Author: Colin MaggsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445625830
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The story of a fascinating railway line
Author: Colin Maggs
Author: Great Western Railway (Great Britain)The Great Western Railway Volume Two Bristol to Plymouth
Author: Stanley C. JenkinsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445639548
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the GWR line between Bristol and Plymouth has changed and developed over the last century.
The GWR Handbook
Author: David WraggPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985429
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided most services in Wales, and it was the main line to Cardiff, Bristol, Cornwall and Birmingham.This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR.Forming part of a series, along with The LMS Handbook, The LNER Handbook and The Southern Railway Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the GWR.
Author: Colin MaggsThe Beeching Legacy
Author: Phil HortonPublisher: Silver Link
ISBN: 1911658794
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The first edition of this popular volume has been out of print for several years and has become much sought after. Produced in black and white, the first edition was the first volume in the series, taking a detailed regional look at the Beeching Report, its proposals for closures and modifications of the UK railway network. The report has become legendary and the interest and debate it generated is no less today than it has ever been since first published. Indeed, with railways now rejuvenated and passenger numbers growing ever larger, the reflection on what Beeching got right and what perhaps in hindsight got very badly wrong makes for fascinating reading. This new, expanded second edition has been completely reworked and is now published with color illustrations both new and replacing the original black and white images where possible. The text has been expanded and updated as appropriate and there are 32 extra pages, bringing the new edition to 192 pages.
A Historical Dictionary of Railways in the British Isles
Author: David WraggPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1781596654
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Railways played a key role in Britain's social, economic and industrial history. These companies have long since gone, but all over the country relics remain to remind us of that pioneering age. David Wragg's Historical Dictionary of Railways in the British Isles is a comprehensive, single-volume reference guide to the old railway companies and their heritage. He provides brief histories of the companies and their many-sided activities, and he gives biographies of the men who created the rail network. He covers what is now the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland as well as the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. His book is essential reading and reference for enthusiasts of every region and period of railway history.
The Great Western Railway Volume One Paddington to Bristol
Author: Stanley C. JenkinsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144561832X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Great Western Railway has changed and developed over the last century between Paddington and Swindon.
Author: Horace Edwin Piggott