The GWR Bristol to Taunton Line

The GWR Bristol to Taunton Line PDF Author: Colin Maggs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445625830
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
The story of a fascinating railway line

A History of the Great Western Railway

A History of the Great Western Railway PDF Author: Colin Maggs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144561300X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

The Engineer

The Engineer PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 711

Book Description

Exploring Devon and Cornwall's Branch Lines

Exploring Devon and Cornwall's Branch Lines PDF Author: John Jackson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398102407
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
A journey around the picturesque railways of the West Country. From rolling countryside to seaside views, these two counties have it all.

Four-Coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Built by the Great Western Railway

Four-Coupled Tank Locomotive Classes Built by the Great Western Railway PDF Author: David Maidment
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399022598
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
This book is a comprehensive history of all twenty-six classes of four coupled tank engines commissioned by the Great Western Railway or built at their Wolverhampton and Swindon Works, from the Broad Gauge 2-4-0 and 4-4-0 tanks of the 1840s and 1850s to the well known Collett 0-4-2 branch line engines of classes 48XX (later renumbered 14XX) and 58XX of the 1930s. As well as the Broad Gauge engines, the strange looking ‘Covertibles’ of William Dean, a number of experimental ‘one-off’ designs, the numerous Wolverhampton 0-4-2Ts of the ‘517’ class and the Swindon built ‘2-4-0 ‘Metro Tanks’ are described with – where known – their allocation and operation. The book includes twenty weight diagrams and nearly 300 photographs, over 50 in color. The four-coupled tank engines absorbed by the Great Western from other companies at or before 1923 will be featured in a separate volume to follow.

The Beeching Legacy

The Beeching Legacy PDF Author: Phil Horton
Publisher: 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.

Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain

Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain PDF Author: Donald J. Grant
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1788037685
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 664

Book Description
The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain is a record of all the companies who sought to build a railway in Great Britain, both successful and unsuccessful. The Directory contains a full list of every company that obtained an Act of Parliament for the construction of a railway. If a railway was built without an Act of Parliament and played a part in the greater picture of Great Britain’s railway system, it is also included, which gives a fascinating glimpse into Great Britain’s colourful public transportation history. Readers will learn about each railway’s origin, opening, route, gauge and growth and its amalgamation with others, and find out which grouping company it finally ended up in. In an interesting additional section, the routes that unfinished railways and railways that never came to fruition would have taken are also included. The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain has been meticulously researched, and as a result includes all railways, built or not, in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and Scottish Islands. Also included are brief descriptions of the most pertinent Acts relating to railways in Great Britain, providing readers with an insight into the complicated legal processes involved in the creation of a railway. The Directory of British Railway Companies of Great Britain is an all-in-one, easy to access and invaluable reference source. It will appeal to historians and transportation enthusiasts alike, as well as those who have always wondered how Great Britain’s railways came to be.

Cambridge Geographical Text Books

Cambridge Geographical Text Books PDF Author: A. J. Dicks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110763928X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 377

Book Description
First published in 1912, this book gives an overview of the human and physical geography of the occupied areas of the earth's surface.
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