, limited print run and only available direct from the publisher. Post free to UK addresses only. For non-UK addresses postage will be charged at cost and we will email you the amount before dispatch.
Early Railways of West Fife
Author: Alan W. Brotchie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840334098
Category : Fife (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The culmination of many years of research, with information gleaned from privileged access to private records as well as public archives, this definitive volume provides an authoritative history of the early railways of West Fife. These lines have been poorly documented and sometimes even ignored until now, but with this volume intensive fieldwork has paid off and some remarkable discoveries are made public. There are details here of previously unrecorded early track and rail designs and the author provides authentication of the arrival in Fife of Scotland s first steam railway locomotive, thus solving a long standing mystery! Other topics include the fascinating history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin s ten and a quarter inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow and standard gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc. A4 size, case bound, full colour dustcover, limited print run and only available direct from the publisher. Post free to UK addresses only. For non-UK addresses postage will be charged at cost and we will email you the amount before dispatch.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840334098
Category : Fife (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The culmination of many years of research, with information gleaned from privileged access to private records as well as public archives, this definitive volume provides an authoritative history of the early railways of West Fife. These lines have been poorly documented and sometimes even ignored until now, but with this volume intensive fieldwork has paid off and some remarkable discoveries are made public. There are details here of previously unrecorded early track and rail designs and the author provides authentication of the arrival in Fife of Scotland s first steam railway locomotive, thus solving a long standing mystery! Other topics include the fascinating history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin s ten and a quarter inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow and standard gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc. A4 size, case bound, full colour dustcover, limited print run and only available direct from the publisher. Post free to UK addresses only. For non-UK addresses postage will be charged at cost and we will email you the amount before dispatch.
The Coming of the Railway
Author: David Gwyn
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300267894
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300267894
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Proceedings of the First Conference of the Construction History Society
Author: James Campbell
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0992875102
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
The proceedings of the first conference of the Construction History Society, which took place on 11 and 12 April 2014 at Queens' College, Cambridge, featuring 48 peer-reviewed papers covering a wide variety of subjects on the theme of construction history.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0992875102
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
The proceedings of the first conference of the Construction History Society, which took place on 11 and 12 April 2014 at Queens' College, Cambridge, featuring 48 peer-reviewed papers covering a wide variety of subjects on the theme of construction history.
Railways of Fife
Author: Michael Mather
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445645394
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A fully illustrated account of the railways of Fife, covering the East Coast Main Line, the Fife Circle, disused railways, preserved steam and more.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445645394
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A fully illustrated account of the railways of Fife, covering the East Coast Main Line, the Fife Circle, disused railways, preserved steam and more.
The Railways of Fife
Author: William Scott Bruce
Publisher: Mercat Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher: Mercat Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Fife's Railways Remembered
Author: Michael Mather
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445655764
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Michael Mather delves into the past of Fife's railways with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445655764
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Michael Mather delves into the past of Fife's railways with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s.
Fife's Lost Railways
Author: Gordon Stansfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840334562
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Fife's Lost Railways provides vital statistics for all the closed passenger lines in the county, plus a brief history too. It is liberally illustrated with pre-closure photographs, with Boarhills, Lindores, Mount Melville, Stravithie, Elie, Kilconquhar and Largo among the stations featured. This one of our best-selling titles and had to be reprinted within months of publication.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840334562
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Fife's Lost Railways provides vital statistics for all the closed passenger lines in the county, plus a brief history too. It is liberally illustrated with pre-closure photographs, with Boarhills, Lindores, Mount Melville, Stravithie, Elie, Kilconquhar and Largo among the stations featured. This one of our best-selling titles and had to be reprinted within months of publication.
The Scottish Railways
Author: A. Newlands
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Early railways
Author: Henry Cummings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland
Author: Iseabail Macleod
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland is a comprehensive, illustrated reference guide to Scotland. It presents an overview of the country in a wide perspective: its varied landscapes, towns and their buildings, its past and present, and above all its people, their occupations and pastimes. This encyclopedia also provides an illustrated portrait of Scotland now and in the past, covering history, the arts, industry, science, commerce, medicine, sport, politics, religion, architecture and popular culture. The aim of this encyclopedia is to give a wide range of information in an accessible form. Many topics are given extended entries, such as the main cities, the clans, the Enlightenment, language, the law, parliament, golf and whisky. Entries are cross-referenced, and each topic has been researched and reviewed by experts in their field. For additional information there is a list of further reading, lists of Scottish festivals and societies, and maps indicating the changes to local government boundaries both in 1975 and in 1996.
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland is a comprehensive, illustrated reference guide to Scotland. It presents an overview of the country in a wide perspective: its varied landscapes, towns and their buildings, its past and present, and above all its people, their occupations and pastimes. This encyclopedia also provides an illustrated portrait of Scotland now and in the past, covering history, the arts, industry, science, commerce, medicine, sport, politics, religion, architecture and popular culture. The aim of this encyclopedia is to give a wide range of information in an accessible form. Many topics are given extended entries, such as the main cities, the clans, the Enlightenment, language, the law, parliament, golf and whisky. Entries are cross-referenced, and each topic has been researched and reviewed by experts in their field. For additional information there is a list of further reading, lists of Scottish festivals and societies, and maps indicating the changes to local government boundaries both in 1975 and in 1996.