Tracing Lost Railways

Author: Trevor Yorke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784423696
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.

Lost Railways of Derbyshire

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781846740428
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the Great Central Railway and Ashover Light Railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. This book describes the reasons for their construction and for their subsequent closure. It also includes illustrations.

Abandoned Derbyshire

Author: Nathan Fearn
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398112208
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
A fascinating exploration of the abandoned places and buildings within Derbyshire which have been left behind by history.

Lost Railways of Warwickshire

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781846741746
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Lost Railways of Warwickshire

Lost Railways of Northumberland

Author: Robert Kinghorn
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781853069895
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
This illustrated book traces the history of the country's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century. their heyday at the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.

The Railways

Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847653529
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 607

Book Description
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.

Railway Adventures and Anecdotes

Author: Richard Pike
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description

The Cromford & High Peak Railway in Colour

Author: John Evans
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445664097
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description
John Evans explores the fascinating history of the Cromford & High Peak Railway.

The Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

Author: Chris Booth
Publisher: Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 'the Dukeries Route'
ISBN: 9781781556283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington to a new dock near the small east coast village of Sutton-on-Sea. Grandly titled The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway, history was to show that this line would reach neither Warrington nor Sutton-on-Sea with only the Chesterfield to Pyewipe Junction section and a branch to Sheffield ever being completed. Taken over by the G.C.R. in 1907, the route was primarily a coal-carrying railway, although it did have a passenger service that lasted until 1955. Discover the former LD&ECR, the self-styled 'Dukeries Route' and its branches, through the lenses of photographers from over 100 years. From the main line between Chesterfield and Lincoln, the Beighton Branch, the Sheffield District Railway and the Mansfield Railway, to the motive power depots at Chesterfield, Tuxford and Langwith Junction. This is a photographic journey bringing you the story of the railway from the early days to its final days, including the last coal train to use the route.

Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781853068843
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Traces the history of the county's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday at the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.