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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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The Railway Magazine
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Railway Age
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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The Railway Engineer
Author: Lawrence Saunders
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Railway Gazette
Author:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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The Railway Grouping 1923 to the Beeching Era
Author: Bob Pixton
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399088297
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
When King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the countrys private enterprise railways were booming with larger trains and more freight being carried than ever before. Over the next fifty years the country had experienced not one, but two world wars. Railways had been forcefully reorganized, not once but twice, eventually becoming state owned. With the Government now in control of the railways finances, reformation was on the horizon in the medicine of Dr. Beeching. This volume sets out to chart the passage of the railways during these turbulent times. Contrary to popular belief, life on the railways during these times was not all doom and gloom but times of innovation, competition, new buildings, new lines and the spread of electrification. This was the era of faster, larger, non-stop expresses, streamlined trains: we even showcased our best trains abroad, not once but twice! More and more people were taking holidays by trains and holiday camps emerged. Challenging the position of steam engines were new diesel locomotives. The Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation of Elizabeth (1953) saw the country emerge from the devastation and crippling debt after World War 2. On the horizon were devastating rivals that wounded the previously unassailable position of steam trains: motor lorries and family cars. With looming unsustainable finances, the Government solicited external help to help sort out matters.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399088297
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
When King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the countrys private enterprise railways were booming with larger trains and more freight being carried than ever before. Over the next fifty years the country had experienced not one, but two world wars. Railways had been forcefully reorganized, not once but twice, eventually becoming state owned. With the Government now in control of the railways finances, reformation was on the horizon in the medicine of Dr. Beeching. This volume sets out to chart the passage of the railways during these turbulent times. Contrary to popular belief, life on the railways during these times was not all doom and gloom but times of innovation, competition, new buildings, new lines and the spread of electrification. This was the era of faster, larger, non-stop expresses, streamlined trains: we even showcased our best trains abroad, not once but twice! More and more people were taking holidays by trains and holiday camps emerged. Challenging the position of steam engines were new diesel locomotives. The Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation of Elizabeth (1953) saw the country emerge from the devastation and crippling debt after World War 2. On the horizon were devastating rivals that wounded the previously unassailable position of steam trains: motor lorries and family cars. With looming unsustainable finances, the Government solicited external help to help sort out matters.
Bulletin - American Railway Engineering Association
Author: American Railway Engineering Association
Publisher:
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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 2398
Book Description
Vols. for 19 - include the directory issue of the American Railway Engineering Association.
Publisher:
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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 2398
Book Description
Vols. for 19 - include the directory issue of the American Railway Engineering Association.
A History of Railway Locomotives down to the End of the Year 1831
Author: Chapman Frederick Marshall
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3845712872
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Chapman Frederick Marshall gibt in seinem Buch einen umfassenden Einblick über die Geschichte der Lokomotive bis in das frühe 19. Jahrhundert hinein. Sein Ziel war es, Lücken, die in der Darstellung dieses Gegenstandes bis dahin noch in der Literatur bestanden, zu schließen. Dabei geht er nicht nur auf die Idee des Dampfbetriebes ein, sondern nennt wichtige Persönlichkeiten, die die Entwicklung der Lokomotive beeinflusst und vorangetrieben haben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3845712872
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Chapman Frederick Marshall gibt in seinem Buch einen umfassenden Einblick über die Geschichte der Lokomotive bis in das frühe 19. Jahrhundert hinein. Sein Ziel war es, Lücken, die in der Darstellung dieses Gegenstandes bis dahin noch in der Literatur bestanden, zu schließen. Dabei geht er nicht nur auf die Idee des Dampfbetriebes ein, sondern nennt wichtige Persönlichkeiten, die die Entwicklung der Lokomotive beeinflusst und vorangetrieben haben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Railway Planning and Making
Author: Cecil J. Allen
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752474324
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the company with a dilemma and the GWR finally succumbed to allowing women to work after heavy external pressures. Using over 100 pictures, Swindon author Rosa Matheson traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars and the entry of women into railway offices - fiercely opposed by the company and by the unions and many men who resented sharing the lowly paid but prestigious title of 'clerk' with women. The book also uses many original documents and forms as well as written and oral testimonies providing first-hand insights into the women's experiences.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752474324
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the company with a dilemma and the GWR finally succumbed to allowing women to work after heavy external pressures. Using over 100 pictures, Swindon author Rosa Matheson traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars and the entry of women into railway offices - fiercely opposed by the company and by the unions and many men who resented sharing the lowly paid but prestigious title of 'clerk' with women. The book also uses many original documents and forms as well as written and oral testimonies providing first-hand insights into the women's experiences.
Monthly Bulletin
Author: International Railway Congress Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1343
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1343
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